Section 69A of the IT Act gives the Union government the power to restrict websites that threaten India’s defence and sovereignty, but it doesn’t come under RTI Act.
It should reflect the new realities of India’s digital challenges by removing ambiguities around technology in law & create a stable regulatory environment.
The Supreme Court's ruling came on a plea by Google India, which sought quashing of a defamation complaint initiated prior to the amendments to the IT Act in 2009.
Internet Freedom Foundation says cases still being filed under Section 66A, struck down by SC in 2015. 'Zombie tracker' will keep a tab on such cases on a monthly basis.
IT ministry informs Parliament that websites were blocked for objectionable content. Lack of data on arrests under section 66A draws flak from activists.
In the three years since the Supreme Court scrapped the draconian Section 66A of the IT Act, Section 67, pertaining to the ‘publication or transmission of obscene material’, has emerged as an alternative.
Indian judiciary has a corrosive imbalance between the bar and the bench. Those who supervise the district judiciary do so without the lived experience that is essential for meaningful reform.
November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
Pehle banned krne see pehle wesa kuch bana Lena chahiye it’s our hard earned money,we r from middle class we cannot buy same stuffs with high price so we go for cheap rates
We the people have started buying everything made in India by Indian companies and will not download any chinese apps which probably ‘The Print’ does not like because it is funded by Congress and China.
Pehle banned krne see pehle wesa kuch bana Lena chahiye it’s our hard earned money,we r from middle class we cannot buy same stuffs with high price so we go for cheap rates
We the people have started buying everything made in India by Indian companies and will not download any chinese apps which probably ‘The Print’ does not like because it is funded by Congress and China.