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Thursday, March 28, 2024
TopicIT ministry

Topic: IT ministry

Govt takes down draft data anonymisation rules, critics upset about ‘disregard’ for stakeholders

The draft guidelines, which were uploaded on IT ministry website for public consultation on 30 August but removed Tuesday, were taken down 'for further ministerial evaluation'.

Union Cabinet approves Rs 1,300-crore incentive scheme to promote digital payment

Electronics & IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the govt will reimburse transaction charges levied on digital payments made by persons as part of the merchant discount rate.

Social media companies have to be accountable to Indian laws, Ravi Shankar Prasad says

Speaking at the India Global Forum, the minister said if Twitter is invoking the digital copyright act of US then it has to also be cognisant of the copyright rules of India.

Parliament panel to seek Twitter’s explanation for blocking IT Minister, Tharoor accounts

Twitter briefly blocked IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and Parliamentary IT panel chairman Shashi Tharoor from accessing their account over alleged violation of copyright laws.

Twitter blocks Ravi Shankar Prasad’s account for 1 hour over ‘violation’ of US copyright laws

Criticising Twitter, IT minister Prasad posted on Koo saying the action was in 'gross violation' of IT rules as it failed to give prior notice before denying access to his account.

IT rules meant to empower social media users — India’s response to UNHRC concerns

New Delhi: Stating that new IT rules are "designed to empower ordinary users of social media", India on Sunday rejected apprehensions raised by the...

Twitter appoints interim chief compliance officer for India as required under new IT rules

A Twitter spokesperson said the company is making every effort to comply with the new guidelines, and is keeping the IT Ministry apprised of progress at every step of the process.

Google says new IT rules not applicable to its search engine, Delhi HC seeks Centre’s stand

Google urged the court Wednesday to set aside a single judge order which applied the rules on the company while dealing with removal of offending content from the internet.

WhatsApp vs Modi govt: Privacy or politics? This is what they’re fighting over

At the heart of WhatsApp's petition against the Modi govt's new IT rules is the right to privacy, and this case could prove to be an important test of its application in India.

Respect right to privacy, tracing WhatsApp messages for prevention of serious offences: Govt

In a statement, the IT Ministry termed WhatsApp's last moment challenge to the intermediary guidelines as an unfortunate attempt to prevent norms from coming into effect.

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Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.