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Govt refuses to dilute AI content rules; meeting attended by Google, Meta ends in 30 mins with a firm no

ThePrint Exclusive: MeitY Secretary S. Krishnan, ThePrint has learnt, left within roughly 20 minutes after reiterating that the government would not reconsider the notified provisions.

‘Tech-agnostic’ but stricter: At AI Summit, govt defends tighter AI, ‘synthetic’ media compliance norms

New Delhi: As the Centre prepares to enforce stricter compliance obligations on ‘synthetic’ and AI-generated audiovisual content under amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary...

It’s skill or sink, say panellists at AI Impact Summit. ‘If you don’t do AI, AI will be done to you’

India is betting on AI & jobs co-existing. Chief Economic Adviser to the GoI V Anantha Nageswaran said the direction AI takes in India will depend on deliberate national choices.

Made-in-India Zoho’s app Arattai, which govt promoted, yet to comply with anti-digital arrest curbs

Centre tells SC, besides messaging app Arattai, WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal have not complied with orders to ensure apps can't be used without original & active SIM, & need time-bound session controls.

Haryana Police’s crackdown on ‘anti-national, anti-religion’ online content, over 1,000 posts flagged

Police have pulled down 583 social media posts, profiles in month-long drive in collaboration with MeitY. 'Objectionable' content also includes obscene content & fraudulent investment apps.

A governance issue is slowing down India’s technological progress, say former govt officials

At a CSEP seminar, former telecom secretary says ‘no governance is best governance’; former MeitY secretary argues issues too complex for one unified ministry.

Ahead of 8th Pay Commission, IAS officers elect new body with MeitY secretary at the helm

The newly elected executive committee members include Sriram Taranikanti and A. Anbarasu as vice-presidents and Kunal as secretary and Aditi Singh as treasurer.

Working with X to resolve matter, says Reuters on handles blocked in India

Other secondary accounts of news agency on X remain fully accessible in India. News website also continues to be reachable for users.

MeitY contradicts X, says no requirement from Indian govt to withhold Reuters handle

Referring to Reuters handles being withheld in India, spokesperson for Ministry of Electronics & IT says Indian govt is working with X (formerly Twitter) to ‘resolve the problem’.

MeiTY’s IndiaAI seeks proposals for ethical AI use, deepfake detection & risk mitigation frameworks

IndiaAI, an independent business division under Ministry of Electronics & IT, has invited applications of interest for collaborative proposals for undertaking ‘safe & trusted’ AI projects.

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Maharashtra Budget: Fadnavis hands farmers another loan waiver even as 6 lakh await benefits of 1st one

Other key promises in the budget include AI- and other technology-enabled services for farmers and continuation of the Ladki Bahin Yojana, which will have the same outlay. 

Iranian naval ship Lavan with crew of 184 docked in Kochi same day US torpedoed IRIS Dena

IRIS Lavan was in the region for the International Fleet Review held last month and ‘sought urgent docking in Kochi citing technical issues,’ it is learnt.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.