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Topic: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Amnesty report says Pegasus used on Indian journalists, govt pressured Apple after threat alerts

Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar denies allegations, calls the Amnesty International-Washington Post report ‘half facts, fully embellished’.

Mos Rajeev Chandrashekhar slams WaPo report on Indian govt targeting Apple — ‘half facts, embellished’

Union minister of state for information technology was referring to Washington Post report on Indian govt targeting Apple after it gave hacking warnings to journalists, opposition leaders.

Govt cracks down on deepfakes after viral Rashmika Mandanna ‘video’ — ‘They harm women more’

In advisory to Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) asks social media giants to remove misleading content within 36 hours.

‘Expect Apple to clarify if its devices are secure’: MoS Chandrasekhar on ‘threat notifications’

Centre ordered Tuesday a probe after opposition leaders claimed to have received warnings about attempts by 'state-sponsored' attackers trying to steal information from their iPhones.

Kerala cops book Union minister Chandrasekhar for comments after blasts — ‘promoting enmity’

Police in Kerala have lodged FIR against Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar for ‘intending to provoke riot, creating enmity between groups & causing nuisance’.

Import curbs on laptops not about license raj, but ensuring trusted systems, says IT minister

On Thursday, the Modi govt issued a notification 'restricting' the import of laptops, tablets, all-in-one personal computers, ultra-small form factor computers, and servers.

Open to Chinese investment but subject to compliance with Indian laws, says IT minister

Modi govt ramped up scrutiny of Chinese businesses after a 2020 border clash between the two countries, banning more than 300 Chinese apps, including TikTok.

‘No impact on India’s semiconductor goals’, says govt as Foxconn pulls out of joint venture with Vedanta

Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar tweets that it is not for govt 'to get into why or how two private companies choose to partner or not'.

‘Not an endorsement’: IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on YouTube ad using govt logo

In an ad campaign by YouTube, the platform asks consumers to 'trust only the real experts', along with names of individual social media influencers and the logo for MeitY.

Tesla ‘seriously looking’ at India as production, innovation base: IT minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar

The Elon Musk-led US automaker held talks with Indian officials this week on various topics, including incentives for car and battery manufacturing.

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India’s TRP ecosystem needs a reset. Time to end BARC monopoly

A ratings monopoly in India has led to lack of technological variation, resulting in sluggish systems detached from market dynamics.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.