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Topic: WhatsApp

SIM binding: What India’s new mandate means for your WhatsApp & why big tech is pushing back

Though the objective of addressing financial security breaches is understandable, a major issue is that SIM-binding requirement may be difficult to implement in short term.

Meta & WhatsApp step back, tell SC they’ll comply with take-it-or-leave-it NCLAT privacy order

Senior Advocate Kapil Sibal, representing both, told the court that pleas seeking a stay on the tribunal's order would not be pursued.

Telecom dept’s limited powers, SIM misuse aid digital arrests—Centre pushes for SIM binding in SC

Submissions by Department of Telecommunications form part of a suo motu writ petition being heard by the apex court on digital arrest scams.

WhatsApp privacy case: Why shouldn’t user sharing personal data not be paid part of ad revenue, SC asks

SC flags gaps in Digital Personal Data Protection Rules 2025, indicating how it falls short in addressing issues concerning ‘value’ and monetisation of personal data.

99 problems, one-text solution: Mana Mitra, the WhatsApp helpline simplifying life in Andhra Pradesh

Ticket booking to cyclone aid, encumbrance certificates & shifting of tree trunks, Naidu govt's platform is redefining governance. ‘2 cr services to 40 lakh users’ in year since launch.

Venezuela’s oil industry has been running day-to-day ops on phone calls & WhatsApp

A 15 December cyber attack shut down PDVSA’s system, leaving the company to run its business outside its own technological networks.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

Can WhatsApp message alleging religious targeting amount to promoting enmity? Allahabad HC weighs in

The BNS penalises offence of circulating fake news through electronic means, with intent to create or promote hatred or ill will, the court noted.

No criticism of policies, no self-promotion: Social media rules for Maharashtra govt employees

In an order published Monday, general administration dept warns of action under Maharashtra Civil Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules for those found in violation of the rules.

NCLAT pauses five-year data-sharing ban on WhatsApp

The appellate tribunal is hearing a plea by Meta that seeks to quash Competition Commission of India's November directive disallowing WhatsApp from sharing data with other Meta platforms.

On Camera

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.