Govt And Media

The aim of these amendments is to enforce greater due diligence by online gaming and social media intermediaries in respect of online games & fake or false misleading information related to Government business, Ministry of Electronics & IT said in a

The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) is said to conduct compliance audits of social media companies every quarter. In the quarterly audit, the government will verify if social media companies are reporting about grievances raised to them correctly. It will also keep a check on the actions being taken by the social media firms.

Twitter is said to be looking to overturn orders by the government to take down content from the IT ministry, according to sources. The US social media firm is looking to get a judicial review as part of a growing confrontation with the government over-regulation of content on its platform. Twitter has been warned of criminal action for not impleme...

Pakistan on Friday vowed to eliminate the terrorism threat and bring complete peace in the country, according to a statement issued by the Foreign Office (FO). Addressing a media briefing here, FO spokesperson Asif Iftikhar said that terrorism was a

A video is going viral on social media where a teacher at a government school in Delhi showed her dance moves on a Haryanvi song to connect with students and learn from them. The video is shared by the teacher herself on Twitter.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has taken to social media to issue a clarification that it has not issued any instruction to EV manufacturers.

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has once again raised "major concerns" about cryptocurrencies. Speaking at a media event on Thursday, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) chief said the central bank has conveyed its "serious and major concerns" about cryptocurrencies to the government.

The government has invited comments from social media platforms on redoing the IT rules to enable breaking end-to-end encryption and tracking of messages or "unlawful" online content.

A day after Rahul Gandhi promised that in the "next two-three months you will have fun after we will show you Narendra Modi's work -- Rafale, Vijay Mallya, Lalit Modi, Demonetisation, Gabbar Singh Tax (his expansion for the GST)", Congress's social media head Divya Spandana tweeted a list of what her party called as "scams and corruption of Modi an...

The Centre has condemned the recent incidents of mob lynching and said it has advised the states to take stringent action against the culprits and asked social media service providers to install checks to stop spread of rumours and fake news.

The Supreme Court has taken strong note of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry's decision to set up a social media hub for monitoring online data, observing that it will be "like creating a surveillance state".

Indian customers could soon have access to one of the most popular EVs globally - Nissan Leaf, as the Japanese automaker plans to introduce the model in the country as per the latest media reports. It is to be noted that we exclusively told you in November last year that the Nissan Leaf electric car is being considered by the manufacturer and could...

The Prime Minister's Office has asked the Home Ministry to file a report on the alleged phone tapping scandal which targeted top government officials and industrialists between 2001 and 2006.

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that tension prevailed in Mainpuri district after rumours of cow slaughter triggered violence on October 7 and served notices to the top police and administrative officials of Uttar Pradesh.

The government today said steps will be taken to check misuse of social media platforms to disrupt communal harmony and national security.

The aim of these amendments is to enforce greater due diligence by online gaming and social media intermediaries in respect of online games & fake or false misleading information related to Government business, Ministry of Electronics & IT said in a

The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) is said to conduct compliance audits of social media companies every quarter. In the quarterly audit, the government will verify if social media companies are reporting about grievances raised to them correctly. It will also keep a check on the actions being taken by the social media firms.

Twitter is said to be looking to overturn orders by the government to take down content from the IT ministry, according to sources. The US social media firm is looking to get a judicial review as part of a growing confrontation with the government over-regulation of content on its platform. Twitter has been warned of criminal action for not impleme...

Pakistan on Friday vowed to eliminate the terrorism threat and bring complete peace in the country, according to a statement issued by the Foreign Office (FO). Addressing a media briefing here, FO spokesperson Asif Iftikhar said that terrorism was a

A video is going viral on social media where a teacher at a government school in Delhi showed her dance moves on a Haryanvi song to connect with students and learn from them. The video is shared by the teacher herself on Twitter.

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has taken to social media to issue a clarification that it has not issued any instruction to EV manufacturers.

RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has once again raised "major concerns" about cryptocurrencies. Speaking at a media event on Thursday, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) chief said the central bank has conveyed its "serious and major concerns" about cryptocurrencies to the government.

The government has invited comments from social media platforms on redoing the IT rules to enable breaking end-to-end encryption and tracking of messages or "unlawful" online content.

A day after Rahul Gandhi promised that in the "next two-three months you will have fun after we will show you Narendra Modi's work -- Rafale, Vijay Mallya, Lalit Modi, Demonetisation, Gabbar Singh Tax (his expansion for the GST)", Congress's social media head Divya Spandana tweeted a list of what her party called as "scams and corruption of Modi an...

The Centre has condemned the recent incidents of mob lynching and said it has advised the states to take stringent action against the culprits and asked social media service providers to install checks to stop spread of rumours and fake news.

The Supreme Court has taken strong note of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry's decision to set up a social media hub for monitoring online data, observing that it will be "like creating a surveillance state".

Indian customers could soon have access to one of the most popular EVs globally - Nissan Leaf, as the Japanese automaker plans to introduce the model in the country as per the latest media reports. It is to be noted that we exclusively told you in November last year that the Nissan Leaf electric car is being considered by the manufacturer and could...

The Prime Minister's Office has asked the Home Ministry to file a report on the alleged phone tapping scandal which targeted top government officials and industrialists between 2001 and 2006.

National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report that tension prevailed in Mainpuri district after rumours of cow slaughter triggered violence on October 7 and served notices to the top police and administrative officials of Uttar Pradesh.

The government today said steps will be taken to check misuse of social media platforms to disrupt communal harmony and national security.