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New Aadhaar app in testing, set to ease authentication
Union minister for electronics and information technology Ashwini Vaishnaw announced the beta testing phase of the application on social media
Published on Apr 09, 2025 06:03 AM IST
Aditi Agrawal, New Delhi
Manufacturers in India not overly concerned with US tariffs: IT secy
India's IT secretary S Krishnan says electronics manufacturers aren't overly worried about US tariff hikes, emphasizing ongoing consultations and evolving dynamics.
Published on Apr 08, 2025 08:02 AM IST
DG of GST Intelligence blocks 357 links to illegal offshore gaming sites: MeitY
DGGI has also blocked nearly 2,400 bank accounts and frozen around ₹126 crore in two separate cases while investigating offshore entities
Published on Apr 02, 2025 09:00 PM IST
WhatsApp leads I4C notices; X hit for political content: Data
The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre issued 426 notices under IT Act targeting over 110,000 links/accounts, focusing on unlawful content across platforms.
Published on Mar 31, 2025 06:54 AM IST
Aditi Agrawal, New Delhi
Online gaming rules are not enforceable govt tells court
The submission was made in the ongoing challenge to the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Online Gambling and Regulation of Online Games Act, 2022
Published on Mar 29, 2025 09:21 AM IST
In Karnataka HC, Centre defends use of IT Act for takedown notices
The Centre rebuffed X's challenge on Section 79(3)(b) notices, asserting it's essential for due diligence and distinct from Section 69A's blocking process.
Updated on Mar 28, 2025 04:13 AM IST
Aditi Agrawal, New Delhi
After IT parliamentary committee report, industry body bats for convergence again
The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) said that such convergence of the ministries would lead to the same regulations being equally applied to telcos and OTT communication platforms
Published on Mar 27, 2025 12:33 PM IST
Aditi Agrawal, New Delhi
Hour-long UPI glitch hits millions
Users across multiple UPI apps including Google Pay, PhonePe and Paytm and across multiple onboarding banks such as HDFC, Axis, and SBI were affected
Updated on Mar 27, 2025 12:28 PM IST
Suspect registry flagged 2mn mule accounts, Rajya Sabha told
The I4C has shared details of 800,000 suspects and 2 million mule accounts, saving over ₹2,889 crore since its launch in September 2022.
Published on Mar 27, 2025 09:10 AM IST
I4C shared details of 2 million+ mule accounts, 8 lakh+ suspects with banks: MHA
The Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C)’s ‘suspect registry’ was launched by Union home minister Amit Shah on September 10 last year
Published on Mar 26, 2025 08:12 PM IST
Parliamentary panel seeks common media council
HT first reported on January 31 about the discussions by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Nishikant Dubey-led panel proposing such a Media Council.
Published on Mar 23, 2025 06:58 AM IST
Aditi Agrawal, New Delhi
No plans to monetise non-personal data on AIKosha: MeitY informs Rajya Sabha
Jitin Prasada said the platform does not engage in the monetisation of data in any capacity; consequently, there will be no purchasers or subscribers
Updated on Mar 22, 2025 11:53 AM IST
Cert-In short of staff to help curb ransomware: Meity to parliamentary panel
The ministry said that manpower is also required to continuously gather intelligence to counter cyber threats, to analyse cyber security audit reports, to conduct training programmes and mock drills
Published on Mar 22, 2025 06:48 AM IST
Govt ‘in touch with’ X over Grok’s responses
The aim is to understand why Grok can generate profanity-laden responses in Indian languages, including transliterated Hindi.
Published on Mar 21, 2025 07:48 AM IST
Railways sent 7 takedown notices to platforms since Dec
HT’s random sampling of the targeted content revealed that while some tweets have been removed, others remain accessible.
Published on Mar 21, 2025 07:24 AM IST
Aditi Agrawal, New Delhi
X approaches HC over Centre using IT Act to block content
X, formerly Twitter, challenges India's Section 79(3)(b) in court, claiming it violates Supreme Court rulings and enables arbitrary censorship.
Published on Mar 20, 2025 08:50 AM IST
Aditi Agrawal, New Delhi
X sues govt over use of IT Act to block content
X said that arbitrary blocking orders threaten its business model, which relies on users sharing lawful information.
Updated on Mar 20, 2025 08:37 AM IST
Aditi Agrawal, New Delhi
FICCI, CII and PCI members part of MIB’s blocking committee, LS told
This is the first time that the inclusion of non-government members in this committee has been made public by the government.
Published on Mar 20, 2025 08:18 AM IST
Aditi Agrawal, New Delhi
ECI to begin linking of Aadhaar data with EPIC
The commission emphasised the “Aadhaar card only establishes the identity of a person”, and that voting rights are given to the citizens of India.
Updated on Mar 19, 2025 10:36 AM IST
₹120-crore aid to Bangladesh remains unchanged: MEA to parliamentary panel
The ministry of external affairs does not expect to start new people-oriented projects in Bangladesh in FY26 amid the ongoing political situation.
Updated on Mar 18, 2025 10:27 AM IST
Govt verifying nationality of 295 in US custody: MEA in Rajya Sabha
External affairs minister S Jaishankar said that between January 2025 and March 13, a total of 388 Indians have been deported to India from the US
Updated on Mar 18, 2025 05:00 AM IST
CEC calls top officials’ meeting over linking Aadhaar, voter ID
The timing is significant as opposition parties have intensified allegations of voter fraud and manipulation involving duplicate voter IDs.
Updated on Mar 16, 2025 07:13 AM IST
No protection for misinfo: Govt in fact check unit plea
The Centre appeals against HC's ruling on unconstitutional fact check amendment, asserting it targets intentional misinformation without violating free speech.
Published on Mar 14, 2025 04:00 AM IST
Aditi Agrawal, New Delhi
Centre plans $1 billion fund for content creator economy
Govt to launch $1B fund for content creators and ₹391 crore for Indian Institute of Creative Technologies in Mumbai, enhancing media and entertainment sectors
Published on Mar 14, 2025 01:25 AM IST
Aditi Agrawal, New Delhi
Security gaps in ICMR system as per Cert-In, reveals House panel report
In the Tuesday report, the committee said that it wants to be informed about the security practices adopted by ministry of electronics and information technology (Meity).
Published on Mar 12, 2025 08:18 AM IST
Aditi Agrawal, New Delhi
Parliament panel seeks early talks on broadcast bill
“This process is expected to take some time. The Committee will be duly informed about the progress of this process,” the MIB informed the committee in its action taken response.
Published on Mar 12, 2025 08:16 AM IST
Aditi Agrawal, New Delhi
Centre opens portals to fuel India’s AI mission
The Union government launched AIKosha for AI datasets and a Compute Portal for researchers, boosting AI development in India with 14,517 GPUs.
Published on Mar 07, 2025 04:22 AM IST
Aditi Agrawal, New Delhi
Can’t regulate VPN apps, only MeitY can: TRAI
TRAI informs DoT it can't regulate VPN apps, stating they're governed by the IT Act, and recommends amendments for oversight if needed.
Published on Mar 01, 2025 05:22 AM IST
Aditi Agrawal, New Delhi
Portal unveiled to help private entities apply for Aadhaar authentication
The portal lists 275 use cases at central and state government level for which MeitY has approved Aadhaar-based authentication since August 2020.
Published on Feb 28, 2025 07:22 AM IST
Will back media in navigating its digital transition: Vaishnaw
IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday addressed the issue of imbalanced revenue sharing between news publishers and technology companies like Google and Meta
Published on Feb 28, 2025 06:22 AM IST
Aditi Agrawal, New Delhi