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Pune student held for obscene texts, calls to minister
The accused has confessed to making the calls and police have also found the messages he allegedly sent the minister in his mobile phone
Published on May 03, 2025 07:44 AM IST
Manish Kumar Pathak
Allahabad HC drops case against man, says liking post on social media different from sharing it
Allahabad HC drops case against man, says liking post on social media different from sharing it
Published on Apr 21, 2025 11:45 AM IST
PTI |
Maharashtra Cyber urges Centre to block Wikipedia, Proton Mail
Maharashtra police's cyber cell urges the central government to block Wikipedia and Proton Mail for non-compliance with legal notices on objectionable content.
Published on Apr 12, 2025 08:26 AM IST
Wikipedia is an intermediary, can’t appeal takedown court order on merits: HC
The high court said since Wikipedia presented itself as an encyclopaedia, it was under a mandate to take a neutral stand with regards to its publications
Published on Apr 08, 2025 05:13 PM IST
X cannot challenge removal of user content: Govt to Karnataka high court
The Centre accused X of hypocrisy, highlighting that the platform regularly removes content flagged by users or victims
Published on Mar 30, 2025 04:50 AM IST
Ayesha Arvind, Bengaluru
Centre slams 'X' for calling ‘Sahyog’ censorship tool, defends IT Act in Karnataka HC
Centre slams 'X' for calling ‘Sahyog’ censorship tool, defends IT Act in Karnataka HC
Published on Mar 29, 2025 01:38 PM IST
PTI |
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
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
Elon Musk's X sues union government over alleged censorship and IT Act violations
Elon Musk's X sues union government over alleged censorship and IT Act violations
Published on Mar 20, 2025 03:08 PM IST
PTI |
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
HC grants bail to gym owner accused of rape and cheating
Opposing the bail plea, additional public prosecutor Bajoria contended that Naidu had entrapped the complainant and posed a potential threat to her and society
Published on Feb 24, 2025 07:22 AM IST
Karuna Nidhi
Remove videos of station stampede: Rlys notice to X
Railways ministry orders X to remove 285 links of casualty videos from the New Delhi stampede, citing ethical norms and potential law issues.
Updated on Feb 21, 2025 04:50 AM IST
Aditi Agrawal, New Delhi
Instagram ‘astrologer’ tricks woman out of ₹6 lakh for love marriage: Report
A woman in Bengaluru lost ₹5.9 lakh to a man posing as an astrologer who promised to help with her love marriage.
Updated on Feb 18, 2025 05:30 PM IST
Case lodged against former TDP MLA for ‘abusing’ BJP leader
The dispute between Madhavi Latha and Prabhakar Reddy arose when the TDP leader organised a special event for women at JC Park in Tadipatri on the occasion of New Year’s eve on December 31
Published on Feb 16, 2025 07:32 AM IST
Karnataka police launch probe into hacking of portal for property transactions, registrations
Authorities discovered that unknown individuals had accessed the Kaveri 2.0 portal, created fake accounts, and attempted to extract sensitive data
Published on Feb 10, 2025 07:18 AM IST
Bengaluru's 75-year-old woman loses ₹2 crore to an investment scam: Report
After paying a commission to withdraw her investment, she discovered the scam and reported it. Bengaluru Police are investigating the case amid rising scams.
Published on Feb 09, 2025 09:10 AM IST
Hotel guest loses ₹22.80 lakh in SIM swap fraud
Pune: Cyber cheats swindled a hotel guest of ₹22.80 lakh via SIM swap fraud during his stay, deactivating his SIM to access his bank funds.
Updated on Jan 10, 2025 09:38 AM IST
Nadeem Inamdar
IT Act: Delhi Police gets nod to issue ‘takedown orders’
HT had reported in February 2024 that the provision is rife with legal ambiguity about who can send valid takedown notices.
Published on Jan 09, 2025 09:31 AM IST
Aditi Agrawal, New Delhi
Ludhiana: Jagraon man held for ₹22L Telangana cyber fraud
The accused, identified as Rahul in his mid-thirties, was apprehended by Telangana Police from Shastri Nagar in Ludhiana
Updated on Jan 09, 2025 07:14 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
DGGI can now send takedown orders against online money gaming apps evading GST
For the purpose of GST, ‘online money gaming’ refers to any game where players deposit money with the expectation of winning.
Updated on Jan 07, 2025 10:25 AM IST
NCLT attack video conference network hacked to play obscene videos in court rooms
MUMBAI: Police filed a case after hackers interrupted NCLT video conferencing, playing obscene videos, halting court functions on Dec 12 and 17.
Updated on Dec 21, 2024 08:02 AM IST
Vinay Dalvi
9,845 URLs blocked by MeitY between Jan-Oct 2024: MHA tells Rajya Sabha
Rai said that websites involved in “communal and anti-India propaganda” affecting India’s sovereignty are sent to MeitY to block
Updated on Dec 11, 2024 10:52 PM IST
Need stricter laws to curb ‘vulgar content’ on OTT, says Ashwini Vaishnaw
The I&B minister called upon the parliamentary standing committee on communications and information technology to deal with the issue of such content online.
Published on Nov 28, 2024 11:05 AM IST
Aditi Agrawal, New delhi
Why should Wiki not be treated as publisher: Centre
As an intermediary, Wikipedia is exempted from liability for content posted by volunteers on the crowdsourced encyclopaedia while as a publisher, it would be directly held liable for the content.
Updated on Nov 06, 2024 06:16 AM IST
Aditi Agrawal, New Delhi
Tackling barriers to digital literacy
This article is authored by Mehdi Hussain.
Published on Oct 26, 2024 03:33 PM IST
Remove hoax bomb threats, report to authorities: Meity to social media companies
A MeitY advisory told the social media intermediaries that safe harbour provisions would not apply if they do not promptly remove misinformation that affects public order and security of the state such as hoax bomb threats
Published on Oct 26, 2024 01:18 PM IST
Centre blocks several websites leaking Aadhaar, PAN card details
The government said it is prioritising cybersecurity and personal data protection in response to the breach.
Updated on Sep 26, 2024 09:23 PM IST
FIR filed over edited videos of Modi, Yogi Aditynath dancing to Bhojpuri songs
In one of the edited videos, UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath was seen dancing and singing with a woman on a Bhojpuri song.
Updated on Sep 25, 2024 04:19 PM IST