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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

Minister of State for electronics and information technology Jitin Prasada said 357 websites/URLs of illegal or non-compliant offshore online money gaming platforms have been blocked by DGGI in coordination with MeitY, under the IT Act. (PTI)

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Published on Apr 02, 2025 09:00 PM IST

ByAditi Agrawal

UK-based radiology lab’s software system hacked in Noida; 59 patient reports tampered with

On a complaint by the radiology lab director, police have registered a case under relevant sections of the IT Act and started an investigation

On January 9, between 2.54am and 3.15am, an unidentified suspect hacked into the software system of the radiology lab and deleted57 CT-MRI diagnostic reports of patients that were stored in the system. (Representational image)

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Updated on Jan 14, 2025 05:54 AM IST

ByArun Singh, Noida

IT sector prepares for Q3 results as tier 1 majors set for modest revenue growth

The third quarter of a financial year is traditionally considered weak due to seasonal furloughs, notes a report by Centrum.

The report highlighted that Tier 1 IT companies like TCS, Infosys, and HCL Tech are expected to post modest growth in Q3. (Representative image)(HT File)

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Published on Jan 04, 2025 11:24 AM IST

ANI |

Delhi HC reserves order on Congress' plea against tax re-assessment proceedings

Last week, the high court refused to interfere with the order of the tribunal declining to stay a notice issued by the IT department to the Congress.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge (right) with senior party leader Sonia Gandhi at the AICC headquarters (HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 20, 2024 05:19 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

‘Myth vs Reality’: EC lays down steps to curb fake news

Chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar highlighted the significance of the IT Act to take down fake social media posts

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar (CEC) addresses the briefing for Observers to be deployed in the States/UTs organised by Election Commision of India (ECI) ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, on Monday. (ANI pic service)

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Updated on Mar 17, 2024 12:34 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

After actor's deepfake video row, Centre's 7-day deadline for social media

Rajeev Chandrasekhar said the government will assist citizens in filing FIR against social media platforms for violation of IT rules.

Minister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar (PTI file)

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Updated on Nov 24, 2023 02:16 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Cyber thugs who duped Lucknow woman arrested

As per the police, multiple mobile phones, digital camera and ₹5000 cash was recovered from their possession.

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Published on Oct 29, 2023 08:36 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Class-9 boy apprehended for sharing AI-morphed images of girl schoolmates

The boy, 13, who faces a case under Sections 67A (punishment for publishing or transmitting of material containing sexually explicit act, etc

As per the FIR, a fake Snapchat account, in the name of one of the girls, was created to share the images altered with the help of an AI software. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Updated on Oct 14, 2023 08:40 AM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Chandigarh

Assam man held in Bengaluru over held for blackmailing woman

The accused was working at a Bengaluru firm where he befriended the woman and got into a relationship with the during which he took the intimate pictures, police said

A 26-year-old man arrested for allegedly blackmailing, asking sexual favours from a woman. (Representative Image)

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Updated on Sep 05, 2023 01:03 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Bengaluru

Sudarshan News editor Mukesh Kumar arrested over X post on Nuh violence

The Gurugram Police said Mukesh Kumar, resident editor of Sudarshan News, was arrested by Cyber Crime, East Police Station.

Mukesh Kumar, the resident editor of Sudarshan News.

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Published on Aug 12, 2023 07:05 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Panchkula woman SHO dies as truck hits her police vehicle in Maharashtra

Four persons travelling with the SHO were injured in the mishap that occurred as the SHO and her team were on their way back to Panchkula from Parbhani in Marathwada region

SHO Neha Chauhan was also a hockey player. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 30, 2023 12:57 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Panchkula

Kashmir: Hidden mobile phone in trial room, shop owner arrested

The phone, meant for secretly recording customers while changing clothes, was found by a minor girl after which the case was registered

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Updated on Apr 29, 2023 12:24 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Srinagar

Two held from K’taka for extorting over ₹3 lakh from SoBo resident

The accused have been identified as Mohammed Ali Hidayatali Shaikh alias Soyeb, 22 and Salman Riyaz Hadnoor, 19. Shaikh is a resident of Vijaypur, while Hadnoor is from Bijapur, Karnataka.

“A police team investigated the case and after scrutinising the call data records and based on technical evidence managed to arrest the accused from Karnataka. During the search, police recovered 22 SIM cards and also learnt that the accused had opened 17 bank accounts in other’s names for monetary benefits,” said deputy commissioner of police Abhinav Deshmukh. (Image for representation)

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Updated on Apr 17, 2023 12:53 AM IST

ByManish K Pathak

Panchkula police book duo for bid to extort ₹3.5 lakh from Nuh resident

The victim had initially contacted the Nuh police, who transferred the case to Panchkula following investigation, as the extortion phone calls took place while he was in Panchkula

The complainant said the accused had also blackmailed his acquaintance Sunil Kumar and manage to extort some money. (Getty Images)

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Updated on Apr 15, 2023 03:53 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Panchkula

Man duped of over ₹9 lakh by fraudsters over fake parcel

According to the complainant, a resident of the Sushant Lok area, he received a call from a courier company on April 10.

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Published on Apr 14, 2023 10:24 PM IST

PTI |

HC seeks govt reply on plea against IT rules amendment

The amendment empowers a fact-checking unit of the central government to declare any content online pertaining to “the business of central government” as “fake, false or misleading” and to take it down from the internet.

Bombay high court directed MeitY to respond to plea filed by Kunal Kamra over clauses of Information Technology Rules, 2023 (Agencies/Representative use)

india news

Updated on Apr 12, 2023 12:02 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Mumbai

Minister reacts to Yechury's ‘draconian’ tweet over IT rules for ‘fake’ news

Rajeev Chandrasekhar lashed out at Sitaram Yechury for terming the amendments to the IT Act as a “draconian and anti-democratic” move.

Minister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar and CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury

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Updated on Apr 07, 2023 05:50 PM IST

ByAniruddha Dhar, New Delhi

Student held in sextortion vase

The accused was identified as Aryan Singh, hailing from South AB Nagar, Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, was arrested from his hometown

The police said that the victim informed the police when Aryan asked for money even after the victim paid the said ransom. (iStock)

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Updated on Apr 06, 2023 12:03 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

50-year-old woman from Navi Mumbai loses ₹14.3 lakh to crypto fraud

The complainant, the wife of an advocate, was approached by a ‘media agency’ – Media to Win Social Media Agency Mumbai – on March 23.

The woman had believed in the scheme as she had received <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1,000. Later, the woman was asked to pay for cryptocurrency tasks and charged different amounts for each task, said a senior inspector from NRI Coastal Police Station. “She was told that since it is a cryptocurrency task, she will first have to invest money and then they would return it with a 30% increase after the task is done,” added the inspector. (Image for representation)

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Updated on Apr 05, 2023 12:18 AM IST

ByRaina Assainar

Man held for editing, posting objectional picture of CEO on WhatsApp group

An FIR was registered against the accused under sections 354-D (stalking) of the IPC and sections 66-C, 67-A of the IT act at a police station, west on Friday.

The accused was also stalking me for some days and I want action against the accused, the complainant added.(HT File)

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Published on Mar 25, 2023 10:41 PM IST

PTI | | Posted by Yagya Sharma

Gurugram woman duped of ₹20 lakh by fraudsters posing as Mumbai cops

The caller also told her that her call would be transferred to Mumbai Police.

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Published on Mar 22, 2023 09:01 PM IST

PTI |

WhatsApp banned over 37 lakh Indian accounts in November. Here's why

In its monthly compliance report under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 published on Thursday, WhatsApp revealed it received 946 reports, which included ban appeals, account support, product support and others. It said the action was taken on 74 accounts.

technology

Updated on Dec 21, 2022 11:18 PM IST

BySingh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar

Centre bans Pakistan-based OTT platform Vidly TV for 'anti-India' web series

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB), in its order, stated that the web series aired on the OTT Platform “was found to be detrimental to national security, sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of the State, India’s friendly relations with foreign States, and public order in the country".

Centre bans Vidly TV OTT platform app aired

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Updated on Dec 12, 2022 10:17 PM IST

BySingh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar

IT Act reforms: Plug leakage of sensitive State information

Let us bring some sobriety and balance to the issue of security and safety. Only then will we know how to live fearlessly and sensibly

In 2008, the IT Act underwent an overhaul. Several reforms were made, including the substitution of “digital signature” with “electronic signature” to make the Act technology-neutral.g-hacking (REUTERS)

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Updated on Mar 16, 2022 08:19 PM IST

ByRK Raghavan

Centre may tweak IT Act, bring in new penalties

At present, sections 43-46 of the IT act allows for civil penalties for which compensation may also be paid to victims.

The plans are part of an overhaul of the mainstay law to deal with information technology in an effort to update the legal framework to keep in step with developments in the area. (Shutterstock)

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Updated on Sep 16, 2021 03:12 AM IST

ByDeeksha Bhardwaj, Hindustan Times, New Delhi

Supreme Court notice to states on use of scrapped Section 66A

Centre told Supreme Court that it was the primary duty of states and UTs to desist from lodging any fresh cases under the law

Earlier this month (on July 5), the bench said it was “shocking” and “distressing” that there was a fivefold increase in the registration of cases under Section 66A(Reuters)

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Updated on Aug 03, 2021 04:35 AM IST

ByUtkarsh Anand, New Delhi

Deadline ends; aim to comply: Facebook

Facebook on Tuesday said it was working on the new rules, but indicated there were unresolved issues.

Signage at the Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, California, US.(Bloomberg)

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Published on May 26, 2021 12:13 AM IST

ByDeeksha Bhardwaj, New Delhi

Asked by govt to block 1,178 accounts, Twitter says tweets must continue to flow

The fresh directions from the Centre have been issued under the Section 69 (A) of the IT Act that allows the government to take action against posts and accounts that may pose a threat to public order.

The Twitter App loads on an iPhone in this illustration photograph taken in Los Angeles, California.(REUTERS)

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Updated on Feb 08, 2021 09:27 PM IST

Byhindustantimes.com | Edited by Amit Chaturvedi

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DGGI has also blocked nearly 2,400 bank accounts and frozen around ₹126 crore in two separate cases while investigating offshore entities

On a complaint by the radiology lab director, police have registered a case under relevant sections of the IT Act and started an investigation

The third quarter of a financial year is traditionally considered weak due to seasonal furloughs, notes a report by Centrum.

Last week, the high court refused to interfere with the order of the tribunal declining to stay a notice issued by the IT department to the Congress.

Chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar highlighted the significance of the IT Act to take down fake social media posts

Rajeev Chandrasekhar said the government will assist citizens in filing FIR against social media platforms for violation of IT rules.

As per the police, multiple mobile phones, digital camera and ₹5000 cash was recovered from their possession.

The boy, 13, who faces a case under Sections 67A (punishment for publishing or transmitting of material containing sexually explicit act, etc

The accused was working at a Bengaluru firm where he befriended the woman and got into a relationship with the during which he took the intimate pictures, police said

The Gurugram Police said Mukesh Kumar, resident editor of Sudarshan News, was arrested by Cyber Crime, East Police Station.

Four persons travelling with the SHO were injured in the mishap that occurred as the SHO and her team were on their way back to Panchkula from Parbhani in Marathwada region

The phone, meant for secretly recording customers while changing clothes, was found by a minor girl after which the case was registered

The accused have been identified as Mohammed Ali Hidayatali Shaikh alias Soyeb, 22 and Salman Riyaz Hadnoor, 19. Shaikh is a resident of Vijaypur, while Hadnoor is from Bijapur, Karnataka.

The victim had initially contacted the Nuh police, who transferred the case to Panchkula following investigation, as the extortion phone calls took place while he was in Panchkula

According to the complainant, a resident of the Sushant Lok area, he received a call from a courier company on April 10.

The amendment empowers a fact-checking unit of the central government to declare any content online pertaining to “the business of central government” as “fake, false or misleading” and to take it down from the internet.

Rajeev Chandrasekhar lashed out at Sitaram Yechury for terming the amendments to the IT Act as a “draconian and anti-democratic” move.

The accused was identified as Aryan Singh, hailing from South AB Nagar, Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, was arrested from his hometown

The complainant, the wife of an advocate, was approached by a ‘media agency’ – Media to Win Social Media Agency Mumbai – on March 23.

An FIR was registered against the accused under sections 354-D (stalking) of the IPC and sections 66-C, 67-A of the IT act at a police station, west on Friday.

The caller also told her that her call would be transferred to Mumbai Police.

Let us bring some sobriety and balance to the issue of security and safety. Only then will we know how to live fearlessly and sensibly

At present, sections 43-46 of the IT act allows for civil penalties for which compensation may also be paid to victims.

Centre told Supreme Court that it was the primary duty of states and UTs to desist from lodging any fresh cases under the law

Facebook on Tuesday said it was working on the new rules, but indicated there were unresolved issues.

The fresh directions from the Centre have been issued under the Section 69 (A) of the IT Act that allows the government to take action against posts and accounts that may pose a threat to public order.

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