High-level panel formed to examine digital arrest issues: MHA tells SCThe Ministry of Home Affairs has formed a high-level committee to address digital arrest scam cases. This committee will examine issues fac...
15 Jan, 2026, 08.46 PM IST
Govt's Sanchar Saathi and SIM-binding mandates a privacy concern, may hit business model: ExpertsNew government directives for OTT apps and phone makers are causing concern. These rules mandate SIM binding for communication apps and pre...
02 Dec, 2025, 09.22 AM IST
Digital Life Certificate submission dates: Know when you need to submit Jeevan Pramaan to get pension on timeThe Department of Pension & Pensioners’ Welfare is launching its 4th nationwide digital life certificate campaign from November 1 to 30, 20...
15 Oct, 2025, 09.36 AM IST
Centre to launch nation-wide digital life certificate campaign for pensioners from next monthThe Centre is launching a nationwide digital life certificate (DLC) campaign from November 1-30, aiming to reach all pensioners across 2,00...
13 Oct, 2025, 09.09 PM IST
Panel wants IT, I&B Ministries and DoT under one umbrellaThe Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology proposes merging the MeitY, MIB, and DoT to enhance coordination amid t...
24 Mar, 2025, 12.11 AM IST
Companies grapple with costs, complexity of overlapping cybersecurity lawsIndia's digital economy faces increasing compliance burdens due to overlapping cybersecurity laws from various regulatory bodies. Companies...
31 Dec, 2024, 06.00 AM IST
Centre asks Mark Zuckerberg's Meta to curb WhatsApp-centric scamsIndia's Ministry of Electronics and IT is working with Meta to address the rise of WhatsApp scams. The scams involve fraudulent messages an...
06 Dec, 2024, 04.41 PM IST
Telcos, experts flag draft rules on cybersecurity as fears of overlap with MeitY guidelines loomTelecom companies and legal experts are raising concerns about India's new cybersecurity rules, arguing they grant the government excessive...
15 Nov, 2024, 08.18 AM IST
Power & authority come in way of checking spam on OTT platformsDoT and Trai are struggling to curb spam and scams on OTT platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal. While WhatsApp is cooperating to s...
27 Sep, 2024, 12.14 AM IST
DoT reassures telcos over data shift to Amazon Web ServicesThe Department of Telecommunications (DoT) faced backlash from mobile phone companies over plans to migrate its digital intelligence platfo...
16 May, 2024, 12.15 AM IST
From OTT services to spectrum allocation: Key features of draft Telecom Bill, 2022The Bill allows govt to fix accountability on the tech platforms which provide communication services such as WhatsApp, Signal, Telegram et...
10 Nov, 2022, 12.35 AM IST
Govt forms a committee to fast-track rules for work from anywhereThis working group is under the larger inter-ministerial group set up by the ministry of electronics and IT (MEITY) that has been coordinat...
28 Aug, 2020, 11.41 PM IST
Direction to block over 11,000 websites issued since Jan 2016: Manoj SinhaInternet service providers implement blocking or filtering of websites or uniform resource locators (URLs) or webpages by using suitable te...
08 Aug, 2018, 06.43 PM IST
Government to examine feasibility of blocking WhatsApp calling services in insurgency-hit areasThe issue was flagged during a meeting held here today under the chairmanship of Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba where the recent arrests in con...
11 Jun, 2018, 07.50 PM IST
Told telcos to implement security policy, says telecom secretary Aruna SundararajanWith the advent of 5G, India has become one of the few countries to transform quickly from 2G to 3G and 4G, and now to a newer technology.
28 Sep, 2017, 06.34 PM IST
IT ministry reaches out to RBI, others to prepare against cyberattackCentre has asked govt agencies to ensure that users across the country, especially those in the private sector, are cautioned about the ran...
14 May, 2017, 09.30 PM IST
Sebi sets up panel on strengthening cyber securityThe panel will provide guidance on cyber security initiatives to Sebi and for the entire capital market.
02 May, 2017, 02.41 PM IST