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Andhra Pradesh to draft law to restrict social media access to 13 year oldsAndhra Pradesh is set to enact a law restricting social media access for children under 13, aiming to create a safer digital environment. T...
Andhra govt to invite social media platforms for meeting over online safetyState IT Minister Nara Lokesh, who chairs the GoM, observed that trust on social media platforms is steadily eroding, with children increas...
Andhra Pradesh to take call on social media ban for under-16s todayAndhra Pradesh's GoM on social media, headed by state IT and electronics minister Nara Lokesh, will meet to discuss the pros and cons of ba...
Andhra Pradesh forms panel to study social media curbs for children under 16Andhra Pradesh government has formed a Group of Ministers to study restricting or banning social media access for children under 16. The co...
GoM on GST meets to take up falling mop up, curb fraudA Group of Ministers (GoM) convened to address declining GST revenue in major states and combat input credit frauds, which have caused sign...
Reports of GST rate changes on various goods and services speculative: CBICThe Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) clarified that media reports about GST rate changes recommended by the Group of Minist...
GST Council set to meet on Sept 9, talks on rate rationalisation to kick offAs announced by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the post-budget discussion in Parliament, the newly reconstituted group of minis...
Maldivian MP Mickail Naseem urges Parliament to summon foreign minister for inaction on derogatory remarks on PM Modi"Have formally requested the Parliament to summon the Foreign Minister for questioning following the inaction & lack of urgency shown by Go...
18% GST on online games of skill, 28% on games of chance; Mumbai Apple store zone a no-go area for rival brandsOnline games based on chance, such as betting, casinos, and horse racing, are likely to be charged a Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate of 2...
Government scales up drone monitoring to enforce ban on religious gatheringsThe issue was taken up at the Group of Ministers meeting, chaired by defence minister Rajnath Singh, on Tuesday, followed by the home minis...
Ministers’ panel talks road map after lockdownSources said the GoM headed by defence minister Rajnath Singh discussed the exit strategy after the lockdown and that concrete action will ...
India heads of IT giants may face criminal charges over fake newsHeads of social media companies may face 5-year jail term and criminal proceedings over fake news.
Government mulls action against India heads of social media on failure to check fake newsThe issue was discussed by a committee of secretaries, which was constituted following lynching of nearly 40 people in last one year suspec...
Mob lynching: Government sets up 4-member committee to suggest legal frameworkThe Centre is considering the possibility of amending the Indian Penal Code to define 'mob lynching' as a penal offence, a senior governmen...
PM Narendra Modi, Sushma Swaraj lead BJP's Twitter rankingModi himself is miles ahead of all his ministers with 8.18 million followers (including both his personal and official handle).
Our commitment for press freedom, and autonomy of public broadcast is absolute: Prakash Javadekar"Now there is a stage three and stage four of digitisation, we will take a call on this only after taking all things into account."
- FDI ceiling raised to 74% in DTH business: Full text of goverment policy approval
In a major decision to liberalise the broadcast sector, the government today decided to raise FDI cap to 74 per cent in various services of...
- 2G spectrum judgement on allocation of resources caused uncertainity: India Inc
The industry chambers told SC that the 2G judgement making it mandatory to allocate all natural resources only through auction has caused a...
- Cabinet rejects Moily’s unworkable law
The Union Cabinet has shot down a bill to amend the Indian Penal Code and other laws with the aim of cracking down on ‘honour killings’ and...
- Govt mulls changing norms for airlines to fly abroad
Norms to allow Indian carriers to fly abroad could be amended to permit only those, including regional airlines, having adequate financial ...