MeitY extends IT rules feedback deadline to May 7; proposes stricter SGI labellingThe Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has extended the deadline for feedback on proposed amendments to the IT Rules. New r...
21 Apr, 2026, 08.46 PM IST
Centre forms nodal body to coordinate, develop AI governance normsThe Centre on Thursday announced the formation of the AI Governance and Economic Group (AIGEG) to lead the country's national AI governance...
16 Apr, 2026, 11.05 PM IST
MeitY wants to include users, social firms in content-blocking hearingsThe government is proposing changes to content blocking rules. Users and internet intermediaries may soon get a chance to present their cas...
13 Apr, 2026, 06.07 PM IST
Delhi HC orders restoration of blocked X accountsJustice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav ruled for full account restoration, but said specific tweets flagged in the blocking orders must remain t...
06 Apr, 2026, 09.51 PM IST
Draft IT rule tweaks set off alarms over state powers and costsProposed amendments to India’s Information Technology Rules, 2021 spell an expanded compliance burden for intermediaries and a significant ...
01 Apr, 2026, 08.16 AM IST
Gazette notification may allow more ministries to block contentSources told us that the government could use a gazette notification to give multiple ministries content-blocking powers under the Informat...
20 Mar, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Govt issues notice to X over ‘obscene’ content targeting women, children on GrokMeitY has issued a formal notice to X, citing serious lapses in statutory due diligence under the IT Act and Rules. The government is conce...
02 Jan, 2026, 08.17 PM IST
Govt bypassing safeguards under law to order content takedown: X tells HCWhy would government go through rigmarole of Section 69(A) when easy path to pass content takedown orders available: X tells Karnataka HC
11 Jul, 2025, 09.20 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
Hit a regulatory bump? Interministerial panel set up to address fintech troublesThe government has formed an inter-ministerial committee to address fintech industry challenges, balancing innovation with regulation. It i...
18 Mar, 2025, 08.53 AM IST
MeitY's SAMRIDH scheme has supported 175 startups, MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar tells Lok SabhaThese accelerators are expected to provide support to 175 startups, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Cha...
26 Jul, 2023, 06.58 PM IST
Digital competition law panel likely to finalise its report next month, says officialThe panel is looking into various aspects of the digital markets as well as various regulations that are there, an official said, adding th...
17 Jul, 2023, 07.11 PM IST
View: India's semiconductor revolution has finally begunVedanta's partner Foxconn does not have experience in running the kind of semiconductor fab the joint venture has applied for in India. Fox...
02 Nov, 2022, 11.14 PM IST
Electronic clusters in Telangana, Maharashtra & Uttarakhand under consideration: STPI DG"Three applications have been received for setting up electronic manufacturing clusters (EMC) in the states of Telangana, Uttarakhand and M...
10 Feb, 2022, 01.35 PM IST
MeitY seeks ideas on IT Act revampFollowing MeitY’s ask, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade has written to industry bodies for feedback. Industry lo...
07 Apr, 2020, 06.49 AM IST
Government likely to launch Covid path-tracing appThe effort comes after recent move by MeitY and Niti to develop and test similar apps to track Covid path.
26 Mar, 2020, 09.08 AM IST
Twitter erupts as Jack Dorsey skips parliamentary hearingIndia has to do more like the US to wield the big stick and get social media giants take the country seriously.
12 Feb, 2019, 09.08 AM IST