Not a child’s play — Microdramas may face reality checkBy skirting IT rules, including provisions of age rating and statutory warnings, microdrama platforms are likely to draw compliance spotlig...
13 Dec, 2025, 06.00 AM IST
What to know about Australia's social media banThe platforms currently affected by the law are Facebook, Instagram, Kick, Reddit, Snapchat, Threads, TikTok, Twitch, X and YouTube. Tech c...
07 Dec, 2025, 12.24 PM IST
Maldives begins 'generational ban' on smokingThe Maldives began implementing a smoking ban Saturday on anyone born after January 2007, becoming the only nation with a generational proh...
01 Nov, 2025, 12.48 PM IST
US Supreme Court upholds childproofing porn sitesIn a 6-3 decision, the court ruled in Free Speech Coalition Inc. v. Paxton that Texas' law obligating porn sites to block access to underag...
29 Jun, 2025, 11.24 AM IST
Supreme Court sides with Biden and upholds regulations of ghost guns to make them traceableThe Supreme Court has upheld a regulation by the Biden administration that mandates serial numbers, background checks, and age verification...
26 Mar, 2025, 08.52 PM IST
Australia has barred everyone under 16 from social media. Will it work?Australia has enacted a comprehensive ban on social media access for children under 16, aiming to protect their mental health and well-bein...
29 Nov, 2024, 08.07 AM IST
Smoking crackdown, regulator for football club, Netflix rules: Nine key points from King Charles' speechThe circumstances surrounding an impending national election provided a significant backdrop for this presentation, marking Sunak's first c...
08 Nov, 2023, 01.14 AM IST
Despite ban, e-cigarettes widely available at tobacco shops, sold without age verification: SurveyE-cigarettes are widely available in India despite being banned by law, according to a joint survey covering seven areas, including Delhi a...
02 Apr, 2023, 02.41 PM IST
Nirmala Sitharaman Budget 2023 Speech: Here is the full textThis Budget hopes to build on the foundation laid in the previous Budget, and the blueprint drawn for India@100. We envision a prosperous a...
01 Feb, 2023, 05.44 PM IST
Seattle school district lawsuits over social media harm face tough legal roadThe US Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments next month over the extent to which federal law protects the tech industry from such cl...
11 Jan, 2023, 10.34 PM IST
Gun violence in America: The need for comprehensive gun safety reformsIn 2020 alone, there have been 43,553 deaths caused by guns in the US. Mass shootings, which are defined as incidents in which four or more...
27 May, 2022, 04.34 PM IST
Budget 2020 Highlights: This is what you got from Sitharaman's Bahi KhataThe FM, Nirmala Sitharaman, on Saturday unveiled the budget for fiscal 2020-21, vowing to boost income of Indians & their purchasing power,...
28 Dec, 2020, 01.01 PM IST
Full text of FM Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget speech"In May 2019, Prime Minister Modi received a massive mandate to form the government again."
01 Feb, 2020, 03.04 PM IST
What farmers have to say about Modi government's income support schemeET Magazine travels to 8 states to meet farmers braving the ongoing agrarian distress and hears them out.
04 Feb, 2019, 08.38 PM IST
Crop insurance scheme: Awareness, technology key for successful implementationThe govt recently launched a new crop insurance scheme titled Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana to mitigate rural distress caused by crop fa...
06 Apr, 2016, 12.24 PM IST
Government looking to give services to deserving and plug leakages after passage of Aadhaar BillAadhaar forms the backbone of the current government’s JAM (Jan Dhan frills-free bank accounts, Aadhaar, Mobile phones for transactions.
22 Mar, 2016, 04.00 AM IST
Budget 2011: Finance Bill 2011A BILL to give effect to the financial proposals of the Central Government for the financial year 2011-2012. Be it enacted by Parliament in...
01 Mar, 2011, 01.30 AM IST