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MeitY reviews Meta response on child sexual abuse content

The deadline for Meta’s response was July 11. (Reuters)

Updated on Jul 12, 2026 12:09 IST

After username row, MeitY eyes uniform standards for messaging apps

India News

Updated on Jul 11, 2026 03:12 IST

Centre plans uniform rules for messaging platforms after WhatsApp username row

The ministry of electronics and information technology has formally opposed WhatsApp’s proposed username feature over concerns that it could fuel impersonation.

Updated on Jul 11, 2026 02:58 IST

WhatsApp, Telegram send MeitY responses on username feature

The deadline for submitting the response had ended on Thursday.

Updated on Jul 10, 2026 01:37 IST

Diljit Dosanjh’s Satluj was taken off Zee5 over pro-Khalistani content: Official

A still from Satluj .

Updated on Jul 8, 2026 05:33 IST

‘Categorically inaccurate’: Meta responds to Instagram child abuse ads in India

The Centre had in a notice directed Meta to immediately disable Instagram advertisements.

Updated on Jul 8, 2026 01:08 IST

Centre refers Diljit Dosanjh's 'Satluj' to panel after OTT takedown

The film depicts the life of human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra, who was abducted in 1995 and never seen again.

Updated on Jul 7, 2026 01:21 IST

15-day govt notice for Telegram to act on piracy channels

The ministry has sought an action taken report within 15 days.

Updated on Jul 5, 2026 06:40 IST

Centre to summon Meta over Instagram ads ‘promoting’ child sexual abuse in India

Updated on Jul 4, 2026 01:20 IST

Centre moves against e-rickshaw BMS apps

India News

Updated on Jul 4, 2026 03:19 IST

Govt orders Apple and Google to remove 7 mobile apps that stall e-rickshaws

E-rickshaw drivers wait for passengers at a stand in New Delhi. (Bloomberg File)

Updated on Jul 3, 2026 14:42 IST

Battery management apps turn smartphones into ‘kill switch’ for e-rickshaws

HT downloaded Lossigy from the Google Play Store, located a nearby e-rickshaw, and disabled it with a single tap.

Updated on Jul 3, 2026 06:42 IST

After WhatsApp, Centre's notices to Telegram, Signal today over username feature

The trigger was the company beginning to let users reserve usernames ahead of a planned year-end launch.

Updated on Jul 3, 2026 03:47 IST

Centre issues notice to Meta over new WhatsApp feature, flags ‘fraud' concerns

The directive comes amid concerns within the government over the feature's potential implications.

Updated on Jul 2, 2026 02:34 IST

Govt flags fraud risks in WhatsApp username feature; MeitY to call Meta

The government said the feature may allow users to adopt usernames resembling those of bona fide agencies and other entities, potentially enabling impersonation and fraud,

Updated on Jul 1, 2026 14:10 IST

MeitY tells ministries to tighten AI cyber defences, issue OEM guidelines

Krishnan urged to implement the blueprint’s recommendations. (Representative Photo/iStock)

Updated on Jun 27, 2026 11:57 IST

IIT-IIM alumnus Prabhjeet Singh to be OpenAI's Managing Director for India

Prabhjeet Singh is an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur and IIM Ahmedabad.

Updated on Jun 26, 2026 18:12 IST

‘Confidential’: Dipke says govt refused to show order to block CJP’s X handle

NEW DELHI, INDIA - JUNE 24:Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke speaks to reporters at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi (HT Photo)

Updated on Jun 24, 2026 15:46 IST

Rules under new Telecom Act come into force, sector shifts to authorisation regime

The government also notified DoT’s Telecom e-Services Portal as the official portal through which the new authorisation framework will be implemented digitally.

Updated on Jun 24, 2026 15:24 IST

How Telegram’s ‘edited’ feature became tool for frauds targeting NEET aspirant

NTA will hold the re-Neet exam on June 21.

Updated on Jun 17, 2026 22:32 IST

The ‘time-travel’ flaw that prompted India to block Telegram before NEET retest

Security persons checking aspirants before appearing in the NEET UG 2026 exam conducted by National Testing Agency (NTA) at an examination centre in Patna.

Updated on Jun 17, 2026 05:54 IST

Telegram blocked ahead of NEET retest, Centre cites changing IP address

The ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) issued both orders under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act.

Updated on Jun 17, 2026 04:16 IST

In a first, Anthropic pulls two key AI models after US govt intervenes

Anthropic said it received an export-control directive at 5.21pm local time barring all foreign nationals from using Fable 5 and Mythos 5, on national-security grounds.

Updated on Jun 14, 2026 03:02 IST

States play vital role in boosting nation’s progress: PM Modi at Niti Aayog meet

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the 11th meeting of the Governing Council of NITI Aayog.

Updated on Jun 12, 2026 01:54 IST

Union cabinet celebrates PM Modi as he completes record 4,399 days in office

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday passed a resolution congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi after he became India’s continuously serving, longest-serving elected prime minister (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jun 10, 2026 14:24 IST

Online consumers lose over ₹25,000 cr to online traps despite norms: Survey

The findings come over two years after the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) notified guidelines prohibiting 13 categories of dark patterns (FILE)

Updated on Jun 9, 2026 16:00 IST

CBFC clears ‘Voice of Hind Rajab’ without cuts, will be released on June 19

This image received on March 6, 2026 shows a still from the film 'The Voice of Hind Rajab'.

Updated on Jun 3, 2026 03:15 IST

Govt to retain AI labelling rule, bring schedule for advisories

The MeitY official said the final rules could be finalised internally within one or two weeks. (Reuters photo)

Updated on Jun 1, 2026 11:04 IST

Govt to use AI for selection of beneficiaries, ration delivery and complaints

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw addresses a press conference after the Cabinet meeting in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. (Photo by Arvind Yadav/Hindustan Times)

Updated on May 27, 2026 13:30 IST

Congress claims Rahul Gandhi’s Insta post briefly restricted, MeitY denies role

Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi with newly-elected Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay in Chennai on Sunday.

Updated on May 11, 2026 24:14 IST

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