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Govt summons Meta’s global head after PM Modi's Facebook reel removed

Meta's global executives have been called by the Centre over compliance concerns related to content moderation, child safety and India's digital regulations.

Published 5 days ago

MeitY warns VPNs, intermediaries over access to banned betting sites

The government said the direction was issued in view of the “serious nature” of the issue.

Updated 96 days ago

Greater Noida: 2 duped of ₹1.57cr in cyber fraud

In another incident, cybercriminals hacked the email of a 47-year-old man from Greater Noida and siphoned off <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>59 lakh in overdraft money using his account credentials, said police. (Representational image)

Published 122 days ago

652 apps blocked over security concerns, govt informs Lok Sabha

The government has blocked 652 mobile applications over concerns related to data security.

Published 130 days ago

Sahyog 2.0 to enable user data requests: Panel report

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla conducts the proceedings of the House during the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Monday. (Sansad TV/ANI Video Grab)

Updated 132 days ago

Centre blocks five OTT platforms for streaming ‘obscene’ content

In July last year, the Centre banned multiple apps and websites for allegedly streaming what it described as obscene, vulgar, and 'pornographic' content.

Updated 159 days ago

Case filed as Manoj Tiwari reports his ‘fake’ Facebook account

The MP said the account was being used to create confusion and mislead the public (HT)

Published 183 days ago

‘Other crimes saw fall in 2025, but cyber fraud posed a challenge to Agra police’

As compared to 301 cases in 2024, 384 cases were registered under the IT Act in 2025 in Agra. (For Representation)

Published 213 days ago

Minor boy booked for creating deepfake photo of female classmate in Jamshedpur

A 13-year-old boy made a deepfake photo of his female classmate using AI and making it viral on social media (Shutterstock/Representative use)

Published 225 days ago

Chandigarh: Court ID ‘misused’ to dispose of traffic challans, no arrests yet

Investigators suspect that the login credentials of a court clerk (Ahlmad) may have been misused to clear traffic challans without authorisation. (HT File)

Published 279 days ago

Electronic evidence poses challenges even after 25 yrs of IT Act: Justice Bharati Dangre

Electronic evidence poses challenges even after 25 yrs of IT Act: Justice Bharati Dangre

Published 312 days ago

Mohali: Woman doctor booked for defaming girl on Instagram

The doctor admitted tagging the photos but claimed that she did so at the request of the complainant herself. (HT Photo)

Published 329 days ago

Parl panel seeks review of safe harbour laws

Parl panel seeks review of safe harbour laws

Published 347 days ago

Parliament panel seeks review of IT Act’s ‘safe harbour’, OTT watchdog

Proceedings of the Lok Sabha underway during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Sansad TV)

Published 347 days ago

Govt bans ULLU, ALTBalaji, 23 other OTT platforms over obscene content

Platforms such as ALTBalaji, ULLU, Big Shots App, Desiflix are targeted under government's ;atest crackdown on OTT platforms allegedly hosting obscene contents.

Updated 373 days ago

Juveniles booked for harassing minor girl in Noida: Police

Police said that the victim’s statement was recorded in writing and on video and a medical examination of the girl was also conducted. (Representational image)

Published 393 days ago

Jilted man posts private photos of ex-girlfriend on social media in Una, booked

The accused has been booked under BNS Sections 78 and 351, and Section 67 of the IT Act.

Published 411 days ago

DG of GST Intelligence blocks 357 links to illegal offshore gaming sites: MeitY

Minister of State for electronics and information technology Jitin Prasada said 357 websites/URLs of illegal or non-compliant offshore online money gaming platforms have been blocked by DGGI in coordination with MeitY, under the IT Act. (PTI)

Published 487 days ago

UK-based radiology lab’s software system hacked in Noida; 59 patient reports tampered with

On January 9, between 2.54am and 3.15am, an unidentified suspect hacked into the software system of the radiology lab and deleted57 CT-MRI diagnostic reports of patients that were stored in the system. (Representational image)

Updated 566 days ago

IT sector prepares for Q3 results as tier 1 majors set for modest revenue growth

The report highlighted that Tier 1 IT companies like TCS, Infosys, and HCL Tech are expected to post modest growth in Q3. (Representative image)

Published 576 days ago

Delhi HC reserves order on Congress' plea against tax re-assessment proceedings

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge (right) with senior party leader Sonia Gandhi at the AICC headquarters (HT Photo)

Updated 865 days ago

‘Myth vs Reality’: EC lays down steps to curb fake news

Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar (CEC) addresses the briefing for Observers to be deployed in the States/UTs organised by Election Commision of India (ECI) ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, on Monday. (ANI pic service)

Updated 869 days ago

After actor's deepfake video row, Centre's 7-day deadline for social media

Minister of state for electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Updated 982 days ago

Cyber thugs who duped Lucknow woman arrested

Cyber thugs who duped Lucknow woman arrested (Pic for representation)

Published 1008 days ago

Class-9 boy apprehended for sharing AI-morphed images of girl schoolmates

As per the FIR, a fake Snapchat account, in the name of one of the girls, was created to share the images altered with the help of an AI software. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Updated 1024 days ago

Assam man held in Bengaluru over held for blackmailing woman

A 26-year-old man arrested for allegedly blackmailing, asking sexual favours from a woman. (Representative Image)

Updated 1063 days ago

Sudarshan News editor Mukesh Kumar arrested over X post on Nuh violence

Mukesh Kumar, the resident editor of Sudarshan News.

Published 1087 days ago

Panchkula woman SHO dies as truck hits her police vehicle in Maharashtra

SHO Neha Chauhan was also a hockey player. (HT Photo)

Updated 1191 days ago

Kashmir: Hidden mobile phone in trial room, shop owner arrested

The phone, meant for secretly recording customers while changing clothes, was found by a minor girl after which the case was registered.

Updated 1192 days ago

Two held from K’taka for extorting over ₹3 lakh from SoBo resident

“A police team investigated the case and after scrutinising the call data records and based on technical evidence managed to arrest the accused from Karnataka. During the search, police recovered 22 SIM cards and also learnt that the accused had opened 17 bank accounts in other’s names for monetary benefits,” said deputy commissioner of police Abhinav Deshmukh. (Image for representation)

Updated 1204 days ago

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