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    It Act News

    ‘Insulting remarks, sexual gestures': Gujarat woman booked for reel on Gandhi

    Simran Patel was held under Section 67 of the Information Technology Act. (Photo for representation)
    India News
    Updated 18 days ago

    Centre questions Meta's 'intermediary' status over Facebook, Instagram ads

    Under the IT Act, an intermediary is a person or entity that receives, stores or transmits electronic records on behalf of others.
    India News
    Updated 36 days ago

    MHA proposes higher rank officers for cybercrime probes under IT Act

    The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has proposed amending the Information Technology (IT) Act to require that cybercrime cases be investigated by police officers above the rank of inspector.
    India News
    Published 76 days ago

    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.
    India News
    Published 86 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.
    India News
    Updated 177 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)
    Cities
    Published 203 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.
    India News
    Published 211 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)
    India News
    Updated 213 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.
    India News
    Updated 240 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)
    Cities
    Published 264 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)
    Cities
    Published 294 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)
    Cities
    Published 306 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)
    Cities
    Published 360 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
    India News
    Published 393 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)
    Cities
    Published 410 days ago

    Parl panel seeks review of safe harbour laws

    Parl panel seeks review of safe harbour laws
    India News
    Published 428 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)
    India News
    Published 428 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.
    India News
    Updated 455 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)
    Cities
    Published 474 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.
    India News
    Published 492 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)
    India News
    Published 568 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)
    Cities
    Updated 647 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)
    Business
    Published 657 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)
    India News
    Updated 946 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)
    India News
    Updated 950 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
    India News
    Updated 1064 days ago

    Cyber thugs who duped Lucknow woman arrested

    Cyber thugs who duped Lucknow woman arrested (Pic for representation)
    Cities
    Published 1089 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)
    Cities
    Updated 1105 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)
    India News
    Updated 1144 days ago

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

    Mukesh Kumar, the resident editor of Sudarshan News.
    Cities
    Published 1168 days ago
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