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DPDP Act: Trojan horse for State overreach

When the DPDP Act comes into full effect in May 2027, over a billion citizens will have rights to know who holds their data, to correct it, and to delete it.
opinion
Published on Jul 13, 2026 08:53 pm IST

Meet on revenue-sharing between Big Tech, online news publishers today

Meet on revenue-sharing between Big Tech, online news publishers today
india news
Updated on Jun 12, 2024 08:40 am IST

Social media influencers may be booked for promoting offshore betting platforms

The advisory came in response to increasing instances of advertisements promoting offshore betting and gambling platforms. (Shutterstock)
india news
Published on Mar 21, 2024 06:58 pm IST

MIB orders magazine to take down story detailing civilian abuse by army

In the meeting, it is understood that the government said that the article was based on "unsubstantiated reports" that alleged something against the Indian army. (Representative Photo)
india news
Published on Feb 14, 2024 01:04 am IST

Centre reacts after Tamil actor Vishal flags corruption in CBFC

Central Board of Film Certification
india news
Published on Sept 29, 2023 03:11 pm IST

‘Peddling fake news’: I&B ministry exposes 6 YouTube channels

In a six-series Twitter thread, the PIB (Press Information Bureau) fact-check unit (FCU) released several evidences to prove these channels' attempts to spread fake news.
india news
Updated on Jan 12, 2023 02:36 pm IST

Govt's strong advisory to TV channels on reporting. It mentions Pant's accident

The advisory mentioned 12 incidents on which news report telecast, according to the ministry, infringed the Programme Code, including the accident of cricketer Rishabh Pant.
india news
Published on Jan 09, 2023 03:34 pm IST

Daily brief: Centre releases draft rules against betting in online games

The ministry has released draft rules for online gaming companies, in which provisions for self-regulatory mechanism and players' verification are included.
india news
Published on Jan 02, 2023 09:02 pm IST

Centre blocks 45 YouTube videos found spreading ‘lies’ on Agnipath, J&K

The I&B ministry has, from time to time, issued orders to take down YouTube channels for spreading misinformation and threatening the country’s sovereignty under the new IT rules incorporated on February 25 last year.
technology
Published on Sept 26, 2022 06:19 pm IST

I&B ministry proposes bill to regulate digital media outlets

As of now, the digital media is not regulated by the Union ministry of information and broadcasting (I&B), but can voluntarily register with the ministry as per the new IT rules introduced last year. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
india news
Updated on Jul 16, 2022 12:52 pm IST

Centre announces merger of four film bodies

The ministry of information and broadcasting announced the merger of four film bodies on Wednesday. (PTI)
india news
Updated on Mar 31, 2022 01:15 pm IST

Day after Kerala HC upheld ban on MediaOne, order challenged in division bench

Malayalam news channel ‘MediaOne’ controlled by the Jamat-e-Islami, went off air on Monday noon. (TWITTER/@MediaOneTVLive.)
india news
Published on Feb 09, 2022 01:18 pm IST

In heated meeting, India seeks strict action from Twitter, Facebook on fake news

The meeting was a follow-up to the I&B ministry's use of "emergency powers" in December and January to order the blocking of 55 channels on Google's YouTube platform, and some Twitter and Facebook accounts.
world news
Published on Feb 03, 2022 05:43 am IST

‘IAS rule change not Centre-state issue, it’s about country’s governance’

The Union government has sought state government responses to the proposed amendments to IAS cadre rules by January 25. (Archive)
india news
Updated on Jan 25, 2022 03:37 am IST

‘Anti-India’ content: Govt cracks down on 35 YouTube channels

According to the ministry, the YouTube channels, websites, and other social media accounts blocked were used by “Pakistan for spreading anti-India fake news about sensitive subjects related to India”.
india news
Updated on Jan 22, 2022 02:32 am IST

Supreme Court issues notice to Centre on PIL to regulate OTT platforms

At present, however, there is no law or autonomous body governing the digital content to monitor and manage these digital contents and it is made available to the public at large without any filter or screening, it said.
india news
Published on Oct 15, 2020 04:59 pm IST

India’s Covid-19 tally crosses 6.3 million mark with 86,821 fresh cases, 1,181 fatalities

A view inside a Covid-19 testing ward at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, in Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, Wednesday, 2020.
india news
Updated on Oct 01, 2020 10:02 am IST

Here’s how you can sanitise homemade masks

Labourers wear protective face masks at a wholesale market in Kolkata.
health
Published on Aug 25, 2020 09:12 am IST

Lights, camera, action: I&B ministry greenlights shoots

Filmmaker Nikkhil Advani’s yet-untitled next, starring Arjun Kapoor and Rakul Preet Singh, has restarted shoot at Filmcity, Goregaon
bollywood
Updated on Aug 24, 2020 04:20 pm IST

Unlock 3.0: Cinemas hope to get back to business in August but with caution

Cinemas owners are hopeful of getting permissions starting August as part of the Unlock 3.0 relaxations by the government.
bollywood
Updated on Jul 28, 2020 06:34 pm IST

I&B proposes to bring OTT content under its purview

The I&B ministry has in the past favoured self-regulation mechanisms. The ministry could consider a similar mechanism for OTT platforms, a person familiar with the developments said.
india news
Updated on Jul 08, 2020 01:25 am IST

TRAI recommends making set top boxes interoperability mandatory

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) also recommended the mandatory provisioning of USB port-based common interface for all digital television sets in India.
business
Updated on Apr 11, 2020 03:29 pm IST

I&B Ministry issues advisory to channels, cable operators on Ayodhya verdict

Police personnel deployed outside Bandra Masjid as a precautionary measure in view of Supreme Court's historic verdict on the Ayodhya land case.
india news
Updated on Nov 09, 2019 05:57 pm IST

Government issues notice to TV channel over ‘distortion of facts’ in show

If no reply is received within the stipulated period, it will be presumed that Colors TV channel has nothing to say in the matter and further action will be taken against it ex-parte, the letter said.
india news
Updated on Sept 14, 2019 03:51 am IST

Supreme Court to decide if accused in sex offences can stay unnamed

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to take up a public interest petition (PIL) seeking new guidelines to protect the identities of persons accused of sexual harassment or assault, issuing notices to the government for its view on the demand.
india news
Published on Jul 30, 2019 07:26 am IST

Channels get advisory on credit language

In January, HT had reported that the MIB had written to the Indian Motion Pictures Association, Film and Producers Guild of India, Film Federation of India and Indian Films and TV Producers’ Council Of India, among others, to run titles and credits in Hindi for all Hindi feature films. (Photo by @Prakash Javdekar)
india news
Updated on Jun 15, 2019 12:03 am IST

Arun Jaitley releases a book of PM Modi’s selected speeches

Prime minister Narendra Modi and finance minister Arun Jaitley.
india news
Updated on Mar 08, 2019 11:15 pm IST

Delhi Assembly may go paperless soon

The Delhi Vidhan Sabha has decided to implement the initiative on its own with financial help of ₹20 crore from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government. (Photo by Sonu Mehta/ Hindustan Times)
delhi news
Published on Mar 04, 2019 12:31 am IST

BP Singh, best known as producer of the CID crime series, named FTII chief

BP Singh, director-producer of the popular crime investigation television series C.I.D., will be be the new chairperson of the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) (ANI/Twitter)
india news
Updated on Dec 13, 2018 09:34 pm IST

Help for channels to shift content from foreign to Indian satellites

The union government has given directive to private channels to shift from foreign to Indian satellites.
india news
Published on Nov 11, 2018 11:40 pm IST
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