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The committee constituted to go into the problems in the Dharani portal met at the secretariat here on Wednesday. The members were briefed by officials about the functioning of 35 modules and the status of applications pending in each of them.Interacting with the media later, Sunil Kumar, a member of the committee, said, “All the records and information on Dharani …

On 3rd October, Delhi Police raided several locations in connection with the online portal NewsClick, which had received several crores in funding from China. Sanjay Rajoura mocked Hindus especially Brahmins and Rajputs X user Ankur Singh shared screenshots of a few of his posts of Rajoura on social media that clearly showed his bias towards Hindus, especially Brahmins and Rajputs. …

The portals of the Badrinath temple in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district will open at 7:10 am on April 27, authorities said on Thursday. As part of the yatra, a pitcher containing sesame oil is carried to the Himalayan temple ahead of its opening every year. While speaking to the media last week, Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Siungh Dhami said that the Char …

More and more people in India are resorting to online channels for buying TVs, a report from market research firm CyberMedia Research has said. According to the “India, And the TV Buying Behaviour” report of the CyberMedia Research, more Indian consumers in the post-pandemic India want to purchase their next TV online. As per our study findings, Amazon is the …

Left-liberal portals and media houses profile Zubair to prove him innocent

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Russia retaliates to Google's block over Russian media portals, bans Google News for 'spreading disinformation'

The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed concern over the proliferation of fake news and the communalisation of reportage and asked the Centre if it is “really serious” about fixing accountability on web portals and other media to check the menace. They don’t hear voices of common man like judges, etc., and write anything against the institution without any accountability.” The …

SC expresses concern over section of media for communalising news, 'bringing bad name to India'

Solicitor-General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, said IT Rules have been framed to regulate content online, including web portals. New Delhi: A section of media gives communal colour to news bringing bad name to the country, the Supreme Court rued on Thursday, expressing serious concern over fake news on social media including web portals and YouTube which listen only …

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IT Rules: Delhi HC Refuses to Grant Interim Protection from Coercive Action to Digital Media Portals

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to grant protection from coercive action to digital media portals as it adjourned their challenge to the new IT Rules after being informed that a plea has been moved by the Centre to transfer them to the Supreme Court. Senior Advocate Nitya Ramakrishnan, appearing for the portals, urged the court to pass an …

The Delhi High Court on Monday declined to stay the Centre’s May 28 notice asking digital news portals to comply with the new IT Rules 2021, saying it was not inclined to grant any interim relief to the petitioners. WHY PETITIONERS CHALLENGED NEW IT RULES The petition by Quint Digital Media Ltd and its director and co-founder Ritu Kapur has …

It is not just WhatsApp. Digital media rules face multiple legal challenges

The Central government’s social media and intermediary guidelines, which came into effect on May 25, were challenged by the messaging platform WhatsApp last week over privacy concerns with regard to mandatory traceability requirements that the company says represents a “dangerous invasion of users privacy”. LiveLaw Media Private Limited and others vs Union of India and others With the ambit of …

Some Media Portals Putting Out Fake Reports On COVID-19 Sero-Prevalence: Delhi Govt Tells Delhi HC

The Delhi Government has told the Delhi High Court that some media portals have peddled fake reports on sero-prevalence of COVID19 in Delhi. The said statement was made before the Division Bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad, after the court pulled up the Delhi Government for leaking the said sero-surveillance reports to the media before producing the …