Indian government
- India
Ex-Twitter worker claims India forced firm to hire ‘govt agents’
New Delhi: Peiter Zatko former head of security in Twitter has alleged that the Indian government forced social media giant Twitter to employ a person, who according to Zatko, was a ‘government…
- Business
Govt should not allow backdoor entry to Big Tech for 5G: COAI
New Delhi: The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), the industry’s apex body representing telcos, on Thursday urged the government not to allow Big Tech companies to enter the 5G spectrum auction…
- Technology
Twitter takes Indian govt to court over ‘arbitrary’ content blocking orders
New Delhi: Twitter has moved the Karnataka High Court against the Indian government’s order to take down some content on its platform, on the grounds that the content blocking orders from the…
- Technology
Govt warns e-com platforms against illegally selling wireless jammers
New Delhi: The Indian government on Monday warned e-commerce platforms against illegally selling wireless jammers, along with directing the general public on the proper use of wireless jammers and booster/repeaters. The Department…
- India
Absolute hypocrisy: Activists slam govt for arresting Zubair
New Delhi: Condemning the arrest of Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair, a group of activists on Tuesday said it was “absolute hypocrisy” of the government that his arrest came on a day…
- Middle East
Haj 2022: Saudi hires company linked to BJP to process applications
Riyadh: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has reportedly hired a company that has close links with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), to facilitate and process Haj applications.…
- Technology
IT Ministry plans to reverse content moderation decisions by Big Tech
New Delhi: The Indian government has republished a draft that reveals the plan to form an appeals panel that can reverse content moderation decisions by Big Tech companies like Twitter, Facebook and…
- India
Pak NSA questions India’s ability to handle sensitive technologies after ‘inadvertent’ missile launch
Islamabad: Pakistan’s National Security Advisor Moeed Yusuf on Friday questioned India’s ability to handle sensitive technologies and called for an investigation into its “inadvertent” launch of a missile that landed in Pakistan.…