Rajeev Chandrasekhar
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Centre defers move to bring in fact check rules amid protests
New Delhi: Amid uproar over the proposed amendments in IT rules which mandate Press Information Bureau (PIB) to take down information marked as “fake news”, the Central government has decided to defer…
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Fake news policing: Govt to hold separate consultation next month on PIB fact check, says MoS IT
New Delhi: Amid outrage over a plan to give powers to its arm PIB to police fake news on social media, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday said that the government will…
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IT Minister pulls up WhatsApp for incorrect India map shown in tweeted video
New Delhi: IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Saturday asked WhatsApp to fix an incorrect map of India shown in a video tweeted by the messaging platform. The Minister also made it clear…
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India says Big Tech must obey law of the land as Twitter goes to court
New Delhi: The Indian government on Tuesday said that all Internet intermediaries and social media platforms have to comply with the law of the land, after Twitter moved the Karnataka High Court…
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Indigo flight brings back 211 students from Ukraine
New Delhi: An Indigo flight carrying 211 students studying in the war-torn country, Ukraine, landed in Delhi on Tuesday. Union MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar said, “This is one of the most complicated operations,…
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Karnataka Dy CM, BJP MP spar over political crisis
Bengaluru: Amid the political crisis in Karnataka, Deputy Chief Minister G. Parameshwara and senior BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar locked horns on Monday over the transportation of rebel Congress MLAs to Mumbai. Parameshwara,…
