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All platforms have to comply with Indian law: MoS IT on Twitter ruling
New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday reiterated that all social media platforms have to comply with the law of the land, after the Karnataka…
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Is Dorsey trying to gain relevance in US political season? asks Rajeev Chandrasekhar
New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, on Wednesday again hit out at former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, further questioning his India ‘pressure’ statement amid the ongoing…
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BGMI game on 3-month trial, closely watching user harm, addiction: MoS IT
New Delhi: Minister of State for Electronics and IT, Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday clarified that the final decision to allow video game Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) to return to the country will…
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Rahul represents ‘laziest type of politics’, alleges BJP minister
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi represents the “laziest type of politics” of making bizarre allegations and promises without any intention to improve people’s lives, Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Saturday, days after…
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Opposition, government spar over IT Amendment Rules
New Delhi: Under attack over the fact-check provisions of the IT Amendment Rules, Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday dismissed the criticism as “deliberate misinformation”. Chandrashekar’s remarks came…
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“No mention of PIB Fact Check…” Union Min clears air on notification about fake news
New Delhi: After a controversy arose over the Centre’s notification on Thursday that fake news about the Union government would be forcibly taken down and the agency that would declare content as…
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Govt says no plan to use Aadhaar data for census
New Delhi: The government has no plan to use Aadhaar data for census, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar told Lok Sabha on Wednesday. “The Office of the Registrar…
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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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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,…