Tag: IT Act

Fake tweets about Akhilesh being circulated, case registered

SP state president, Naresh Uttam, lodged a complaint that fake tweets and information about the statements of SP president Akhilesh Yadav were being circulated from a few Twitter accounts.

July 28, 2021

‘Shocking’: SC on cases filed under scrapped Sec 66A

The top court's observation came on a plea by NGO PUCL seeking direction to the Centre to issue advisory to all police stations against registering FIR under Section 66A

July 5, 2021

Govt clarifies ‘NRI status’ under Income Tax Act for those stranded due to lockdown

As the lockdown continues during the Financial Year 2020-21 a circular excluding the period of stay of these individuals up to the date of normalisation shall be issued.

May 9, 2020

Kerala government passes resolution to withdraw proposed ‘citizenship’ amendment to I-T Act

According to the resolution, the proposed amendment will adversely affect the Non-Resident Indians, particularly from Kerala.

February 6, 2020

Threat to our privacy

Mass electronic surveillance ought never to be left to the vagaries of executive fiat

January 24, 2019

UP: 2 booked for sharing obscene audio about Vajpayee, 1 held

Two persons were booked for allegedly sharing an obscene audio clip about former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on social media.

August 20, 2018

Punjab priest arrested from Delhi airport over rape charges

The victim had complained to the police in May this year that Bajinder Singh had sexually assaulted her and even recorded a video of the assault.

July 19, 2018

Centre examining report on new laws to deal with hate speech on internet

The Home Ministry is examining a report submitted by a high-level committee formed to propose new laws or amendments to deal with hate speech on the internet, said informed sources. The committee, headed by T.K. Viswanathan who served as director of ADR, ICADR and as Secretary General of the Lok Sabha, submitted its report to …

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September 28, 2017

Government announces measures against online child abuse

To curb the menace of online child sexual abuse, the government on Friday announced immediate measures that will function till a centralised mechanism is put to monitor the exploitation. According to an official statement, these measures have been taken on the basis of consultations of an inter-ministerial committee that includes Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry …

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May 12, 2017