ministry-of-electronics-and-information-technology
Messaging platform submits its reply to the Centre's notice, while officials assess whether the proposed feature adequately addresses concerns over online fraud, impersonation and cybercrime
e4m Staff Jul 10, 2026 1:23 PM
The restriction addresses the specific structural feature through which the platform has been used to fabricate after-the-event 'paper leak' evidence
e4m Staff Jun 16, 2026 11:36 AM
The move has direct implications for state-level regulators such as the Tamil Nadu Online Gaming Authority, which had attempted in recent years to expand its oversight beyond real money gaming
Imran Fazal Apr 23, 2026 11:49 AM
Krishnan explained that most games which are not money games should be able to operate with no obligation to necessarily either be determined or registered
Imran Fazal and Anuja Jain Apr 22, 2026 5:17 PM
The AI Governance and Economic Group will be chaired by Ashwini Vaishnaw with Jitin Prasada
e4m Staff Apr 18, 2026 7:22 AM
The deadline of April 14 has been extended following representations from multiple stakeholders seeking more time to respond to the draft rules
Imran Fazal Apr 10, 2026 8:54 PM
A central theme of the government’s position is that the draft amendments remain firmly anchored within existing legal boundaries
Anuja Jain Apr 7, 2026 6:13 PM
Secretary S. Krishnan described the revisions as a four-part clarification exercise addressing persistent industry concerns around compliance, liability and enforcement
Anuja Jain Apr 7, 2026 5:59 PM
MeitY’s 2026–27 allocation is above last year’s Revised Estimates but falls short of the original 2025–26 Budget outlay
Chehneet Kaur Feb 2, 2026 8:29 AM
PCI submitted a Joint Memorandum1 in June 2025 to MeitY in an attempt to engage with the Government of India by flagging serious lacunas in the DPDP Act, 2023
e4m Staff Nov 25, 2025 7:49 AM
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued the final rules for the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, formally setting India’s data protection law into motion
e4m Staff Nov 14, 2025 4:42 PM
As India’s AI Governance Guidelines take effect, ad tech leaders weigh in on whether regulation will restrain or redefine innovation
Anuja Jain Nov 7, 2025 9:31 AM
At the heart of India’s AI push is the concept of Gen AI for Bharat—AI solutions tailored specifically for India’s complex social and linguistic landscape
e4m Staff Sep 18, 2024 9:16 AM
In its petition, the news agency has alleged that the Central government is attempting to regulate digital news media
exchange4media Staff Jul 7, 2021 4:12 PM
In a notice, MeitY had said that Twitter's refusal to comply with the rules demonstrated its 'lack of commitment & efforts towards providing a safe experience to the people on its platform'
exchange4media Staff Jun 8, 2021 8:25 AM
The microblogging platform has not sent details of the compliance officer to the IT ministry and named a lawyer as grievance officer
exchange4media Staff May 31, 2021 7:13 AM
The messaging platform has been given seven days to respond to government's notice
exchange4media Staff May 19, 2021 4:14 PM
The ministry has urged the high court to bar WhatsApp from implementing the new privacy policy as it violates IT rules on five counts
exchange4media Staff Mar 23, 2021 10:27 AM
The ministry added that in the provision, the Secretary, MeitY has been replaced by Secretary, I&B since OTT and digital media will be now under MIB ambit
exchange4media Staff Mar 1, 2021 8:43 AM
The senior BJP leader was speaking at the launch of his new book 'Because India Comes First: Reflections on Nationalism, Identity and Culture'
exchange4media Staff Feb 21, 2021 6:05 PM
The newly-banned apps include Tiktok Lite, Helo Lite, SHAREit Lite, BIGO LIVE Lite and VFY Lite
exchange4media Staff Jul 28, 2020 9:00 AM
Nikhil Gandhi, India Head, TikTok has issued a statement saying that the company will discuss with concerned government stakeholders and submit clarifications
exchange4media Staff Jun 30, 2020 10:27 AM