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MeitY Proposes New Rules to Detect and Track AI-Generated Deepfakes
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has proposed new rules for “synthetically generated information,” such as deepfakes, on Wednesday. These have been proposed as an amendment to the IT Rules, 2021, bringing artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content under the purview of the Indian Government and the legal system.
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India Doesn't Seek To Dominate World But Be Centre Of Stability: Top Official
India does not seek to dominate the world but serve as a power centre of stability, sustainability and spirituality, said Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Secretary Sanjay Jaju said.
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NDTV World Summit 2025: Top Bureaucrat Explains How India's Soft Power Is Shaping The World
India's soft power is not ornamental but operational, as it converts into dynamism, heritage, and humanism, said Sanjay Jaju, Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, while speaking on how the country is now shaping the world.
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MeitY's IndiaAI Mission Taps Five Projects to Drive Safe, Trusted AI in the Country
IndiaAI Mission, under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), has selected five artificial intelligence (AI) projects aimed at making AI systems safer and fairer. Announced on Monday, these projects emerged from over 400 proposals received under the “Safe & Trusted AI” pillar launched in December 2024. The selected init...
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Why Nepal Banned Social Media, And Why That's Not Only Trigger For Protests
Three people have died and more than 100 have been injured after Thousands of young Nepalese citizens hit the streets to protest the KP Sharma Oli government's move to ban 26 social media platforms, including Facebook, YouTube, and X.
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India Bans Austrian Economist's X Account After "Dismantle India" Post
India's Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology flagged the viral post and directed X to withhold access to the account for Indian users.
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India Crosses 1-Crore Teacher Mark, Dropouts Decline: Education Ministry Report
Of India's 14.71 lakh schools, 69 per cent are government-run, which account for 49 per cent of total enrolments. While private schools make up 26 per cent of institutions, they cater to 41 per cent of students.
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TikTok India Return Rumours Debunked by Company: Report
TikTok on Friday denied circulating reports that it had been unbanned in India. The app was first banned by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in June 2020, due to concerns regarding national security and data privacy. The rumours of a possible comeback surfaced on Friday, after the official website of the Chinese social...
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Health Ministry Official Duped Of Rs 27 Lakh In Currency Trade Scam, Case Filed
An senior official of the Union Health Ministry was allegedly duped of Rs 27 lakhs under the pretext investing his money into the currency market, Delhi police officials informed on Wednesday.
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'Want To Make India Game Development Capital': Centre On Online Gaming Bill
The government wants to make India the 'game development capital of the world' and hopes the proposed online gaming bill tabled in the Lok Sabha Wednesday will set the country's game development industry on that path.
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Independence Day 2025: Government Shares Correct Way To Fold The Tricolour To Preserve Its Dignity
15 August, Independence Day 2025: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting shared guidelines on the correct way to fold the national flag, urging citizens to preserve its dignity after display.
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"Producer Spent Life Earnings...": Delhi High Court Allows Release Of 'Udaipur Files'
The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to stay the release of movie 'Udaipur Files', based on tailor Kanhaiya Lal murder case, that is scheduled to hit the screens tomorrow.
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Working With Influencers To Promote Tourism Destinations: Union Minister
The Tourism Ministry engages with social media influencers, both through collaboration requests received and through public engagement initiatives to promote tourism destinations, products, experiences and events, Lok Sabha was informed on Monday.
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Home Ministry Allows Visitor Visa For Pakistani Woman Deported After Pahalgam Attack
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has informed the Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh High Court that it has decided to grant a visitor's visa to Rakshanda Rashid, a Pakistani woman who was deported from Jammu after the Pahalgam terror attack.
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Draft Bill In The Works To Replace UGC, AICTE, NCTE: Education Ministry Informs Lok Sabha
New Higher Education Body: Efforts to establish the HECI picked up pace after Dharmendra Pradhan took charge as Union Education Minister in July 2021.
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MeitY Proposes New Rules to Detect and Track AI-Generated Deepfakes
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has proposed new rules for “synthetically generated information,” such as deepfakes, on Wednesday. These have been proposed as an amendment to the IT Rules, 2021, bringing artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content under the purview of the Indian Government and the legal system.
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India Doesn't Seek To Dominate World But Be Centre Of Stability: Top Official
India does not seek to dominate the world but serve as a power centre of stability, sustainability and spirituality, said Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Secretary Sanjay Jaju said.
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NDTV World Summit 2025: Top Bureaucrat Explains How India's Soft Power Is Shaping The World
India's soft power is not ornamental but operational, as it converts into dynamism, heritage, and humanism, said Sanjay Jaju, Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, while speaking on how the country is now shaping the world.
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MeitY's IndiaAI Mission Taps Five Projects to Drive Safe, Trusted AI in the Country
IndiaAI Mission, under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), has selected five artificial intelligence (AI) projects aimed at making AI systems safer and fairer. Announced on Monday, these projects emerged from over 400 proposals received under the “Safe & Trusted AI” pillar launched in December 2024. The selected init...
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Why Nepal Banned Social Media, And Why That's Not Only Trigger For Protests
Three people have died and more than 100 have been injured after Thousands of young Nepalese citizens hit the streets to protest the KP Sharma Oli government's move to ban 26 social media platforms, including Facebook, YouTube, and X.
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India Bans Austrian Economist's X Account After "Dismantle India" Post
India's Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology flagged the viral post and directed X to withhold access to the account for Indian users.
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India Crosses 1-Crore Teacher Mark, Dropouts Decline: Education Ministry Report
Of India's 14.71 lakh schools, 69 per cent are government-run, which account for 49 per cent of total enrolments. While private schools make up 26 per cent of institutions, they cater to 41 per cent of students.
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TikTok India Return Rumours Debunked by Company: Report
TikTok on Friday denied circulating reports that it had been unbanned in India. The app was first banned by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in June 2020, due to concerns regarding national security and data privacy. The rumours of a possible comeback surfaced on Friday, after the official website of the Chinese social...
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Health Ministry Official Duped Of Rs 27 Lakh In Currency Trade Scam, Case Filed
An senior official of the Union Health Ministry was allegedly duped of Rs 27 lakhs under the pretext investing his money into the currency market, Delhi police officials informed on Wednesday.
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'Want To Make India Game Development Capital': Centre On Online Gaming Bill
The government wants to make India the 'game development capital of the world' and hopes the proposed online gaming bill tabled in the Lok Sabha Wednesday will set the country's game development industry on that path.
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Independence Day 2025: Government Shares Correct Way To Fold The Tricolour To Preserve Its Dignity
15 August, Independence Day 2025: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting shared guidelines on the correct way to fold the national flag, urging citizens to preserve its dignity after display.
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"Producer Spent Life Earnings...": Delhi High Court Allows Release Of 'Udaipur Files'
The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to stay the release of movie 'Udaipur Files', based on tailor Kanhaiya Lal murder case, that is scheduled to hit the screens tomorrow.
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Working With Influencers To Promote Tourism Destinations: Union Minister
The Tourism Ministry engages with social media influencers, both through collaboration requests received and through public engagement initiatives to promote tourism destinations, products, experiences and events, Lok Sabha was informed on Monday.
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Home Ministry Allows Visitor Visa For Pakistani Woman Deported After Pahalgam Attack
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has informed the Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh High Court that it has decided to grant a visitor's visa to Rakshanda Rashid, a Pakistani woman who was deported from Jammu after the Pahalgam terror attack.
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Draft Bill In The Works To Replace UGC, AICTE, NCTE: Education Ministry Informs Lok Sabha
New Higher Education Body: Efforts to establish the HECI picked up pace after Dharmendra Pradhan took charge as Union Education Minister in July 2021.
