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Universities Invited To Join Global Youth Artificial Intelligence Challenge 2025-26
The initiative has been launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) as a precursor to the India-AI Impact Summit 2026, scheduled to be held on February 19-20, 2026, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
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Alaska Airlines Resumes Operations After Technology Outage Grounded Aircraft
Alaska Airlines said its operations have resumed Thursday after it had to ground its planes for hours because of an information technology outage.
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Indian Man "Earns" Rs 40 Lakh By Moonlighting In US, Faces 15-Year Jail
Mehul Goswami, a 39-year-old Indian-origin New Yorker, was arrested by the US authorities on charges of "grand larceny" for moonlighting as a contractor while he was working for the New York State Office of Information Technology Services.
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Alaska Airlines Grounds Its Aircraft Due To Technology Outage
An information technology outage has prompted Alaska Airlines to ground its planes, the airline said Thursday.
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Centre's Key Changes To Content Rules After Legal Fight With Elon Musk's X
Following a legal battle with Elon Musk's X over social media guidelines, the Centre has made key amendments to the Information Technology law to "enhance transparency, accountability and safeguards".
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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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Student Used AI To Create Pornographic Images Of Classmates, Arrested
A 20-year-old student from the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) in Naya Raipur was arrested Wednesday for allegedly creating obscene images of female classmates using AI tools, said the police.
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IT Student Uses AI To Create Porn Pics Of 36 Women Students, Suspended
A student at an IT institute in Chhattisgarh has been suspended after over 30 women students alleged that he had used AI to create obscene, morphed versions of their photos.
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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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India Offers Expertise To Central American Nations In Digital, Health And Agricultural Sectors
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has offered India's expertise to Central American countries in the fields of digital payment system, information technology, pharmaceuticals, and agriculture to tackle shared problems.
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Watch: Couple Uses Face ID To Check Flight Info At China's Guangzhou Baiyun Airport
A recent viral video showcasing a couple's experience with this technology at Guangzhou airport has garnered significant attention online.
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Are AI Chatbots Safe for Your Kids? FTC Launches Probe Into OpenAI, Google, Meta, and Others
Google, OpenAI, Meta, and several other artificial intelligence (AI) companies are now facing an inquiry over how they handle safety and mitigate risks associated with their chatbots. The order was passed by the US Federal Trade Commission, primarily to understand the potentially negative impacts of this technology on children and teens.
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Indian IT Companies Face Uncertainty As US HIRE Act Targets Outsourcing
India's information technology sector may face a fresh challenge if a new US legislative proposal aimed at curbing outsourcing is passed.
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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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Universities Invited To Join Global Youth Artificial Intelligence Challenge 2025-26
The initiative has been launched by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) as a precursor to the India-AI Impact Summit 2026, scheduled to be held on February 19-20, 2026, at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi.
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Alaska Airlines Resumes Operations After Technology Outage Grounded Aircraft
Alaska Airlines said its operations have resumed Thursday after it had to ground its planes for hours because of an information technology outage.
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Indian Man "Earns" Rs 40 Lakh By Moonlighting In US, Faces 15-Year Jail
Mehul Goswami, a 39-year-old Indian-origin New Yorker, was arrested by the US authorities on charges of "grand larceny" for moonlighting as a contractor while he was working for the New York State Office of Information Technology Services.
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Alaska Airlines Grounds Its Aircraft Due To Technology Outage
An information technology outage has prompted Alaska Airlines to ground its planes, the airline said Thursday.
-
Centre's Key Changes To Content Rules After Legal Fight With Elon Musk's X
Following a legal battle with Elon Musk's X over social media guidelines, the Centre has made key amendments to the Information Technology law to "enhance transparency, accountability and safeguards".
-
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.
-
Student Used AI To Create Pornographic Images Of Classmates, Arrested
A 20-year-old student from the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) in Naya Raipur was arrested Wednesday for allegedly creating obscene images of female classmates using AI tools, said the police.
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IT Student Uses AI To Create Porn Pics Of 36 Women Students, Suspended
A student at an IT institute in Chhattisgarh has been suspended after over 30 women students alleged that he had used AI to create obscene, morphed versions of their photos.
-
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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India Offers Expertise To Central American Nations In Digital, Health And Agricultural Sectors
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has offered India's expertise to Central American countries in the fields of digital payment system, information technology, pharmaceuticals, and agriculture to tackle shared problems.
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Watch: Couple Uses Face ID To Check Flight Info At China's Guangzhou Baiyun Airport
A recent viral video showcasing a couple's experience with this technology at Guangzhou airport has garnered significant attention online.
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Are AI Chatbots Safe for Your Kids? FTC Launches Probe Into OpenAI, Google, Meta, and Others
Google, OpenAI, Meta, and several other artificial intelligence (AI) companies are now facing an inquiry over how they handle safety and mitigate risks associated with their chatbots. The order was passed by the US Federal Trade Commission, primarily to understand the potentially negative impacts of this technology on children and teens.
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Indian IT Companies Face Uncertainty As US HIRE Act Targets Outsourcing
India's information technology sector may face a fresh challenge if a new US legislative proposal aimed at curbing outsourcing is passed.
-
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.
