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Uttarakhand Okays Revisions In Stricter Anti-Conversion Law With Heavy Fines
The Uttarakhand Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to the anti-conversion law to make it harsher, with stringent provisions like punishment up to life imprisonment and heavy fines being added to the new bill.
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Apple Must Allow Alternative Browser Engines on iOS by December Under Japan's New Mobile Software Competition Act
Apple will be forced to allow browsers that do not function on the WebKit browser engine, under Japan’s Mobile Software Competition Act Guidelines. The country's regulator dubbed the Cupertino company’s practice as anti-competitive as it blocked other browsers to offer the same performance as Safari. This will essentially allow other web browse...
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Devendra Fadnavis Defends Public Security Bill, Warns Urban Naxals Of Arrest
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has made it clear that the Special Public Security Bill is not for taking action against those who criticise the government, but warned that those who act like urban Naxals will be arrested under it.
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UK Defends Online Safety Law Amid X's Free Speech Criticisms
The UK government on Saturday defended a new online safety law following harsh criticism from social network X.
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BJP MP Ravi Kishan, Seeking New Law On Food Prices, Uses Samosa Example
BJP MP and actor Ravi Kishan on Wednesday asked the Centre to make a law to regulate prices of food items served in eateries, be it hotels, restaurants, or dhabas.
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UK Watchdog To Probe 34 Porn Sites For Failing Age-Check Rules Under Online Safety Law
The UK's media watchdog said on Thursday it has launched investigations into 34 pornography websites over their compliance with new age-check requirements to prevent children accessing harmful online content.
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Meta To Ban Political Advertisements In EU From October, Cites Legal Issues
Meta Platforms will end political, electoral, social issue advertising on its platform in the European Union in early October because of the legal uncertainties due to EU rules targeting political advertising, the US social media company said.
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Why Trump's $5 Million "Gold Card" US Visa May Never Become A Reality
Since its announcement in February, President Donald Trump's $5 million "Gold Card" has seen strong interest among overseas wealthy seeking an easy passage to US citizenship.
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Iran Committed To Non-Proliferation Treaty, Foreign Minister Says
Iran remains committed to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and its safeguards agreement, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said.
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A Year Later, New Criminal Laws Fast-Track Justice, Reshape Digital Policing
A year since being implemented, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam have already started reshaping how justice is delivered in the country.
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Microsoft Sued by Authors Over Use of Books in AI Training
A group of authors is suing Microsoft, alleging it used their books without permission to train its Megatron AI model. The complaint against Microsoft came a day after a California federal judge ruled that Anthropic made fair use under US copyright law of authors' material to train its AI systems but may still be liable for pirating their books.
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Hong Kong Appoints New Zealand Judge To Top Court
A New Zealand judge has been appointed as a justice of Hong Kong's top court, after a years-long exodus of overseas jurists following Beijing's imposition of a sweeping security law on the finance hub.
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Trump Signs 'Take It Down' Act Criminalising Revenge Porn And Deepfakes
The new law makes it a federal crime to "knowingly publish" or threaten to publish intimate images without consent, including AI-generated "deepfakes", and requires social media companies to remove such content within 48 hours of a victim's request.
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Bar Council Modifies Rules, Allows Foreign Lawyers Limited Practice In India
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has notified amendments to its regulations, permitting foreign lawyers and law firms to practice foreign law within India.
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"Interim Stay Against…": Centre Defends Waqf Act In Supreme Court
The government on Friday said it would oppose any stay, partial or complete, on implementation of the new Waqf laws while challenges to it are being heard by the Supreme Court.
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Uttarakhand Okays Revisions In Stricter Anti-Conversion Law With Heavy Fines
The Uttarakhand Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to the anti-conversion law to make it harsher, with stringent provisions like punishment up to life imprisonment and heavy fines being added to the new bill.
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Apple Must Allow Alternative Browser Engines on iOS by December Under Japan's New Mobile Software Competition Act
Apple will be forced to allow browsers that do not function on the WebKit browser engine, under Japan’s Mobile Software Competition Act Guidelines. The country's regulator dubbed the Cupertino company’s practice as anti-competitive as it blocked other browsers to offer the same performance as Safari. This will essentially allow other web browse...
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Devendra Fadnavis Defends Public Security Bill, Warns Urban Naxals Of Arrest
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has made it clear that the Special Public Security Bill is not for taking action against those who criticise the government, but warned that those who act like urban Naxals will be arrested under it.
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UK Defends Online Safety Law Amid X's Free Speech Criticisms
The UK government on Saturday defended a new online safety law following harsh criticism from social network X.
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BJP MP Ravi Kishan, Seeking New Law On Food Prices, Uses Samosa Example
BJP MP and actor Ravi Kishan on Wednesday asked the Centre to make a law to regulate prices of food items served in eateries, be it hotels, restaurants, or dhabas.
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UK Watchdog To Probe 34 Porn Sites For Failing Age-Check Rules Under Online Safety Law
The UK's media watchdog said on Thursday it has launched investigations into 34 pornography websites over their compliance with new age-check requirements to prevent children accessing harmful online content.
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Meta To Ban Political Advertisements In EU From October, Cites Legal Issues
Meta Platforms will end political, electoral, social issue advertising on its platform in the European Union in early October because of the legal uncertainties due to EU rules targeting political advertising, the US social media company said.
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Why Trump's $5 Million "Gold Card" US Visa May Never Become A Reality
Since its announcement in February, President Donald Trump's $5 million "Gold Card" has seen strong interest among overseas wealthy seeking an easy passage to US citizenship.
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Iran Committed To Non-Proliferation Treaty, Foreign Minister Says
Iran remains committed to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and its safeguards agreement, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said.
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A Year Later, New Criminal Laws Fast-Track Justice, Reshape Digital Policing
A year since being implemented, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam have already started reshaping how justice is delivered in the country.
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Microsoft Sued by Authors Over Use of Books in AI Training
A group of authors is suing Microsoft, alleging it used their books without permission to train its Megatron AI model. The complaint against Microsoft came a day after a California federal judge ruled that Anthropic made fair use under US copyright law of authors' material to train its AI systems but may still be liable for pirating their books.
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Hong Kong Appoints New Zealand Judge To Top Court
A New Zealand judge has been appointed as a justice of Hong Kong's top court, after a years-long exodus of overseas jurists following Beijing's imposition of a sweeping security law on the finance hub.
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Trump Signs 'Take It Down' Act Criminalising Revenge Porn And Deepfakes
The new law makes it a federal crime to "knowingly publish" or threaten to publish intimate images without consent, including AI-generated "deepfakes", and requires social media companies to remove such content within 48 hours of a victim's request.
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Bar Council Modifies Rules, Allows Foreign Lawyers Limited Practice In India
The Bar Council of India (BCI) has notified amendments to its regulations, permitting foreign lawyers and law firms to practice foreign law within India.
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"Interim Stay Against…": Centre Defends Waqf Act In Supreme Court
The government on Friday said it would oppose any stay, partial or complete, on implementation of the new Waqf laws while challenges to it are being heard by the Supreme Court.
