IT Act 2000

Assam ‘Mission Bhumiputra’

On August 1, 2022, Chief Minister of Assam Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma unveiled ‘Mission Bhumiputra’. Under the mission, digitalised caste certificates will be issued to students, in a simplified and digital way. It will be implemented by Departments of Tribal Affairs ..

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New Census Rules

In a gazette notification issued on 11th March, the Union government amended Census Rules, 1990. About the new census rules An amendment has been made to clause C of Rule-2 of Census Rules, 1990, that deals with definitions. The terms ..

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Govt directs to withdraw FIRs under Sec 66A of IT Act

Central Government has directed all states and Union Territories to ask police stations under their jurisdiction to withdraw FIRs registered under Section 66 of Information Technology Act, 2000. Key Points Government also directed not to register cases under repealed Section ..

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SC’s notice to Centre on Section 66A of IT Act

Supreme Court has issued a notice to Centre on use of Section 66A of IT Act which was scrapped in 2015. What is the issue? SC issued notice during the hearing of plea filed by PUCL (People’s Union for Civil ..

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Twitter appoints interim Chief Compliance Officer for India

Twitter has appointed interim Chief Compliance Officer in India to comply with the Indian government’s new IT rules. Key Points Twitter appointed Chief Compliance Officer after a prolonged battle with Indian government over its new IT rules. India announced new ..

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Centre’s New Guidelines on Social Media Regulation

The Central government has notified the new guidelines on social media regulations on February 25, 2021. It is being called as “Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules 2021”. Highlights The new guidelines have been notified with the ..

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Twitter-GOI Crossfire: GOI asks Twitter to Respect Indian Laws

The Indian Government on February 11, 2021 have categorically warned the Social Media platforms from the Rajya Sabha. The government said it will take action against Social Media platforms, like Twitter and Facebook, if fake news and violence is spread ..

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10 Central Agencies authorised by Government to snoop on “any” Computer System

The Union government has notified 10 Central Agencies giving them the power to intercept, monitor and decrypt all the data contained in “any” computer system in India. The Cyber and Information Security Division under the Home ministry issued this notification. The ..

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