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India threatened to shut down Twitter, says ex-CEO Jack Dorsey; govt says ‘outright lie’
Twitter’s co-founder and former boss Jack Dorsey has reiterated that the platform received “many requests” from the Indian government to block accounts covering farmers’ protests and those critical of the government. He has also said that the platform was threatened with “a shut down” and conducting raids at its employees’ homes in the country. Minister …
India to allow wheat shipments awaiting customs clearance – govt
Workers carry sacks of wheat for sifting at a grain mill on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, May 16, 2022. REUTERS/Amit Dave Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register NEW DELHI, May 17 (Reuters) – India will allow overseas wheat shipments awaiting customs clearance, the government said on Tuesday, allowing some relaxation in …
Breaking: Fire breaks out at Chennai’s Rajiv Gandhi govt hospital
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Govt blocks 22 YouTube channels for spreading disinformation
The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, on Tuesday, stated that it has blocked 22 YouTube channels, along with three Twitter accounts and one Facebook account for spreading disinformation related to India’s national security, foreign relations and public order. Among the 22 channels, 18 are Indian YouTube news channels and four are Pakistan-based YouTube news channels. …
Ravi Shankar Prasad: ‘Govt not in favour of breaking WhatsApp’s encryption, users have full right to it’
India is not the only country seeking a regulatory mechanism to access “limited” data from end-to-end encrypted instant messaging platforms such as WhatsApp in order to be able to detect and prevent crime, Union Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said. Also, this would not change anything for ordinary WhatsApp users, the Minister said. “On …
Breaking: Govt tells WhatsApp to withdraw privacy policy, serves seven-day notice
New Delhi: The government has once again directed Facebook Inc.-owned WhatsApp to withdraw its new privacy policy that came into effect on May 15. The Ministry of Electronics & IT has shot off a second letter to the world’s largest messaging app, and sought a response within a week. If no satisfactory response is received, …
Three-tier security at Govt. College of Technology
The police have tightened security in the city in view of the counting of votes on Sunday and the total lockdown. The counting centre at the Government College of Technology (GCT) remained under three-tier security, which was in place from April 6. More than 300 personnel from the local police, Tamil Nadu Special Police, Armed …
Govt allows vaccination of all adults from May 1
The union government on Monday announced that the third phase of COVID-19 vaccination will begin from May 1 and everyone above the age of 18 will be eligible to get the vaccine jab. Under Phase 3 of the COVID-19 vaccination strategy, vaccine manufacturers would supply 50% of their monthly Central Drugs Laboratory released doses to …
Put off Information Technology Rules, consult stakeholders, Editors Guild tells govt.
The Editors Guild of India has called on the government to put the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021 in abeyance, saying the guidelines can undermine media freedom. In a statement on Friday, the EGI said it was “deeply concerned” about the recent notification of the rules and asked the …
Virginia gives businesses a break on unemployment insurance taxes | Govt. & Politics
State officials said that will protect Virginia businesses from having to pay an additional $200 million to replenish the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund. Northam signed the General Assembly’s special session budget that included $210 million to partly replenish the unemployment insurance trust fund. That means Virginia is using federal stimulus money to help pay …
