SC stays proceedings before HCs on pleas challenging IT rules

May 09, 2022

New Delhi [India], May 9 : The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the further proceedings pending before the High Courts across the country on...

Centre notifies PIB Fact Check Unit under IT Rules 2021

Mar 21, 2024

The Union government notified the Fact Check Unit (FCU) under the Press Information Bureau (PIB) of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) as...

Centre forms three Grievance Appellate Committees on recently amended 'IT Rules 2021'

Jan 28, 2023

According to the Ministry of Electronics and IT, the Grievance Appellate Committee (GAC) is a critical piece of overall policy and legal framework to...

Most major social media intermediaries except Twitter complying with IT Rules 2021: Sources

May 28, 2021

New Delhi [India], May 28 : Most of the major social media intermediaries have shared the details of their Chief Compliance Officer, Nodal Contact...

Govt reaffirms commitment to creative freedom, enforces OTT oversight via IT Rules 2021

Aug 06, 2025

In a written reply submitted in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting Ashwini Vaishnaw stated that freedom of expression, including creative...

IT ministry releases draft amendments to intermediary rules pertaining to online gaming

Jan 03, 2023

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has released draft amendments to the IT intermediary rules 2021, pertaining to online gaming for public consultations.