data protection

New Delhi, March 25 – The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken note of alleged violations of the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, particularly regarding the lack of mechanisms to track children's data transfers and inadequate grievance redressal systems across major...

New Delhi, March 23 Delhi Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu said on Monday that India has emerged as a "reliable partner" in the global supply chain and innovation ecosystems.Addressing the 26th edition of IndiaSoft at Bharat Mandapam on the theme of 'Business Beyond Boundaries'...

Aizawl, March 20 – Cyber crime is rapidly increasing in India, with over 86,000 cases registered in 2023, Gauhati High Court Judge Justice Nelson Sailo said here on Friday.Addressing a one-day training programme on cyber crime, Justice Sailo noted that in 2017, the Supreme Court recognized the...

Dated Aizawl, March 20, 2026: A one-day training session on "Cyber Crime" was organized this morning at the Gauhati High Court, Aizawl Bench Conference Hall. The program was jointly organized by the Mizoram State Legal Services Authority (MSLSA) and the Mizoram Police.The inaugural session was...

March 19, New Delhi: Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva attended the signing of a new Digital Statute aimed at restricting minors' access to social media, as Brazil moves to strengthen online safety for children.The new law requires stricter age verification and links accounts of...

Bhubaneswar, March 13 The Odisha Police, in collaboration with UNICEF, will organize a conclave here on Saturday to discuss the growing challenges and opportunities that children face in the digital world.Titled 'Juventica – Digital Rights & Safety of Children Conclave', it will bring together...

New Delhi, March 13 The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from the Centre on a fresh plea challenging the validity of a provision of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi issued notice to the Centre on the plea...

New Delhi, March 12 The Supreme Court on Thursday sought a response from the Centre on a plea challenging the constitutional validity of several provisions of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023.A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi...

Gandhinagar, March 11 The Gujarat government is preparing a governance framework to strengthen data protection and privacy in administrative systems while promoting the ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI), the assembly was informed on Wednesday.The State Data Governance Framework is...

Prayagraj, March 10 The Allahabad High Court has ruled that information about marks in public examinations is not confidential and does not require the consent of a third party whose marks are sought by the RTI applicant under the Right to Information Act, 2005.While partly allowing a writ...

New Delhi, March 10 Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha member Milind Murli Deora urged the government on Tuesday to make social media companies more accountable, as he highlighted the adverse impact of digital platforms, especially on teenagers.Raising the issue during Zero Hour in the Rajya Sabha, Deora...

New Delhi, March 10 The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine the Centre's plea against the Bombay High Court verdict that struck down the 2023 amendments to the Information Technology Rules aimed at regulating fake and false content on social media against the government.The top court...

Mumbai, March 9 The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is awaiting industry input on its plans to shorten the timeline for data protection compliance before making a final decision on the matter, a top government official said on Monday.The official also said that the...

On March 7, Rahul Gandhi, a top Congress leader, accused the country of essentially handing over its data resources to the US after its trade deal with India. He argued that important issues, such as data protection, were being ignored while the debate focused on trivial matters like what people...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 7 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday that the India-US deal essentially handed over India's data to the United States of America, and that no one, except him, raised any concerns about it.Gandhi made this statement while responding to questions about data...

Mumbai, February 28 – Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) legislator Jayant Patil sharply criticized the MahaYuti government’s newly formulated Artificial Intelligence (AI) policy for agriculture on Saturday.During the debate, he acknowledged the potential of the technology but accused the...

New Delhi, February 27 The National Human Rights Commission has issued notices to all states and Union territories, as well as certain central government departments, over alleged risks to children's privacy arising from a collaboration between a US-based artificial intelligence company and an...

Kochi, February 27 Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala accused the Chief Minister's Office on Friday of leaking the personal details of over one crore people in Kerala, including lakhs of women registered under the Stree Suraksha scheme, to a private agency for election-related purposes...

New Delhi, February 27 – The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Union Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, the Department of School Education and Literacy, the Department of Higher Education, and all states and union territories, regarding concerns...

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, stated that India's youth and innovation ecosystem are driving the country's growth story. He made this statement while delivering the keynote address at the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in Mumbai yesterday. The minister emphasized...