New Delhi, April 11 – A 22-year-old unemployed youth from Bhubaneswar, Odisha, has been arrested by the Delhi Police Special Cell in connection with alleged online radicalization activities linked to social media platforms, officials said on Saturday.According to a joint press statement issued...
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New Delhi, April 2 Communication service apps are required to report compliance with SIM-binding rules by December 31, Parliament was informed on Thursday.In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Telecom, Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar, said that the web services of mobile apps...
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New Delhi, April 2 The government has extended the deadline for linking SIMs to mobile messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, etc., to December 31, following requests from the industry, according to sources.The SIM-binding rule requires messaging platforms to provide their service...
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New Delhi, February 27 – The Broadband India Forum (BIF), a group representing major tech firms like Meta, Google, and others, has raised concerns about the legal validity of the government's mandate requiring SIM binding, citing a legal opinion that deems the directive "ultra vires" and...
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