New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) A team of global researchers on Thursday said that deepfakes, AI-assisted rape and unwanted advances are pushing women out of public life.The report by UN Women, City St George’s (University of London) and data forensic company TheNerve found that online violence against women in public life is becoming increasingly technologically sophisticated.“AI-assisted ‘virtual rape’ is now at the fingertips of perpetrators. This phenomenon accelerates the harm from onlin…
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New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has granted an ex parte ad-interim injunction in favour of Telugu film star Allu Arjun, restraining multiple entities from unauthorised commercial exploitation of his name, image, voice and other personality attributes, including through artificial intelligence (AI) tools and deepfake technologies.A single-judge Bench of Justice Tushar Rao Gedela passed the interim order in a commercial suit filed by the actor against several defendants, including …
New Delhi, Feb 25 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has granted an ex parte ad interim injunction in favour of Bollywood actress Kajol, restraining multiple entities from misusing her name, image, voice, and other facets of her personality, including through artificial intelligence (AI), deepfakes and online merchandise.A single-judge bench of Justice Jyoti Singh passed the interim order in a suit filed by Kajol Vishal Devgan against Kash Collective and several other defendants, including e-commerce p…
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has introduced rapid changes to the way in which the world is functioning. While, in many sectors, AI has proven to be a very useful tool, there are also flip sides, which terrorists and criminals are taking advantage of. Security agencies have found that cybercrimes today, which are rapidly increasing, are largely AI driven, but India has mounted a proactive digital counteroffensive to such crimes. Data show that organisations …
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday outlined a comprehensive and human-centric approach, MANAV, to Artificial Intelligence (AI), urging the global community to balance innovation with responsibility while shaping the future of AI.Addressing the India-AI Impact Summit 2026, the Prime Minister said the world carries both a “big vision and an equally big responsibility” in the AI era.“Along with the present generation, we also have to worry about what form of AI …
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw stated on Tuesday that the five-day AI Impact Summit presents a distinctive opportunity for India’s technologically adept youth to develop solutions for worldwide challenges. He also expressed pride in hosting the largest gathering of technology leaders related to Artificial Intelligence (AI).Speaking to the media, the Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology said the AI Summit offers a huge investment opportunity, and Ind…
Dhaka, Feb 9 (IANS) As Bangladesh readies to hold national election on February 12, minorities in the South Asian nation feel the insecurity more profoundly, a report has highlighted. Quoting Bruce Allen of the Forgotten Missionaries International (FMI), a report in Mission Network News stated: “The social climate in Bangladesh has been one of uncertainty. FMI partners tell Allen that under the current caretaker government of Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus, there’s an indifference to …
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Al Qaeda has been using high-end technology to carry out operations in India, which has made investigations more challenging. Probe agencies have found that servers are being hosted in multiple countries to carry out propaganda and radicalise the people.An Intelligence Bureau official stated that the outfit is targeting the entire country and seeks to disseminate content to every corner of India. Unlike the Islamic State, which has decided to target people down South onl…
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) The need to enhance the country’s anti-terror capabilities through a uniform anti-terror structure across states was a key takeaway from a national conference that reiterated Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s zero tolerance for terrorism, an NIA official said on Sunday.The 5th Anti-Terror Conference of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which concluded on Saturday, also saw detailed discussions under the newly initiated Track-2 format on critical issues such as digita…