New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s (MeitY) Digital India BHASHINI Division and Goa government organised a state engagement workshop in Panaji to advance multilingual AI and language‑first digital public infrastructure, a statement said on Tuesday.The workshop brought together policymakers, senior officials, industry leaders, academia, startups and language experts to focus on making digital governance more inclusive and accessible in regional languag…
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New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of a complaint alleging that minor children were endangered during the “Chalo Sansad” protest held in the national capital and that a 12-year-old girl sustained a head injury during the demonstration. A Bench presided over by Member Priyank Kanoongo has issued notices to the Secretary, Department of Social Welfare, Women and Child Development, Delhi government; the Secretary, Union Ministry of Electronics …
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The government and the Reserve Bank of India have strengthened India’s fintech Ecosystem through regulatory and consumer‑protection measures, including digital lending platforms and payment aggregators, it was announced on Monday.The measures range from a self‑regulatory framework for fintech to strengthened digital‑personal‑data protections, AI-based fraud detection & and national cybercrime reporting mechanisms, MoS Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said in a writt…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The government-backed Aadhaar App has crossed 4 crore (40 million) downloads, reflecting growing adoption of digital identity services as millions of residents use the platform to update Aadhaar details, manage security settings and access other services, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said on Saturday.According to the ministry, the app has emerged as a one-stop digital platform for a range of Aadhaar-related services, including address updates f…
New Delhi, July 15 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking action over alleged derogatory remarks made against Prophet Muhammad in a viral social media video.A bench of Justices P.S. Narasimha and Alok Aradhe declined to entertain the plea under Article 32 of the Constitution, holding that such matters cannot be directly brought before the apex court without first availing the remedies available under law. During the hearing, the Justice Narasim…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), in collaboration with the Drone Federation India (DFI), on Monday launched the second edition of the National Innovation Challenge for Drone Application and Research (NIDAR 2.0) for 2026-27 under the SwaYaan initiative, with a focus on advancing indigenous drone technologies and autonomous systems.The programme was held at Electronics Niketan in New Delhi in a hybrid format, bringing together students, facu…
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Messaging platform Telegram has submitted its reply to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s (MeitY) notice on its ‘username’ feature, following a similar response from WhatsApp, according to sources.The government is currently examining the submissions made by both messaging platforms, according to them.The ‘username’ feature allows users to communicate without sharing their mobile phone numbers, a functionality that has drawn the Centre’s attention …
New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Meta-owned WhatsApp has reportedly submitted its response to the Centre’s notice regarding its proposed ‘username’ feature, and the government is currently examining the reply.The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) had issued a notice to WhatsApp last week, expressing concerns that the proposed feature could potentially increase incidents of online fraud, phishing, digital-arrest scams and impersonation attacks.The government had also directed th…
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday declined an urgent hearing on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking action over alleged derogatory remarks made against Prophet Muhammad in a viral social media video, asking the petitioner to first approach the police authorities and follow the ordinary legal process. When the matter was mentioned before a Bench of Justices Ahsanuddin Amanullah and Sheel Nagu, the apex court refused to entertain the plea for urgent listing at this stage …
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Meta-backed messaging platform WhatsApp has assured the Indian government it will not roll out its proposed username feature in the country until ongoing consultations with authorities are completed, sources familiar with the matter said.The Meta‑owned messaging platform has also been granted an additional three days to respond to the government notice seeking clarification on the feature. The original deadline for WhatsApp’s reply had lapsed on Friday.WhatsApp had p…