Centre defends IT Act, slams ‘X’ for calling ‘Sahyog’ a censorship tool | India News – The Times of India

The Centre has strongly criticised social media platform X for describing the ‘Sahyog’ portal as a “censorship” tool, calling the claim “unfortunate” and “condemnable” in a detailed response submitted before the Karnataka High Court.The government countered X Corp’s challenge to India’s information-blocking framework, asserting that the platform had misinterpreted provisions of the Information Technology (IT)…

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Madras HC asks journal to remove PM cartoon, Centre to unblock site | India News – The Times of India

CHENNAI: Madras HC Thursday directed Union government to unblock Tamil journal Ananda Vikatan‘s website, which had been blocked after it published online an offensive cartoon showing PM Narendra Modi.The cartoon was published during Modi’s visit to the US and his summit meeting with US President Donald Trump, and coincided with illegal immigrants from India being…

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‘You are slim & fair, I like you’: Midnight messages to married woman amount to obscenity, says court | India News – The Times of India

The sessions court has upheld the conviction of a man who sent messages around midnight to a married woman, along with an image that the complainant said was obscene, reports Swati Deshpande. The court said the messages contained text such as “You are slim”, “You are looking very smart”, “You are fair”, “My age is…

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Videos of women undergoing gynaecological check-ups at Gujarat hospital put online; probe ordered | Rajkot News – The Times of India

RAJKOT/AHMEDABAD: In a serious breach of women’s privacy, CCTV videos from a private hospital in Rajkot showing women undergoing gynaecological check-ups and medical treatment were circulated on social media, prompting police to lodge an offence.The Ahmedabad cybercrime branch, which was entrusted with the probe along with its Rajkot counterparts, revealed that videos of multiple women…

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Mumbai court issues contempt notice to Google CEO Sundar Pichai over “Pakhandi Baba ki Kartut” video – Times of India

A Mumbai court has reportedly issued a contempt notice to Google CEO Sundar Pichai over YouTube’s failure to remove a defamatory video targeting the Dhyan Foundation and its founder, Yogi Ashwini. According to a report in Economic Times, the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate’s Court in Ballard Pier took this action on November 21, 2023, after…

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Pay Rs 2.5 lakh to man illegally arrested, court tells cops | India News – Times of India

CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: The Aurangabad bench of Bombay high court has ordered the complainant policeman and investigation officer to compensate a man arrested under a repealed law, calling the action “illegal” and a violation of his rights to personal liberty.The high court on Oct 23 ordered the investigating officer, police inspector Narendra Padalkar, to pay Rs2…

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