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Twitter asks for more time from govt to comply with new IT rules due to the 'pandemic situation' in India
•The notice from Twitter did not mention a specific date for the micro-blogging site to comply with the rules.
India invokes IT Act to regulate digital content but new norms may fail legal scrutiny
Aman Taneja •By issuing these guidelines under the IT Act, the government have avoided the need to bring in fresh legislation
Centre asks Wikipedia to remove link showing incorrect map of Jammu and Kashmir: Report
•The Ministry of Electronics and IT had issued an order on 27 November under Section 69A of the IT Act, 2000 directing Wikipedia to remove the link
CBI books Mumbai man under POCSO for luring minors online, selling child pornography
•The accused would entice minors into online relationships posing as a film star and ask them for pornographic photographs and videos, which he then used to trap them into his illicit net, officials said.
Two Rajasthan scribes booked for reporting Congress MLAs' 'phone tapping' during Pilot-Gehlot power tussle
•As per the FIR, Sharat Kumar of Rajasthan Tak and Lokendra Singh, who manages Sachin Pilot's press releases on social media, have been accused of fabricating the news report
Hathras case: Uttar Pradesh Police registers FIR against unidentified persons for inciting caste-based conflict, sedition charge included
•The first information report filed at the Chandpa Police Station on Sunday afternoon mentions 19 charges under the IPC and also invokes section 67 of the IT Act
Ban on Chinese apps: Beijing's Mission in India accuses New Delhi of 'discriminatory practices', violating WTO rules
Fp Staff •"India's measure, selectively and discriminatorily aims at certain Chinese apps on ambiguous and far-fetched grounds," China's mission to India said in a statement
Coronavirus Outbreak: India must take cue from EU, US on addressing data protection concerns during pandemic
Raghav Pandey And Aditi Seetha •India, whilst dealing with the pandemic, also faces challenges on the privacy forefront specifically because there is no law in place for data protection.
CBSE denies claims of board exam paper leak; authority approaches Delhi Police, appeals to parents not to panic
Pressrelease •CBSE has approached Delhi Police against fake news about exam papers leak being spread on social media and advised parents and students not to believe them and panic
Case registered against 17 IP address-owners in Maharashtra for uploading child porn clips on Facebook; all booked aged between 20-35
•A case has been registered against owners of 17 IP addresses in Maharashtra's Palghar district from where child pornographic videos were allegedly uploaded on social media