The Latest Breaking News from Rajeev Chandrasekhar

‘Doing this reluctantly’, redressal mechanism ‘broken’: IT minister explains need for changed rules

The government is “not really interested in playing the role of an ombudsman” but is taking that responsibility “reluctantly” as the intermediaries’ grievance redressal mechanism is “broken”, union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar told the media on Saturday.

Newslaundry · Oct 29, 2022

IT ministry notifies creation of Grievance Appellate Committee that will oversee content moderation decisions

Update at 7.47 pm, Oct 28: The IT ministry notified the amendments to the IT Rules 2021 on October 28. The headline to this report was changed to reflect that. No changes were made to the notified rules, so the text of this report remains the same.

Newslaundry · Oct 28, 2022

‘Centre creating enabling policies; States also need to work to woo investors’

States that do this effectively will attract investments, create jobs and spur economic expansion: Minister of State Rajeev Chandrasekhar

The Hindu · Sep 29, 2022

No, India didn’t ‘summon’ Wikipedia over Arshdeep edits. It asked for information within 24 hours

Contrary to an Economic Times report early on Monday, India’s ministry of electronics and information technology has not “summoned” any Wikipedia executives over vandalised pages.

Newslaundry · Sep 6, 2022

Arshdeep Singh row | Cannot allow deliberate efforts to incitement: IT Minister to Wikipedia

23-year bowler Indian bowler Arshdeep Singh viciously trolled on social media after he dropped a catch in match between India and Pakistan in Dubai

The Hindu · Sep 5, 2022

Kerala faces a problem of perception from investors, says Union Minister

‘India has bounced back from the pandemic phase’

The Hindu · Aug 30, 2022

Opportunities await youth: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

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The Hindu · Aug 30, 2022

Parliament proceedings | Law enforcement agencies investigating case of alleged killing due to PUBG influence: MoS IT

The Minister of State for Electronics and IT also told the Rajya Sabha that gaming app PUBG was banned in 2020 and is not available in the country

The Hindu · Jul 22, 2022

Proposed online gaming policy to catalyse innovation, protect gamers rights: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

The Union Minister termed gamers important stakeholders and said that their views will be taken into consideration when the government comes up with a final framework for online games

The Hindu · Jul 14, 2022

'Obey Law Of Land,' India Tells Big Tech After Twitter Challenges Takedown Orders

India’s government wants Big Tech to follow the law of the land after Twitter Inc (NASDAQ: TWTR) filed a lawsuit against an order to take down content.

Benzinga · Jul 6, 2022