The Information TechnologyvRules, 2021 was notified in February, and the government has, for the first time, expanded the definition of digital media to include online news and put in place a three-tier grievance redressal system that will be overseen by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
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The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Information Technology will be conducting a meeting on the Intermediary Guidelines Rules notified earlier this month. The committee, headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, will receive a briefing from representatives of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MIB) and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY) on the Rules in the context of “Review of functioning of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC)” on Monday (March 15).
The agenda reads: “Briefing by the representatives of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting and the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on Intermediary Guidelines in the context of examination of the subject ‘Review of functioning of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).’”
Kerala high court has issued notice in plea moved by livelaw challenging the new IT Rules as unconstitutional. The court has also granted livelaw interim protection from any coercive action under Part III of the new rules
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AIADMK joint coordinator Edappadi Palaniswami and AIADMK Coordinator O. Paneerselvamat party headquarters, in Chennai. File
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