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As per the newly notified rules, the ministry will enjoy the power to constitute a fact-checking unit, which will have sweeping powers to determine what is 'fake or false or misleading', with respect to 'any business of the Central government'.

The petition articulates several grounds to challenge it as arbitrary, unreasonable and aimed against well-settled Constitutional principles.

The petition stated that unless the court granted interim relief of staying such Rules, the same will cause "grave and irreparable harm, injury and prejudice" to the petitioner and other citizens of India.

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IT Rules amendment appears to be direct attempt of Govt to regulate free speech: NBDA

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The Editors Guild of India Friday said it was "deeply disturbed" by the "draconian" amendments to the Information Technology Rules that

The Group of Ministers (GoM) may recommend an 18% tax on gross gaming revenue (GGR) versus an earlier-recommended uniform GST of 28%

The 2023 amendments confer the power on the ministry to notify a fact-check unit of the Centre

The 2023 amendments confer the power on the ministry to notify a fact-check unit of the Centre that will identify fake, false or misleading online content with respect to any business of the Union government