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PDP president Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday hit back at Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha, saying the administration today needed a posse of security personnel to carry the national flag while first prime minister Jawahar Lal Nehru did it amidst ordinary people in 1949. The PDP presidents tweet came after Sinha participated in a tiranga rally in the city and reminding her that there were enough people carrying the national flag.

Dpdp Bill: While the new Digital Personal Data Protection Act seeks to establish a robust framework for the protection of personal data in the digital realm, it has drawn criticism from some quarters over broad exemptions granted to state entities and some of its provisions diluting the landmark Right to Information (RTI) law.

Data Protection Bill: Union Minister for Electronics & Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw spoke to ET about the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) and its impact on social media companies operating in India. The bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.

Personal Data Protection Bill 2023 awaits President Droupadi Murmu signature; Centre hopes to bolster cybersecurity measures safeguard personal data; latest news on news18.com; Bhaswati Guha Majumder

Gandhi was disqualified as a Lok Sabha member in March after a Gujarat court convicted him in a defamation case and sentenced him to two years in jail.

Data Bill: As deep fakes created by gen AI tools become more rampant, several experts flagged the need for the DPDP to address this. Further, with elections happening in two of the largest democracies next year - India and the US, many believed it was all the more imperative to address the matter as perverse images of public figures or doctored audio and videos can be circulated to tarnish their reputation.

Mehbooba Mufti said on one hand, giant hoardings calling upon Kashmiris to "celebrate" the abrogation of Article 370 have been put up across Srinagar, whereas "brute force is being used to choke the actual sentiment of the people".

Mehbooba Mufti and other leaders were put under house arrest on the occasion of the fourth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370. | Latest News India

The state’s other major political party, the National Conference, said its office had been sealed by police and it too questioned the “normalcy narrative”. | Latest News India

The Jammu & Kashmir authorities on Saturday restricted movement of regional politicians to scuttle protests on the fourth anniversary of the abrogation of Article 370 and bifurcation of the state into two union territories. Former chief minister Mehbooba Mufti said she was put under house arrest and her Peoples Democratic Party was denied permission to hold a protest march in Srinagar.