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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.

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‘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

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In era of employee-entrepreneurs, captive model could fail: Rajeev Chandrasekhar on moonlighting issue

NEW DELHI: The days when employees signed up with big tech majors and spent their lives on the job are long gone, minister of state for electronics and IT and skill development, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Friday, weighing in on the issue of moonlighting.

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Andhra Pradesh: ‘Aim is to reach $300 billion target in electronics manufacturing by 2025-26’

Centre will support every startup and entrepreneur to achieve it, says Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar

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Union Minister to inaugurate Lithium-ion cell making unit

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No summons from Indian government over Arshdeep Singh’s Wikipedia page, says Wikimedia Foundation

The Foundation that runs Wikipedia has received an email from the IT Ministry enquiring about the incident in which Indian cricketer Arshdeep Singh’s Wikipedia page was vandalised

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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.

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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

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

‘India has bounced back from the pandemic phase’

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Opportunities await youth: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

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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

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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

'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.

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‘Digital economy to contribute US $ 1 trillion ’

VADODARA: Digital economy will contribute US$ 1 trillion in the projected US$ 5 trillion Indian economy. This is what Rajeev Chandrasekhar, union minister of state for electronics and information technology, skill development and entrepreneurship, said here on Tuesday.

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Gujarat startups doing unparalleled work: Union minister of state Rajeev Chandrasekhar

AHMEDABAD: Gujarat, long hailed as the land of entrepreneurs, is poised for a new wave of commerce, and aided by technology it will be known for its startups, said Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the Union minister of state for skill development and entrepreneurship, and electronics information technology. He started his two-day tour…

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India’s $5 trillion economy goal achievable by 2026; Chidambaram’s view very wrong: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Mr. Chidambaram had said that the "goal of a $5 trillion GDP appears to be a case of 'shifting goalposts'"

The Times of India

Govt open to industry's ideas on self-regulatory grievance appeal model for social media users

NEW DELHI: The government will before end of July finalise new social media rules that propose to give users a grievance appeal mechanism against arbitrary content moderation, inaction, or takedown decisions of big tech companies, but is open to any self-regulatory appellate model that the industry could offer for the…

The Hindu

Suggestions welcome on grievance redressal for social media users: IT Minister

The Centre is proposing to set up a grievance appellate committee to look into appeals filed by individuals against decisions of grievance officers of social media platforms

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Morning digest | 11 electrocuted during a religious procession near Thanjavur, PM Modi to interact with Chief Ministers on COVID-19 situation today, and more

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India needs a plan so we are not vulnerable to the ‘splinternet’: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

It doesn’t matter who owns what, we have a standard set of expectations, says Minister of State for Electonics and IT

The Hindu

Aspirational districts setting benchmark of development: Union Minister

Review meeting conducted

The Times of India

PM Modi to inaugurate India's first Semicon Conference on April 29

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the first Semicon India 2022 Conference in Bengaluru on April 29, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar announced on Monday.

The Times of India

Bengaluru development will be the top priority as Covid recedes: Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekar

BENGALURU: From brainstorming with startups over breakfast to understanding the plight of pourakarmikas over lunch with them to inspecting the city’s lakes by dusk, union minister of state for electronics and information technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar has been crisscrossing Bengaluru, his home turf, in the recent times. In between, he spoke…

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Union Minister lauds HC’s swift shift to virtual hearings during pandemic

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