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Pakistani OTT app, social media accounts, now BBC film: How Centre wielded IT Rules emergency powers

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Pakistani OTT app, social media accounts, now BBC film: How Centre wielded IT Rules emergency powers

In December, the Narendra Modi-led Union government blocked a Pakistan-based OTT platform for broadcasting content that was “detrimental to national security”. Utilizing the emergency powers under the Information Technology (IT) Rules, 2021, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued directions to block the website, two mobile applications, four social media accounts, and one smart TV … Read more

Rupee falls 8 paise to close at 82.86 against US dollar

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Rupee falls 8 paise to close at 82.86 against US dollar

Mumbai: The rupee pared initial gains and settled 8 paise lower at 82.86 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, weighed by a strong greenback overseas and sustained foreign fund outflows. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened on a positive note at 82.69 against the greenback, but pared the gains and fell … Read more

India upset at irrelevant reference to Modi by US official

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India upset at irrelevant reference to Modi by US official

New Delhi: India is upset at a reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi by a US State Department official while defending the immunity it had extended to Saudi Arabian ruler Mohammad bin Sultan, who is facing allegations of killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi. “Frankly, I fail to understand how the comment on Prime Minister Modi was … Read more