Government and Policy

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Odisha won’t burden Central govt for Cyclone Yaas relief during the pandemic, will handle on its own: Naveen Patnaik

OpIndia Staff - 28 May, 2021

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik said his state would tide over the cyclone fallout by itself without burdening the central government during a raging pandemic.

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Actor Siddharth spreads baseless fake news, claims Modi govt has banned corporate vaccination

OpIndia Staff - 28 May, 2021

While actor Siddharth claims corporate vaccination is banned by govt, several corporates already running vaccination programs

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I&B Ministry gives 15 days to Digital Media publishers and Streaming platforms to give details of compliance with new IT rules

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2021

Information Technology Rules, 2021, included separate guidelines for Social Media, Digital Media, and Streaming platforms

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‘You are just a private, for-profit company, don’t try to dictate India’s legal policy. Comply with Indian law’: GOI to Twitter

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2021

Lawmaking and policy formulations are the sole prerogatives of the sovereign and Twitter is just a social media platform. It will have no locus in dictating what India's legal policy framework should be", the statement strongly asserted.

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‘Twitter is neither investigator nor judge, but trying to pretend it is both’: Delhi Police come down heavily on social media giant

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2021

The Delhi Police further stated that the preliminary complaint regarding the issue was registered at the behest of the Congress party, but Twitter has tried to show that it is an FIR registered by the Govt of India, which is completely false.

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While WhatsApp alleges ‘privacy violation’ against new IT rules, here is why they are important to catch criminals behind serious crimes

Raju Das - 27 May, 2021

Messaging apps like WhatsApp needed to reveal origin of only those messages related to serious crimes with 5 years of jail term

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Twitter asks for another 3 months to comply with new IT guidelines, cites its usual ‘freedom of expression’ rhetoric while controlling the same

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2021

Twitter is yet to adapt to the new IT guidelines that came into effect from May 25 after a time period of 3 months was already given to social media companies. Instead, it has issued a statement that it 'wants' to abide by Indian laws but needs more time.

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Buying vaccines internationally is not like buying ‘off the shelf’ items, Govt talking with foreign vaccine makers: GOI clears vaccine myths

OpIndia Staff - 27 May, 2021

In spite of full knowledge of the facts on vaccine supply, some leaders appear on TV daily and create panic among the people, said GOI

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Ex-IAS officer who advocated for ‘laal batti’ elitism in The Print article was notorious for absconding from work: Details

OpIndia Staff - 26 May, 2021

Former IAS Samir Singh Chandel(R) had penned an article in The Print lamenting that the removal of the red beacon had stripped officials of the prestige and authority required to generate motivation for work.

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