In your evening news brief, Government brings in regulations for social media and OTT; Nirav lost his legal battle against extradition, and Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani says that his government will bring in a law against ‘love jihad’.
Here is the top news of February 25, 2021:
The government on Thursday announced sweeping regulations for social media firm like Facebook and Twitter as well as OTT players such as Netflix, requiring them to remove any content flagged by authorities within 36 hours and setting up a complaint redressal mechanism with an officer being based in the country.
The guidelines also make it mandatory for platforms such as Twitter and WhatsApp to identify the originator of a message that authorities consider to be anti-national and against security and sovereignty of the country.
The government on Thursday announced new rules to curb misuse of social media platforms, as it mandated firms to appoint grievance officer, disclose the first originator of mischievous information and remove, within 24 hours, content depicting nudity or morphed pictures of women.
Concerns have been raised about rampant abuse of social media platforms and spread of fake news and the government is bringing in a "soft touch" regulation, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said while announcing the new guidelines.
UK Extradition judge ruled that Nirav Modi conspired to destroy evidence and intimidate witnesses.
UK Extradition judge ruled that fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi has a case to answer for in India.
Nirav lost his legal battle against extradition as a UK judge ruled that he does have a case to answer before the Indian courts.
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Thursday said at an election rally that his government will bring in a law against "love jihad" to stop the "kidnapping" and conversion of Hindu girls.
Speaking at Godhra in Panchmahal district, Rupani reiterated the government's intention to table the legislation in the coming budget session of the state Assembly.
BJP governments in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh have enacted laws to penalise `fraudulent conversions' to stop what party leaders term as "love Jihad" or an alleged conspiracy to convert Hindu women through marriage.
Source: PTI