Special CBI Court rejects CBI plea seeking stay on release of documentary on Indrani Mukherjea
A special CBI court rejected a CBI plea seeking a stay on the airing of a documentary titled 'The Indrani Mukerjea Story: Buried Truth'. The trial against former media executive Indrani Mukerjea and two others...
BIGG BOSS 13: I&B MINISTRY LOOKS INTO THE COMPLAINTS FILED FOR BANNING THE SHOW
In light of protests made by Karni Sena, CAIT and BJP MLA Nand Kishore Gujjar demanding ban of the show ‘Bigg Boss’, I& B Minister Prakash Javadekar has sought a report from the ministry officials regarding...
Central Consumer Protection Authority Issues Guidelines For Prevention And Regulation Of Dark Patterns
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA), in exercise of powers under Section 18 of the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, has issued guidelines to provide for the prevention and regulation of dark patterns. The guidelines are called the...
Court orders removal of deepfake videos of National Stock Exchange: The Bombay High Court has ordered social media platforms to remove deepfake videos of NSE’s managing director giving stock tips. Justice RI Chagla directed intermediaries– Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram, and Telegram– to delete accounts infringing on NSE's trademark. The court...
Bombay High Court Extends Urgent Protection to Suniel Shetty’s Personality Rights
The Bombay High Court has granted actor Suniel Shetty interim protection against unauthorized use of his persona, including AI-generated deepfake images, cloned audio, fake endorsements, counterfeit merchandise and unauthorized social media profiles. The court held such acts infringe his...
1. Tribunal Reforms Ordinance, 2021 takes effect: Appellate authorities in 9 laws replaced with High Courts
The Central Government notified the Tribunals Reforms (Rationalisation And Conditions Of Service) Ordinance, 2021, by which appellate authorities under nine Acts have been done away with and the right to hear appeals under the...
Kantara: Court directs the makers to stop playing ‘Varaha Roopam’ song in theatres
The Kozhikode sessions court issued an injunction barring the makers from playing the 'Varaha Roopam' song, after receiving a plagiarism lawsuit from the popular Malayalam music band, Thaikkudam Bridge. The song is also barred from all the...
Complaint against Ranveer Singh for 'Hurting Sentiments of Women' With Nude Photoshoot
A complaint application is submitted at the Chembur police station by a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) person, stating that Ranveer Singh hurt the sentiments of women and insulted their modesty through his nude photographs, the official said. Further,...
Gangubai Kathiawadi: Bombay High Court stays defamation proceedings against producers, authors and actor
The Bombay High Court continued the stay on summons issued by a Mumbai Court in a criminal defamation complaint against the producers, actress and author of the film Gangubai Kathiawadi.
Earlier this year, summons were issued against...
Supreme Court restrains High Courts from proceeding in pleas challenging the IT Rules, 2021
The bench comprising of Justices AM Khanwilkar and Abhay S Oka has stayed the proceedings in the High Courts in the petitions challenging the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021...
