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Perfios.ai, a B2B SaaS TechFin company serving financial institutions globally, today announced the launch of the Perfios DPDP Suite, a unified platform designed to help enterprises operationalize consent and comply with India's Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023. The DPDP Suite brings together data discovery, consent governance, data principal rights management, and compliance reporting into a single, integrated platform. Purpose-built for India's regulatory environment, it enab ...Read More >
Discover how Indian security agencies are leveraging open-source intelligence and artificial intelligence to gather crucial information from public sources and social media, all while ensuring privacy is protected. Key PointsIndian security agencies use open-source intelligence from public sources, including social media, for intelligence gathering.The Home Ministry assures that no private or personal information is gathered, thus preventing privacy violations.Data scraping is used to monitor s ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 31: A comprehensive new study by ComplyZero Research has revealed that 95.9% of Indian websites collect user data through tracking technologies without obtaining proper cookie consent, potentially violating the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023. Also Read | Nagaland State Lottery Sambad Result Today 8 PM Live: Dear Destiny Tuesday Lottery Result of March 31, 2026 Declared Online, Watch Lucky Draw Winners List. The report, titled "The State of ...Read More >
VMPL Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 31: A comprehensive new study by ComplyZero Research has revealed that 95.9% of Indian websites collect user data through tracking technologies without obtaining proper cookie consent, potentially violating the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2023. The report, titled "The State of Cookie Compliance in India, 2026," analysed more than 6,000 websites across 24 industry sectors and evaluated over 84,000 tracking cookies to assess India's prepa ...Read More >
Banks use locker scarcity to pressure customers into investments. A customer at a private bank walked in to request a locker, a fairly routine banking need. He was ready to meet the formal requirements, including maintaining a fixed deposit linked to the locker. But instead of a simple application process, he was given a choice. Buy a ULIP worth around Rs 1 lakh. Or take a term insurance policy of about Rs 40,000. Only then, he was told, could his locker request be considered. The customer ( ...Read More >
Mumbai, March 31: Meta has reportedly commenced testing a new premium subscription tier called Instagram Plus, aimed at providing everyday users with enhanced control over their social media experience. According to a report by TechCrunch, the service is currently being piloted in select regions including Mexico, Japan, and the Philippines. Unlike the existing Meta Verified programme, which focuses on security and authenticity for creators, Instagram Plus is designed to offer a suite of function ...Read More >
Mumbai, March 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) As a clip of actress Rashmika Mandanna's mother allegedly making allegations against her former fiancé, Rakshit Shetty has gone viral, the 'Dear Comrade' actress has decided to break her silence on the matter, calling it a serious invasion of privacy. Urging the netizens to stop spreading the content, the 'Animal' actress dropped a detailed note on her Instagram Stories explaining that the audio being circulated on social media appears to be from a private conv ...Read More >
Lucknow, Mar 11 (PTI) The family of the 32-year-old Ghaziabad man who has been comatose for more than 12 years, in their plea to the Supreme Court, had said that allowing withdrawal of artificial life support will restore his dignity after years of irreversible suffering. The top court allowed passive euthanasia for Harish Rana, who has been in a permanent vegetative state since 2013 after suffering severe head injuries from a fall from the fourth floor of his paying guest accommodation on Augu ...Read More >
A petition has been filed in the Kerala high court claiming that the chief minister's office (CMO) accessed personal information of government employees, including their mobile numbers and e-mail IDs, from the official e-governance portal for a bulk messaging campaign to highlight the achievements of the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government. The plea has been filed by an official of the department of general administration of the state government along with an associate professor of KTM Colle ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Covasant Technologies on Tuesday said it has secured ISO/IEC 42001:2023 accredited certification, becoming one of a small number of organizations worldwide to hold the international standard for an Artificial Intelligence Management System (AIMS).The company said the milestone places it alongside global technology leaders such as IBM, Microsoft, AWS and Snowflake in demonstrating independently verified AI governance practices.The ISO/IEC 42001 certification evaluates how AI risks are ...Read More >
New Delhi, Feb 23 (PTI) Global tech giants Meta Platforms Inc. and WhatsApp told the Supreme Court on Monday that they will comply with the NCLAT's directions for extending the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) privacy and consent guidelines to advertising-related data. A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi was hearing appeals filed by the tech giants against the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal's (NCLAT) directions of December last y ...Read More >
New Delhi, Feb 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Leading startup founders and experts on Monday said that artificial intelligence (AI) is not a luxury but a necessity, which will make service delivery easier for the masses in India, as the country kicked off the five-day 'India AI Impact Summit 2026' here. Speaking to IANS on the sidelines of the mega event, Ankit Modi, founding member and Chief Product Officer at healthcare company Qure.ai, said that due to a large population, there is a lot of potential fo ...Read More >
Mumbai, December 17: A new controversy has hit India's online creator community after an alleged private video of popular gamer and YouTuber Payal Dhare, known as Payal Gaming, surfaced on social media platforms. While the clip, being linked to Payal Gaming, rapidly went viral on X (formerly Twitter), her fans have argued that the video is AI-generated and part of a growing wave of deepfake misuse targeting digital creators. The controversy surfaced recently when a short, intimate video began t ...Read More >
New Delhi: Social media is turning out to be quite a tricky platform for content creators. In the recent past, we saw how a 'viral 19 minute video' triggered curiosity and speculation online, leading to privacy breach and security concerns. After Bengali influencers Sofik SK and Dustu Sonali's alleged private video went viral on social media, several AI-generated videos also hit the platform. Now, another digital creator is in news for the alleged video leak - this time it's Payal Gaming. Gamin ...Read More >
New Delhi: Appellate tribunal NCLAT on Monday clarified that its order in the WhatsApp matter on privacy and consent safeguards also applies to user data collection and sharing for non-WhatsApp purposes, including non-advertising and advertising.Passing an order over an application moved by CCI seeking clarification over the previous order passed by NCLAT, the appellate tribunal said, "Appellant (WhatsApp and Meta) cannot assert unilateral or open-ended rights over user data."We had clearly held ...Read More >
India's Regulatory Gauntlet: WhatsApp's High-Stakes Struggle in Its Core Territory In the bustling digital ecosystem of India, where over 500 million users rely on WhatsApp for everything from family chats to business transactions, Meta Platforms Inc. is facing what could be its most formidable challenge yet. The Indian government has issued directives that demand significant operational changes, giving the company just three months to comply. This move underscores the growing tension between g ...Read More >
Naresh is the son of late actress and filmmaker Vijaya Nirmala and actor Krishna Actor Naresh, known for his work in Telugu cinema and as superstar Mahesh Babu's stepbrother, recently shared his frustrating experience amid the massive IndiGo airlines technical glitch that disrupted flights across the country. Taking to social media on Wednesday, the actor gave followers a glimpse of the chaos at the airport while also reminiscing about how air travel used to be more reliable in earlier times. ...Read More >
What was meant to be a well-publicized wedding is now the subject of rumors and intrigue. One of the key players in India's victory, Smriti Mandhana, was set to marry music composer Palash Muchhal on November 23, just weeks after the country won the Women's World Cup. That didn't happen though. Smriti's father, Shrinivas, fell ill on the day of the wedding and needed to be taken to the hospital. Palash was admitted to a hospital in Sangli, Smriti's hometown, the next day, and subsequently trans ...Read More >
Sonipat: Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Arjun Ram Meghwal, Minister of State for Law & Justice, inaugurated the world's largest Moot Court, NYAYABHYASA MANDAPAM -- The Grand Moot Court, and dedicated it to the nation. The event also saw the inauguration of IMAANDAAR (International Mooting Academy for Advocacy, Negotiation, Dispute Adjudication, Arbitration and Resolution) in the presence of more than 200 international judges and jurists from India and the world. The Chief Justice of ...Read More >
Katrina Kaif's fans were left shocked on Friday morning after a media portal shared pictures of the mom-to-be actress with her baby bump. Wondering what's wrong with the pictures? They were clicked as Katrina stepped out on the balcony of her Mumbai apartment. The private pictures left netizens shocked, who then slammed the invasion of privacy and rushed to the comments section of the post, demanding police action. "Camera se pehle manners on karo," one of Katrina's fans wrote. "Where's the pri ...Read More >
Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio. Zcash (ZEC) has exploded in value past $350, clearing its 2021 high and igniting a wave of renewed optimism across the digital assets ecosystem. A surge in demand tied to privacy, cross-chain integration and bold market calls are pushing ZEC into the spotlight. Related Reading: $10K Is Coming: Arthur Hayes' Zcash 'Vibe Check' Sparks 30% Moonshot Zcash's recent rally is nothing s ...Read More >
Jaipur: In a step towards enhancing the work environment and promoting economic growth, Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma Monday announced the approval of two key labour reforms. The Rajasthan Shops and Commercial Establishments (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, and the Rajasthan Factory (Amendment) Rules, 2025, are designed to stimulate business activity while prioritising the welfare and safety of workers throughout the state. At the announcement event, CM Sharma emphasised the govt's dedication to ...Read More >
New Delhi: The IT ministry has proposed amendments to social media intermediary guidelines to incorporate the impact of artificial intelligence. The draft amendments, published on 22 October, seek to crack down on the rising menace of deepfakes. However, creators and other industry stakeholders have called for some alterations to what the ministry has proposed. Mint breaks down the proposals and their impact on AI users. Over the past four days, creators, through policy think-tanks, have raise ...Read More >
Nagpur: Maharashtra's ongoing sand shortage is expected to ease significantly within the next 15 days, revenue minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said on Saturday. The revenue department has readied the auction of 350 sand ghats, while over 500 sand depots have already been made operational across the state, he added. Speaking to the media in Nagpur, Bawankule said that the shortage was temporary and stemmed from the annual three-month ban on sand excavation between June 30 and September 30, impo ...Read More >
Singer-actor Rishabh Tandon, known as Faqeer, has reportedly passed away from a sudden heart attack on October 21, 2025. Tandon, who had a decade-long break from music to care for his family, returned in 2020. He was married to his Russian wife, Olesya Nedobegova, whom he met while she was working as a line producer on his digital series. Rishabh Tandon, singer-actor popularly known as Faqeer, has reportedly died after suffering a sudden heart attack, media reports suggest. Tandon, who was also ...Read More >
The Kerala government on Friday told the High Court here that not permitting a Muslim girl to wear her headscarf (hijab) to school was an "invasion" of her privacy and dignity and a "denial of her right to secular education". The government said the right of the girl to wear a headscarf in her house and outside it, "does not stop at the school gate". The submissions were made in an affidavit filed in response to a plea moved by the church-run St Rita's Public School at Palluruthy here challeng ...Read More >
The US Consulate General in Chennai announced on Thursday, October 23, 2025, that it has reopened and restarted visa application processing. Only applicants with appointments scheduled for October 23 were allowed to attend, while those affected by the October 22 closure are being rescheduled and will receive new appointment details.The US Consulate General Chennai on Thursday announced that it will re-open and restart visa application processing services. In a post on X, the consulate said, "US ...Read More >
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology on October 22 announced that from November 15, only a senior officer at the rank of joint secretary or above, or in case of law enforcement officials at the rank of deputy inspector general of police or above can send take down notices under Section 79 (3)(b) of the IT Act to social media platforms. This replaces the existing procedure of junior officials passing content take down orders. For example, till now, in State governments, police ...Read More >
Chennai: The US Consulate General Chennai on Thursday announced that it will re-open and restart visa application processing services. In a post on X, the consulate said, "US Consulate General Chennai will re-open and restart visa application processing services on Thursday, October 23, 2025. Please note: Only applicants with appointments scheduled for October 23 may come in on that date." It added, "Applicants whose appointments were canceled due to visa service closures on October 22 are cur ...Read More >
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 23 (ANI): The US Consulate General Chennai on Thursday announced that it will re-open and restart visa application processing services. In a post on X, the consulate said, "US Consulate General Chennai will re-open and restart visa application processing services on Thursday, October 23, 2025. Please note: Only applicants with appointments scheduled for October 23 may come in on that date." Chennai/status/1981025439675302352" rel="noopener" target="_blank" ...Read More >
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