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According to Mr. Vaishnaw, the government has recently served notices to concerned companies over the issue of deepfakes, and the platforms may respond but have to act more aggressively towards it. Mr. Vaishnaw noted, “Maybe three to four days later, we will contact them for brainstorming and ensure that platforms do enough for prevention, and cleaning,” while on the sides of a conference. The minister said that both Meta and Google will also attend the meeting. Another important thing that Mr. Vaishnaw conveyed that ‘safe harbour immunity’ provided under the Information Technology (IT) Act will not apply, unless platforms promptly…

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India had suspended visa services for Canadians on September 21, 2023, citing “operational reasons”. The suspension was due to a diplomatic row over Canada’s claims that Indian government agents were involved in the June killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Canadian citizen and Khalistani terrorist.  The suspension came after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged a possible link between the Indian government and the killing of a Khalistan separatist. Bharat also asked Canada to take action against terrorists and anti-Bharat elements operating from its soil.  Just hours before Indian parliamentarians were preparing for an extraordinary sitting in the New Parliament…

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