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Karnataka seizes medicines from Amazon over drug licence issues
In September, Karnataka Food Safety and Drug Administration seized medicines from two Amazon-linked facilities for storing drugs without a licence, raising…
22 Sept, 07:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Supreme Court seeks responses on Pranit More’s online free speech case
The Supreme Court of India has asked the Haryana and Maharashtra governments to respond to the controversy surrounding stand-up comedian Pranit More’s crow…
22 Sept, 07:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
X introduces report showing government post restrictions by country
X announced on September 21 that it will now provide users with an "Under the Hood" report detailing when their posts have been limited due to government l…
22 Sept, 05:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
India plans tighter AI incident reporting rules for companies
India is set to tighten requirements for reporting AI-related incidents, including stricter timelines and expanded information disclosure, according to sou…
22 Sept, 03:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Bengaluru court restrains X from hosting defamatory content on The Paradise film
A Bengaluru court issued an ex parte ad interim injunction on September 19, 2026, restraining X from hosting, publishing, or circulating content deemed fal…
22 Sept, 01:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
$6 trillion in unpaid labor not counted in US GDP, GAO report finds
A Government Accountability Office (GAO) report estimates that unpaid household labor in the US is worth up to $6 trillion annually, equivalent to one-fifth of the country’s GDP.
22 Sept, 03:28 am IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Google fined €403 million by EU over location data privacy breaches
Google has been fined €403 million ($463 million) by the European Union for violating the bloc’s privacy rules related to users’ location data, the EU’s data privacy watchdog announced on Monday.
21 Sept, 11:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Bombay HC rules cinema not IT software in GST case with Dharma Productions
The Bombay High Court on September 10 ruled in favor of Dharma Productions, rejecting Maharashtra GST officials’ classification of cinema as Information Technology (IT) software.
21 Sept, 09:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
NSE flags AI-driven trading as potential business risk in IPO filing
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) highlighted the risks posed by AI-driven trading strategies in its initial public offering (IPO) documents filed on September 10.
21 Sept, 07:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Surveillance camera failed to prevent migrant death near San Diego border
On September 14, 2025, 30-year-old Graciela Gómez Hernández died after crossing from Tijuana into Southern California, despite a surveillance camera being…
21 Sept, 07:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Meta censors posts on Instagram about its own content restrictions in India
Meta has restricted several posts on Instagram related to content censorship in India, including those by the Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC) and media…
21 Sept, 05:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
India’s drug regulator forms AI expert committee for healthcare oversight
The Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) established an expert committee on artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare, Drugs Controller Gen…
21 Sept, 03:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
CCPA fines Xboom Rs 10 lakh for selling drone jammers without disclosures
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) fined e-commerce platform Xboom Rs 10 lakh for listing six anti-drone systems, drone jammers, and GPS jamm…
21 Sept, 03:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Report maps AI actors to clarify responsibility in India’s AI regulation
A new report published by The Quantum Hub in September breaks down the generative AI value chain into eight distinct actor classes and five functional control attributes.
21 Sept, 01:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Karnataka approves sustainable data centre policy with Rs 1,300 crore budget
Karnataka’s cabinet has approved the Sustainable Data Centre Policy 2026–31, targeting 1 GW of cumulative data centre IT capacity by 2031 and aiming for a…
21 Sept, 01:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
TRAI bars Truecaller from blocking 140 and 1600-series spam calls
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) finalised amendments to the Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations on September…
19 Sept, 03:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Gates Foundation commits $400 million to AI tools in education
The Gates Foundation announced a $1 billion commitment this week to develop and deliver equitable AI tools across sectors including education, healthcare, and agriculture.
19 Sept, 03:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
EU proposes KIDS Act to restrict children's social media access
The European Commission has introduced the Keeping Internet Digital Spaces Accountable and Trustworthy (KIDS) Act, a proposed law aiming to protect childre…
18 Sept, 07:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 2 min
Indian e-commerce enforcement highlights seller KYC and counterfeit challenges
A closed-door discussion involving brand owners, law firms, customs officials, and intellectual property offices focused on the challenges of seller verifi…
18 Sept, 05:28 pm IST - POLICYPOLICY · 1 min
Oversight Board orders Meta to remove AI-generated hate speech video
The Oversight Board on September 17 overturned Meta’s decision to keep an AI-generated video of a Scottish Labour councillor, ordering its removal as hate…
18 Sept, 05:28 pm IST