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Draft Intermediary Amendments: Bugle Call For AI Governance In India?

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology's (‘MEITY') release of the Draft Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Amendment Rules, 2025 (‘SGI Amendment') is another spoke in the wheel of regulating internet aspects through the ‘intermediary' route under the Information Technology Act, 2000 (‘IT Act')

India Technology

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Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

India's Telecom Reform: DoT Releases Draft Authorisation For Telecommunication Network Rules, 2025

On 9 October 2025, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) released the draft Telecommunications (Authorisation for Telecommunication Network) Rules, 2025 (Draft Rules) for public consultation.

India Media & IT

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Khaitan & Co LLP

India's Proposed New Draft Rules Regulating Synthetic Media

By way of background, the Intermediary Rules prescribe among others, due diligence measures that intermediaries (as defined below) must implement to avail safe harbour from liability for third party owned content.

India Media & IT

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AZB & Partners

MeitY Proposes New Media Labelling Obligations Under Intermediary Rules

The Proposed Amendment has been issued under the rule-making powers conferred by Section 87(2)(z) and (zg) of the IT Act, read with Section 79, which provides conditional safe harbour protection to intermediaries.

India Media & IT

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AZB & Partners

Government Sahyog In Tightening Takedowns

India Media & IT

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Obhan & Associates

Proposed Amendments To The IT Intermediary Rules: Battling Synthetically Generated Information

India Media & IT

KC

Khaitan & Co LLP

Amendment To Rule 3(1)(d) Of The IT Rules, 2021 - A Step Towards Greater Accountability In Takedown Orders To Online Intermediaries

India Media & IT

KC

Khaitan & Co LLP

Understanding Vicarious Copyright Infringement: What You Need To Know – I

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De Penning & De Penning

Understanding The 2025 Amendment To India's Intermediaries Rules

India Media & IT

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DSK Legal

Handling Of Personal Financial Data By Payment Gateways

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S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Summary: Draft Promotion And Regulation Of Online Gaming Rules, 2025

India Media & IT

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Ikigai Law

The Draft Promotion And Regulation Of Online Gaming Rules, 2025 – Clarification Attempted; Clarity Elusive

India Media & IT

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AZB & Partners

Aadhaar Authentication By Private Entities From Data Privacy Perspective

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S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Due Diligence Over Due Process? Analysing The Karnataka High Court's Ruling On Rule 3(1)(d) And The Sahyog Portal

India Litigation

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DSK Legal

25 Fast-Track Mergers & Demergers: MCA's 2025 Amendment Explained (Podcast)

India Commercial

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AK & Partners

RBI Update | ECB Framework Liberalization And M&A Financing Proposals

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Mansukhlal Hiralal & Co.

India's New Gaming Law Transforms Landscape

India Media & IT

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Remfry & Sagar

The Promotion And Regulation Of Online Gaming Rules, 2025: A Comprehensive Analysis

India Media & IT

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MAHESHWARI & CO. Advocates & Legal Consultants

RBI MPC October 2025: Repo Rate Unchanged At 5.5% Amid Balanced Growth And Inflation Outlook

India Government

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Legitpro Law

General Newsletter – October 2025

Our commitment to keeping you informed about the latest legal developments continues. This month, we provide comprehensive updates across a wide array of practice areas, ensuring you're well-versed in the ever-changing legal landscape.

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DSK Legal

"The Algorithm Made Me Do It": Overconsumption And Its Consequences

In the digital age, the phrase "the algorithm made me do it" has evolved from a casual quip into a profound reflection of how technology influences human behavior.

India Technology

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Aarna Law

India's New Gaming Law Transforms Landscape

Draft Rules to implement India's ‘Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025' ("Act") - the country's first comprehensive central law to govern online gaming – were released on October 2, 2025.

India Media & IT

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Remfry & Sagar

Tech Ticker Issue 70 — September 2025

While Swifties have been (rightly) losing it over Taylor Swift's engagement — drafting their own treaty-level analyses of the ring like it was the ancient inscribed Rosetta Stone — so, has the tech policy space.

India Technology

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Ikigai Law

BIS Issues Fresh Rules For Digital TV Receivers – 26 Oct 2025 Deadline Looms

India Media & IT

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IndiaLaw LLP

Overview - Regulating India's Online Gaming Sector: Key Implications Of The Online Gaming Act, 2025

India Media & IT

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Phoenix Legal

Content Regulation In The Age Of OTT: Balancing Creative Freedom And Legal Accountability In India

India Media & IT

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Khurana and Khurana

A Digital 'Jhakaas': What Denmark's Deepfake Law Means For India

India Technology

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Khurana and Khurana

DoT Issues Draft Authorisation Rules Under The Telecommunications Act, 2023 - A New Paradigm For Telecom Services

India Media & IT

KC

Khaitan & Co LLP

Bridging The Digital Divide: India's Evolving Accessibility Framework

India Media & IT

AP

AZB & Partners

Navigating The Grey Zone: Advertising Alcohol On Digital Screens In India

India Media & IT

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Legitpro Law

The Promotion And Regulation Of Online Gaming Act, 2025: Analysis

India Media & IT

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Majmudar & Partners

Free Speech In The Digital Age: Telangana HC Issues Guidelines On Social Media FIRs

India Media & IT

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

The Meme Paradox: Where LOLs Meet Legal Liabilities

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Khurana and Khurana

Navigating The Grey Zone: Advertising Alcohol On Digital Screens In India

Imagine a rapidly expanding digital advertising platform being approached with an enticing proposal: to promote a prominent beverage brand. The twist? The brand is associated with alcohol...

India Media & IT

LP

Legitpro Law

The Promotion And Regulation Of Online Gaming Act, 2025: Analysis

The Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 (the "Act") creates a national regime that prohibits Online Money Games ("OMG") and their facilitation.

India Media & IT

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Majmudar & Partners

Free Speech In The Digital Age: Telangana HC Issues Guidelines On Social Media FIRs

On 10 September 2025, the Telangana High Court delivered a significant ruling in Nalla Balu @ Durgam Shashidhar Goud v. State of Telangana.

India Media & IT

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IndiaLaw LLP

The Meme Paradox: Where LOLs Meet Legal Liabilities

The legend of humour, satire and social comments of the era of the digital age is memes. They constitute the fast, witty and often absurd pictures...

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Khurana and Khurana

Tech Ticker Issue 69 — August 2025

India Media & IT

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Ikigai Law

Promotion & Regulation Of Online Gaming Bill, 2025

The Indian Parliament has passed a critical piece of legislation set to transform the entire Indian gaming industry: the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Bill, 2025 ("Bill").

India Media & IT

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DSK Legal

Telangana Rolls Out Operational Relaxations For Commercial Establishments

In a significant move, the Government of Telangana, has vide notification dated July 5, 2025, rolled out certain relaxations for commercial establishments in the State by exempting them from select provisions of the Telangana Shops and Establishments Act, 1988.

India Employment

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JSA

Dynamic Injunctions Meet Personality Rights: The Sadhguru Case And India's Evolving Al Content Regulation Framework

In a significant ruling, Sadhguru Jagadish Vasudev & Anr. V. Ignor Isakov & Ors. ("the Case"), the Delhi High Court has delivered a timely and precise order safeguarding Sadhguru's personality right against...

India Technology

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Khurana and Khurana

What Do CERT-In's Cyber Security Audit Policy Guidelines 2025 Mean For Your Business? (Podcast)

The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team ("CERT-In") has issued its new Comprehensive Cyber Security Audit Policy Guidelines 2025 ("Guidelines").

India Technology

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AK & Partners

Tech Ticker Issue 68 — July 2025

India Technology

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Ikigai Law

From Fashion To Courtroom: House Of Masaba Strikes Back!

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S.S. Rana & Co. Advocates

Strengthening India's Cyber Defence: Cert-In's New Cyber Security Audit Guidelines Decoded

India Technology

AP

AZB & Partners

Limits Of Vicarious Liability In Case Of Defamation: An Analysis Of The Google India Private Limited v. Nayana Krishna Judgment

India Litigation

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Obhan & Associates

Changes To KYC Requirements For Internet Telephony Services

India Media & IT

AP

AZB & Partners

India Moves Closer To Enforcing Data Protection Law: MeitY Completes Review Of Public Feedback

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IndiaLaw LLP

MEITY Releases Business Requirement Document On Consent Management Systems Under DPDP Act

AP

AZB & Partners

Intermediary Liability In The Digital Age: Judicial Enforcement And The Ramkumar Decision

India Media & IT

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

State Surveillance And Privacy Rights: Legal Frameworks And Challenges In India

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Khurana and Khurana

How MeitY's CMS Guidelines Will Shape Everyday Data Use

Saga Legal

Delete. Block. Report. Repeat No More — Madras HC Brings End To Women's Online Ordeal

India Technology

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IndiaLaw LLP

Update – Security Conditions Under The GMPCS License

India Media & IT

AP

AZB & Partners

The Crumbling Shield Of Safe Harbor: A Legal Critique Of Intermediary Immunity Under Indian Law

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King, Stubb & Kasiva

Are The Stakes Too High: Implications Of Bringing Online Real-Money Gaming Companies Under The Prevention Of Money Laundering Act, 2002

India Media & IT

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CMS INDUSLAW

When Technology Turns Toxic: Allahabad HC Denies Bail, Orders Rapid Trial In Digital Crime Case

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IndiaLaw LLP

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