Entertainment Law, Media Law and Telecoms Law

In a recent judgment, the Allahabad High Court (Court) made an important distinction between liking a post and sharing a post on social media platforms.

On February 19, 2025, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting ("MIB") issued an advisory to Over-The-Top ("OTT") platforms and self-regulatory bodies of OTT platforms ("Advisory")...

The Ministry of Information & Broadcasting (MIB), Government of India, has issued an advisory to OTT platforms and social media platforms regarding the publication of content on their platforms.

The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MEITY), on April 22, 2026, notified the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Rules, 2026 (Rules) under the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act...

April 22, 2026 marks the day India's online gaming sector stepped out of the grey zone and into a comprehensive, centralised regulatory framework. On this date, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”) issued a series of Gazette notifications that together operationalise the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 (“PROGA” or the “Act”) and the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Rules, 2026 (“Rules”). Both come into force on May 1, 2026.

On April 22, 2026, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (“MeitY”) notified the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025 (“PROGA”) and its underlying rules (“PROGA Rules”), constituted the Online Gaming Authority of India (“Gaming Authority”) and granted powers of investigation to the cyber cell officers to investigate offences under PROGA.

India's electronics and semiconductor design and manufacturing sector is experiencing rapid transformation through evolving regulatory frameworks and strategic policy initiatives. This comprehensive white paper examines the current state of the Electronics System Design and Manufacturing (ESDM) sector, analyzing implemented policies and their measurable outcomes while proposing actionable reforms to establish India as a globally competitive hub for advanced electronics and semiconductor production.

The Department of Telecommunications (‘DoT’) has issued a Public Notice dated March 6, 2026 (‘Notice’) regarding compliance requirements following the exemption of the 5925–6425 MHz band...

The SC in State Bank of India v. Union of India[1] held that spectrum allocated to telecom service providers (‘TSPs’) and recorded in their books as an ‘asset’ cannot be subjected...

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