It Act

The new law removes redundant provisions and archaic language and reduces the number of sections from 819 in the Income Tax Act of 1961 to 536 and the number of chapters from 47 to 23.

With online gaming law yet to take effect, govt invokes IT Act to order app takedowns

Interim action under IT Act highlights urgency to regulate gaming before new framework kicks in.

Karnataka HC quashes X Corp’s plea against Sahyog Portal, calls It ‘instrument of public good’

Justice M Nagaprasanna says freedom of speech is subject to reasonable limits; social media cannot be left “anarchic.”

Income-Tax Act 2025 receives President's assent

The Act paves way for a simplified and modernised tax regime from April 2026.

Crypto traders hit with hefty tax penalty as IT Dept cracks down on P2P transactions

Over the past few weeks, many crypto investors received income tax notices for non-payment of taxes on peer-to-peer (P2P) trades through foreign exchanges. A Binance spokesperson told Moneycontrol that the exchange has been closely monitoring and reporting suspicious trades to FIU-Ind.

Elon Musk's X opposes mandatory Sahyog Portal registration, calls it a ‘censorship portal’

Solicitor General of India Tushar Mehta, appearing for the government, said that all intermediaries operating in India must follow local regulations

After the big Income Tax Act overhaul, the grunt work begins by CBDT

The CBDT has begun the work of redoing all forms, the rule book will be simplified, redundancies done away with.

Rate changes not a part of the Income-Tax Act review, says govt official

The income tax review committee is to looking to finalise and submit all the 23 reports by mid-December

Decision on including IREDA, HUDCO under Section 54EC likely on backburner amid FinMin delay

Including IREDA and HUDCO under Section 54EC of I-T Act would allow tax exemptions for investors on capital gains by investing in designated bonds

MeitY grants Home Secretary, state counterparts power to delete surveillance data every six months

The power to delete such surveillance information, including electronic records, procured through interception, monitoring and decryption was earlier limited 10 security agencies.

Govt directs social media platforms to 'actively assist' in identifying and prosecuting against deepfakes

Today in AI: Govt flags six areas where social media intermediaries are yet to fully comply with IT Rules 2021

Govt to notify rules for DPDP Act by January end, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Rajeev Chandrasekhar also said that the much awaited Digital India Act is unlikely to be tabled for legislation before the 2024 general elections

MeitY, MIB sent blocking orders to X (Twitter) on viral video of Muzaffarnagar teacher

The viral video from Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh showed a teacher showering communal remarks on a seven-year-old Muslim student and goading his classmates to thrash him

Digital India Act to be principle-based, rules to be prescriptive: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

The government held its first consultation on the framework that the Bill should have on March 9 in Bengaluru, and two more will be held.

Loan app blocking is a national security issue, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

As many as 94 digital lending platforms, including Kissht and PayU-backed Lazypay, were spiked after blocking orders were issued on an 'urgent' and 'emergency' basis under Section 69A of the Information Technology Act 2000.

As MeiTY amends IT Act, industry sees digitisation opportunity in real estate, financial sector

NASSCOM said that if state government laws such as stamp duty and registration charges are also amended, it will now be possible to make all property transactions paperless.

IT rules amendment: What it means for internet platforms and users in India

For users, these amendments provide a separate platform where they can appeal content moderation decisions of digital intermediaries, ranging from Facebook to an e-commerce company like Amazon

No citizen can be prosecuted under scrapped sec 66A of IT Act, says SC

Under the annulled section, a person posting offensive content could be imprisoned for up to three years and also fined.

Hello World | Digital India’s low trust problem is at its worst

If we want to see a prosperous digital India, like the government wishes us to be, we need to have a widespread crackdown on digital fraud.

The WhatsApp move to sue the Indian government is a red herring

India is a democracy. Tech corporations are anything but, and they may do well to examine their own motivations before calling into question the decisions of states, especially those navigating the changeable waters of a profoundly diverse nation such as India 

Man arrested for duping 22,000 people of Rs 70 lakh using online shopping fraud

The man used names of several online shopping websites to dupe the victims

'Bois Locker Room': All-boys group, indulging in slut shaming and breeding rape culture, emerges on Instagram

When the group chats came to light and were shared widely on social media, many joined the outrage against the rape culture which was being propagated as well as normalised by the group.

Govt may soon force WhatsApp, Facebook & TikTok to trace source of controversial content

If and when rolled out, authorities would need a court order before directing any social media platform to trace the media content to the source

Privacy | The Supreme Court stands between Indians and a surveillance state

The government argues that the surveillance it proposes is required to fight the use of social media for terrorism, anti-national activities, pornography, spreading of fake news and other negative tendencies. However, should this be at the cost of individual privacy of every Indian?

CBDT relaxes prosecution norms for defaults in I-T return filing, TDS delays: Report

As per a tweet by Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, minor procedural violations will not lead to severe consequences for honest taxpayers.