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When a Video Lies About You: Inside India's New Deepfake Takedown Rules

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              AI-generated illustration accompanying the article. Source: Created by the author using OpenAI's ChatGPT image generation tool (2026). Introduction:  A student got a notification like any other, someone had tagged her in a video. When she opened it, she saw herself, saying things she never said, in her own voice, cloned to sound exactly like her. It was obviously AI-generated. That didn't make it feel any less like a violation. Nobody had asked her permission, and by the time she found the video, it had already been watched, shared, and forwarded well beyond her control. This kind of story isn't unusual anymore. Across social media, young creators are quietly changing how much they post, and how, worried that their face or voice could end up in a video they never made.  The government has taken notice: the government's response is a set of amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics...
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PET PARENTS, KNOW YOUR RIGHTS! || AMNAAYA GUNDU

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  *AI-generated image                                                                                                                             Pets are now a part of the modern family and are treated as family members. They provide companionship, joy, and emotional support to their owners. With more people owning pets, pet owners must know their rights and obligations to ensure a peaceful coexistence in their communities. Whereas the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1960 provides the platform for animal welfare, a recent judgment of the Chennai City Civil Court has also strengthened the rights of pet owners, interpreting legal recourse against draconian residential ...
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Online Gambling Beyond Limits: Why India Needs Uniform and Comprehensive Legislation || QAMER UNNISA

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Image credits: The Times of India Introduction Gambling in India, with its origins dating back to ancient times, has evolved from traditional physical forms to the modern digital age of online gambling. As of 2023, India is the largest gaming market in the world, with 568 million gamers and over 9.5 billion gaming app downloads. This shift reflects how gambling has transitioned from a mere source of entertainment to a potential income-generating activity. Under the Indian Constitution, federalism grants states the authority to regulate gambling laws, but the distinction between games of skill and games of chance remains blurry. The courts have addressed this issue in various judgments, particularly in the context of games of skill, which may enjoy constitutional protection under Article 19(1)(g) .   The question now is : What role is the legislature playing in distinguishing between games of skill and games of chance? Understanding the Legal Basis: Games of Skill vs. Games of...
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ONE NATION ONE ELECTION: RESHAPING INDIA’S POLITICAL LANDSCAPE || KURELLA HARI KRISHNA

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                                     This blog gives insights on one nation one election, which is also called as simultaneous elections.    Common Man, by R K Lakshman; Times of India We all must have taken exams in our educational lives. Generally, we take them in a single stretch. What if exams are conducted with long intervals? I mean, if one subject exam is conducted on one day and the next subject exam is conducted after one month, can we write them effectively? Moreover, try to look at this from the management side as well. Are they able to conduct exams efficiently? No, right. So, it means anything that has to be conducted in a single stretch should be conducted in a single stretch to achieve efficiency and effectiveness. Similarly, our elections have to be conducted in a single stretch to realize their objective. Since the election is one of the major elements of democracy...
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