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News TV's race to bigoted bottom needs calling out

January 23, 2026 7:17 am

It is welcome that the self-regulatory body has called out the targeting of the minority. It has done well to draw attention to these attempts to paint a community as the Other, as singular, aggressive and conservative. But, in the end, the NBDSA can only prod and nudge gently.

In 3 years, nearly 60% orders by TV & digital news regulator cite communal code breach

January 22, 2026 1:26 pm

These orders were issued by the News Broadcasting & Digital Standards Authority (NBDSA) established by the News Broadcasters & Digital Association (NBDA), which represents private TV and digital news and current affairs broadcasters.

Mandatory preloading of Sanchar Saathi will weaken privacy, not strengthen cyber security

December 03, 2025 7:36 am

Investing in specialised cyber forensic labs, training the police and prosecutors on tackling cyber crimes, and creating interstate cyber units with cross-jurisdictional powers may be better-suited to the goal of tackling cyber crimes

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On AI content, labelling is a technical solution. But does it empower the user?

November 28, 2025 3:26 pm

Watermarking is one tool, credentialling is another. The real policy question is: What do we want users to be able to do? If the goal is for users to be able to understand the origin or true nature of content, then technical solutions should be judged against that standard

Runway’s pivot to gaming reflects its broader ambition to serve as a creative infrastructure layer across media industries.

Runway’s generative AI tools will soon let you create video games with a few prompts

July 02, 2025 9:23 am

Known for its impact on film and VFX, Runway now aims to streamline game creation, offering game studios fast prototypes through generative AI.

Arun’s journey began at the age of 13, editing content for multiple YouTube channels. Though modest at first, these early experiences taught him valuable lessons in meeting deadlines, refining his style, and understanding audience preferences.

With a camera and laptop, how this 19–year-old is telling real, messy stories

January 16, 2025 12:01 pm

A B.Com Economics (Hons) student at Goswami Ganesh Dutta S.D. College, Arun is the creative force behind BluWave Media, a fast-growing digital agency.

More to digitality inequality than access to phones

July 07, 2024 9:26 am

A holistic approach towards digital inequality issues is imperative in both academic and scholarly circles. The framework for access issues should be revised to incorporate the new technological developments including AI.

Print, digital self-regulatory news association gets govt’s approval

December 06, 2022 7:31 am

Intimating this through an official order on December 2, the I&B Ministry said: “It is hereby informed that Print and Digital Media Association has been registered as a self-regulatory body with the member publishers...”

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Govt working on Bill to regulate digital media: Anurag Thakur

November 25, 2022 3:42 am

Thakur also said newspapers should bring the “right news before the public at the right time”. He said along with the shortcomings of the government, public welfare schemes and policies of the government should also reach the common people.

Can virtual communication curb your creativity? Here's what a new study says

May 06, 2022 11:21 pm

"Our data suggest that the physical difference in shared space compels virtual communicators to narrow their visual field by concentrating on the screen and filtering out peripheral visual stimuli that are not visible or relevant to their partner," stated the study.