Rajeev Chandrasekhar
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Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha Election 2024: BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar pitted against Shashi Tharoor
India | Apr 20, 2024, 05:36 PM ISTHot seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala is set to witness a tri-party contest between Congress, BJP and CPI in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Polling schedule is yet to be announced by the Election Commission.
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Lok Sabha polls: BJP names 9 candidates for Telangana, G Kishan Reddy to contest from Secunderabad
Telangana | Mar 02, 2024, 11:55 PM ISTLok Sabha polls 2024: Chandrasekhar is the Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Electronics and Information Technology. He was an independent Rajya Sabha MP representing Karnataka from 2006 to 2018 and was re-elected to the upper House again.
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IT Minister announces draft AI regulation framework to be released soon
Technology | Feb 21, 2024, 08:30 AM ISTRajeev Chandrasekhar said on Tuesday that the government aims to unveil a draft regulatory framework for AI in June-July this year, citing concerns over deepfakes and user harm associated with the new technology.
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Two multi-billion dollar semiconductor plants to come up in India: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Business | Feb 19, 2024, 07:35 AM ISTThe minister of electronics and IT said that one of the projects has an $8 billion proposal from Israel-based Tower Semiconductors, with the other coming from Tata Group.
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Digital economy to contribute 20% of India’s GDP by 2026: Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar
India | Dec 07, 2023, 08:28 PM ISTUnion Minister Chandrasekhar said India's position has transformed from being the consumer of technology for nearly three decades to being the producer of devices, products and platforms for the world.
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'Deepfakes dangerous': Govt steps in after fake video of Rashmika Mandanna goes viral
Entertainment | Nov 06, 2023, 03:15 PM ISTDeepfake videos are made using computer programs that learn from lots of pictures of people's faces. They pick the best face to replace someone else's in a video. How IT minister reacted to the latest video featuring Bollywood actor Rashmika Mandanna.
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Kalamassery blasts: Union MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar booked for his alleged controversial remarks
India | Oct 31, 2023, 12:28 PM ISTThe police registered the FIR in connection with the minister's recent statements on social media regarding the Kalamassery blasts and a Hamas leader's virtual address at an event. The event was organised by an Islamist group in Kerala's Malappuram district.
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Govt issues notices to social media platforms, YouTube to take down child sexual abuse material
India | Oct 06, 2023, 07:33 PM ISTMoS Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that if the social media platforms do not take action swiftly on the matter, the safe harbour under the IT Act would be withdrawn.
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Startups in India will increase by 10 times in next 4-5 years: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Business | Jul 16, 2023, 09:44 PM ISTStartups in India: Chandrasekhar emphasised the transformative journey India has embarked upon since 2014. From being predominantly focused on IT and ITes, the next 4-5 years will witness substantial growth for startups and unicorns, he noted.
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'CoWIN portal completely safe': Govt refutes claims of data breach
India | Jun 12, 2023, 06:34 PM ISTThe CoWIN portal is totally protected with sufficient shields for information protection, the Health Ministry said in an explanation, adding an inward activity has been started to survey the current safety efforts.
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Preparing framework to ban three types of online games: Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar
India | Jun 12, 2023, 04:13 PM ISTChandrasekhar informed ANI that the government has previously fostered an arrangement for the impending guidelines.
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Tim Cook, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar discuss boosting manufacturing, exports
Business | Apr 19, 2023, 11:36 PM ISTThe Apple ecosystem in India has generated over one lakh new direct jobs in manufacturing in the last two years, according to Chandrashekhar.
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PIB row: 'Fact Check will not be done by PIB, Centre yet to decide', clarifies Chandrashekhar
India | Apr 07, 2023, 09:37 PM ISTThe clarification came as multiple media reported that the organisations have to remove their content from the platform if fact-checking agency declares the content as fake news
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IT minister has THIS to say on charges for Twitter verification badge
India | Oct 31, 2022, 04:33 PM ISTThe new amendments to IT rules impose a legal obligation on social media companies to take all-out efforts to prevent barred content and misinformation, and the govt has made it clear that platforms such as Twitter and Facebook operating in India will have to abide by local laws and constitution.
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Karnataka BJP worker murder: Left-ruled Kerala safe haven for PFI elements, says Union Minister
India | Jul 28, 2022, 05:59 PM ISTKarnataka BJP Yuva Morcha worker murder: The Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha leader was running a broiler shop at Bellare near Puttur. The Union Minister also said that the Kerala government must cooperate with it.
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Two-day 'National Education Ministers' Conference' to be held in Gujarat today
India | Jun 01, 2022, 07:34 AM ISTUnion Ministers and Education Ministers of States and Union Territories will also be participating in the conference. The National Education Ministers' Conference will be held in Gujarat on June 1 and 2.
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Karnataka Crisis: Plane that flew MLAs to Mumbai belongs to firm associated with BJP Rajya Sabha member
India | Jul 07, 2019, 07:00 PM ISTThe Congress has accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of hatching a conspiracy to topple the party's coalition government with the Janata Dal (Secular) in Karnataka.
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Tata Evading Issue Of Benefit From Telco Policy: Chandrasekhar
India | Dec 09, 2010, 09:13 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 9: Under attack from Tata group chief Ratan Tata for his alleged role in subverting telecom policy to benefit some operators, Rajya Sabha MP and former telecom entrepreneur Rajeev Chandrasekhar today hit
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Ratan Tata Slams Rajeev Chandrasekhar On Spectrum Issue
India | Dec 09, 2010, 05:52 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 9 : Tata Group supremo Rata Tata today strongly came out in support of the government's 2G spectrum allocation policy saying it broke the powerful cartel, and backed the probe covering the