Tighter rules to be notified soon under IT Act: MoS IT after Tendulkar flags deepfake video

Tighter rules to be notified soon under IT Act: MoS IT after Tendulkar flags deepfake video

Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Electronics and Information Technology. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN After legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar flagged his deepfake video doing the rounds, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar slammed deepfakes as a threat to the safety and trust of Indian users, saying the government will soon notify … Read more

Sachin Tendulkar files police complaint in Mumbai against “misleading advertisements” impersonating his attributes

Sachin Tendulkar files police complaint in Mumbai against “misleading advertisements” impersonating his attributes

Former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar lodged a complaint with Mumbai Police against the “unauthorised” use of his name, photo and voice in misleading advertisements | file photo | Photo Credit: PTI Legendary former cricketer Sachin Tendulkar on Friday lodged a complaint with Mumbai Police against the “unauthorised” use of his name, photo and voice in “misleading … Read more

Govt shouldn’t have put Lata, Sachin’s reputation at stake: Raj Thackeray

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MUMBAI: MNS chief Raj Thackeray on Saturday said the Union government should not have exposed Sachin Tendulkar and Lata Mangeshkar to social media trolling by involving them in its campaign to counter tweets by foreign celebrities in support of ongoing farmers’ stir. If American pop star Rihanna and others supporting the agitation against new agriculture … Read more

Upset with Tendulkar, scores of Malayalee netizens regret criticism of Sharapova for not knowing him

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Thiruvananthapuram: Offended by Sachin Tendulkar‘s tweet on farmers‘ protest, scores of Keralites flooded tennis star Maria Sharapova’s social media pages with messages, apologising for trolling her in 2015 after she had in an interview pleaded ignorance about the cricket icon. While most messages were apologetic of their previous comments critical of the former World No.1 … Read more

Celebrities in Maharashtra at the receiving end of Shiv Sena’s heat

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Mumbai: Actors and celebrities in Maharashtra have been at the receiving end of the Shiv Sena and the Thackeray family whenever the red lines were crossed. Wednesday’s incident of the BMC demolishing actor Kangana’s office is just another such case. Everyone from Sachin Tendulkar to Amitabh Bachchan have faced such heat in the past. In … Read more

Sports stars & India Inc pray for Big B; Mahindra calls him a ‘natural fighter’, Tendulkar sends best wishes

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The news of Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan and his son, actor Abhishek Bachchan testing positive for Covid-19 has sent shockwaves across Bollywood. Several B-Town stars sent out prayers for the thespian’s speedy recovery. Sports stars and India Inc, too, are keeping Senior Bachchan in their prayers. Cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar posted a tweet, writing, “Take … Read more