MeitY is considering a procedural reform that would allow affected users and internet intermediaries to participate in Inter-Departmental Committee hearings before content blocking orders are finalized. Officials told The Economic Times the move responds to intermediary requests for users to have a formal opportunity to explain flagged content, framing it as part of broader efforts to open government processes. The proposal is linked to draft amendments to the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, which extend regulatory oversight beyond news publishers to all user posts related to news and current affairs, handing the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting authority to block individual user content. The context is significant: MediaNama documented over 40 instances of geo-blocking, account withholding, or takedowns in March 2026 alone, affecting journalists, satirists, and ordinary users. Rakesh Maheshwari, former senior director at MeitY, flagged a structural problem with the IDC itself, noting that requests can flow directly from a ministry to a committee it controls, making the same party both initiator and approver. He added the amended framework shifts jurisdictional responsibility for some user content from one ministry to another without resolving underlying enforcement ambiguity.
India's Expenditure Finance Committee has cleared a Rs 1.25 lakh crore outlay for India Semiconductor Mission 2.0, up 64 percent from ISM 1.0's Rs 76,000 crore. The proposal now goes to the Cabinet, as two chip plants begin commercial output and a third, CG Semi, is set to open July 4, 2026.
The Supreme Court blocked Trump from firing Federal Reserve board member Lisa Cook, preserving the Fed's independence from presidential removal power. A separate ruling the same day gave Trump broader authority to dismiss leaders of other independent federal agencies.
The US Supreme Court has blocked President Trump's attempt to fire Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, who faced unproven mortgage fraud allegations. The ruling preserves Fed independence for now and keeps a politically charged removal case alive in the courts.
The US Supreme Court, splitting along ideological lines, has allowed the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants.
