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Trai has powers to regulate broadcasting, control tariff: HC
NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has upheld the powers of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to administer the broadcasting sector. The court has dismissed the writ filed by SET Discovery and Star as not maintainable, and has ruled that Trai has the power to regulate tariff for broadcasters, as well as interconnection issues. The channels had last year filed the writ saying that Trai is a telecom regulator and since broadcasting is not a telecom service, it did not have powers over the broadcasting sector. They had argued that Trai‘s powers were illegal because they violate Constitutional rights under Article 14 (equality before law) and Article 19 (1) a (freedom of speech and expression), but the court ruled that out. The court has said that under Section 2 (1) K of the Trai Act, the Parliament had the power to extend any service to be put under the regulatory powers of Trai, and since the Parliament is sovereign, and has extended broadcasting to be under the regulator, the case was not maintainable.
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With 57 per cent single new users, Ashley Madison rebrands as discreet dating platform
Platform says majority of new members now identify as single
INDIA: Ashley Madison is shedding the “married-dating” label that defined it for two decades, repositioning itself as a platform for discreet dating in what it calls the post-social media age.
The rebrand, unveiled in India on 27 February, 2026, marks a structural shift in business model and identity. Once synonymous with married dating, the company now describes itself as the “premier destination for discreet dating” under a new tagline: Where Desire Meets Discretion.
The pivot is data-driven. Internal figures show that 57 per cent of global sign-ups between 1 January and 31 December, 2025 identified as single: a notable departure from the platform’s married core. The company argues that its community has already evolved beyond its original positioning.
“In an age where our lives have been constantly put on public display, privacy has become the new luxury,” said Ashley Madison chief strategy officer Paul Keable. He framed the platform’s offering as “ethical discretion” for singles, separated, divorced and non-monogamous users seeking private connections.
The shift also taps into wider digital fatigue. A global survey conducted by YouGov for Ashley Madison, covering 13,071 adults across Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US, found mounting discomfort with hyper-public online lives.
Among dating app users, 30 per cent cited constant swiping and messaging as a source of fatigue, while 24 per cent pointed to pressure to curate public-facing profiles and early personal disclosure. Some 27 per cent said fears of screenshots or information being shared contributed to exhaustion; an equal share cited unwanted attention.
The retreat from oversharing appears broader. According to the survey, 46 per cent of adults actively try to keep most aspects of their life private online. Only 8 per cent feel comfortable sharing most aspects publicly, while 35 per cent say they are becoming more selective about what they disclose.
Ashley Madison is betting that this cultural recalibration towards controlled visibility can be monetised. By doubling down on privacy infrastructure and reframing itself around discretion rather than infidelity, the company is attempting to convert reputational baggage into a premium proposition.
