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Social media access can be blocked under specific conditions
NEW DELHI: The Government has said that Section 69A of the Information Technology Act 2000 provides for blocking access to information under specific conditions.
Answering a question about censoring new platforms for publication and broadcasting of media content like social networks and online video services, the minister of state for information and broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore told the Parliament that the Act has provisions for removal of objectionable online content.
The Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) rules 2011 require that the Intermediaries shall observe due diligence while discharging their duties and shall inform the users of computer resources not to host, display, upload, modify, publish, transmit, update or share any information that is harmful, objectionable, affects minors and is unlawful in any way.
With regard to the use of social media by the Government, he said social media platforms are used to disseminate/ publicise information pertaining to Government policies and programmes.
The government has set up myGov as a social media platform for enabling greater people participation in matters relating to public policy.
Meanwhile, the ministry has categorically said it is not contemplating any regulatory framework for censorship of content appearing on the internet.
As far as OTT was concerned, sources in the ministry told indiantelevision.com that this was still a new subject, and the government would take action in the event of any complaints from viewers and subscribers.
At present, the government does not certify any programmes coming on television, but the sources reiterated that programming has to be in accordance with the guidelines of the Programme and Advertising Code apart from the Uplink and Downlink Guidelines.
The information and broadcasting ministry, sources said, has no control over films appearing online as this falls in the ambit of the IT Act which is administered by IT Ministry.
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OpenAI hires Arjun Gupta as its first solutions architect in India
Former startup CTO joins OpenAI to help Indian founders scale AI systems
BENGALURU: OpenAI has appointed Arjun Gupta as its first solutions architect in India, signalling a sharper on-ground push as the country’s startups and enterprises race from AI pilots to production.
Gupta announced the move on LinkedIn, saying he had joined OpenAI’s go-to-market team to work directly with founders building on GPT models, multimodal systems and agent-based AI. His mandate: help companies move beyond demos into live, scalable deployments.
The hire reflects a shift in India’s AI market. After a frenzy of experimentation, demand is rising for hands-on architectural support as firms attempt to operationalise AI across products, sales and customer support.
Before OpenAI, Gupta was co-founder and CTO at AuraML, a generative robotics simulation and synthetic data startup that raised $1.23 million. The company worked with technology heavyweights including Nvidia, Amazon Web Services and Google Cloud. His experience spans cloud-native infrastructure, machine-learning training and production-grade AI pipelines.
Writing about the move, Gupta said he had spent recent years building AI systems from the ground up, scaling infrastructure and delivering customer-facing solutions. He described India as being at an inflection point, citing deep technical talent, strong entrepreneurial momentum and rapidly improving AI tooling.
The appointment also dovetails with OpenAI’s expanding enterprise strategy. Earlier this week, the company unveiled the Frontier Alliance, a programme built around its Frontier platform and backed by consulting firms such as Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey & Company, Accenture and Capgemini.
Under the initiative, OpenAI’s forward-deployed engineers will work alongside consultants to embed AI agents into enterprise workflows, from software development to sales and support.
As competition intensifies, OpenAI finds itself jostling with rivals such as Anthropic and technology giants including Google, all courting large organisations eager for AI-driven transformation. OpenAI argues its approach allows firms to modernise without ripping out existing systems, while gaining closer access to its research and engineering teams.
