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Exploring the impact of media in Indian legal proceedings, the summary delves into high-profile cases like Mattoo's rape, the 2G Spectrum, and Jessica Lal's murder.

On 31 July 1995, India heard its first mobile ring, when the then Union Minister of Communications spoke from Delhi to the then Chief Minister of West Bengal in Kolkata. For most of the two decades that followed, India consumed mobile phones without making them. In 2014, the country had only two mobile phone manufacturing units and was approximately 78% import dependent, with roughly 75% of domestic demand in 2014-15 being met through imports. Today, India has over 300 mobile manufacturing units and imports account for about 0.02% of domestic demand.

In today’s dynamic and competitive environment, IP rights are key elements needed to maintain an edge in the market. It is crucial that the companies understand that what can be protected and how within their respective countries.

‘Light touch regulatory' approach adopted rather than stringent regulation of the industry.

In recent times, due to the liberalization of the satellite communications sector in India, various entities have been working towards obtaining the Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellite...

The media and entertainment industry has consistently grown and continues to grow at a global level, particularly with the advent of new mediums for distribution, supported by dynamic technological advancements.

On 28th November 2025 , the Department of Telecommunications issued a directive to manufacturers and importers of mobile handsets in India, to pre-install an application termed ‘Sanchar Saathi' – a mobile application that aims at enhancing cyber security at the device level and providing users with a platform to report cyber fraud.

The patent regime in India is due for a seismic change on January 1, 2005. When India became a member of WTO and a signatory to TRIPS with effect from January 1, 1995 it was given five years as a developing country, to change its laws to comply with TRIPS. This period was later extended by five years and now comes to end on January 1, 2005.

India's digital economy faces transformative regulatory developments as CERT-In introduces AI-focused cybersecurity blueprints, ASCI proposes labeling standards for AI-generated advertising content...

February 12, 2025: In an effort to further enhance consumer protection against Unsolicited Commercial Communication ("UCC")...

The Department of Telecom, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, released the much awaited Unified License, paving the way for the implementation of DoT’s One Nation - One License plan.

In April, 2024, an Indian consumer wearable manufacturing company suffered a data breach when personal data of approximately 7.5 million users was posted on Dark Web.

WhatsApp's new privacy policy cleared by the Delhi High Court, but certain directions issued to protect user data.

The National Telecom Policy ("NTP") is the Department of Telecommunications ("DoT") policy document setting out its vision and regulatory intent with respect to the telecom sector ...

The New OSP Guidelines have been issued by the DoT with an objective of devising a framework to accommodate the constant innovations in technology

MetLife's Institutional line of business asked experts to work with the eBusiness application development team to help it establish and build an integrated service portal. The new portal would provide a single point of access to all products and allow individuals to perform online self-service such as enrollment, benefit inquiry and other transactions using electronic signatures.

One key exemption introduced by the CCI under the Merger Control Regulations is for minority share acquisitions.