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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The Bombay high court on Saturday stayed two provisions of the new IT Rules – rules 9(1) and 9(3) – which say that digital news media and publishers should adhere to the ‘Code of Ethics’ laid out in the rules. The court was hearing petitions filed by The Leaflet and Nikhil Wagle against the new [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The Bombay high court on Saturday stayed two provisions of the new IT Rules – rules 9(1) and 9(3) – which say that digital news media and publishers should adhere to the ‘Code of Ethics’ laid out in the rules.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The court was hearing petitions filed by </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400">The Leaflet</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400"> and Nikhil Wagle against the new rules.The bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G.S. Kulkarni, however, pointed out that the relief was only applicable to the two petitioners in question, </span><a href="https://www.barandbench.com/news/litigation/it-rules-2021-bombay-high-court-interim-protection-rule-9"><i><span style="font-weight: 400">Bar and Bench</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400"> reported</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400">.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The rules being stayed, the high court noted, </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400">prima facie</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400"> violate the right to freedom of speech under Article 19 of the constitution and also went against the IT Act, under which the new rules were formed.</span></p>
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		<title>IIT Bombay to conduct Fit India Movement Freedom Run 2.0 offline on August 14</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay will conduct Fit India Movement Freedom Run 2.0 offline on August 14. This run will be a part of the celebration of the 75th independence day pan India. This is an initiative taken in view of the Prime Minister&#8217;s vision for a fitter country, says a statement by IIT [&#8230;]</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p dir="ltr">Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay will conduct Fit India Movement Freedom Run 2.0 offline on August 14. This run will be a part of the celebration of the 75th independence day pan India. This is an initiative taken in view of the Prime Minister&#8217;s vision for a fitter country, says a statement by IIT Bombay.</p>
<p dir="ltr">IIT Bombay has planned this race as a part of &#8216;Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav&#8217;, the celebration of 75 years of Independence. This offline event will be conducted adhering to the COVID-19 protocols as informed by the IIT Bombay.</p>
<p dir="ltr">It will be a cross-country race, across the IIT Bombay campus, following Covid protocols, and with more than 100 people, the institute said.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Staff and students, both male and female will run the same distance in the race, but in different timings, it added.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Check the tweet here :</p>
<p dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/iitbombay/status/1425344527838052352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1425344527838052352%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ndtv.com%2Feducation%2Findependence-day-2021-iit-bombay-conducts-fit-india-movement-freedom-run-20">https://twitter.com/iitbombay/status/1425344527838052352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1425344527838052352%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ndtv.com%2Feducation%2Findependence-day-2021-iit-bombay-conducts-fit-india-movement-freedom-run-20</a></p>
<p dir="ltr">IIT Bombay informed through a statement, &#8220;The Institute authorities have taken all necessary precautions to ensure the safety of the participants by ensuring mask compliance and distancing, with the support of security and medical personnel. We are requesting all enthusiastic residents to take part and join us in our pursuit of building a healthier institute community.&#8221;</p>
<p dir="ltr">Fit India Movement Freedom Run 2.0, the nationwide program, was launched earlier today by Union Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur and Minister of State for Youth Affairs &amp; Sports (MoS) Nisith Parmanik.</p>
<p dir="ltr">The University Grants Commission (UGC) in a recent letter said universities and colleges should ask the students to upload national anthem singing videos on the dedicated website. This is also part of the part &#8216;Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav&#8217; celebration on 75th independence day.</p>
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