Parliamentary panel on data protection bill summons Jio, Airtel, Uber, Ola, Truecaller
New Delhi: A Joint Committee of Parliament issued a notice on Wednesday calling representatives of telecom operators Reliance Jio and Airtel and cab aggregators Ola and Uber to depose before it on the issue of data security.
The committee, chaired by BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi, is examining the Personal Data Protection Bill 2019.
According to the notice, representatives of Reliance Jio Infocomm and Jio Platforms have been called to depose before the panel on two different sittings on November 4. Representatives of Ola and Uber have been called to appear before the panel the next day.
Representatives of Airtel and Truecaller are scheduled to depose before the panel separately on November 6.
Representatives of social media giants Facebook and Twitter and e-commerce major Amazon have already deposed before the panel.
Google and Paytm are scheduled to appear before the panel on October 29.
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Minor girl kidnapped and raped; main accused and two cafe owners held
Latur (PTI): A minor girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by an 18-year-old man in Latur, leading to the arrest of the main accused and owners of two cafes where the crime occurred on December 4, police said on Saturday.
Police traced the girl within hours of registering the complaint. The accused, identified as Rihan Gulab Shaikh, was arrested based on the girl's complaint. Two others are owners of two cafes where the crime occurred, police said.
Police registered a case under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), POCSO Act, and the Prevention of Atrocities Act, an official said.
