Block Proton Mail, Karnataka High Court tells Central government
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday directed the Central government authorities to take action under the Information Technology Act 2000 and block Proton Mail in India.
Justice M Nagaprasanna heard the petition filed by a company named M Moser Design Associates India Private Ltd that vulgar emails about its employee were sent using Proton Mail to other employees and the company's clients.
The judge said that, until the Centre implemented the measures, the offending Uniform Resource Locators (URL) indicated in the petitions would be blocked.
The company had asked the HC to issue a direction to the Centre to prohibit the use of Proton Mail in the country, adding that the servers operated outside India and claimed to be beyond the limits of Indian legislation. It also said that mails with inappropriate content, including AI-generated images, about a senior employee were sent to other staff members and business contacts of the company.
The petitioner told the court that an FIR had been filed in November 2024 but as police investigation had proved to be inadequate, legal help was sought.
Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Aravind Kamath represented the Central government during the hearing on Tuesday while advocate Jatin Sehgal argued on behalf of the petitioner.
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PM Modi holds talks with French President Macron in Mumbai
New Delhi (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday held wide-ranging talks with French President Emmanuel Macron to boost ties in key sectors such as trade, defence, energy and critical technologies.
Macron landed in Mumbai early this morning on a three-day visit to attend the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi and meet PM Modi.
After the talks with Modi, Macron will attend a ceremony to launch the India-France Year of Innovation.
His visit comes days after India cleared a long-pending proposal to procure 114 Rafale fighter jets under a government-to-government framework with France.
It has been billed as one of the world's biggest military procurement programmes in recent years.
It is learnt that shoring up defence cooperation and enhancing bilateral engagement in the critical technology sector are priority areas to take forward the ties.
"Welcome to India! India looks forward to your visit and to advancing our bilateral ties to new heights. I am confident that our discussions will further strengthen cooperation across sectors and contribute to global progress," Modi said on social media earlier in the day in response to a post by Macron.
