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Alia Bhatt becomes the latest victim of deepfake, obscene video surfaces online.  Deepfake videos have raised serious concerns about the use of AI. Alia Bhatt is the new victim of deepfake and her obscene video is doing rounds on the internet.  Last week, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw met social media platforms to discuss the issue of deepfakes.   Before Alia Bhatt, actors Rashmika Mandanna, Katrina Kaif, and Kajol were targets of deepfakes.  Actors and celebrities are easy targets of deepfakes because there is ample footage and images of them…

Business tycoon Gautam Singhania recently announced his separation from his wife Nawaz Modi on social media and this news left everyone shocked.  Nawaz has accused the billionaire industrialist of assaulting her and one of their daughters in a fit of rage.  Nawaz Modi has reportedly demanded 75% of Gautam Singhania’s fortune of $1.4 billion for the divorce settlement.  This is not the first time we saw the demand of a staggering amount for the divorce settlement. In the past, many Bollywood celebs have got a huge alimony after divorce.  Business…

Actor-comic Vir Das won the International Emmy Award for his stand-up special “Vir Das: Landing” in the best comedy category  This was the second nomination and maiden win in the segment for the actor-comic, who shared the trophy with the popular British teen sitcom ‘Derry Girls’ season three  Renowned producer Ektaa R Kapoor was honoured with the International Emmy Directorate Award for a significant contribution to the world of arts and entertainment.  She is the first Indian woman filmmaker to be bestowed with the recognition.  Before Kapoor, media baron Subhash…

Billionaire Gautam Singhania on Monday announced separation from his wife Nawaz, saying the two have decided to pursue different paths.  Gautam Singhania, 58, had married Nawaz Modi, daughter of solicitor Nadar Modi, in 1999.  He had married Nawaz, who was 29 years old in 1999, after eight years of courtship.   “32 years of being together as a couple, growing as parents and always being a strength of each other, we traversed with commitment, resolve, faith as along came the two most beautiful additions in our lives,” he said.  He…

According to the draft Bill, every broadcaster or broadcasting network operator should constitute a Content Evaluation Committee which would certify their programmes.   It also provides for a Broadcast Advisory Council, formed by the Centre, to hear complaints regarding violation of norms.  The draft Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill, 2023, seeks to provide Content Evaluation Committees and a Broadcast Advisory Council for self-regulation by broadcasters and broadcasting network operators.  Every broadcaster or broadcasting network operator shall broadcast only those programmes which are duly certified by the CEC  The next proposed section prescribes…

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said on Friday she had separated from her television journalist partner Andrea Giambruno.  Andrea Giambruno has drawn criticism in recent weeks for sexist comments made on and off air.  “My relationship with Andrea Giambruno, which lasted almost 10 years, ends here,” Meloni wrote on her social media accounts.  The couple have a seven-year-old daughter.  The TV journalist had already been widely criticised in August for apparent victim-blaming comments following a gang rape case.  Meloni had said after that episode that she should not be judged…