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Modi summons telecom secretary over takedown of 100 websites

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office summoned the telecommunications secretary on Saturday to explain how officials ordered the takedown of more than 100 websites based on court orders that this news agency revealed were fake, two government sources said. The intervention from Modi’s office signals intensifying scrutiny after it was revealed on Wednesday that telecom officials directed internet providers to block 129 illegal betting websites based on fake…