New Delhi, April 1 -- April 1 : Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Railways, Information & Broadcasting, and Electronics & IT, on Tuesday stressed the need for a robust techno-legal framework to address emerging new-age crimes. Addressing the 21st D.P. Kohli Memorial Lecture on CBI's 62nd Foundation Day, Vaishnaw said, "Amid deepfake and AI challenges, the future of effective criminal justice lies in combining legal frameworks with technological capability and institutional innovation."

Urging the CBI to establish state-of-the-art Cyber Forensic Labs in collaboration with academia, the Minister said: "Our academia, our scientists, our researchers today possess remarkable strength and capabilities. This strength must be harnessed by investiga...