mar 1, 1904 - Official Secret Act

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- The Indian Official Secrets Act of 1904 was enacted during the tenure of Lord Curzon, the Viceroy of India, as a response to growing nationalist sentiments and the rise of a vocal press
- It followed the earlier Official Secrets Act of 1889, which aimed to curb dissent and control the dissemination of information that could be deemed harmful to British interests

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