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Centre Notifies DPDP Rules 2025, RTI Amendment 2025 Comes Into Force
The Centre, on Friday, notified the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2025, bringing some of the rules into effect immediately. The notification comes nearly 10 months after the DPDP Rules, 2025, a draft of the bill was circulated in January. Among the rules that come into effect now is the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, amendment...
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Bitcoin Rises to $103,400 After Sharp Selloff; Altcoins Extend Losses Across Broader Market
Bitcoin traded around $103,400 (roughly Rs. 91.6 lakh) on Thursday as the crypto market attempted to stabilise following steep losses earlier in the week. Most altcoins, including Solana, BNB, and Dogecoin, continued to decline. Analysts said macro uncertainty and ETF outflows are keeping investor sentiment fragile, although upcoming US jobless dat...
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Jio Offers Extended Validity, Additional Benefits to Flood-Impacted Customers in Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh
Jio is extending prepaid, postpaid, and JioHome plans for users in flood-affected Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and Himachal Pradesh. Prepaid Mobile customers receive unlimited calls and 2GB of daily high-speed data, while JioHome users get three extra days of plan benefits. Postpaid and JioHome subscribers also get a three-day bill payment grace peri...
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Airtel Offers Free Data, Calls and Roaming to Customers Impacted by Floods across Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, and Himachal Pradesh
Airtel is introducing special measures for its prepaid, postpaid, and broadband users residing in areas currently experiencing extreme weather. The telecom service provider is offering extensions for users whose prepaid plans are expiring and postpaid users whose bill payment date has approached in Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, and Himachal Pradesh. Prep...
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"Opposition Wants Digital Data, But Poll Body Giving Paper Data": DMK's Kanimozhi To NDTV
Lamenting the state of parliamentary democracy, DMK's Kanimozhi today cited how opposition MPs were stopped and then briefly detained when they led a march to the Election Commission, alleging vote theft.
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Who Really Pays For Your 'Free' Airport Lounge Visit? Data Analyst Breaks It Down
Have you ever wondered how these lounges survive when it is not the passengers who are paying the bill?
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Telangana Firm Accused Of Rs 100 Crore Tax Evasion Using Fake Bills
The Commercial Taxes Department of Telangana has uncovered a significant Goods and Services Tax (GST) fraud amounting to over Rs 100 crore allegedly orchestrated by Hyderabad-based M/s Keshaan Industries LLP.
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Crypto Whales Drive $4 Trillion Market Revival After Trump Signs Stablecoin Bill
Coinbase’s app surged to fifth place in Apple’s Finance category, up from 25th a month earlier, according to data tracker Sensor Tower. Google searches for “Bitcoin” are climbing after US President Donald Trump signed the first major US stablecoin framework into law.
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FM Claims Access to WhatsApp Messages Led to Seizure of Crypto Worth Rs. 90 Crore
This week in Parliament, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that encrypted communication channels are being misused for financial crimes like money laundering and tax evasion. She revealed that authorities were able to seize over Rs. 90 crores in crypto assets from a syndicate thanks to access to WhatsApp messages.
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Europe's 'Dark Universe Detective' Telescope, Launched In 2023, Releases 1st Data
The telescope launched in 2023, aiming to chart one third of the sky -- encompassing 1.5 billion galaxies -- to create what has been billed as humanity's most accurate 3D map of the universe.
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Concerned About User Data Security, US Seeks To Ban DeepSeek On Government Devices
US lawmakers introduced a bill to ban DeepSeek citing an "alarming threat to US national security" and warning of "direct ties" between DeepSeek and the Chinese government.
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Draft Data Protection Rules Mandate Due Diligence, Explicit Consent for Processing Children's Data
The recently released draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules specify that parent's verifiable consent will have to be obtained by social media or online platforms before children can create any account.
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Australia's Social Media Ban Gets Support From Senate Committee
An Australian Senate committee has backed a bill that would ban social media for children under 16 but said social media platforms should not force users to submit personal data such as passport and other digital identification to prove their age.
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Centre Likely To Release Draft Data Protection Rules Within A Month: Explained
The Centre is likely to release draft rules under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act within a month, according to Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
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Apple, Google, Amazon Lobby Group Opposes India's EU-Like Antitrust Proposal
A US lobby group representing tech giants Google, Amazon and Apple has asked India to rethink its proposed EU-like competition law, arguing regulations against data use and preferential treatment of partners could raise user costs, a letter shows.
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Centre Notifies DPDP Rules 2025, RTI Amendment 2025 Comes Into Force
The Centre, on Friday, notified the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, 2025, bringing some of the rules into effect immediately. The notification comes nearly 10 months after the DPDP Rules, 2025, a draft of the bill was circulated in January. Among the rules that come into effect now is the Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2005, amendment...
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Bitcoin Rises to $103,400 After Sharp Selloff; Altcoins Extend Losses Across Broader Market
Bitcoin traded around $103,400 (roughly Rs. 91.6 lakh) on Thursday as the crypto market attempted to stabilise following steep losses earlier in the week. Most altcoins, including Solana, BNB, and Dogecoin, continued to decline. Analysts said macro uncertainty and ETF outflows are keeping investor sentiment fragile, although upcoming US jobless dat...
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Jio Offers Extended Validity, Additional Benefits to Flood-Impacted Customers in Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh
Jio is extending prepaid, postpaid, and JioHome plans for users in flood-affected Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and Himachal Pradesh. Prepaid Mobile customers receive unlimited calls and 2GB of daily high-speed data, while JioHome users get three extra days of plan benefits. Postpaid and JioHome subscribers also get a three-day bill payment grace peri...
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Airtel Offers Free Data, Calls and Roaming to Customers Impacted by Floods across Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, and Himachal Pradesh
Airtel is introducing special measures for its prepaid, postpaid, and broadband users residing in areas currently experiencing extreme weather. The telecom service provider is offering extensions for users whose prepaid plans are expiring and postpaid users whose bill payment date has approached in Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, and Himachal Pradesh. Prep...
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"Opposition Wants Digital Data, But Poll Body Giving Paper Data": DMK's Kanimozhi To NDTV
Lamenting the state of parliamentary democracy, DMK's Kanimozhi today cited how opposition MPs were stopped and then briefly detained when they led a march to the Election Commission, alleging vote theft.
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Who Really Pays For Your 'Free' Airport Lounge Visit? Data Analyst Breaks It Down
Have you ever wondered how these lounges survive when it is not the passengers who are paying the bill?
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Telangana Firm Accused Of Rs 100 Crore Tax Evasion Using Fake Bills
The Commercial Taxes Department of Telangana has uncovered a significant Goods and Services Tax (GST) fraud amounting to over Rs 100 crore allegedly orchestrated by Hyderabad-based M/s Keshaan Industries LLP.
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Crypto Whales Drive $4 Trillion Market Revival After Trump Signs Stablecoin Bill
Coinbase’s app surged to fifth place in Apple’s Finance category, up from 25th a month earlier, according to data tracker Sensor Tower. Google searches for “Bitcoin” are climbing after US President Donald Trump signed the first major US stablecoin framework into law.
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FM Claims Access to WhatsApp Messages Led to Seizure of Crypto Worth Rs. 90 Crore
This week in Parliament, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that encrypted communication channels are being misused for financial crimes like money laundering and tax evasion. She revealed that authorities were able to seize over Rs. 90 crores in crypto assets from a syndicate thanks to access to WhatsApp messages.
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Europe's 'Dark Universe Detective' Telescope, Launched In 2023, Releases 1st Data
The telescope launched in 2023, aiming to chart one third of the sky -- encompassing 1.5 billion galaxies -- to create what has been billed as humanity's most accurate 3D map of the universe.
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Concerned About User Data Security, US Seeks To Ban DeepSeek On Government Devices
US lawmakers introduced a bill to ban DeepSeek citing an "alarming threat to US national security" and warning of "direct ties" between DeepSeek and the Chinese government.
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Draft Data Protection Rules Mandate Due Diligence, Explicit Consent for Processing Children's Data
The recently released draft of the Digital Personal Data Protection Rules specify that parent's verifiable consent will have to be obtained by social media or online platforms before children can create any account.
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Australia's Social Media Ban Gets Support From Senate Committee
An Australian Senate committee has backed a bill that would ban social media for children under 16 but said social media platforms should not force users to submit personal data such as passport and other digital identification to prove their age.
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Centre Likely To Release Draft Data Protection Rules Within A Month: Explained
The Centre is likely to release draft rules under the Digital Personal Data Protection Act within a month, according to Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.
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Apple, Google, Amazon Lobby Group Opposes India's EU-Like Antitrust Proposal
A US lobby group representing tech giants Google, Amazon and Apple has asked India to rethink its proposed EU-like competition law, arguing regulations against data use and preferential treatment of partners could raise user costs, a letter shows.
