Digital India Week

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  4-Day Closed-Door Talks On India-US Trade Deal Conclude. What Was Discussed

  Significant progress was made in the latest round of talks between India and the United States over a possible interim trade deal expected within weeks

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  Vivo T4 Ultra India Launch Date Set for June 11; Colour Options, Key Features Teased

  Vivo T4 Ultra's India launch date has been finally confirmed. Alongside confirming the exact launch date, the company has revealed the colour options and teased some of the key features of the handset. Meanwhile, several leaks and reports over the past few weeks have also hinted at the expected key specifications of the handset. The upcoming Vivo T...

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  UAE Plans to Launch Digital Dirham CBDC, Integrated Wallet in Q4 2025

  The UAE is among many nations that is preparing to launch its CBDC in the future. Earlier this week, the Central Bank of the UAE said its Digital Dirham CBDC will be launched for retail use later this year. The CBUAE said that the digital dirham will be able to facilitate tokenisation and expand access to liquidity through fractionalisation.

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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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  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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  India, Qatar's Financial Intelligence Units Partner to Combat Money Laundering through Virtual Digital Assets

  This week, the Financial Intelligence Units of India and the UAE met in New Delhi to finalise an agreement. The two nations committed to collaborating in efforts to prevent the misuse of crypto assets by unlawful entities for illicit financial transfers.

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  OTT Releases This Week: Do Patti, Zwigato, The Legend of Hanuman Season 5 and More 

  Kapil Sharma’s Zwigato is all set to have its digital premiere on Prime Video on October 25, after more than a year of theatrical release  

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  India’s IT Ministry Launches an Array of Blockchain Stacks for Developers to Explore Usecases: Details

  MeitY, this week, unveiled a suite of blockchain platforms aimed at empowering Indian developers to build secure, transparent, and reliable digital solutions. For these varied use cases, the MeitY has launched – Vishvasya, NBFLite, and Praamaanik blockchain system.

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  India Inks Chip Deal With Singapore as PM Modi Pushes Tech Ambition

  During a two-day visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Singapore, India and Singapore have agreed to ramp up collaboration in semiconductors and digital technologies, seeking a bigger role in a global chip supply chain being reshaped by tensions between the US and China.

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  G20 Prioritises Discussions on Digital Tax Amid Looming Tariff Threats from US

  The Group of 20 finance leaders meeting this week for progress on a stalled plan to reallocate taxing rights on large multinational companies.The stakes in the negotiations are high. A failure to reach agreement on final terms could prompt several countries to reinstate their taxes on U.S. tech giants and risk punitive duties on billions of dollars...

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  Thailand Takes Decision to Ban Unlicenced Crypto Exchanges to Prevent Online Crime

  This week, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand released a public order that said that it was coordinating with the Thai government to block unauthorised providers of digital assets services.

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  PS5 Slim to Go on Sale in India From April 5, Sony Confirms Pricing

  Sony has announced that the slimmer variant of the PlayStation 5 console, which first launched in the US in November last year, will be available in India, starting April 5. Both the disc and digital editions of PS5 slim will go on sale in the country this week, with stock availability at participating retailers confirmed.

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  After France, UPI Services Launched In Sri Lanka, Mauritius

  A week after Unified Payments Interface (UPI) was launched in France, Sri Lanka and Mauritius are the latest countries to enable the Indian digital payment system.

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  EPFO to Halt Claims Made via Paytm Payments Bank Following RBI Restrictions

  The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has issued an order asking officers to refrain from accepting claims linked with accounts in Paytm Payments Bank. The move comes after the RBI recently directed Paytm Payments Bank to stop accepting new deposits in its accounts or digital wallets from March.

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  Bhakshak, Captain Miller, The Marvels and More: Here Are the Top OTT Releases This Week to Binge Watch

  Bhumi Pednekar’s Bhakshak, based on the true incident of abuse of young girls in a Bihar orphanage, is releasing on Netflix. Dhanush’s Captain Miller and Mahesh Babu’s Guntur Kaaram are also premiering as post-theatrical releases on Prime Video and Netflix. Zee5’s Lantrani, set in small Indian towns and villages, is another heartwarming rel...