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TikTok India Return Rumours Debunked by Company: Report
TikTok on Friday denied circulating reports that it had been unbanned in India. The app was first banned by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in June 2020, due to concerns regarding national security and data privacy. The rumours of a possible comeback surfaced on Friday, after the official website of the Chinese social...
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Parliament Passes Online Gaming Bill to Ban All Forms of Real Money Games
The Online Gaming bill, piloted by Minister of Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw, was approved by the Upper House after rejecting amendments moved by Opposition members. The bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
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7 Arrested For Carrying Banned Electronic Walkie-Talkie Sets On India-Nepal Border
The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has arrested seven people with five banned frequency hopping enabled electronic walkie-talkie sets at Rupaidiha on the India-Nepal border in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district, an official on Sunday said.
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UPSC Prelims 2025: Admit Cards Released, Important Instructions For Exam Day
Candidates can download their hall tickets from the official UPSC website, upsc.gov.in, and must verify all details, print a copy, and adhere to strict exam guidelines.
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France Takes Action Against Screen Addiction With Smartphone Ban In Schools
In response to growing concerns about excessive screen time, France has introduced a law banning smartphones and other electronic devices in schools for students up to age 15.
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Delhi Man Arrested In Gurugram For Supplying Banned E-Cigarettes: Cops
A joint team of the CM flying squad and the district drug control department arrested a Delhi man here when he came to allegedly supply banned electronic cigarettes, said police.
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10 Ways Electronic Cigarettes Can Affect Your Health
Below we discuss various ways in which e-cigarettes can affect our health.
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ChatGPT Fever Spreads to US Workplace, Firms Raise Concerns Over Intellectual Property Leaks
Many workers across the U.S. are turning to ChatGPT to help with basic tasks, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found, despite fears that have led employers such as Microsoft and Google to curb its use. Companies worldwide are considering how to best make use of ChatGPT, a chatbot program that uses generative AI to hold conversations with users and answer myria...
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8 YouTube Channels "Busted" For Spreading Fake News
The government on Tuesday said it has "busted" eight YouTube channels, with a cumulative subscriber count of nearly 23 million, for spreading fake news such as declaration of early Lok Sabha polls and banning electronic voting machines.
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Apple, Samsung Stop India Laptop Imports After Sudden Curbs
Apple Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. and HP Inc. are among the biggest names freezing new imports of laptops and tablets to India after an abrupt ban on inbound shipments without a license.
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Apple, Samsung, HP Halt India Laptop Imports After Sudden Curbs
Apple, Samsung Electronics and HP are among the biggest names freezing new imports of laptops and tablets to India after the South Asian country abruptly banned inbound shipments without a license. Regulators on Thursday surprised the world’s biggest PC makers when they made licenses mandatory for import of electronics from small tablets to a...
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Health Ministry Notice To 15 Websites For Selling E-Cigarettes
The Union Health Ministry has sent notices to 15 websites selling e-cigarettes, which is banned in India, directing them to stop advertisement and sale of the products, official sources said.
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Huawei Plotting Return to 5G Phone Market Despite US Sanctions, Research Firms Claim
Huawei Technologies is plotting a return to the 5G smartphone industry by the end of this year, according to research firms, signalling a comeback after a US ban on equipment sales decimated its consumer electronics business. Huawei should be able to procure 5G chips domestically using its own advances in semiconductor design tools along with chipm...
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Samsung Bans Use Of ChatGPT For Mobile, Appliances Staff
Samsung Electronics is banning employees in its mobile and appliances division from using generative AI services such as ChatGPT, the company said on Tuesday, after instances of "misuse" of the technology.
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Samsung Bans Its Staff From Using ChatGPT-Like AI Tools After Spotting Sensitive Code Leak
Samsung Electronics is banning employee use of popular generative AI tools like ChatGPT after discovering staff uploaded sensitive code to the platform, dealing a setback to the spread of such technology in the workplace.
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TikTok India Return Rumours Debunked by Company: Report
TikTok on Friday denied circulating reports that it had been unbanned in India. The app was first banned by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) in June 2020, due to concerns regarding national security and data privacy. The rumours of a possible comeback surfaced on Friday, after the official website of the Chinese social...
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Parliament Passes Online Gaming Bill to Ban All Forms of Real Money Games
The Online Gaming bill, piloted by Minister of Electronics and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw, was approved by the Upper House after rejecting amendments moved by Opposition members. The bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
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7 Arrested For Carrying Banned Electronic Walkie-Talkie Sets On India-Nepal Border
The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has arrested seven people with five banned frequency hopping enabled electronic walkie-talkie sets at Rupaidiha on the India-Nepal border in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district, an official on Sunday said.
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UPSC Prelims 2025: Admit Cards Released, Important Instructions For Exam Day
Candidates can download their hall tickets from the official UPSC website, upsc.gov.in, and must verify all details, print a copy, and adhere to strict exam guidelines.
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France Takes Action Against Screen Addiction With Smartphone Ban In Schools
In response to growing concerns about excessive screen time, France has introduced a law banning smartphones and other electronic devices in schools for students up to age 15.
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Delhi Man Arrested In Gurugram For Supplying Banned E-Cigarettes: Cops
A joint team of the CM flying squad and the district drug control department arrested a Delhi man here when he came to allegedly supply banned electronic cigarettes, said police.
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10 Ways Electronic Cigarettes Can Affect Your Health
Below we discuss various ways in which e-cigarettes can affect our health.
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ChatGPT Fever Spreads to US Workplace, Firms Raise Concerns Over Intellectual Property Leaks
Many workers across the U.S. are turning to ChatGPT to help with basic tasks, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found, despite fears that have led employers such as Microsoft and Google to curb its use. Companies worldwide are considering how to best make use of ChatGPT, a chatbot program that uses generative AI to hold conversations with users and answer myria...
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8 YouTube Channels "Busted" For Spreading Fake News
The government on Tuesday said it has "busted" eight YouTube channels, with a cumulative subscriber count of nearly 23 million, for spreading fake news such as declaration of early Lok Sabha polls and banning electronic voting machines.
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Apple, Samsung Stop India Laptop Imports After Sudden Curbs
Apple Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. and HP Inc. are among the biggest names freezing new imports of laptops and tablets to India after an abrupt ban on inbound shipments without a license.
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Apple, Samsung, HP Halt India Laptop Imports After Sudden Curbs
Apple, Samsung Electronics and HP are among the biggest names freezing new imports of laptops and tablets to India after the South Asian country abruptly banned inbound shipments without a license. Regulators on Thursday surprised the world’s biggest PC makers when they made licenses mandatory for import of electronics from small tablets to a...
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Health Ministry Notice To 15 Websites For Selling E-Cigarettes
The Union Health Ministry has sent notices to 15 websites selling e-cigarettes, which is banned in India, directing them to stop advertisement and sale of the products, official sources said.
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Huawei Plotting Return to 5G Phone Market Despite US Sanctions, Research Firms Claim
Huawei Technologies is plotting a return to the 5G smartphone industry by the end of this year, according to research firms, signalling a comeback after a US ban on equipment sales decimated its consumer electronics business. Huawei should be able to procure 5G chips domestically using its own advances in semiconductor design tools along with chipm...
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Samsung Bans Use Of ChatGPT For Mobile, Appliances Staff
Samsung Electronics is banning employees in its mobile and appliances division from using generative AI services such as ChatGPT, the company said on Tuesday, after instances of "misuse" of the technology.
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Samsung Bans Its Staff From Using ChatGPT-Like AI Tools After Spotting Sensitive Code Leak
Samsung Electronics is banning employee use of popular generative AI tools like ChatGPT after discovering staff uploaded sensitive code to the platform, dealing a setback to the spread of such technology in the workplace.
