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Operation Sindoor: Important Dos and Don'ts Shared by IT Ministry to Prevent Misinformation
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has released online safety guidelines for citizens in the wake of Operation Sindoor. The advisory aims to educate users about the risks of misinformation and emphasises the need for cybersecurity precautions. Users have been urged to report any misinformation to the PIB via WhatsApp and...
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"Not Same As Sharing": Court Drops Case Against Man Over Social Media Like
The Allahabad High Court has observed that liking a social media post does not amount to transmitting or publishing it, and will not attract Section 67 of the Information Technology Act which deals with obscene and objectionable material.
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Share Market Reverses Early Loss To Hit Record High Led By IT Stocks
Indian shares reversed early losses to hit record highs on Thursday, led by information technology stocks, after software services provider LTIMindtree posted a revenue beat in the June quarter.
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"Issue Of Grave Importance": Union Minister To BJP MP On Mahua Moitra Case
Information Technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has written to the BJP's Nishikant Dubey over the alleged parliamentary login sharing by Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, and said the matter is "of grave importance".
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On Making Laptops Under Centre's Scheme, Union Minister Shares An Update
Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said that an excellent response has been received for the production of laptops and PCs under the hardware Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI).
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Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi Found Evading Tax Worth Rs. 9,000 Crore; Rs. 1,630 Crore Recovered So Far: MoS IT
Chinese smartphone makers, including Oppo Mobile, Vivo India and Xiaomi Technology, have been found evading taxes worth Rs. 9,000 crore in India, Parliament was informed on Friday. Data shared by the Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar in Rajya Sabha showed tax evasion comprising customs duty and GST.
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OpenAI, Alphabet, Meta Commit to Watermark AI-Generated Content for Safer Tech, Assures White House
Top AI companies including OpenAI, Alphabet and Meta Platforms have made voluntary commitments to the White House to implement measures such as watermarking AI-generated content to help make the technology safer, the Biden administration said. The companies - which also include Anthropic, Inflection, Amazon.com and OpenAI partner Microsoft - pledge...
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Uber CFO Nelson Chai Plans to Step Down in Most Senior Executive Exit Since IPO: Report
Uber Technologies Chief Financial Officer Nelson Chai is planning to leave the ride-hailing company, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Chai reportedly informed Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi of his intentions to move on, though a decision on the timing of his departure hasn't been made.
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Aarogya Setu Data From Kerala Not Shared With US Technology Firm, MoS IT Says
Aarogya Setu data pertaining to Kerala was not shared with a US-based technology firm authorised to collate, collect, and manage and handle health data of people in the state, according to Minister of State for Information and Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar. He also stated that data collected by the contact tracing app up to May 10 last year, had ...
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Parliamentary Standing Committee Approved Revised Draft of Data Protection Law: IT Minister
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology has given a "thumbs up" for the revised draft of the data protection law. Vaishnaw, a bureaucrat turned politician who presently handles the IT portfolio, said an advanced copy of the revised bill on data protection was...
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UGC Chairman To Hold Discussion On Academic Bank Of Credits Implementation At Universities On December 29
The National e-Governance Division (NeGD) of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) will share the end-to-end flow of the ABC.
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Elon Musk Accuses Twitter of Hiding Litigation Details Against Indian Government in $44 Billion Deal
Elon Musk’s court documents, which went public on Thursday, has accused Twitter of failing to disclose litigation against the Indian Government. Musk also claimed that he was hoodwinked into signing the $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,37,465 crore) deal to buy the San Francisco-based social media company. Meanwhile, Twitter rejects the claims made by ...
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WhatsApp Banned Over 22 Lakh Indian Accounts in June, 632 Grievance Reports Received: Details
WhatsApp has banned over 22 lakh Indian accounts in June, the company stated in its monthly report. The Meta-owned company revealed that it had received 632 grievance reports last month. The details were shared in its Monthly Report under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
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Twitter Blocked 1,122 URLs in India This Year Up to June on MeitY Directions, MoS IT Says
Twitter blocked 1,122 URLs in India in the current year, up to June, according to details shared by Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar. The blocking orders, under section 69A of the IT Act, 2000, were issued by the ministry in the first six months of the year. Based on data shared, the number of blocked URLs appear to hav...
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Trump’s Social Media Merger Deal Said to Have Leaked Months Ahead of Announcement: Report
Information about a pending merger deal between Donald Trump’s social media company and a blank-check entity were leaked to employees at an investment firm long before it was announced, according to The New York Times. The employees at the Miami-based Rocket One Capital firm had discussed ways to profit off the transaction, which had not yet been...
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Operation Sindoor: Important Dos and Don'ts Shared by IT Ministry to Prevent Misinformation
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has released online safety guidelines for citizens in the wake of Operation Sindoor. The advisory aims to educate users about the risks of misinformation and emphasises the need for cybersecurity precautions. Users have been urged to report any misinformation to the PIB via WhatsApp and...
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"Not Same As Sharing": Court Drops Case Against Man Over Social Media Like
The Allahabad High Court has observed that liking a social media post does not amount to transmitting or publishing it, and will not attract Section 67 of the Information Technology Act which deals with obscene and objectionable material.
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Share Market Reverses Early Loss To Hit Record High Led By IT Stocks
Indian shares reversed early losses to hit record highs on Thursday, led by information technology stocks, after software services provider LTIMindtree posted a revenue beat in the June quarter.
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"Issue Of Grave Importance": Union Minister To BJP MP On Mahua Moitra Case
Information Technology minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has written to the BJP's Nishikant Dubey over the alleged parliamentary login sharing by Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, and said the matter is "of grave importance".
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On Making Laptops Under Centre's Scheme, Union Minister Shares An Update
Union Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said that an excellent response has been received for the production of laptops and PCs under the hardware Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI).
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Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi Found Evading Tax Worth Rs. 9,000 Crore; Rs. 1,630 Crore Recovered So Far: MoS IT
Chinese smartphone makers, including Oppo Mobile, Vivo India and Xiaomi Technology, have been found evading taxes worth Rs. 9,000 crore in India, Parliament was informed on Friday. Data shared by the Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar in Rajya Sabha showed tax evasion comprising customs duty and GST.
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OpenAI, Alphabet, Meta Commit to Watermark AI-Generated Content for Safer Tech, Assures White House
Top AI companies including OpenAI, Alphabet and Meta Platforms have made voluntary commitments to the White House to implement measures such as watermarking AI-generated content to help make the technology safer, the Biden administration said. The companies - which also include Anthropic, Inflection, Amazon.com and OpenAI partner Microsoft - pledge...
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Uber CFO Nelson Chai Plans to Step Down in Most Senior Executive Exit Since IPO: Report
Uber Technologies Chief Financial Officer Nelson Chai is planning to leave the ride-hailing company, Bloomberg News reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. Chai reportedly informed Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi of his intentions to move on, though a decision on the timing of his departure hasn't been made.
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Aarogya Setu Data From Kerala Not Shared With US Technology Firm, MoS IT Says
Aarogya Setu data pertaining to Kerala was not shared with a US-based technology firm authorised to collate, collect, and manage and handle health data of people in the state, according to Minister of State for Information and Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar. He also stated that data collected by the contact tracing app up to May 10 last year, had ...
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Parliamentary Standing Committee Approved Revised Draft of Data Protection Law: IT Minister
Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday said the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology has given a "thumbs up" for the revised draft of the data protection law. Vaishnaw, a bureaucrat turned politician who presently handles the IT portfolio, said an advanced copy of the revised bill on data protection was...
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UGC Chairman To Hold Discussion On Academic Bank Of Credits Implementation At Universities On December 29
The National e-Governance Division (NeGD) of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) will share the end-to-end flow of the ABC.
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Elon Musk Accuses Twitter of Hiding Litigation Details Against Indian Government in $44 Billion Deal
Elon Musk’s court documents, which went public on Thursday, has accused Twitter of failing to disclose litigation against the Indian Government. Musk also claimed that he was hoodwinked into signing the $44 billion (roughly Rs. 3,37,465 crore) deal to buy the San Francisco-based social media company. Meanwhile, Twitter rejects the claims made by ...
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WhatsApp Banned Over 22 Lakh Indian Accounts in June, 632 Grievance Reports Received: Details
WhatsApp has banned over 22 lakh Indian accounts in June, the company stated in its monthly report. The Meta-owned company revealed that it had received 632 grievance reports last month. The details were shared in its Monthly Report under the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
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Twitter Blocked 1,122 URLs in India This Year Up to June on MeitY Directions, MoS IT Says
Twitter blocked 1,122 URLs in India in the current year, up to June, according to details shared by Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar. The blocking orders, under section 69A of the IT Act, 2000, were issued by the ministry in the first six months of the year. Based on data shared, the number of blocked URLs appear to hav...
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Trump’s Social Media Merger Deal Said to Have Leaked Months Ahead of Announcement: Report
Information about a pending merger deal between Donald Trump’s social media company and a blank-check entity were leaked to employees at an investment firm long before it was announced, according to The New York Times. The employees at the Miami-based Rocket One Capital firm had discussed ways to profit off the transaction, which had not yet been...
