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India offers 20-year GIFT City tax holiday and 2047 cloud tax exemption to attract global AI and finance hubs

Entry of Big Tech firms into India’s financial services presents challenges to stability and governance of the ecosystem: RBI

Big tech companies have penetrated into many sectors, and continue to expand…
Google teases new screenless Fitbit band

Search engine miscategorized as a social media intermediary, new IT rules do not apply to it: Google tells Delhi HC

The new IT rules have proved to be a headache for major…

UPI, credit and other mode of transactions see decline in May amid 2nd wave of COVID-19 in India: RBI Report

With economic activity and the market in general seeing a decline amid…

68% of Indian organizations hit by ransomware attack in past 12 months, Indian firms more likely to be targeted than others: Report

As the world around us gets more and more ‘digital’ by the…
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Twitter says it will comply with India’s new IT rules, two days after the deadline

One day after it was supposed to allegedly be “banned” in India,…
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WhatsApp sues Indian government over new IT rules and traceability of messages, says it undermines user privacy

The tensions between the Indian government and popular messaging platform WhatsApp have…
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Facebook ready to comply with India’s new social media and OTT guidelines

Back in February this year, when the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting…

India to offer $2.46Bn worth of incentives to companies setting up battery manufacturing plants in the country

Unlike many other countries in the west, India is still highly reliant…

India’s top court forbids take down of COVID-19 social media posts seeking help or criticizing govt

The COVID-19 situation in India is only getting worse by the day…
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Twitter takes down tweets critical of Modi government’s handling of COVID 19 crisis at official request

As India reports a devastatingly high surge in COVID cases in the…

India’s new drone regulations prescribe penalties for unauthorized drone use and manufacture

At a time when drone usage in India has skyrocketed, and the…

India will take a “calibrated” approach to cryptocurrencies, govt. “open to experimentation”: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Cryptocurrency holders in India have been wary of investing more of their…
India offers 20-year GIFT City tax holiday and 2047 cloud tax exemption to attract global AI and finance hubs

India announces new guidelines for social media and OTT platforms

Social media and OTT platforms have seen rapid success around the world,…

India was second most targeted by cyberattacks in Asia Pacific in 2020: IBM

The lockdown year not only saw an increase in the usage of…
Airtel-Google network spam shield for RCS

Airtel partners with chipmaker Qualcomm for 5G services in India

Bharti Airtel Ltd, India’s second-largest telecom operator and next only to Reliance-owned…

India to allow local firms to conduct mapping and surveying without license

The days of Indian companies seeking licenses to create and publish maps…
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ISRO and MapMyIndia working on indigenous Google Maps substitute

The Government of India’s mission for an Aatmanirbhar Bharat has seen a…

Amid row with Twitter, Indian Govt prepares draft to regulate social media

Amid the intensifying face-off between popular microblogging site Twitter and the Narendra…
ADIF

India’s top tech companies come together to form ‘ADIF’, aims to create level playing field in digital space

As, the Indian startup ecosystem continues to grow everyday, it faces increasing…