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Q2 revenue recovery, valuations may sustain rally for HCL Tech

The stock has been underperforming peers after two consecutive quarters of muted revenue growth

Further upsides in Mindtree may be capped, headwinds foreseen

Supply side pressures could hit its efforts to maintain margins above 20 per cent

FPIs' defensive mood in August hints at sectoral flows

FPIs have the highest allocation to financial stocks at 31.8 per cent, followed by information technology (IT) at 14.67 per cent.

How MyGov Covid app morphed into a one-stop vaccination helpdesk

Initially aimed at providing credible information from India's government and global sources, the application has since added new and more useful features

Swift deployment of IT solutions key for governments, institutions: CAG

CAG Girish Chandra Murmu on Wednesday said the success of every government and institution in the coming days will be measured by its ability to swiftly deploy IT solutions.

New IT Rules prevent fake news, misuse of freedom of press: Centre tells HC

The Centre has defended the legality of the new IT Rules before the Delhi High Court, saying that the rules seek to prevent the misuse of the freedom of press and protect the citizens from fake news

JK Tech rebrands itself with new website, logo after nearly 25 years

The website features a clean and modern design, with seamless and simplified user interface, portraying JK Tech as a young and vibrant organisation

New IT rules: HC grants more time to Centre to file counter-affidavit

The Madras High Court on Friday granted 10 more days to the Centre to file its counter-affidavit in response to a batch of PIL pleas challenging the new Information Technology (IT) Rules

Made permanent appointments in compliance with IT rules: Twitter tells HC

The new appointees are employees of Twitter Inc and not the India entity of the microblogging platform, a person familiar with the details said.

Tharoor urges action over officials' skipping parliamentary panel meet

In his letter to the speaker, Tharoor said the action of representatives of three ministries constitutes "breach of parliamentary privilege and contempt of the House".

Microsoft in talks with Telangana to set up Rs 15,000-crore data centre

According to sources in the state government, the company has zeroed in on a land parcel near Hyderabad for the facility

Don't register cases under repealed Section 66A of IT Act: Centre to states

The Centre on Wednesday asked the states to direct their police not to register cases under the repealed Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 related to posting online comments. The Supreme Court in 2015 had struck down the controversial Section 66A of the IT Act that made posting "offensive" comments online a crime punishable by jail, after a long campaign by defenders of free speech. However, recently, the apex court had said that it was shocking that the judgment striking down the law has not been implemented even now. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has requested states and Union Territories (UTs) to direct all police stations under their jurisdiction not to register cases under the repealed Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, a home ministry statement said. The ministry said it has also asked the states and UTs to sensitise law enforcement agencies for the compliance of the order issued by the Supreme Court on March 24, 2015. The MHA has als

New IT rules take care: SC on plea seeking CBI, NIA probe against Twitter

The Supreme Court on Monday gave a petitioner a week's time to study new IT Rules in connection with his plea to restrain social media platforms from carrying Islamophobic content

IT rules 2021 empowering, protecting users, asserts Ashwini Vaishnaw

Says he has reviewed the rules with Rajeev Chandrasekhar, and that they will will ensure a safer and more responsible social media ecosystem

Twitter India releases its transparency report under new IT rules

According to the data, Twitter in India received the highest number of complaints, 20, relating to defamation

Domestic SaaS space has potential to become $1 trn opportunity by 2030: Rpt

The report - Shaping India's SaaS Landscape - highlights that there are nearly 1,000 funded SaaS companies in India, of which 10 have unicorn status

Google, Facebook won't have to pay domestic tax under new IT rules

Appointment of grievance officer does not imply permanent establishment, say officials

TCS Q1 preview: Analysts see up to 36% YoY PAT rise; operating margin eyed

India's second-most valuable company, in terms of market capitalisation, is expected to post a stellar show in the first quarter of the financial year 2021-22 (Q1FY22)

IT rules: Delhi HC refuses to grant interim protection to digital media

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to grant protection from coercive action to digital media portals as it adjourned their challenge to the new IT Rules

Centre moves SC seeking transfer of pleas challenging validity of IT rules

The petitions pending in the high court have challenged the new IT Rules intended to regulate social media firms