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Top headlines: GST on casinos deferred; marketing freedom to oil producers

Briefing reporters about deliberations at the two-day meeting of the GST Council, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said finance and other ministers of 16 states spoke on the compensation issue

Twitter gets time till July 4 to comply with all orders of IT ministry

On June 26, the microblogging site submitted a list of over 80 Twitter accounts and tweets that it has blocked based on a request from the government in 2021

IT ministry's cyber agency warns users of more bugs in Cisco products

On June 20, CERT-In had advised enterprises about three serious vulnerabilities in the networking major's products

Twitter India gets 'one last chance' to comply with Centre's new IT rules

MeitY's notice to Twitter came after the company's "repeated failures to act on the content take-down notices sent under Section 69 A of the IT Act"

How banned PUBG is still available, child rights panel asks IT Ministry

In 2020, the government blocked popular gaming app PUBG and others, terming them prejudicial to the sovereignty, integrity and defence of the nation.

Self-regulation by social media companies a positive step: Legal experts

'Tactical move by govt in terms of dealing with policy, regulatory challenges'

Surfshark to shut down servers in India over govt's new CERT-In rules

Surfshark said that its servers in India will be shut down before June 27, when CERT-In's new rules will come in effect

India weighs appellate panel to hear grievances for social media takedowns

India is considering whether to set up an appellate panel to hear grievances by social media users against operators' decisions to take down content

MeitY issues draft norms to mobilise non-personal citizen data with govt

MeitY has issued a draft National Data Governance Framework to mobilise non-personal data of citizens for use by both public and private entities to improve services

Goa to bridge gap between manpower and IT industry requirements: Minister

IT minister chaired a "brain storming session" with the academia, IT industry and government officials in Panaji to understand the gap existing between the manpower and the industry requirement

Telecom dept removes five products from its prior mandatory testing list

DoT has exempted "Mobile user equipment/mobile handset", "server", "smart watch", "smart camera" and "point of sale devices" from "prior mandatory testing and certification in respect of parameters"

Marginalised people should get benefits of technology: IT minister Vaishnaw

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday said digital divide should be bridged for digital inclusion to take place so that the marginalised people are not left out from technological development.

India becoming 'content hub' of the world: Anurag Thakur at Cannes Festival

IT minister Anurag Thakur made a pitch for India becoming a "content hub of the world" as he led a star-studded delegation at the 75th Cannes Film Festival

Govt to review design linked incentive scheme to support 100 cos: MoS IT

The government will review norms of the design linked incentive (DLI) program which envisages supporting 100 companies involved in product design in the semiconductor space, Rajeev Chandrasekhar said

Qualcomm, MeitY partner to support Indian semiconductor startups

The collaboration will support a group of promising semiconductor design startups

Govt sets timeline to launch first indigenous commercial chipsets by 2024

The Minister of State for Electronics and IT said that the Digital India RISC-V (DIR-V) programme aims to create future generations of microprocessors

IT minister Vaishnaw takes part in countdown event for Yoga Day in Delhi

The International Day of Yoga is celebrated all over the world on June 21 every year

Indian startup ecosystem gains global recognition: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Terming startups as "accelerators", he said the combination of their multiplier force along with the strength of a trusted post office network can yield phenomenal results

PM Modi to inaugurate India's first Semicon Conference on April 29

Semicon India 2022, a 3-day conference, is being organised to take forward the vision of PM Modi to make India a leader in electronics manufacturing, semiconductor design, manufacturing and innovation

WhatsApp bans over 1.4 mn bad accounts in India in Feb

WhatsApp on Friday said that it banned 1,426,000 bad accounts in India in the month of February in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021