Secure messaging apps like Signal, Telegram major challenge to counter online radicalisation: GovernmentIndian security agencies face hurdles in tackling online radicalization. Radicals use encrypted platforms like Signal, Telegram, and the da...
11 Dec, 2024, 04.55 PM IST
The harsh ‘reality’ facing real money gaming firms, and other top tech, startup stories this weekThe gaming industry in India is facing tax woes as the GST department issued pre-show cause notices to several cash flow-rich firms in the ...
30 Sep, 2023, 10.53 AM IST
IT hardware companies: Defer laptop import curbs by 9-12 monthsIn a meeting with senior ministry of electronics and information technology (MeitY) officials on Tuesday, executives of companies like Appl...
09 Aug, 2023, 08.46 AM IST
Karnataka HC dismisses Twitter plea on takedown orders; startup funding drops over 70% this yearTwitter faced disappointment in the Karnataka High Court today when its plea challenging the Central government’s orders to block certain a...
30 Jun, 2023, 08.17 PM IST
Draft rules on online gaming being scrutinised, to be notified soon: MoS IT Rajeev ChandrasekharOn cryptocurrency and blockchain, Chandrasekhar said the government had a clear stance on the future of the internet, which is Web 3 and bl...
28 Mar, 2023, 10.05 PM IST
TikTok takeoverOriginally launched as a short-form video sharing platform for lip-syncing and dancing videos, TikTok has grown into a full-fledged video s...
02 Jul, 2022, 07.11 AM IST
Govt gives Twitter ‘last chance’; probe finds EVs lack ‘basic safety systems’The government has once again threatened to make Twitter liable for the content on its platform, saying the company has repeatedly failed t...
29 Jun, 2022, 06.12 PM IST
Indian cyber agency gives VPN providers 3-months breatherThe ministry said the extension was provided after MSMEs, data centres, VPS, VPN, and cloud service providers sought time to “build capacit...
28 Jun, 2022, 08.26 PM IST
When startup founders lose the plotToday on Unwrapped we look back at a few startup founders whose words and actions came back to haunt them — Ashneer Grover of BharatPe, Vis...
15 Jan, 2022, 11.18 AM IST
Govt likely to issue clarifications on India IT rules, officials sayClarifications on the new India IT rules are currently being discussed and are "aimed at law enforcement agencies that give orders for info...
22 Jul, 2021, 06.30 AM IST
Tech giants comply with IT rules, but several nagging concerns remainTechnology giants have conformed to the new IT rules, but several nagging concerns remain over some of the provisions of the intermediary g...
17 Jul, 2021, 11.30 PM IST
Govt-Twitter faceoff escalates over India IT rulesTwitter’s seemingly defiant statement evoked a sharp response from the government, which accused the company of seeking to undermine India'...
28 May, 2021, 09.32 AM IST
Twitter calls out 'intimidation'From Twitter's spat with the Indian government to disclaimer rules for influencers and Paytm eyeing a $3 billion IPO, here's a quick look a...
27 May, 2021, 08.09 PM IST
Analytica seeks time to respond to MEITY noticeIn its earlier notice issued to Cambridge Analytica, the government had sought details on whether they have been engaged in any assignment ...
03 Apr, 2018, 08.14 AM IST
Government sends letter to Facebook over data breachThe government had earlier issued a notice to Cambridge Analytica, seeking details related to the breach of user data from Facebook.
29 Mar, 2018, 07.47 AM IST
Government issues notice to Facebook seeking details on data breachFacebook has been asked to whether personal data of voters and users has been compromised by Cambridge Analytica or any other downstream en...
28 Mar, 2018, 06.27 PM IST
Soon, a model tender to bid for Digital India projectsThe Model RFP will be published on the website of ministry and various government departments will be free to download and emulate the docu...
03 May, 2017, 12.45 AM IST