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The Supreme Court has closed a public interest litigation (PIL) that sought a ban on the usage of the ‘Zoom‘ video conferencing platform. The PIL, which was filed in 2020, claimed that the app breaches users’ privacy.A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and MM Sundresh closed the petition after advocate Arvind Datar appearing for Zoom … Read more
The government will revoke the ban imposed on fintech firms LazyPay and Kissht after representations were made by these companies, a senior official said on Friday. The government last week ordered the blocking of 232 apps operated by overseas entities, including Chinese, for being involved in betting, gambling and unauthorised loan service. Sources said that … Read more
The National Internet Exchange of India (Nixi) is currently allowing people to register .in domain names for free. This deal is being offered as a part of the Republic Day celebrations that began on Thursday. The .in domain can be used for emails, websites, and other applications. This service currently has around 3 million people … Read more
Amid outrage over a plan to give powers to its arm PIB to police fake news on social media, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday said that the government will next month hold discussions with stakeholders before the proposal is implemented. The minister said that the rules for regulating online gaming are expected to be … Read more
The government has said that it has approved the incentives for two companies — Foxconn India and Padget Electronics — for mobile manufacturing under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme for the large-scale electronics manufacturing (LSEM) sector. According to a statement from NITI Aayog, the Empowered Committee headed by NITI Aayog Chief Executive Officer Param Iyer … Read more
The government on Monday issued directions for blocking a Pakistan-based OTT platform’s website, two mobile applications, four social media accounts and smart TV app, saying a series being shown by it was detrimental to India’s national security and integrity. The platform Vidly TV had released a web series titled Sevak: The Confessions on the anniversary of … Read more