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'Law of land is supreme, Twitter must follow rule,' says new IT Minister

The 51-year old took charge as the IT, Communications and Railways minister on Thursday, a day after the Cabinet reshuffle

IPO-bound Zomato says it'll launch grocery delivery on its app soon

Zomato will introduce a grocery section on its app and confirmed its investment in Grofers.

Ravi Shankar Prasad: The minister who took on big tech over compliance

While Digital India, PLI for electronics have been big focus areas for him, Prasad will be remembered for sending a strong message to FB, WhatsApp and Twitter to follow the rules of the land

Former WhatsApp business head Neeraj Arora may rejoin Paytm Board: Sources

Arora, widely credited with the structuring of the Facebook and WhatsApp deal, was on the Paytm Board from 2015-2018

NCLAT closes insolvency proceedings against Oyo and its subsidiary

NCLAT has closed proceedings for insolvency of Oyo's subsidiary Oyo Hotels and Homes Private Limited and allowed Oyo's plea for setting aside the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code case against OHHPL.

Twitter lost immunity for non-compliance with IT Rules: Centre to HC

Govt counsel says grievance officer located in the US; Twitter said on Saturday it is in the process to appoint a local one

Top restaurant body moves CCI for redress on issues with Zomato, Swiggy

Main issues include bundling of services, data masking and exorbitant commissions, deep discounting, including forcing the restaurant partners to give discounts to maintain listing

Paytm announces launch of small ticket loan product Postpaid Mini

These small ticket instant loans will give flexibility to users and also help manage their household expenses to maintain liquidity during the ongoing Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic

81% consumers back e-commerce rules, want clarity on services-based biz

LocalCircles study says 64% want the rules across "all electronically sold services like app-based food delivery, app taxis, home repair, salon, airline & railway ticketing, OTT subscription, payments

Facebook, Instagram take down millions of posts in compliance with IT rules

Facebook removed 25 million pieces of content identified as 'spam,' 1.8 million pieces of content containing 'adult nudity and sexual activity.'

Six years of Digital India: Here is a look at how scheme has fared so far

The initial outlay was Rs 100,000 crore in ongoing schemes and Rs 13,000 crore in new schemes

Google publishes report under new IT rules, removes 59K pieces of content

The total number of complaints received by Google in the reported period was 27,762, of which 96.2 per cent related to copyright issues, 1.3 per cent were related to trademark, 1 per cent defamation

Facebook, Google to soon publish reports as required by new IT Rules

FB says its interim report will be out on July 2; Twitter remains tightlipped

Two more complaints, call for legal action against Twitter India

Country Head Manish Maheshwari and news partnerships head Amrita Tripathi were booked under IPC and Information Technology (Amendment) Act 2008 for wrong map of India on its website

Salesforce Cloud helping deliver vaccines to billions the world over: exec

Company is working with Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, and customising Vaccine Cloud to meet needs of its customers which include governments, healthcare providers and businesses

Global capability centres bet big on Indian talent to drive operations

The GCC sector comprises over 1,300 global organisations, which employ more than 1.3 million people

IT Minister says Twitter blocked his account in violation of IT rule

Under the rule social media platforms like Twitter are obliged to serve a notification to the user explaining reason for action before removing account or disabling access

Covid-19 pandemic: Real-time cyber watch by enterprises on the rise

Pandemic has alerted the market to view cybersecurity as a necessary investment, not just an IT project: HCL Tech

Uber Connect saw 3X demand in May, driven by grocery and drug deliveries

The two-wheeler delivery service, which was launched in May last year during the nationwide lockdown, is now available across 26 cities

Uttar Pradesh Police restrained from action against Twitter India head

Twitter on Monday restricted tweets showing video and images from the viral video