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INDIAN IT MINISTER RAVI SHANKAR PRASAD ONCE AGAIN TAKES ON TWITTER, SAYS DONT PREACH US DEMOCRACY
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• He told a news channel that the government will not ban the microblogging site and it has to follow the rules, but any failure in doing this will result in punitive actions.
Indian IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad who blasted Twitter on Tuesday, has once again...
INDIAN GOVERNMENT REFUTES NEW YORK TIMES REPORT ESTIMATING 42 LAKH COVID-19 DEATHS
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• Such reports are based on assumptions that lack evidence said the government
The Government of India has refuted a report by New York Times that estimated 42 lakh deaths from COVID-19 in India.
Calling it baseless and false, the Indian government al...
CHINA READY TO OFFER ADDITIONAL HELP TO INDIA IN FIGHTING COVID-19
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- China ready to offer additional help to India in fighting COVID-19.
- President of China sent a personal message of condolence to the Indian Prime Minister on the latter’s coronavirus situation.
- China is said to have ...
REMOVAL OF COVID-19 RELATED CONTENT FROM TWITTER NOT ALIGNED WITH US' VIEW OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH
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• Nearly 100 posts and URLs were taken down by microblogging site Twitter and other social media platforms following the government order asking them to do so
• A spokesperson for Twitter told The Washington Post said “When we receive a valid legal r...
INDIAN GOVERNMENT: BLOCKING IP ADDRESSES OF EXCHANGES TO EXECUTE CRYPTO BAN
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• India will not let cryptocurrencies become legit in the country
• The latest plan of banning IP addresses not foolproof
The government of India has decided to put forward a bill to legally ban cryptocurrencies ...
IT IS UNOFFICIAL YET BUT INDIA IS SET TO DECLARE CRYPTO ILLEGAL
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• The news has been broken by a senior government official
• This has dashed hopes of keeping the domain alive in India
The Indian cryptocurrency scenario has been a dilemma...
NIRMALA SITHARAMAN: INDIA IS OPEN TO EXPERIMENTATION IN REF. TO CRYPTO
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• Indian government will look at taking a stand on the cryptocurrency domain
• Technology is something that India cannot ignore
The India...
UNICAS, THE CRYPTOBANK OPENS A NEW BRANCH IN INDIA
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• The Indian government plans to ban cryptocurrencies
• The Unicas cryptocurrency bank is planning on a large scale expansion through 2021 and 2022
The Indian government prepares to introdu...
RBI GOVERNOR: WE HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT CRYPTOCURRENCIES
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• RBI has let the Government of India know about its concerns related to cryptocurrencies
• The RBI had b...
INDIA LIKELY TO FACE CRYPTOCURRENCY BRAIN DRAIN DUE TO THE GOVERNMENT'S STAND
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• Crypto domain exchanges and investors are losing hope in India
• Some experts still believe that there is hop...
INDIAN FINANCE MINISTER SITHARAMAN PRESENTS 2021 BUDGET
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- Indian Government has unveiled a massive spending plan focused on healthcare and infrastructure.
- The new budget aims to boost the economy ravaged by coronavirus.
On Monday, 1 FEB 2021, Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitha...
YAMAHA MOTOR INDIA BEGINS ROAD SAFETY AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
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- Under Yamaha Motor India's 'The Call of The Blue' brand campaign, the road safety awareness initiative has been planned.
- The road safety awareness campaign will commence on 20 JAN 2021.
- The campaign will be operationa...
PM MODI LIKELY TO ANNOUNCE ‘ONE NATION ONE HEALTH CARD' ON INDEPENDENCE DAY
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• All the medical history records will be digitally saved in the ‘One Nation One Health' card
• Hospitals, clinics and doctors will all be linked to a central server, though it is completely optional
• The government has allo...
52 MOBILE APPS INCLUDING TikTok, ZOOM WITH LINKS TO CHINA UNDER INTEL AGENCIES' SCANNER
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• Intelligence agencies have stated these apps are exporting data India outside the country
• Previously video conferencing application Zoom was alleged of exporting data and the governments of the U.S., India, Germany and Taiwan had asked its citizens to ...
INDIA SAYS NO TO U.S. PANEL, DENIES VISAS ON RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
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• The report made the USCIRF accuses the Government of India of attacking the minorities in the country
• Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said that India won’t tolerate any foreign interference in the country’s internal matters
...
APPLE LOOKS TO SHIFT A PART OF iPHONE PRODUCTION FROM CHINA TO INDIA
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• Apple may shift one fifth of its production to India
• Apple will ask its contractors, Foxconn and Wistron to produce smartphones worth $40 billion in India
Technology giant Apple Inc. is planning to move nearly 20 percent of its production cap...
INDIAN GOVERNMENT SAYS USE OF PLASMA THERAPY ILLEGAL
According to Lav Agarwal, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, the Centre has not approved the use of plasma therapy for treating or as definitive cure for coronavirus patients.
Mr. Agarwal stated that effectiveness of this therapy hasn’t been proven yet as i...
INDIAN GOVT. WILL EVACUATE PAKISTANIS FROM WUHAN, IF ASKED
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- If the Imran Khan government asks, India will help in evacuating the stranded Pakistanis from Wuhan
- Most of the stuck Pakistani nationals are students
- The Pakistani government has refused to help its nationals
Andhra Bank Board To Consider Exercising ‘Call Option’ On Perpetual Bonds
The Andhra Bank is an Indian government-owned, medium-sized bank with a network of 2885 industries and four extension counters as of 31 March 2019, with 38 satellite offices and 3798 automatic cellar systems. In 2011-2012, the bank established branches in Tripura and Himachal Pradesh.
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INDIAN AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY MOVING TOWARDS EV
It is a detailed assessment of electric vehicles (EV) includes new technologies, key concepts, challenges, innovation, among others. The automobile industry is fourth largest industry in India and cur...