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New Delhi: A Parliamentary panel has summoned representatives of major social media platforms, including Instagram, along with officials of the ministries of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and Home Affairs, August 3 to discuss regulation of social media and digital platforms. BJP MP Nishikant Dubey,...

New Delhi: India's private SpaceTech ecosystem has raised a record $871 million across 241 funding rounds through July 2026, driven by policy reforms that opened the sector to private participation and attracted institutional capital, according to a report released Tuesday. The report by Tracxn said...

New Delhi: The government has summoned Meta's global head of public policy after the US-based social media company removed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's post, in which he had addressed India's youth and promised stringent measures against paper leaks, sources said Tuesday. Sources told PTI that...

Beijing: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met China's Vice Foreign Minister Hua Chunying here Monday and discussed the entire gamut of the bilateral relations. Misri, who is currently on an official visit to Beijing, also met Sun Haiyan, Vice Minister of the International Department of the...

New Delhi: Finance Ministry informed Parliament Monday that the government has approved the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) proposal to conduct field trials of polymer currency notes in the Rs 10 and Rs 20 denominations. The approval was confirmed by Minister of State for Finance...

Mumbai: Stock markets snapped the five-day losing streak Monday, with the benchmark Sensex jumping by 776 points following a sharp decline in crude oil prices amid easing tensions in West Asia. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 776.01 points, or 1.02 per cent, to settle at...

Mumbai: Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari has approached the Bombay High Court with a defamation suit against alleged AI-generated deepfake videos and misleading social media posts linking him and his family to the Centre's E20 ethanol blending policy. The High Court...

New Delhi: The combined market valuation of nine of the top-10 most valued firms eroded by Rs 2.74 lakh crore last week, in tandem with a bearish trend in equities, with HDFC Bank taking the biggest hit. Last week, the BSE benchmark Sensex tanked 2,091.68...

New Delhi: Developments around the West Asia conflict, crude oil prices and the US Fed interest rate decision would be the key drivers for market movement this week, analysts said. Besides, quarterly earnings would drive sentiments in the market, they added. "Developments surrounding the US-Iran...

Mumbai: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Sunday urged the Income Tax department to work for the benefit of common people without making them run from pillar to post. She also went public with her disappointment at the "laidback" nature of government departments, which leads to...