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Government Ends Import Duty for Items Needed to Make EV Batteries, Phones
India has said that there would be no import duties on some goods used to manufacture electric vehicle batteries and mobile phones. India has been preparing to mitigate the impact of US President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs set to take effect from April 2.
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Study In Switzerland: University Of Bern Offers Fully Funded Scholarships
Study In Switzerland: These scholarships are available through university grants, government funding, and mobility programmes.
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India's Vodafone Idea Explores Partnership with Elon Musk's Starlink
Vodafone Idea is exploring ways to bring satellite communication to India. The mobile operator made the disclosure after Indian stock exchanges sought a clarification on its stock move.
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Student Visas Will Not Be Part Of Free Trade Pact Talks With India: UK
Only temporary business mobility visas fall within the purview of the ongoing India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations and other categories, including student visas, will not form part of the pact, the UK government has informed.
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Apple Appeals to Overturn UK Order to Remove Advanced Data Protection: Report
Apple has appealed a British government order to create a "back door" in its most secure cloud storage systems. FT said Apple appealed against the order last month around the same time as it withdrew ADP from the UK, rather than comply with the technical capability notice it received from the Investigatory Powers Tribunal in January.
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Apple Pulls Advanced Data Protection Feature in UK Amid Government Demands
Apple is scrapping its most advanced security encryption feature for cloud data in Britain. The move means iCloud backups in Britain will no longer have that level of encryption, allowing Apple to access in certain cases user data that it otherwise could not, such as copies of iMessages, and hand it over to authorities if legally compelled. With en...
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Apple Removes Advanced Data Protection for iCloud Encryption Feature From UK After Backdoor Order
Apple is discontinuing its most advanced encrypted security feature, Advanced Data Protection, for new users in the UK. This follows a government order to create a backdoor for user data access. This optional feature provides end-to-end encryption for a range of user data, including iCloud storage, device backups, web bookmarks, voice memos, notes,...
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Injured In Crash, Karnataka Man Given Stitches Under Flashlight At Hospital
A man injured in a road accident was given stitches under the light from mobile phone flashlights in a government hospital in Karnataka's Ballari. The incident, which took place on February 13, was recorded on camera and the video is viral.
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Rajasthan Government To Offer Subsidy Worth Rs 200 Crore On EVs
In a major decision to push electric mobility in the state, Rajasthan government has decided to establish a ₹200 crore e-vehicle promotion fund under its Electric Vehicle Policy-2022.
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Centre Raises Budget For Electronics, Semiconductor, AI By 84% To Rs 18,000 Crore
The government has enhanced allocation for key technology projects, comprising production-linked incentives for mobile phones, IT hardware, semiconductor scheme and IndiaAI Mission, by about 84 per cent to Rs 18,000 crore for the next fiscal.
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Government Axes Import Tax on Some Smartphone Parts in Boost to Apple, Xiaomi
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the removal of import duties on key mobile phone components in the annual budget, boosting local production and benefiting firms like Apple and Xiaomi. India's electronics production has more than doubled in six years, making the country the world's second-largest mobile phone manufacturer.
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Centre Cracks Down On Spoofed International Calls, 20 Carriers Blocked
An indigenously-developed system to identify and block international spoofed calls that display Indian mobile numbers has significantly brought down such calls to about 4 lakh per day, the government has informed.
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Jio, Airtel and BSNL Subscribers Can Now Use DBN-Funded Mobile Towers to Make Calls With Intra Circle Roaming
The Intra Circle Roaming (ICR) at Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) funded 4G mobile sites was recently introduced in India by the Department of Telecommunications. The ICR initiative brings together three major telecommunications service providers in the country, including BSNL, Airtel, and Reliance Jio to "leverage each other's infrastructure at all DBN...
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Maha Kumbh 2025: UP Government Launches Mobile Labs For Food Quality Checks
The Uttar Pradesh government estimates a footfall of 40 to 45 crore pilgrims and visitors over the next six weeks, until February 26.
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Foxconn, Dixon Said to Urge Government to Pay Pending Production Subsidies
Foxconn Technology Group and Dixon Technologies India Ltd. are asking the government to pay them billions of rupees in subsidies they think they are entitled to under the government’s production incentives program. India’s technology ministry has not responded to the related queries.
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Government Ends Import Duty for Items Needed to Make EV Batteries, Phones
India has said that there would be no import duties on some goods used to manufacture electric vehicle batteries and mobile phones. India has been preparing to mitigate the impact of US President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs set to take effect from April 2.
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Study In Switzerland: University Of Bern Offers Fully Funded Scholarships
Study In Switzerland: These scholarships are available through university grants, government funding, and mobility programmes.
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India's Vodafone Idea Explores Partnership with Elon Musk's Starlink
Vodafone Idea is exploring ways to bring satellite communication to India. The mobile operator made the disclosure after Indian stock exchanges sought a clarification on its stock move.
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Student Visas Will Not Be Part Of Free Trade Pact Talks With India: UK
Only temporary business mobility visas fall within the purview of the ongoing India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations and other categories, including student visas, will not form part of the pact, the UK government has informed.
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Apple Appeals to Overturn UK Order to Remove Advanced Data Protection: Report
Apple has appealed a British government order to create a "back door" in its most secure cloud storage systems. FT said Apple appealed against the order last month around the same time as it withdrew ADP from the UK, rather than comply with the technical capability notice it received from the Investigatory Powers Tribunal in January.
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Apple Pulls Advanced Data Protection Feature in UK Amid Government Demands
Apple is scrapping its most advanced security encryption feature for cloud data in Britain. The move means iCloud backups in Britain will no longer have that level of encryption, allowing Apple to access in certain cases user data that it otherwise could not, such as copies of iMessages, and hand it over to authorities if legally compelled. With en...
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Apple Removes Advanced Data Protection for iCloud Encryption Feature From UK After Backdoor Order
Apple is discontinuing its most advanced encrypted security feature, Advanced Data Protection, for new users in the UK. This follows a government order to create a backdoor for user data access. This optional feature provides end-to-end encryption for a range of user data, including iCloud storage, device backups, web bookmarks, voice memos, notes,...
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Injured In Crash, Karnataka Man Given Stitches Under Flashlight At Hospital
A man injured in a road accident was given stitches under the light from mobile phone flashlights in a government hospital in Karnataka's Ballari. The incident, which took place on February 13, was recorded on camera and the video is viral.
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Rajasthan Government To Offer Subsidy Worth Rs 200 Crore On EVs
In a major decision to push electric mobility in the state, Rajasthan government has decided to establish a ₹200 crore e-vehicle promotion fund under its Electric Vehicle Policy-2022.
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Centre Raises Budget For Electronics, Semiconductor, AI By 84% To Rs 18,000 Crore
The government has enhanced allocation for key technology projects, comprising production-linked incentives for mobile phones, IT hardware, semiconductor scheme and IndiaAI Mission, by about 84 per cent to Rs 18,000 crore for the next fiscal.
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Government Axes Import Tax on Some Smartphone Parts in Boost to Apple, Xiaomi
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the removal of import duties on key mobile phone components in the annual budget, boosting local production and benefiting firms like Apple and Xiaomi. India's electronics production has more than doubled in six years, making the country the world's second-largest mobile phone manufacturer.
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Centre Cracks Down On Spoofed International Calls, 20 Carriers Blocked
An indigenously-developed system to identify and block international spoofed calls that display Indian mobile numbers has significantly brought down such calls to about 4 lakh per day, the government has informed.
-
Jio, Airtel and BSNL Subscribers Can Now Use DBN-Funded Mobile Towers to Make Calls With Intra Circle Roaming
The Intra Circle Roaming (ICR) at Digital Bharat Nidhi (DBN) funded 4G mobile sites was recently introduced in India by the Department of Telecommunications. The ICR initiative brings together three major telecommunications service providers in the country, including BSNL, Airtel, and Reliance Jio to "leverage each other's infrastructure at all DBN...
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Maha Kumbh 2025: UP Government Launches Mobile Labs For Food Quality Checks
The Uttar Pradesh government estimates a footfall of 40 to 45 crore pilgrims and visitors over the next six weeks, until February 26.
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Foxconn, Dixon Said to Urge Government to Pay Pending Production Subsidies
Foxconn Technology Group and Dixon Technologies India Ltd. are asking the government to pay them billions of rupees in subsidies they think they are entitled to under the government’s production incentives program. India’s technology ministry has not responded to the related queries.
