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Vodafone Idea hit with multiple tax penalties during festive season
1+ hour, 11+ min ago (242+ words) Vodafone Idea Ltd (Vi) on December 25 disclosed GST demands worth " 79 crore and "3.5 crore issued by by the Maharashtra State tax department and the Bengaluru Office of the Principal Commissioner of CGST, respectively.. On Christmas eve, Deputy Commissioner of State Tax of…...
Tamil Nadu Startup Data Voucher Scheme gets 150 applications
2+ hour, 51+ min ago (216+ words) The Tamil Nadu Startup Data Voucher Scheme, which was announced in the State Budget, has received around 150 applications. The scheme aims to empower startups by reducing Cloud infrastructure costs and enabling them to scale faster and innovate with ease, sources…...
ISRO to launch BlueBird Block-2 satellite of US' AST SpaceMobile on December 24
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (316+ words) The launch of the BlueBird Block-2 communication satellite of the United States' AST SpaceMobile will take place on December 24 at 8:54 AM IST, the India Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said. ISRO stated that the LVM3-M6/BlueBird Block-2 Mission is a dedicated commercial…...
Data centres expand beyond legacy areas
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (135+ words) India's data centre market is rapidly expanding, with 950 MW under construction and limited vacancy as demand grows nationwide. Data centres expand beyond legacy areas FY25 data show a sharp contrast in India's data centre market. Capacity addition is accelerating, with 950 MW…...
Hashed personal data can still be reversed at scale, security firms warn
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (380+ words) Even though widely shared, phone numbers are sensitive personal data. According to Nikhil Jhanji, Principal Product Manager at Privy by IDfy, they are stable identifiers that link individuals to accounts, communications, and financial access, and are difficult to rotate at…...
ISRO to launch next-gen communication satellite on Dec 24 as part of US firm deal
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (345+ words) ISRO's upcoming LVM3 M6 mission will carry the BlueBird Block-2 satellite into orbit on December 24, as part of a commercial deal with US-based AST SpaceMobile. The historic mission will deploy the next-generation communication satellite designed to provide high-speed cellular broadband directly to…...
Data centres need more than megawatts
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (697+ words) India's data centre market is having a moment. Between rising enterprise demand, global cloud expansion, and a growing focus on digital sovereignty, infrastructure is scaling at an unprecedented pace. But as the headlines pile up and billions are committed, we…...
Bihar turns hotspot for cyber frauds: Report
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (285+ words) Quick Heal Technologies Limited, a cybersecurity solutions provider, has claimed that Bihar has become a hotspot for online scams. It said that fraudsters were exploiting UPI payments, QR codes at local shops and students that seek admissions or jobs to…...
TRAI fixes Feb 15 deadline for 1600-series adoption by IRDAI-regulated entities for service calls
1+ week, 12+ hour ago (341+ words) TRAI said the direction has been issued with the objective of enhancing consumer trust, curbing spam and preventing fraudulent activities perpetrated through voice calls. The series, it said, will enable people to reliably identify legitimate calls originating from such regulated…...
Editorial. Simply essential
1+ week, 1+ day ago (415+ words) SIM binding to phones can check cyber crime...