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Govt notifies Rs 62,500-crore mobile scheme, expects Apple to expand India manufacturing beyond iPhones

Govt is separately working with three Indian companies that could grow into smartphone brands over the next 10-14 months, says Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw.

‘Message has gone home’: Govt sees ‘some action’ from Meta on child sexual abuse content

'Govt clear no safe harbour if law violated,' says an IT ministry official. This comes following meetings between Meta executives and officials.

Vaishnaw sought to revisit ‘safe harbour’, concerns raised about big tech revenue model, records House panel

In its 28th report, House panel also examined govt’s action taken on its earlier report on ‘review of mechanism to curb fake news’. Govt said it is looking to define term ‘fake news’.

Cabinet clears Rs 1.9 lakh crore for chip & mobile manufacturing; govt to take royalty from firms

Semicon 2.0 and the new mobile phone manufacturing scheme aim to attract Rs 4 lakh crore in investment and deepen India's electronics ecosystem. 

Photos of the week: EV policy launch, Cabinet decisions, Japan PM visit & Skyroot CEO at Off The Cuff

In Photos of the Week, we bring you pictures clicked by ThePrint’s photo journalists, video journalists and reporters.

Photos of the week: NEET protests, Nalanda revival & BJP, Congress press conferences

In Photos of the Week, we bring you pictures clicked by ThePrint’s photo journalists, video journalists and reporters.

Vaishnaw warns electronics manufacturers—firms that don’t design products in India will be weeded out

The minister also makes it amply clear that he is not happy with the pace at which ECMS players have worked on their design and quality capabilities.

Don’t want anyone to buy Russian oil, India has made commitment—US envoy Gor as Delhi enters Pax Silica

India, however, has maintained that any purchases of Russian oil is a business decision for its firms, without clarifying if any political commitment was made to the US. 

Vaishnaw apologises, but chaos spills over to Day 2 of AI Summit—long queues, abrupt end to sessions

Long queues, repeated security checks, confusion over entry passes, delays and congestion, abruptly ended sessions, connectivity issues affecting digital payment systems—no end to complaints.

‘India to attract investments worth $200 billion in data centres’ — Vaishnaw at AI Summit

India’s ambitions to be known as a prominent data partner also became clear after the Union Budget, which introduced tax incentives for data centre development.

On Camera

Sunita Ahuja is the Bollywood wife we don’t know how to process. She’s messy, flawed, unsettling

Sunita Ahuja’s appeal lies in that lack of PR training. She contradicts herself, forgives, laughs about things that hurt her. It is not hypocrisy, it is what complicated relationships look like from the inside.

Bitcoin surges toward $80,000, on track for its biggest weekly gain in over 3 years

Bitcoin is up about 23% this week, on track for its best weekly gain since March 2023, as US Treasury bond buybacks lower yields and boost appetite for risk assets.

India, Japan look at joint naval shipbuilding, technology transfer with pact to deepen defence ties

Maritime security agreement opens avenues for joint development of naval ships and design, greater use of Indian shipbuilding and repair facilities by Japan.

Munir’s latest power grab is proof of his paranoia. Dictatorship and delusion go together

At some point Pakistani dictators begin to show paranoia. That’s the strategic reality most relevant to India since the late fifties. Munir’s case is worse, like some sudden acrophobia.