Several notable Twitter accounts withheld ‘in response to a legal demand’

The Twitter accounts were withheld due to emergency requests sent by the Ministry of Electronics and IT. Twitter is said to be contesting these orders.

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Fintech hub at GIFT City to open Indian fintech to the world

The aim is to “support the development of a world-class fintech hub” at GIFT City that’s designed to double up as a multi-service finance hub in Gujarat, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says in her budget speech.

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Budget 2021: Rs1,500 crore for digital payments industry to offset MDR losses

The finance minister had in Budget 2019 waived off merchant discount rates (MDR) on UPI and RuPay transactions, to give a fillip to digital payments.

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Startups get tax breaks for one more year in Budget 2021

The government also proposed to incentivise incorporation of one-person companies, a move which will benefit startups and innovators.

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Tech firms to benefit on FM's push for digital census, use of AI, ML on MCA-21

The big-ticket project is currently being run by Infosys and is expected to come up for renewal in July 2021.

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Govt to incentivise incorporation of one person companies to boost startups

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said incorporation of OPCs will be incentivised by allowing such companies "to grow without restriction on paid up capital and turnover, allowing conversion into any other type of company at any time."

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Australian prime minister says Bing could replace Google

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he had since spoken to Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella about its search engine Bing filling the space.

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