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Saturday, 4 July 2020

India changes digital tax form to include new levy on foreign e-commerce companies

The new levy was introduced in the Union Budget and was made effective from April 1, with the first instalment payment due on July 7.

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Friday, 3 July 2020

Cognizant lays off employees across multiple India locations

Vinod AJ, general secretary of the All India Forum for IT Employees (AIFITE), said Cognizant employees across Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Pune, Kochi and Kolkata have been affected.

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Pine Labs eyes Asia operations of sinking Wirecard

At least four major payment deployers, including Hitachi Payments and Atos-backed Wordline Technology, have made enquiries about its sale, sources said.

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TikTok predicts over $6 bn loss from India's ban: Report

Besides Tiktok, India banned on Monday 58 other apps with Chinese links, including the popular UC Browser, for engaging in activities "prejudicial to sovereignty and integrity of India, defence of India, security of state and public order".

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Govt aims to provide 5,00,000 fibre-to-home (broadband) connections by Sept

The Ministry of Electronics and IT's rural network of 4,00,000 Common Service Centres has rolled out the facility after the Department of Telecommunications entrusted it to take the ambitious BharatNet fibre optic network to every last mile in the country.

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Huawei, ZTE face no impact from Chinese apps ban

That is because these are among internal apps and proprietary technology products used by top Chinese telecom gear suppliers, Huawei and ZTE, to remotely connect with company colleagues and business partners in China for daily meetings and business reviews.

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Samsung introduces 2 new buyback financing schemes in India

A six-month old device is eligible for up to 60 per cent assured buyback value. Consumers can get up to 50 per cent and 40 per cent of their device value after nine months and 12 months, respectively, the company said in a statement.

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