Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on DPDP rules: Regulations here won’t stifle innovation like European laws

The draft rules, open for public comment until February 18, aim to strike a balance between industry needs and user privacy rights. They arrive as India's tech sector, one of the world's largest, has been anxiously awaiting guidance on compliance requirements.

India unveils draft rules for data privacy, charting a different path from Europe.

ZEEL’s CTPO Shiva Chinnasamy takes over ZEE5 CBO Manish Kalra’s responsibilities

Shiva Chinnasamy is experienced across across technology, data science & analytics to provide large scale, long-term solutions in close collaboration with stakeholders and business partners. His expertise spans across Ad tech, eCommerce, omni channel retail, B2C FinTech, B2B SaaS, platform engineering and mobile engineering.

In December 2024, Manish Kalra moved on from his role of Chief Business Officer for Global Markets at ZEE5.

ITDC to offer luxurious retreats at Maha Kumbh 2025

To ensure seamless travel for tourists attending the Maha Kumbh, the Ministry of Tourism has partnered with Alliance Air to enhance air connectivity to Prayagraj from multiple cities across India (Image: KumbhCity, ITDC)

Spirituality meets comfort as luxury camps with modern amenities debut near Prayagraj’s Sangam, enhancing the pilgrim experience.

In a digital push, Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles drives past competition on YouTube

In the commercial vehicles category, TMCV leads with 1.32 lakh subscribers (Photo: Moneycontrol)

Tata Motors Commercial Vehicles (TMCV) YouTube channel has clocked 40.8 crore views and 1.32 lakh subscriptions. It has also gained significant traction in key cities like Hyderabad, Jaipur, Delhi, Patna and Bangalore

MeitY to discuss AI-related issues with Parliamentary Committee on January 9

Multiple think tank policy consultants have raised concerns over the challenges posed by emerging technologies like Artificial Intelligence.

There will be a sitting of the standing committee on ‘Communications and Information Technology’ to discuss the impact of emergence of AI and related issues. MeitY reportedly is in process to draft an AI law.

MIB budget cut by Rs 675 crore in Union Budget ’24, reveals Parliamentary committee report

In the latest standing committee report, Ministry of I&B was questioned over underutilisation of funds during FY24 (where budget estimate stood at Rs 4692 cr versus the actual expenditure of Rs 4314 cr).

The parliamentary standing committee report on ‘communication and IT’ revealed that the Ministry of I&B had proposed a budgetary expenditure worth Rs 5017.64 crore for FY25 in the last Union Budget, but was allocated Rs 4342 crore.

2025 – The Year Of…: Understanding interaction between artist and AI, says Aditya Kanthy of Omnicom Advertising Group

"While AI has made it easier for us to do so many things, it is important to remember that technology is not a replacement for human insight," says Aditya Kanthy of Omnicom Advertising Group.

In 2024, the Omnicom Advertising Group made inroads into emerging categories like EV, healthcare, q-commerce, fintech and gaming.