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<ul><li>The observations were made in Mandates of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression</li><li>"We understand the new Rules were issued under the Information Technology Act of 2000 and therefore, were not subject to parliamentary review or opened for consultation with stakeholders," the report said.</li><li>Check out the latest news and updates on <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">Business Insider</a>. </li></ul>Experts at <keyword id="6355833" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="united-nations">United Nations</keyword> Office of the Human Rights Commissioner have said in a report that it is concerned that Indias Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, in their current form, do not conform with international human rights norms. The observations were made in Mandates of the Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression; the Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association and the Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy. ALSO READ: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/why-whatsapp-twitter-and-facebook-are-reluctant-to-comply-with-indias-new-it-rules/slidelist/82975313.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">Here’s what India’s new IT rules want — and why WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter and others are reluctant to comply</a> The report is authored by Irene Khan, Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression, Clement Nyaletsossi Voule, Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association and Joseph Cannataci, Special Rapporteur on the right to privacy. "As noted in previous communications sent to your Excellency's Government, we are concerned that these new rules come at a time of a global pandemic and of large-scale farmer protests in the country, where the enjoyment of the freedom of opinion and expression, including the right to receive information, and the right to privacy, is particularly important for the realisation of several other civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights," the report said. "We would like to recall that restrictions to freedom of expression must never be invoked as a justification for the muzzling of any advocacy of multiparty democracy, democratic tenets and human rights," the report said. The report said as a global leader in technology innovation, India has the potential to develop a legislation that can place it at the forefront of efforts to protect digital rights. However, the substantially broadened scope of the Rules is likely to do just the opposite. "We would therefore encourage the Government to take all necessary steps to carry out a detailed review of the Rules and to consult with all relevant stakeholders, including civil society dealing with human rights, freedom of expression, privacy rights and digital rights", the report said. "We understand the new Rules were issued under the Information Technology Act of 2000 and therefore, were not subject to parliamentary review or opened for consultation with stakeholders. We believe such consultations with relevant stakeholders are essential in order to ensure the final text is compatible with India's international legal obligations, in particular with Articles 17 and 19 of the ICCPR," it added. This observation along with India's comment will also subsequently be made available in the usual report to be presented to the Human Rights Council, it added. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/twitter-is-at-odds-with-india-in-the-battle-to-control-online-speech/articleshow/83030224.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">Twitter is at odds with the Indian government over new laws — reigniting the age-old battle of national interest versus freedom of speech</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/delhi-police-serves-notice-to-twitter-india-visits-office-in-connection-with-covid-toolkit-probe/articleshow/82929756.cms" data-type="tilCustomLink" target="_blank">Delhi Police serves notice to Twitter India, visits office, in connection with 'COVID toolkit' probe</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/twitter-may-now-be-directly-responsible-for-every-single-tweet-in-india/articleshow/83565645.cms">Twitter may now be directly held responsible for every single tweet in India</a>

A UN report says India's new IT rules do not conform with international human rights norms

<ul><li><keyword id="790242" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="WhatsApp">WhatsApp</keyword> has finally gotten a nod from National Payments Corporation of India to make its payment offering live in India.</li><li>The messaging app stated in a blog that it will be working with five leading banks in India including ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, the State Bank of India and <keyword id="3907200" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="jio-payments-bank">Jio Payments Bank</keyword>. </li><li>Its payment feature has been rolled out in 10 Indian regional language versions of WhatsApp.</li></ul>You will finally be able to send money through <keyword id="6354576" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="facebook">Facebook</keyword> Inc’s messaging service WhatsApp in India. WhatsApp made the announcement on its blog after <keyword id="193629" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="NPCI">NPCI</keyword> that operates the UPI payment infrastructure, gave its go-ahead to WhatsApp for its payment feature using UPI. “WhatsApp designed our payments feature in partnership with the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) using the Unified Payment Interface (UPI), an India-first, real-time payment system that enables transactions with over 160 supported banks. We’re excited to join India’s campaign to increase the ease and use of digital payments, which is helping expand financial inclusion in India,” read its statement. WhatsApp's payment feature has been rolled out in 10 Indian regional language versions of WhatsApp. To send money on WhatsApp in India, one needs to have a bank account and debit card in India. WhatsApp will send instructions to banks that initiate the transfer of money via UPI between sender and receiver bank accounts. “We’re delighted to be working with five leading banks in India: ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank, the State Bank of India, and Jio Payments Bank. People can send money on WhatsApp to anyone using a UPI supported app,” read the statement. Payments on WhatsApp will be available for people on the latest version of the iPhone and Android app.

You can finally send money through WhatsApp in India

<ul><li>In today’s episode of <keyword id="11984359" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="influencer-adda" source="Orion">Influencer Adda</keyword>, we will be talking to one of the biggest names among women gaming creators, <keyword id="12938904" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="aparna-shukla" source="Orion">Aparna Shukla</keyword> about her journey and <keyword id="12938905" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="future-of-gaming-in-india" source="Orion">future of gaming in India</keyword>.</li><li>She found her true calling while playing games with her brother and today she has over 2.45 million followers on Facebook.</li><li>So if you are a gaming enthusiast, Aparna’s story is for you.</li></ul>After the pandemic, gaming and esports platforms have witnessed massive growth and have turned into major advertisers. Online gaming saw its tipping point in 2020, with consumption and engagement at an all time high and is now competing with traditional forms of entertainment. According to Sensor Tower, India led the globe as the largest market in gaming app downloads in the first quarter of 2021, clocking in an astounding 28% growth year-on-year. As India established itself as a gaming market that cannot be ignored anymore, its women haven’t stopped challenging age-old conventions either. Gaming was a male-dominated industry for the longest time but women gamers have grown exponentially since the onset of the pandemic due to increasing smartphone penetration and as a result, the profile of a ‘typical gamer’ has changed. As per InMobi, women constitute over 43% of smartphone gamers in India. <div type="image" title="rise in women gamers" msid="88858023" hostid="261"></div> Facebook’s Aparna Shukla aka Rog Stream was one of the first women gaming creators on the platform and she has grown leaps and bounds in the past four years. Based in Kanpur, Aparna was preparing for competitive entrance exams to join the banking sector before her brother introduced her to the world of online gaming. <div type="Video" msid="88858411" hostid="261" title="Facebook’s biggest woman gaming creator, Aparna Shukla, on her journey and future of gaming in India" dataSource="BUSINESSINSIDER" thumbUrl="https://denmark.timesinternet.in/cmslite/api/app/images.jpg?msid=88858411"></div> She looked at the medium primarily as a channel of relaxation and as a way to keep herself entertained through the day. She started by playing Candy Crush to relieve stress and her younger brother told her about PUBG. What started as a side-hustle, has become her passion now. Today, Aparna has 2.45 million followers on Facebook. “I was given very limited options like any other young woman gets in a small town: I could ‘choose’ between becoming a teacher or a doctor or a banker. I did go down that lane but life had a different plan for me. I chose an unconventional path: gaming. When I look back at those days now, I laugh. For a long time, my father thought gaming was just a hobby. But over the years, it has grown into a serious career option and he realised its power when I started making money out of it. He borrowed some money and bought a gaming PC for me as a ‘toy’. And just like that, I started streaming my games out of the comfort of my home,” shares Aparna. Aparna and her younger brother danced dorkily in her living room as she found her first monetisation opportunity. This excitement of hitting new milestones, she says, later turned into love. “It usually takes a month or two to find a monetisation avenue and once I found my break, I started religiously streaming my games. Before that, I didn’t have a schedule. I would stream for an hour whenever I would get the chance. Later, that turned into 9 hours and I would find myself playing at night too,” recalls Aparna. With more people joining the gaming pool, brands are shifting their focus on marketing themselves through these young creators. Aparna thinks that gaming creators offer direct access to GenZ and Millennials and that’s why brands are beelining to advertise themselves in gaming apps. From her experience of working with brands, she has one piece of advice for them. “Brands should communicate directly with creators and try to understand their audience from their perspective: find out more about the audience’s expectations and behaviour patterns. I’ve noticed that my audience is very curious. If I add a logo onto my game stream, they wouldn’t talk about my performance that day but definitely bring up the logo. So, with this high-engagement that we offer, brands should maintain a dialogue with creators during their partnership,” says Aparna. For someone who is looking to dip their feet into the gaming world, Aparna suggests using the powerful gaming console that fits right in the palm of your hands: your smartphones! You can start your gaming career with Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI) or Free Fire. “If you want to become a successful gamer, there’s no mantra for that. Just keep gaming, maintain continuity but try to find your niche and bring that in your content,” Aparna signs off.

Play like a girl: How Facebook’s biggest woman gaming creator, Aparna Shukla, found her niche in a male-dominated industry

New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): <keyword id="9766785" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Lok-Sabha-elections-2024" source="Orion">Lok Sabha elections 2024</keyword> have seen a <keyword id="20108198" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="voter-turnout" source="keywords">voter turnout</keyword> at polling stations of about 66.95 per cent so far, as approximately 451 million people have voted during the first four phases of ongoing general elections. In a bid to encourage voters to exercise their franchise in large numbers, ECI has enhanced its targeted interventions to reach out to every eligible voter. The Commission led by CEC Rajiv Kumar along with ECs Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, further directed CEOs of the states going to poll in the fifth, sixth and seventh phases to timely distribute voter information slips to all electors and enhance outreach activities. "Commission strongly believes that partnership and collaboration are essential pillars of the voter awareness programme. It's heartening to see that, at the Commission's request, different institutions, influencers and celebrities with significant reach are working enthusiastically on a pro-bono basis," Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said. Further, he added that a higher voter turnout would be a message from Indian voters to the world, about the strength of Indian Democracy. He urges all the voters to cast their vote in huge numbers, as voting day is not a holiday but a day of pride, by participating in the festival of democracy. According to an official release, various <keyword id="21686177" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="voter-awareness-drives" source="keywords">voter awareness drives</keyword> and campaigns have been carried out by stakeholders in collaboration with ECI. Telecom Service Providers such as Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Bharti Airtel Limited, Jio Telecommunication, and Vodafone-Idea Limited are reaching out to every mobile user in the respective parliamentary constituency through push SMS/Flash SMSs, outbound dialling calls to mobile users, RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging and WhatsApp messages/alerts. These activities are carried out two/three days before the poll and even on the poll day, in regional languages, with an appeal to vote. ECI has collaborated with BCCI for voter awareness activities during the ongoing IPL season. The voter awareness messages and songs are being played at different stadiums during the cricket matches. The most innovative aspect of this campaign is the administration of voter's pledges by cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar in a pre-recorded video message, at various IPL venues. Further, voter awareness messages are integrated into cricket commentary. Cricketers from 10 IPL teams have encouraged voters to participate in the <keyword id="19895394" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="lok-sabha" source="keywords">Lok Sabha</keyword> elections in 2024 with their recorded voter awareness messages. A voting day alert was sent to all Facebook users pan India to inform and inform the voters about the general elections and to nudge them to participate in the festival of democracy, the release mentioned. The release further stated that WhatsApp personalised messages have begun on polling day. Google India is contributing through its iconic feature of Google Doodle on poll days and banners appearing on YouTube, Google Pat and other Google platforms. The Retail Association of India has been actively engaging with voter awareness activities, through their retail network, whereby retail chains are encouraged to celebrate the election as a festival. The vast network of post offices and banking institutions was utilised by ECI to reach out to a wide and diverse audience across the length and breadth of the country. In collaboration with the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, the parliamentary elections campaign logo "Chunav ka Parv, Desh ka Garv" has been integrated with the IRCTC portal and tickets. Voter awareness announcements have been integrated with the public address system at all railway stations. The logo stickers are used on coaches of the superfast trains. In collaboration with the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, hoardings on voter awareness have been installed in about 16,000 retail outlets. In collaboration with the Ministry of Civil Aviation, airlines are making an inflight announcement with an appeal message to participate in the ensuing elections. Voter guides are being kept in aircraft seat pockets. Apart from this, many airports are providing space for the display of voter awareness messages. Selfie points have been installed at airports in 10 major cities viz. Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Patna, Chandigarh, and Pune. Cinema theatres across the country are playing ECI voter awareness films and ECI Song Main Bharat Hoon, Hum Bharat Ke Matdata Hai, at regular intervals, as a part of the Public Service Awareness (PSA) film. Sansad TV is creating short films on Unique Polling Stations set up in remote corners of the country by the election machinery after navigating difficult terrains to demonstrate the challenges in ensuring voting at the last mile. AMUL, Mother Dairy and other milk co-operatives have started branding their milk pouches with the message 'Chunav Ka Parv, Desh ka Garv' and encouraging voters through social media platforms. AMUL is also encouraging voters with its unique messaging through AMUL Girl Topical advertisements in newspapers. Prasar Bharati: Doordarshan has produced, various short films, including appeals from constitutional functionaries like President of India, Vice President of India, and Chief Justice of India, among others. Further, unique polling stations are being covered by the regional Kendra's audio-visual documentation. Music App Spotify is running a campaign called 'Play Your Part', and they have issued print advertisements, and curated the playlists for the elections, on their app. Payments app PhonePe has integrated voter awareness message into their app and is actively encouraging voters. BookMyShow has launched an integrated campaign, titled "Aaj Picture Nahi, Bigger Picture Dekho," to raise awareness among voters. MakeMyTrip is running a campaign titled 'MyVoteWalaTrip', whereby discounts are offered to citizens going to vote. Food delivery platforms such as Zomato and Swiggy are disseminating voter awareness messages through their platforms and social media activities. Grocery App Blinkit changed its logo to "Inkit" for the elections, incorporating a message encouraging people to "Go out and Vote" as a tagline. Uber India is reaching out to voters through multi-channel messaging (in-app, emails, push notifications), offering discounts for rides to polling stations, and amplifying voter awareness messages on social media platforms. Bike app Rapido has been encouraging voters with a free ride to vote. Urban Company has launched 'I Have Voted Campaign' to encourage voters. Tata Neu app, serving as the Tata Group's group-wide consumer-facing mobile app, prominently features the "Cast Your Vote" animated banner on its homepage, with additional initiatives currently underway. Truecaller is enhancing its layout by displaying voter awareness message during outbound calls Some other independent initiatives are Mankind Pharma #VotingVirgin campaign, clothing brand Neeru's "Vote ki Taiyaari" TVC, Tinder's "Every Single Vote Counts" campaign, creatively curated social media post by Matrimonial sites like Jeevansathi.com, etc and discounts for voting by popular brands such as Shoppers' Stop, MakeMyTrip, Chroma and many more. Four phases of Lok Sabha polls have been held and the voting will conclude on June 1 with results on June 4. The remaining phases will be held on May 20, May 25, and June 1.

451 million voters! First four phases of Lok Sabha elections witness 66.95% voter turnout so far

Chartered Accountant and Editor of Tamil political magazine 'Thuglak' S. Gurumurthy said he was pressurised to take up the board position in the <keyword id="6354335" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="reserve-bank-of-india" source="Orion">Reserve Bank of India</keyword> (<keyword id="30067" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="rbi" source="Orion">RBI</keyword>). Gurumurthy told this in an email to the All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) General Secretary C.H. <keyword id="215998" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="venkatachalam" source="Orion">Venkatachalam</keyword> and also dared the latter to share the mail with the <keyword id="6357801" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="union" source="Orion">Union</keyword> members. As a post script in his email, Gurumurthy told Venkatachalam: "You all think that me being in the <keyword id="370514" type="General" weightage="80" keywordseo="rbi-board" source="Orion">RBI Board</keyword> is a big thing. I was pressurised to take up that position as there were not many to put a counter view in the RBI Board." "I did not need it nor did I seek it. For decades I had never taken any position in or from the government. Nor will I ever." "Me, in the RBI Board, was criticised by the Financial media in the West, and I am happy you a communist share their views now," Gurumurthy added. Continuing further. Gurumurthy said he had never allowed anyone in any public fora to state that he is on the RBI Board in the introductory remarks. "You have expressed grave concern about me being on the RBI Board. You may not know that if I am not on the RBI Board it makes very little difference to me," Gurumurthy said. Gurumurthy wrote to Venkatachalam in response to the latter's message in social media condemning him for his comments at Thuglak magazine's annual function about the public sector bankers. Speaking at the Thuglak magazine's annual function, Gurumurthy had said the public sector banks are losing talented officials to the private sector owing to poor pay and lack of freedom. "Only scums and filth are remaining with public sector banks and with them, the country has to compete globally in the financial sector," he had said. Gurumurthy also said that till the government has majority stakes in its banks, it is not possible to encourage talented staff. Reacting to that Venkatachalam said: "We strongly condemn his uncalled for comments and demand his immediate apology. He is unfit to be on the Board of RBI and the government should remove him from this important post." Gurumurthy in his email to Venkatachalam said: "I would not have written if I had not known you and you had not invited me for the AIBEA workshop. Your post has started a campaign against me." Stating that many campaigns were made against him earlier Gurumurthy said: "I have never bothered about the campaigns against me by any, as I don't belong to any party, nor seek or need anyone's courtesy, by the grace of the Divine I believe in. So this is not to answer any campaign." "I have always opposed and will continue to oppose privatisation as I believe with all faults majority bank assets in India have to be in state hands. The Indian economy will be ruined if the major part of the financial sector falls into private hands with the expansion and contraction of the <keyword id="6355302" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="rupee" source="Orion">Rupee</keyword> dependent on the Dollar," Gurumurthy said. "I resisted within RBI all efforts to pressure the government to privatise when the previous RBI governors were in command," he added. As regards his speech at the Thuglak magazine's function Gurumurthy said the UPA government's policies of letting huge FII investments into the stock market led to indigestible money in the system. To lend that money the government brought down the customs tariffs to zero for capital goods to attract the industrialists to borrow from banks. Gurumurthy said the government persuaded the industry to go for huge expansions in the hope that India would turn into a high growth export driven economy. According to Gurumurthy, the huge recession that followed 2008-09 made the investments of several lakhs of crore junk and the monies lent, NPA (non performing asset) and which was also later accepted by former Governor of RBI Raghuram Rajan. "That is where the woes of the PSBs (public sector bank) started. Not a single political party, including the BJP and CPI-M or the bank unions spoke the truth about the source of the NPA trouble. The guilty finance ministry officials who ran telbanking were mixed up with both the UPA and NDA governments, to suppress the truth," Gurumurthy said. Continuing further he said, the NPA issue, action against it by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), the prudential norms completely shook the bank officers. "This gave a huge opportunity to the private banks and funds which had a heyday because the best loan accounts shifted to them. They began giving high salaries and attracting capable PSB officers," Gurumurthy said. As a result, several capable officials left the PSBs and he had termed the remaining officials as 'kazhisadai' meaning leftovers or those who could not pass through the filter, remained inside. "It is a fact and I stand by it," Gurumurthy said. Referring to the decline in share of PSB loans in the total banking sector loans Gurumurthy said: "At this rate the PSBs need not be privatised. They will get so marginalised that they will handle only the government and municipal accounts and all corporate accounts will be taken over by private banks. That we are not having and not generating and training the needed talent in the PSBs to handle 60 per cent of national savings that gets into the PSB is indisputable. It is a matter of concern for all -- government included," he said. "If you are a responsible trade unionist you will be concerned, talk about this and not play petty politics. I wrote this because you had invited me to talk to AIBEA and you know our views converge on PSBs in many ways," Gurumurthy told Venkatachalam and also asked whether he has the guts to circulate his mail to AIBEA members. "I will not make this public unless you do it. If you do it, have the courage to publish it in full," Gurumurthy said. 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Tamil magazine editor S. Gurumurthy 'pressurised' to take up RBI Board position

<ul><li><keyword id="6354576" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="facebook">Facebook</keyword>’s India public policy head <keyword id="1856373" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ankhi-Das">Ankhi Das</keyword> has quit the social networking behemoth. </li><li>Her resignation comes within days of being questioned by a parliamentary panel on data privacy. </li><li>According to Ajit Mohan, the managing director for Facebook in India, Das has stepped down to pursue her interest in public service.</li></ul>Ankhi Das, Facebook's head of public policy who was in the eye of storm over alleged bias in blocking hate content on the social media platform, has quit the social networking giant. "I have decided to step down from facebook after long service to its mission of connecting people and building communities to pursue my personal interest in public service,” she said in her farewell statement. Her resignation comes within days of Facebook being called before a parliamentary panel to discuss issues of data privacy. Source told <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/facebook-policy-head-ankhi-das-questioned-by-parliament-panel-for-2-hours-on-data-protection-sources-2314627">NDTV</a> that Das was questioned for nearly two hours on Monday, October 23. Twitter and Amazon are set to appear before the same committee on October 28. Das had also earlier been called before the government once before, by the Parliamentary Panel of Information Technology headed by Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Shashi Tharoor. Ankhi Das — at the eye of the storm Facebook and other social networking sites have come under scrutiny after Wall Street Journal and TIME magazine articles claimed that the social network was not uniform in its application of hate speech rules. Even though some extremist posts were taken down, others — especially those by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders — were left to circulate far and wide. "These posts are taken out of context and don't represent the full scope of Facebook's efforts to support the use of our platform by parties across the political spectrum," the company’s spokesperson said at the time. Ankhi Das exits Facebook Das joined Facebook nine years ago. According to her, the team was small and the mission was to connect people in India at the time. “After nine long years, I feel that mission has largely been met,” she said. Ajit Mohan, the managing director for Facebook in India, commended Das on the instrumental role she played in the company since 2011. "Ankhi has decided to step down from her role in Facebook to pursue her interest in public service," he said. He too has been under fire for Facebook’s practices in the country. Delhi’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in particular has been breathing down his neck for being ‘complicit’ in the violence that broke out during the protests against India’s Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in February. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/space/news/china-launches-three-new-spy-satellites-amid-border-dispute-with-india-and-tensions-in-the-south-china-sea/articleshow/78886330.cms">China launches three new spy satellites amid border dispute with India and tensions in the South China Sea</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/kotak-mahindra-bank-share-price-jumps-after-earning-reports-and-possible-msci-inclusion/articleshow/78887434.cms">Kotak Mahindra Bank surges 10% on earnings upgrades and potential MSCI inclusion</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/hcl-tech-is-looking-to-expand-operations-in-canada-if-h-1b-visa-issues-persist/articleshow/78884838.cms">EXCLUSIVE: HCL Tech is expanding operations in Canada as H-1B visa issues persist</a>

Ankhi Das quits as Facebook's India public policy head

<ul><li><keyword id="3244240" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Facebook-India-Head">Facebook India Head</keyword> <keyword id="3056724" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Ajit-Mohan">Ajit Mohan</keyword> has filed a petition in the <keyword id="6354977" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Supreme-Court">Supreme Court</keyword> that the Delhi Assembly’s ‘Peace and Harmony’ committee cannot force him to appear before it. </li><li>According to the petition, Delhi’s <keyword id="6354944" type="DEFINITION" weightage="20" keywordseo="aam-aadmi-party">Aam Aadmi Party</keyword> (AAP) cannot declare Facebook guilty prima facie, since it’s not a court of law. </li><li>A three-member bench of the top court — consisting of Justices SK Kaul, Aniruddha Bose, and Krishna Murari — will hear the plea via video conferencing.</li></ul><keyword id="736869" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Facebook-India">Facebook India</keyword>’s vice president and managing director, Ajit Mohan, has filed a petition with the Supreme Court against the Delhi Assembly’s ‘Peace and Harmony’ committee. Mohan had been asked to appear before the committee today. Instead, a three-member bench of the top court — consisting of Justices SK Kaul, Aniruddha Bose and Krishna Murari — will hear the plea via video conferencing. Mohan is to be represented by former Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi. Why did Mohan file the Supreme Court petition? Mohan’s petition asserts that since he is already appearing before the Parliamentary Panel on Information Technology — headed by Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Shashi Tharoor — the committee cannot compel him to appear before it. In his petition, Mohan questioned the national capital’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) was declaring Facebook guilty prima facie — based on the first impression. According to him, the AAP cannot issue such statements since it’s not a court of law. What are the accusations leveled against Facebook India? The Peace and Harmony committee asserts that the social networking giant was ‘complicit’ in the north Delhi violence that broke out during the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests in February. The incident left over 50 people dead and injured hundreds. The committee’s premise is that they have ‘incriminatory material’ that has been produced on the record by witnesses, which can be used to prove that Facebook’s ‘deliberate and intentional inaction to contain hateful content’ in India led to the outbreak. On Sunday, the committee sent a fresh and ‘final’ summons to the company. “Any rebuttal or disregard to this subsequent notice shall be deemed as a wilful act of breach of privilege and thus, shall entail various proceedings initiated against Facebook India,” it said in a statement. (With agency inputs) SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/byjus-onboards-new-investors-edtech-decacorns-paid-subscriber-base-jumps-by-a-million-in-a-month/articleshow/78267761.cms">BYJU’S onboards new investors – edtech decacorn’s paid subscriber base jumps by a million in a month</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/banks/news/yes-bank-ceo-prashant-kumar-clarifies-that-the-forensic-investigation-isnt-restricted-to-the-top-10-defaulters/articleshow/78255868.cms">EXCLUSIVE: YES Bank CEO Prashant Kumar clarifies that the forensic investigation isn't restricted to the top 10 defaulters</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/dailyhunt-to-launch-family-of-bharat-apps-claiming-it-can-push-a-new-mobile-app-every-three-days/articleshow/78250283.cms">EXCLUSIVE: Dailyhunt is curating an entire family of 'Bharat' apps — claims it can push a new mobile app every three days</a>

Facebook India Head goes to Supreme Court against Delhi Assembly Panel's summons on 'hate speech'

<keyword id="6354335" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="reserve-bank-of-india">Reserve Bank of India</keyword> Governor <keyword id="6359111" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Shaktikanta-Das">Shaktikanta Das</keyword> on Wednesday put onus on both Centre and the States to ensure that through coordinated policy measures the cost build up in the <keyword id="118558" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="petroleum-products">petroleum products</keyword> does not escalate further. While seeking a cut in excise and VAT levies, the RBI Governor said that such a measure could provide relief on top of the recent easing of <keyword id="689487" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="international-crude-prices">international crude prices</keyword> and help lessen pressure on <keyword id="22195" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Inflation">inflation</keyword>. Petrol and diesel prices in the country have reached historic high levels. Apart from global movement in crude prices, high indirect taxes on the two products have contributed to its retail prices getting elevated. Though softening of crude prices from a high of over $70 a barrel early last month to about $63 a barrel now has provided some relief. A modest cut in petrol and diesel prices could provide consumers more relief and protection against price volatilities. In a video statement after the Monetary Policy Committee's bi-monthly meet, Das said: "Some respite from the incidence of domestic taxes on petroleum products through coordinated action by the Centre and States could provide relief on top of the recent easing of international crude prices." He said that though headline inflation at 5.0 per cent in February 2021 remains within the tolerance band, some underlying constituents are testing the upper tolerance level. In this, he cited that some respite from taxes on petroleum products could be helpful. The Governor also cited that the food inflation trajectory will critically depend on the temporal and spatial progress of the south-west monsoon in its 2021 season. Also, a combination of high international commodity prices and logistics costs may push up input price pressures across manufacturing and services. "Taking into consideration all these factors, the projection for CPI inflation has been revised to 5.0 per cent in Q4:2020-21; 5.2 per cent in Q1:2021-22; 5.2 per cent in Q2; 4.4 per cent in Q3; and 5.1 per cent in Q4, with risks broadly balanced," Das said. After breaching the upper tolerance threshold continuously since June 2020, CPI inflation moved below 6 per cent in December for the first time in the post-lockdown period, supported by favourable base effects and a sharp fall in key vegetable prices, the latter accounting for around 90 per cent of the decline in headline inflation during November and December. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/policy/news/rbi-has-increased-mobile-wallets-limit-with-2-lakh-and-need-full-kyc-also-for-mobile-wallets/articleshow/81946037.cms">You need to do full KYC for mobile wallets too – but you can store twice the amount of money</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/how-to-check-if-your-phone-number-was-leaked-in-facebook-data-breach/articleshow/81946319.cms">How to check if your phone number was leaked in Facebook data breach of 533 million users</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/finance/news/rbi-forecast-shows-that-narendra-modi-administration-is-facing-its-worst-inflation-period-so-far/articleshow/81946820.cms">RBI forecast shows that Narendra Modi administration is facing its worst inflation period so far</a>

RBI Governor calls for coordinated action to give tax relief on petroleum products

The <keyword id="6355014" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="delhi-high-court">Delhi High Court</keyword> Wednesday sought response of the Centre, <keyword id="30067" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="RBI">RBI</keyword>, <keyword id="35210" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="sebi">SEBI</keyword>, IRDAI and National Payments Corporation of India (<keyword id="193629" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="NPCI">NPCI</keyword>) on a PIL seeking a detailed legal framework for regulating operations of techfin companies such as <keyword id="6354576" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="facebook">Facebook</keyword>, Google and Amazon in India's financial sector space. According to the petition filed by an economist, techfin entities are technology, telecommunications or e-commerce companies which have entered the financial sector to provide financial services and need to be regulated. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan issued notice to the ministries of finance and law as also Reserve Bank of India (RBI), NPCI, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI), Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) seeking their stand on the plea by Resmi P Bhaskaran Bhaskaran, in her plea filed through advocate Deepak Prakash, has alleged that the "lackadaisical approach" of Indian financial regulators permits unregulated operation of techfin firms and claims that this could adversely affect the financial stability of the country. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/careers/news/icertis-helps-google-microsoft-and-apple-manage-their-contracts-is-hiring-for-techies-and-people-in-sales/articleshow/79640659.cms">EXCLUSIVE: This Indian unicorn helping Google, Microsoft and Apple manage their contracts is hiring⁠— it needs techies as well as people in sales</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/corporates/news/tata-group-company-voltas-is-telling-analysts-that-it-may-hike-ac-prices-by-3-4-to-cover-rising-input-costs/articleshow/79624340.cms">Voltas is telling analysts that it may hike AC prices by 3-4% to cover rising input costs</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/environment/news/mount-everest-taller-by-2-8-feet-as-nepal-and-china-set-aside-their-differences/articleshow/79622601.cms">Mount Everest is 2.8 feet taller as China and Nepal finally agree on the height of the world's highest peak</a>

An Indian Court wants response from authorities on Facebook, Google and Amazon Pay's allegedly unregulated financial ops

Mumbai, <keyword id="87184" type="DOMAIN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Thomas-Cook">Thomas Cook</keyword> (<keyword id="3658" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="India">India</keyword>) plans to raise up to ₹450 crore through preferential issue of Optionally Convertible Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares (OCCRPS) to Fairbridge Capital (Mauritius) Limited to the promoter of the company In a regulatory filing the company has said that the "<keyword id="136326" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Board-of-Directors">Board of Directors</keyword> of the company, at its meeting held today, has, <keyword id="6370698" type="DOMAIN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Inter">inter</keyword> alia, approved the <keyword id="47958" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="issuance">issuance</keyword> of up to 45,00,00,000 Optionally Convertible Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares of face value of ₹10 each to Fairbridge Capital (Mauritius) Limited, the promoter of the company, through private placement on a preferential basis aggregating upto ₹450 crore." The issuance would however be subject to the approval of regulatory or statutory authorities including the <keyword id="6354335" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="reserve-bank-of-india">Reserve Bank of India</keyword> and the shareholders of the company at the forthcoming Extraordinary General Meeting. Further, it said that as a result of the proposed issue, the board approved the increase in the authorised preference share capital from ₹250 crore to ₹500 crore and consequential changes to the Capital Clause of the Memorandum of Association of the company. For the purpose of giving effect to the above issuance of OCCRPS, the board has authorised a committee to decide on various matters related to issuance of such OCCRPS. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/entertainment/news/pewdiepies-lyrics-targeting-cocomelon-and-jk-rowling-that-may-have-gotten-youtube-angry-enough-to-pull-the-video-down/articleshow/81102941.cms">PewDiePie's lyrics targeting CocoMelon and JK Rowling may have gotten YouTube angry enough to pull the video down</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/ecommerce/news/flipkart-gets-leaner-with-a-300-million-jabong-write-off-as-ceo-kalyan-krishnamurthy-lists-out-the-priorities-for-2021/articleshow/81105083.cms">Flipkart gets leaner with a $300 million Jabong write-off as CEO Kalyan Krishnamurthy lists out the priorities for 2021</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/happiest-minds-is-leveraging-its-partnerships-with-big-players-like-google-microsoft-aws-salesforce/articleshow/81105035.cms">Happiest Minds is a smaller company that does the same thing as MindTree and L&amp;T Infotech — but clearly it is doing it a lot better</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/india-may-require-twitter-facebook-and-others-to-remove-unlawful-content-within-36-hours/articleshow/81104740.cms">India may require Twitter, Facebook and others to remove unlawful content within 36 hours</a>

Thomas Cook India plans to raise up to ₹450 crore via preferential issue

<ul class="summary-list"><li>Last week <keyword id="6354576" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="facebook">Facebook</keyword> announced the first nationwide rollout of its <keyword id="466212" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="payment-system">payment system</keyword> for <keyword id="790242" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="WhatsApp">WhatsApp</keyword> in <keyword id="6355226" type="LOCATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="brazil">Brazil</keyword>.</li><li>On Tuesday Brazil's <keyword id="6358156" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="central-bank">central bank</keyword> suspended all operations on WhatsApp.</li><li>A source told Bloomberg the announcement came as a surprise to WhatsApp.</li></ul>Just over a week after Facebook unveiled a new payment system for its encrypted messaging service WhatsApp, it's been suspended.Facebook <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/whatsapp-digital-payments-system-brazil-2020-6?r=US&amp;IR=TIR=T">launched its new WhatsApp payment system</a> in Brazil on June 15. WhatsApp is a particularly popular platform in Brazil, which with over 120 million users makes it the second-biggest user base for the app after India. The payment system allows users to send individuals or businesses money within a chat, using Facebook Pay.On Tuesday however the Central Bank of Brazil suspended the payment system and asked Visa and Mastercard to stop money transfers through the app or else face fines, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-23/brazil-s-central-bank-suspends-whatsapp-payments?utm_medium=social&amp;cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-tech&amp;utm_campaign=socialflow-organic&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_content=techutm_content=tech">Bloomberg reports</a>.Per Bloomberg's translation, the bank said in a statement it has shut WhatsApp's payment system to "preserve an adequate competitive environment, that ensures the functioning of a payment system that's interchangeable, fast, secure, transparent, open and cheap." The bank added that allowing WhatsApp to carry on without scrutiny could do "irreparable damage to the system, especially what concerns competition, efficiency, and data privacy."A source familiar with the matter told Bloomberg the central bank's decision took WhatsApp by surprise, and the two had been in regular contact before the announcement."We are excited about the positive feedback from our users in Brazil on the launch of payments on WhatsApp last week. Providing people with the ability to simply and securely send money can help keep people safe during this critical time and support the recovery of Brazil's small businesses," a WhatsApp spokeswoman told Business Insider."Our goal is to provide digital payments to all WhatsApp users in Brazil using an open model and we will continue to work with local partners and the Central Bank to make this possible," she said.She added that WhatsApp will work on integrating PIX, the Central Bank's proposed instant payment system. "We support the Central Bank's PIX project on digital payments and together with our partners are committed to work with the Central Bank to integrate our systems when PIX becomes available."

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