Information Technology Minister N. Lokesh welcomed the National Association of Software and Service Companies to expand / relocate the businesses to the IT, IT Services, Artificial Intelligence and Data Center Cluster in Visakhapatnam by promising to offer the best-in-class facilities, uninterrupted power, infrastructure and skilled talent for the IT enterprises with no restrictions from the government. Mr. Lokesh was responding …
BENGALURU: The National Association of Software and Service Companies on Wednesday expressed disappointment and concern over Karnataka's new bill mandating reservation for locals in private sector jobs. The Karnataka State Employment of Local Industries Factories Establishment Act Bill, 2024 states that private firms should recruit Kannadigas in Group C and D category posts. In a statement, the tech body said, …
The amendments introduced to the Information Technology Act, 2000, notified through the Jan Vishwas Act, 2023, came into effect on Thursday. The contentious Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, which penalised people for sending “offensive” messages through any communication services, has also now officially been removed from the Act. Under section 69B, any intermediary who “intentionally or knowingly” does …
India’s IT industry body Nasscom has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to grant emergency use authorisation for all WHO-approved vaccines in view of domestic vaccine shortages, and temporarily relax stringent Foreign Contribution Regulation Act norms to ease the flow of overseas COVID-19 relief into the country. Terming the devastating economic and social impact of the second wave of COVID-19 that …
