Meta has provided an explanation for the removal of a video featuring Prime Minister Modi during a meeting with the IT Secretary, with the Meta team also scheduled to meet Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw later in the day.

Meta has submitted its response to the Indian government's notice regarding advertisements related to child abuse materials on Instagram, with the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology currently scrutinizing the reply.

India's DPIIT Secretary stated that changes to Press Note 3 investment rules, specifically easing FDI policy for land-bordering countries to include rare earth magnets and processing, are expected to attract more capital, promote joint ventures, and encourage collaboration in the electronics and…

India's IT Secretary S Krishnan stated that AI is unlikely to entirely replace human labor and stressed the importance of keeping humans involved in the loop with AI systems.

India's IT Secretary S Krishnan stated that the US has assured India that technology access, once granted, will not be revoked, emphasizing the need for resilient and trusted supply chains to counter over-reliance on single sources.

Pakistan's National Assembly Standing Committee on Information Technology was informed that reports about an internet firewall shutdown ahead of the 5G spectrum auction are incorrect.

India's IT Secretary S Krishnan announced that the government has summoned Meta's global team to India for a meeting scheduled on August 5-6.

Prime Minister Takaichi announced her intention to submit a secretary's statement to the Diet soon, addressing reports in Shukan Bunshun that her campaign posted defamatory videos against other candidates.

5G spectrum auction on March 10, bids due by February 27, PTA chairman briefs committee