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    AI Impact Summit: India’s AI growth driven by five-layer architecture with focus on youth, says Ashwini Vaishnaw

    • 07.01.2026
    • Economic Times

    India’s rapid adoption of artificial intelligence is already delivering tangible results, with AI applications growing by about 33%, Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said at the Rajasthan Regional AI Impact Conference 2026. He highlighted the government’s India AI Mission and the launch of a nationwide programme to train 10 lakh youth in AI skills, starting from Rajasthan, to help boost productivity, especially in small businesses.

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    Netflix, JioHotstar bet big on the South as India’s OTT growth slows

    • 07.01.2026
    • Mint

    In October, Netflix announced six new original films and series in the Tamil and Telugu languages, including
    psychological thriller Stephen and cross-cultural drama Made In Korea.

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    Trai imposes ₹150 crore penalty on telcos failure to curb spam calls, messages

    • 06.01.2026
    • The Economic Times

    Trai has tightened rules to curb pesky calls and sms. Consumers can make complaints against unregistered senders without registering their DND preferences.

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    Trai imposes ₹150 crore penalty on telcos for failure to curb spam calls, messages

    • 06.01.2026
    • Economic Times

    Trai has tightened rules to curb pesky calls and sms. Consumers can make complaints against unregistered senders without registering their DND preferences.

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    TellyTorrents Movie Piracy Case—A Tale of Evidence Missing in Action

    • 06.01.2026
    • Medianama

    Last month, the TorrentFreak team (by the way, a great source for copyright and piracy news reporting!) reached out to us regarding a criminal copyright decision in State of M.P. v. Priyank & Ors. from Judicial Magistrate of First Class (JMFC), Jabalpur (Madhya Pradesh).

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    Universal Music Acquires 30% Stake in Excel Entertainment, Gets Global Distribution Rights

    • 06.01.2026
    • Medianama

    Universal Music India has acquired a 30% equity stake in Mumbai-based production company Excel Entertainment in a deal that valued the production studio at Rs 2,400 crore ($290 million).

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    Mega skilling drive launched to provide AI knowledge to 10 lakh youth in a year

    • 06.01.2026
    • News On Air

    Union Minister for IT and Information and Broadcasting Ashwani Vaishnaw today launched an AI skilling programme to impart AI skilling to ten lakh youth across the country. He launched this programme while virtually addressing an Artificial Intelligence Conference held in Rajasthan’s Jaipur.

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    Human Capital Working Group meeting held at IIT-Guwahati campus ahead of India AI Impact Summit 2026

    • 06.01.2026
    • DD News

    The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), the IndiaAI Mission, the Government of Assam and IIT Guwahati on Monday began a two-day Human Capital Working Group meeting at the IIT Guwahati campus, focusing on education reform, workforce transition and inclusive, human-centric adoption of artificial intelligence.

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    Why DPDP makes old loyalty data harder to love in 2026

    • 06.01.2026
    • Exchange4media

    DPDP does not mandate mass deletion of old customer data but introduces purpose limitation, retention boundaries, and consent standards - marketers need to find a way around this, and fast

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    Hollywood biggies partner with Bollywood to improve distribution and reach

    • 06.01.2026
    • Mint

    These partnerships are aimed at improving international distribution and reach for Indian films, especially if they have a chance in the festival or award circuit.

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