Meta has apologised for mistakenly removing PM Narendra Modi’s post and video from Facebook.

A spokesperson said "the content was removed in error and has since been restored."

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IANS

Meta has communicated to the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), the enhanced safeguards and additional oversight specifically cover Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s accounts and other highly prominent public figures or high-profile accounts.

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F.I.R ON INDIA META HEAD Arun Srinivas as Co-accused in Morphed and Abusive Word Case against PM Modi

Hyderabad Cybercrime Police register two cases over allegedly morphed and abusive content targeting PM Narendra Modi during the CJP-led NEET paper leak agitation. Multiple Facebook and Instagram account operators, along with META INDIA'S HEAD have been named as co-accused

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Govt has summoned Meta’s global team next week over alleged algorithmic ‘bias’ and role in public order after PM Modi’s Facebook post was briefly restricted. MeitY rejected Meta’s “technical glitch” explanation and will also question them in a parliamentary panel. #IT #Policy

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Adani aims to establish a AI-focused data centre in Odisha with a ₹1 trillion investment, designed to run on renewable energy in partnership with EQT and EdgeConneX. This 1 GW facility would be India’s largest of its kind, positioning Odisha as a key hub for AI and digital infrastructure while the state government evaluates land, power, and water requirements to support the project. #Ai #IT

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Breaking:

"I apologised to the minister on behalf of Meta for the error restricting PM Modi’s post", Joel Kaplan, chief global affairs officer at Meta says #IT

Charles Schwab opens its first GCC in Hyderabad, plans to hire 2,000 by end-2027.
Tech-focused centre (345,000 sq ft) will handle broker-dealer modernisation, data, AI & cloud computing. Eventually supports US retail, advisor & workplace businesses.
Schwab manages $13 tn assets & 48 mn accounts. Hyderabad picked for mature GCC ecosystem & strong tech talent pool. #IT #Jobs

Proofpoint Expands In India With New Hyderabad CoE, To Hire 200+ Engineers 👩‍💻

🔹 Setting up AI Security Engineering Centre of Excellence in Hyderabad
🔹 India team: Hiring 200+ engineers, taking total to 300+ employees + 550 extended members
🔹 Focus: AI governance, runtime protection, and security for AI apps, co-pilots, autonomous agents
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TCS Bags ₹14K cr Porsche Deal, To Acquire Its IT Arm MHP For ₹3,574 cr

🔹 5-year strategic deal worth €1.25 bn (~₹14,000 cr); to buy MHP Management and IT-Beratung GmbH for €320 mn (~₹3,574 cr)
🔹 4,500 MHP employees + 300 clients to TCS; dedicated AI CoE for Porsche to industrialise AI across engg, mfg & CX
🔹 3rd buy in <1 year & first carveout since 2008; revenue €742 mn in 2025; MHP strong in Porsche & VW ecosystem
🔹 Follows $1bn+ Europe deals by Indian IT; TCS to scale in Germany, Europe with business consulting & SDV play
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Fortune Hospitality will set up a ₹60,000-crore AI data centre park on 170 acres in Telangana’s Ranga Reddy. Full build-out may lift capex to ₹1 lakh crore and 1,200-1,600 MW via four 400 MW modules. TGTRANSCO allocated 2,000 MVA, with 400 MVA by Dec 2027 and full power by Dec 2034. #IT

UnearthIQ counted 111 greenfield GCCs in India in the first eight months of 2026, versus 100 across all of 2025. Hyderabad took 40, Bengaluru 30 and Pune 18; the cohort is estimated at 70,000–75,000 jobs and $2.5–2.8 billion annualised revenue. US firms opened 65 centres, or 59% of the total. #IT #Jobs

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Starbucks signed an MoU with Tamil Nadu to open its first India GCC in Chennai, independent of the Tata Consumer retail JV. Initial phase will hire about 800 employees in the state. Anand Varadarajan is Starbucks Coffee CTO. #IT #Jobs

Microsoft launched its 4th India cloud region, India South Central in Hyderabad, joining Pune, Chennai and Mumbai. Company has committed $20.5 bn to India cloud and AI infrastructure. India has ~2 GW data-centre capacity and needs 10-14 GW; Microsoft is expanding global DC capacity from ~12 GW to >38 GW by 2032. #Jobs #IT

India FDE job postings rose nearly 800% YoY to 5,300–5,600 in Q1 FY27 from 700–750 a year earlier, TeamLease Digital said. UnearthInsight puts in-house FDE work at the top 50 GCCs at $200–300 million. Pay ranges from $40,000–90,000 (2–5 years) to $150,000–200,000 (8-plus years). #Jobs #IT #Ai

🚨GitLab to set up its first office in India, likely in Bengaluru.

- says CEO Bill Staples #IT

🏢🇮🇳 Hillhouse Investments to invest $12-15 Billion via new platform TeraNova DC for 2GW+ data centre capacity across India by 2032 — CEO Sanjay Bhutani; to build hyperscale, AI-ready, sustainable campuses in Maharashtra, Hyderabad, AP, Delhi NCR, Gujarat. #IT