The FUD continues.
The FUD will always continue because there are still many people or parties that don't like the crypto industry. Not only in India but also in other countries, like in mine. Even cryptocurrency is available or legal as a commodity asset, there are still some parties that always dig cryptocurrencies as illegal or bad investment or assets 9and they then make another law).
In India itself, I read some bad news several days ago, that they ban cryptocurrency.
But as you said, like in my country, Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are not banned as assets for investment or trading, but they ban or don't legalize crypto as a payment method or as a currency. these two are different utilities.
And I also read about this:
The bill also seeks to prohibit all private cryptocurrencies in India. However, it allows for certain exceptions to promote the underlying technology of cryptocurrency and its uses. Currently, there is no regulation or any ban on the use of cryptocurrencies in the country.
Source: https://www.indiatvnews.com/business/news-cryptocurrency-ban-in-india-what-is-private-cryptocurrency-new-cryptocurrency-bills-blockchain-bitcoin-ethereum-shiba-inu-dogecoin-746712But yes, the title is often clickbait ad they use a catchy and opinionated title of the news