Google Agrees To Reinstate Delisted Indian Apps On Play Store After Govt Intervention
India is the world's largest consumer internet market for tech giants like Meta and Google.
Mar 05, 2024, 17:24 PM IST
UPI Creates History, Payment Transactions Touched 10+ Bn Mark For First Time In August
Over 10.58 billion transaction count happened in August 2023 against 9.96 billion transaction count in July 2023, which is a 61% y-o-y growth. The payment service witnessed over 15.76 lakh crore transaction in August 2023 in terms of amount in rupees against 15.34 lakh crore in July 2023.
Sep 01, 2023, 15:11 PM IST
Centre Clarifies Laptop Ban Isn't Immediate, Transition Period Will Be Notified
The impetus behind these upcoming new regulations lies in the country's ambitious goals for digital transformation and economic growth. India is witnessing rapid digitization and cloudification of its economy, leading to an exponential surge in the digital ecosystem.
Aug 04, 2023, 19:41 PM IST
Karnataka High Court Dismisses Twitter's Plea Against Govt; Slaps Rs 50 Lakh Fine
The court ruled that Twitter was served notices, to which it did not comply, India's Deputy Minister for Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar, said in a tweet.
Jun 30, 2023, 13:03 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi to launch 5G services in India on October 1; Here is all you need to know
PM Narendra Modi will launch 5G services in India on October 1 at the inaugural day of the India Mobile Congress 2022. During his Independence Day address from the ramparts of the Red Fort, the Prime Minister had said that the 5G services would be launched in India soon.
Sep 30, 2022, 14:42 PM IST
5G telecom service to roll out very soon in India: Ashwini Vaishnaw
5G is the fifth-generation mobile network capable of transmitting a large set of data at a very rapid speed. In comparison to 3G and 4G, 5G has a very low latency which will enhance user experiences in various sectors. Low latency describes the efficiency to process a very high volume of data messages with a minimal delay.
Sep 25, 2022, 12:38 PM IST
IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar supports moonlighting by employees, says 'This is the future of work'
The minister, while addressing an event of the Public Affairs Forum of India (PAFI), said efforts of companies that want to pin their employees down and say they should not work on their own startup are doomed to fail.
Sep 24, 2022, 14:02 PM IST
Union IT Minister to come up with new version of Data Protection Bill
The Union Information and Technology Minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw will soon come up with new version of the Data Protection Bill
Sep 05, 2022, 23:42 PM IST
What is Personal Data Protection Bill? Why did government withdraw it after 4 years of work? - Read here
The Personal Data Protection Bill sought to establish a Data Protection Authority in the country for the protection of digital privacy of individuals.
Aug 04, 2022, 07:27 AM IST
Poor Afghanistan IT Minister forced to Deliver pizza in Germany
The former Afghan Communications Minister is doing pizza delivery work in Germany these days. In the midst of the Afghan crisis, some of his pictures are going viral, in which he is seen wearing a pizza company's uniform and going for delivery. Syed Ahmed Shah Saadat has held several other important posts along with the Minister of Communications in Afghanistan. In such a situation, delivering pizza like this is shocking for everyone. However, Syed has no shame in calling himself a delivery boy.
Aug 25, 2021, 17:20 PM IST
Pegasus Spyware Case: IT Minister to reply in Rajya Sabha today
With the issue of "snooping" using Israeli Pegasus spyware snowballing into a massive political row in Parliament and outside, Union Information and Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw will make a detailed statement in Rajya Sabha.
Jul 20, 2021, 12:48 PM IST
Ashwini Vaishnaw, India's new IT minister, is a former IAS, ex-IITian, Wharton School graduate and PM Modi's most prized ministerial pick
Vaishnaw worked in Odisha till 2003, before being appointed as deputy secretary in the office of former prime minister A B Vajpayee. He was later appointed as Vajpayee's private secretary after the NDA lost the election in 2004. He quit government service in 2008 and went to Wharton University in the USA to pursue an MBA.
Jul 08, 2021, 12:12 PM IST
DNA: Why was the Indian IT Minister's Twitter account blocked citing US law?
On Friday (June 25) morning, Twitter blocked the Twitter account of India's Union Information and Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad for an hour. The Union minister said that Twitter blocked his account for about an hour "on the grounds that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act of the United States was violated".
Jun 25, 2021, 22:12 PM IST
Taal Thok Ke: Twitter crossed the limit?
On Friday (June 25) morning, Twitter denied Union Information and Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad access to his own account on Twitter. Although the minister's Twitter account was open for public viewing, Twitter did not allow any authorized person to log in or access the account to make any post.
Jun 25, 2021, 19:38 PM IST
Breaking: Twitter account of Indian IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad was blocked for one hour
On Friday (June 25) morning, Twitter denied Union Information and Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad access to his own account on Twitter. Although the minister's Twitter account was open for public viewing, Twitter did not allow any authorized person to log in or access the account to make any post.
Jun 25, 2021, 17:44 PM IST
India won't compromise with its digital sovereignty under leadership of PM Narendra Modi: RS Prasad
IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad took a dig at foreign social tech platforms, saying that the era of the ‘East India Company’ is long gone, amid Twitter controversy.
Jun 20, 2021, 12:57 PM IST
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Nov 20, 2019, 14:36 PM IST
Ravi Shankar Prasad emerges bigger as Telecom Ministry gets added to his kitty
"I am grateful to the PM for entrusting me with such responsibility. In telecom, I will first hold meetings to take a long-term view, and also see how a greater synergy can be driven in IT and communications," Prasad told reporters after being named the Minister for the three portfolios.
May 31, 2019, 18:35 PM IST
IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad meets Chief election commissioner
IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad meets Chief election commissioner. Watch this video to know more.
Mar 13, 2019, 14:12 PM IST
Trace fake messages, comply with Indian laws: Centre warns WhatsApp
WhatsApp has led to 'sinister developments, that provokes crime like mob lynching, revenge porn,' said IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Aug 21, 2018, 13:30 PM IST
