IT sector layoffs: Prasad dismisses reports as 'motivated'
IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today dismissed reports of large-scale job losses at Indian IT firms, calling them "motivated".
Jun 16, 2017, 19:44 PM IST
No serious impact in India due to ransomware: Govt
The government on Monday said there was no serious impact in the country due to a global ransomware cyber attack, except for a few isolated incidents in Kerala and Andhra Pradesh.
May 15, 2017, 20:29 PM IST
Fuming Sakshi Rawat asked if 'is there any privacy left' or not after husband MS Dhoni's private Aadhaar info leaked on Twitter
The fiasco started with a seemingly innocuous looking tweet by @CSCeGOV_ yesterday. In the Twitter post, Dhoni was seen authenticating fingerprints for Aadhaar registration.
Mar 29, 2017, 09:09 AM IST
Is WhatsApp eying digital payments in India?
Brian Acton, co-founder of popular messaging app WhatsApp, called on IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad to discuss ways in which the company can contribute to India's vision for digital commerce.
Feb 25, 2017, 12:15 PM IST
Bill Gates meets Ravi Shankar Prasad; discusses digital inclusion, e-payments
Microsoft founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Thursday met IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and discussed ways in which his Foundation could participate in areas such as digital inclusion, healthcare, e-agriculture and e-payments.
Nov 17, 2016, 17:41 PM IST
All gram panchayats to be connected through OFC by 2018: Governmnet
All Gram Panchayats in the country will be connected through Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) to set up a network infrastructure by December 2018 under the government's Digital India Programme, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
Jul 20, 2016, 14:11 PM IST
India's mobile phone subscriber base to cross 100 crore
"At present, India, with a population of 125 crore, has 98 crore mobile phone subscribers and 30 crore internet connections," he told reporters.
Jul 12, 2015, 17:54 PM IST
Govt announces open source software policy
The policy shall be applicable to Central government organisations and and those State governments that choose to adopt this policy, an official statement said.
Mar 30, 2015, 20:31 PM IST
NOFN will lead to e-commerce explosion in India: IT Minister
The ambitious project worth around Rs 35,000 crore aims to provide high-speed broadband connectivity to 2.50 lakh gram panchayats in India by March 2017.
Aug 26, 2014, 15:49 PM IST
