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August 04, 2021 05:53 IST
Kumar Mangalam Birla, the chairman of Vodafone Idea, has written to the Centre offering to hand over the stake he owns in the telco. Why? What happens to the company in the long run?
Wed, Aug 11, 2021August 02, 2021 13:44 IST
Overall, Birla owns more than 27 per cent stake in Vi, while its partner and global firm Vodafone Plc holds over 44 per cent.
Tue, Aug 03, 2021August 01, 2021 01:15 IST
Apart from cash prizes of up to Rs 25,000 for best design and prototype, the Ministry will also help winners secure funds for scaling the production of best electronic products from prototype to assembly lines, an IT Ministry official said.
Sun, Aug 01, 2021July 27, 2021 04:10 IST
Inox Leisure, one of the largest movie theatre chains in the country with 153 multiplexes and 648 screens, has been hit by the pandemic-induced lockdowns across the country.
Tue, Jul 27, 2021July 27, 2021 03:42 IST
The IBC is positioned as a framework for timely resolution of the debt of insolvent companies, rather than a mechanism for recovery. But there are pitfalls to achieving either of these targets.
Tue, Jul 27, 2021July 27, 2021 03:00 IST
The latest draft of the personal data protection Bill also envisages a strict regime for localised storage of sensitive personal and financial data, an IT Ministry official said.
Tue, Jul 27, 2021July 23, 2021 13:11 IST
While Bharti Airtel had estimated its AGR dues at Rs 18,000 crore and Vi (Vodafone Idea) at Rs 25,000 crore, the DoT told the Supreme Court the two companies owed it Rs 43,000 crore and Rs 58,000 crore, respectively.
Sat, Jul 24, 2021July 23, 2021 03:00 IST
The data protection law would also have allowed those who have had their phones targeted, by the surveillance malware, to seek legal redressal, Justice Srikrishna said.
Fri, Jul 23, 2021July 22, 2021 03:06 IST
As a part of the plan, PharmEasy will look to use the extensive network of CSCs to expand its presence in rural areas to offer home delivery of medicines, pharmaceutical and self-testing diagnostic kits for serious infections such as Covid-19.
Thu, Jul 22, 2021July 19, 2021 05:16 IST
The company’s founder and chief executive officer Parag Naik tells The Indian Express it is difficult to raise money in the technology sector.
Mon, Jul 19, 2021July 19, 2021 00:25 IST
The Indian Express had in 2019 reported that Facebook-owned WhatsApp had confirmed use of Pegasus to target journalists and human right activists in India. WhatsApp had made the disclosure in a lawsuit it had filed in a US court in San Francisco.
Mon, Jul 19, 2021July 15, 2021 04:12 IST
Industry sources also pointed out that if Apple's iMessage is not considered a significant social media intermediary, it will also mean that the rule related to identification of the first originator of the message shall not be applicable to the company.
Thu, Jul 15, 2021July 13, 2021 03:41 IST
The Labour and Employment Ministry had in December sought help from other ministries to build a new database for migrant workers and others in the unorganised sector, which it had then hope to operationalise by this June.
Tue, Jul 13, 2021July 12, 2021 03:00 IST
The government had to, for instance, re-open applications for its PLI scheme for medical devices due to certain issues faced in filling up the 28 slots the first time around.
Mon, Jul 12, 2021July 10, 2021 03:12 IST
This is a shift from WhatsApp's earlier position, in which it said that users of personal accounts would have to either accept the new privacy policy or risk having their services restricted, and eventually being told to leave the platform.
Sat, Jul 10, 2021July 09, 2021 03:40 IST
CSC Managing Director Dinesh Kumar Tyagi, said the numbers will catch up once there is ample availability of vaccines, and that incentivising village level entrepreneurs (VLEs) for the work would further boost the registration numbers.
Fri, Jul 09, 2021July 09, 2021 00:50 IST
The court's remarks came on a day when the new Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, made his stand clear on the ongoing faceoff between the Government and Twitter over the IT rules, saying that whoever lived and worked in India would have to follow its rules — and that the “law of the land is supreme”.
Fri, Jul 09, 2021July 08, 2021 04:12 IST
Born in Jodhpur in 1970, Vaishnaw served as District Collector in Balasore and Cuttack, and played a key role in rehabilitation efforts following the devastating super cyclone in 1999.
Thu, Jul 08, 2021July 05, 2021 01:39 IST
A gram panchayat is considered service ready when it is connected to the main grid of the internet of the block headquarters of that area, whereas the internet connectivity in that gram panchayat is considered open only if there are end users connected to the internet grid.
Mon, Jul 05, 2021July 02, 2021 20:10 IST
On July 15, the platform will publish another report which will contain details of user complaints received by Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp and the action taken by these three platforms on such complaints.
Sat, Jul 03, 2021July 01, 2021 04:15 IST
The implementation of BharatNet under PPP mode is estimated to cost Rs 29,432 crore, of which the government will spend Rs 19,041 crore as viability gap funding, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said.
Thu, Jul 01, 2021June 29, 2021 04:12 IST
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has arrived at this view after consultations with legal experts and other departments of the government over the last several days.
Tue, Jun 29, 2021June 27, 2021 20:17 IST
Twitter had appointed Dharmendra Chatur as interim resident grievance officer for India. It now displays the company's name in the place of grievance officer for India, with a US address and an email ID.
Mon, Jun 28, 2021June 27, 2021 11:44 IST
What is the DMCA and how does it ensure implementation of the WIPO treaties? Who can generate a DMCA notice and how are they sent to companies or websites?
Mon, Jun 28, 2021June 26, 2021 04:00 IST
Sources in the IT Ministry said Prasad had been denied access to his account between 7.50 am and 8.50 am on Friday.
Sat, Jun 26, 2021