China will pledge a multi-billion dollar investment in Europe’s new infrastructure fund at a summit on June 29 in Brussels, according to a draft communique seen by Reuters – Beijing’s latest round of chequebook diplomacy to win greater influence. While the exact amount is still to be decided, the pledge will mark the latest step…
A South African court today issued a temporary ban on Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir leaving the country after the International Criminal Court called for him to be arrested at a summit in Johannesburg. Bashir, who is wanted over alleged war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in the Darfur conflict, mostly travels to countries that…
With the recent de-licensing of 4470 NGOs in India, in addition to the 8875 NGOs whose licenses were revoked in April for violation of rules governing foreign funds, the government of India seems to have set in motion a process that it began by targeting Greenpeace and Ford Foundation. Legally, the government may be right…
The Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR-15) held at the Stade de l’Amitié in the Gabonese capital, Libreville has laid emphasis on innovation in driving ICT in emerging and developing economies. Promoting digital inclusion and closing the ‘digital gap’ between a handful of highly industrialized economies and the world’s many emerging markets and developing economies will…
In a few days, net neutrality will once again be hotly debated when the report submitted by the telecom department to the TRAI will be made public. Whether the recommendations by the telecom department will be considered when the Indian government decides on net neutrality policies remains uncertain. But on a global level, net neutrality…
In July last year when External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said the British government could give travel documents to Lalit Modi as per their rules and regulations, the Enforcement Directorate was in the final stage of its investigation against the former IPL chief. Modi, who faces several charges of financial irregularity and whose passport had earlier…
The Chinese authorities responsible for censorship in China, have announced a bill that would prohibit web pages and portals from producing news and impose censorship on such content. Under the bill, released in a statement by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television, internet information services must hire “professional supervisors” responsible for…
Why one should even bother $1.7 trillion: The amount to which Internet of Things (IoT) market will triple to by 2020. $ 140 billion: The amount global manufacturers will invest in IoT solutions in the next 5 years. 50 billion: The number of devices that will be connected to the Internet of Things by 2020.…
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani will re-enter the telecom business with a Rs. 4,000 4G smartphone by December, offering voice and data services for as low as Rs. 300-Rs 500 per month. Reliance Jio Infocomm, which will commercially launch 4G services by December, has the largest footprint of liberalised spectrum in the country, acquired at a cost…
Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani on Friday listed the specifics of some big-ticket investments worth Rs.200,000 crore ($33 billion), spanning refining to retail, and said 4G services will roll-out from December under “Jio” brand with devices from Rs.4,000. “We are nearing the realisation of our largest investment programme in our history of Rs.100,000 crore,” Ambani…