Union Minister for IT and Communication Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday said that the government will focus on promoting product companies to ensure sustainable growth of the IT industry. He said that the Union Government will offer all support to Fasttrack Business Accelerator – Katalyst which will be led by the Group of Technology Companies…
The central government told the Supreme Court on Tuesday that it was not averse to the posting of extreme political views on the Internet but submitted documents to buttress its argument that outrageous and offensive contents hurting religious sentiments needed to be blocked. “The extreme political views or contrary views and decent humour cannot be…
US-based semiconductor company Freescale that has R&D facility in India, said that it is enabling its partners to bring smart products to facilitate the government’s Rs1.13 lakh crore Digital India initiative. Freescale maintains digital networking and automotive R&D centres with a 1,000 strong employee base in Bangalore, Hyderabad and Noida, and offers a plethora of…
Times Television Network, part of The Times of India Group, will be hosting the ‘Digital India Summit 2015’ on February 3 & 4, 2015, in New Delhi. The summit, based on the theme ‘Digital India: Bits & Bytes of a Billion Dreams’, will be inaugurated by Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister, Ministry of Communication, who will…
Perhaps the most oft repeated phrase of the last five years, to the point of driving one either into a catatonic stupor or murderous rage, must surely be ‘Digital is the future’. Almost every Indian advertising agency CEO and creative alike has said this for everyone who cared to hear or didn’t, of course with…
The government is in favour of maintaining net neutrality as the Internet is an instrument for the masses and must remain so, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has said, marking the first time the Centre has adopted a public stand on the subject. “The Internet must promote local along with the global. For India, net…
Group of Technology Companies (G Tech), the industry body of IT companies in Kerala, has sought support of the government in setting up an e-governance lab in Thiruvananthapuram. At an interaction with the office bearers of G Tech held at Technopark today, Union communications and information technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the government would focus on promoting product companies to…
The Supreme Court of India has directed the Government of India to enable e-voting facility for the Indians living abroad. This historical decision will let the NRIs to vote online making things better for the Electorate. Earlier, NRIs used to fly back home to cast their vote during elections but now they can vote for…
The state government has decided to grant more manpower and facilities to the cybercrime cell, which deals with online crimes such as stalking, identity theft, and hacking. Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, in a Tuesday meeting with senior state government and police officials, decided to create 100 new posts in the Mumbai police to deal with cyber crime. A…
Cyber criminals, who send phishing mails in the name of income tax department, are back in business with a new modus operandi. With the ‘refund notification’ trick becoming passé, they have now come up with a ‘tax payment successful’ message which prods the recipients to click on the attachment for downloading the payment challan. Read…