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05 Mar 2024

Google Agrees To Reinstate Delisted Indian Apps On Play Store

India is the world's largest consumer internet market for tech giants like Meta and Google.

01 Sep 2023

UPI Creates History, Payment Transactions Touched 10+ Bn Mark 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.

04 Aug 2023

Centre Clarifies Laptop Ban Isn't Immediate, Transition Period Will Be Notifie

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.

30 Jun 2023

K'taka 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.

30 Sep 2022

PM Narendra Modi to launch 5G services in India on October 1; Check details

PM Modi will launch 5G services in India tomorrow. He will inaugurate the sixth edition of India Mobile congress, which to be held from Oct 1 to 4. Earlier, Government had held 5G spectrum auctions.

25 Sep 2022

5G telecom service to roll out very soon in India: Ashwini Vaishnaw

5G services will soon launch in India: IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. Govt allocated 5G spectrum in mid-August. 5G is the fifth-generation mobile network, can transmit high speed data without latency.

24 Sep 2022

Rajeev Chandrasekhar supports moonlighting, says 'This is the future of work'

Minister of State for Electronics and IT and Skill Development Rajeev Chandrasekhar backs moonlighting. 'Days are long gone when employees signed up with big tech majors and spent their lives on the job', he says. Moonlighting meaning taking side gigs or projects along with a regular job secretively.

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05 Sep 2022

Union IT Minister to come up with new version of Data Protection Bill

Information and Technology minister, Ashwini Vaishnaw will be coming up with a new version of the Data Protection Bill He said that the ministry will bring a complete overhaul of cyber laws Data protection is among the most significant issues being debated in public space due to the growing role of technology

Personal Data Protection Bill

04 Aug 2022

What is Personal Data Protection Bill? Why did govt withdraw it?

The Personal Data Protection Bill sought to establish a Data Protection Authority in the country for the protection of digital privacy of individuals.

25 Aug 2021

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.

Pegasus Spyware Case

20 Jul 2021

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.

Ashwini Vaishnaw

08 Jul 2021

Ashwini Vaishnaw, the new IT minister, is PM's most prized ministerial pick

Ashwini Vaishnaw is India's new IT and Railway minister He is a former IAS officer and an ex-IITian He has done MBA from Wharton School, US

25 Jun 2021

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".

25 Jun 2021

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.

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25 Jun 2021

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.

Ravi Shankar Prasad

20 Jun 2021

India won't compromise with its digital sovereignty under PM Modi: IT Minister

“The country is not dependent upon Twitter," the Union IT Minister said. His comments on American social media firms have come amid the Twitter controversy. Twitter has failed to comply with the Intermediary Guidelines that came into effect on May 26.

20 Nov 2019

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31 May 2019

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.

13 Mar 2019

IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad meets Chief election commissioner

IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad meets Chief election commissioner. Watch this video to know more.

21 Aug 2018

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.

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