E-commerce giant Flipkart on Tuesday said it is “walking away” from Airtel Zero as it is committed to “the larger cause of net neutrality” but Bharti Airtel said it also fully supported the concept and there was some “misconception” about its toll-free platform. “We at Flipkart have always strongly believed in the concept of net […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said his government will create a mechanism to facilitate German investment in India and provide all support to German companies there. In his remarks at the joint media interaction with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Modi strongly pitching for making India a manufacturing hub and for success of his government’s […]
A series of programmes across the nation marked 124th birth anniversary of B.R. Ambedkar, as political parties vied to claim the legacy of the political icon and main architect of Indian constitution. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is presently in Germany, paid tributes to the leader who was a tall figure of India’s freedom movement, […]
The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), also called the Bretton Woods twins, have forecast India’s growth to speed up to 7.5-8 percent next fiscal, outpacing China, thanks to the reforms focus of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government. In separate studies released on Tuesday – South Asia Economic Focus by the World Bank […]
Indian and Chinese army personnel met on the border in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday on the occasion of the north Indian harvest festival of Baisakhi, a defence statement said. “A ceremonial border personnel meeting was held today (on Tuesday) between Indian Army and Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) of China on the occasion […]
The almost 250-year-old gems and jewellery industry in Rajasthan may lose some of its shine if the critical shortage of skilled manpower continues. The industry in Jaipur, the largest in the country, annually records exports of Rs.2,200-2,400 crore ($352-284 million). The number of skilled workers, though, has fallen drastically to between 125,000 and 150,000 now […]
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Technology firm RailYatri.in on Tuesday said it has launched a new Big Data-based application to provide insights into Indian Railways and answer crucial queries from its users related to railways’ operations. According to the company, the application provides insights from train traveler data spread across hundreds of meta-data fields and […]
Asserting that the all-pervasive internet had become an aspect of modern living, an Indian IT industry body on Tuesday favoured net neutrality so that it is accessible for the common good of all. “India should move in the direction of net neutrality as the benefits of the internet are manifold. We are in favour of […]
One of India’s most important art treasures will travel to Australia in May as part of the growing artistic and cultural engagement between India and Australia. Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop MP and Attorney-General and Minister for the Arts Senator George Brandis QC today announced the National Gallery of Australia would host a […]
Gita Gordon, nominated by Britain’s Liberal Democrats as a candidate in next month’s parliamentary elections, has been a busy woman lately, attending one meeting after another and canvassing door-to-door, but never feels tired to underline her resolve to stand by the voters and prove they can change things. Gordon, an India-born woman fighting from the […]