Companies from across the world have bid for the project to build Smart Cities in India, said Union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu who added that the French want to take up three of the cities. In an interview to Media India Group, Naidu, who was in France for a three-day visit, called for […]
Drones will be used for the first time for surveillance in the upcoming Bihar assembly polls, according to a top election official. “Helicopters have been used in the past for surveillance, but drones will be used this time, probably for the first time,” R. Lakshmanan, Bihar’s Additional Chief Electoral Officer, told IANS in an interview […]
By- Dr. Pradeep Neupane (B.A.M.S.) It is a well known factor that to have a restful sleep is very important for the normal biological function. It is considered in Ayurveda that the quality and quantity of our sleep is as essential to our health and well-being as our dietary habits. The right amount of restful […]
India on Monday joined a select group of nations owning space observatory with the successful launch of ASTROSAT by its rocket, which also put into orbit six other foreign satellites. With the successful launch of ASTROSAT, India gained an entry into the select club of nations having its own space observatory after the US, Japan, […]
Domestic handset maker Intex had released its first wearable device at the Mobile World Congress in Shanghai this year. The device, named iRist is now available in India for Rs.9,999. The watch is supposed to be an affordable option in competition to the Apple Watch or the Moto 360 and here is what we think […]
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with US investors, India on Thursday gave a major tax concession to foreign companies that don’t have a permanent set-up in India but operate out of countries with which New Delhi has double tax avoidance treaties. Technically, the ministry of finance has decided to amend the Income Tax […]
Welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second visit to the US, several US lawmakers have hoped it would deepen Indian investment in the US and drive more development in India with use of US technological knowledge. “Under your leadership, our bilateral relationship has been revitalised and India has undergone a domestic transformation while engaging with the […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday sought Ireland’s support for reforms of the UN Security Council within a fixed time frame and India’s permanent membership as he held talks with Ireland’s Prime Minister Enda Kenny. Modi, who arrived here earlier in the day on a day-long visit, said he exchanged views on a broad range […]
India has withdrawn what is called the Draft National Encryption Policy following outrage. Okay, you won’t have to store all WhatsApp messages and emails. For now. Life moves fast in the social media era. In the space of 48 hours, India managed to float a draft of something as geeky as an encryption policy, trigger […]
With more and more teenagers giving up books for Facebook and Twitter, an Indian-American businesswoman cum author has recently launched an app that features short fiction for young readers or what she calls the “Snapchat generation”. Each book on the app called Hooked will be roughly 1,000 words and is designed to be read in […]