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Hyderabad: Thousands of people who gathered at ashoorkhana in Dabeerpura on the 10th day of Muharram (Youm-e-Ashura) took part in the Bibi-ka-Alam procession. The procession commenced from Dabeerpura on an elephant and concluded at Chaderghat. The Shia mourners took out the procession to mark the martyrdom anniversary of Prophet Mohammad's grandson, Imam Hussain, on the 10th day of Muharram. Members of the Shia sect performed matam and participated in processions. The 10th Muharram is the day o ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): The X accounts of UK-based news agency Reuters, Turkish broadcaster TRT World, and China's English language newspaper Global Times were restored in India on Sunday evening, a day after users were unable to access them. Earlier in the day, the Centre intervened, stating that the Indian government had not sought to withhold the Reuters account on the social media platform X, and 'working with X to resolve the problem.'. An official spokesperson for the Ministry o ...Read More >
India has blocked access to the X (formerly Twitter) accounts of Reuters and Reuters World, according to local media reports on Sunday. The restriction was implemented in response to a legal request. While these specific accounts are currently inaccessible within India, users can still view Reuters' main website and approximately 30 other affiliated accounts. An Instagram post by The Hindustan Times linked the action to "Operation Sindoor," a reported Indian military initiative involving missi ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): There has been no requirement from the Indian government to withhold the Reuters account on the social media platform X, the Centre said on Sunday An official spokesperson for the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) today said, 'There is no requirement from the Government of India to withhold Reuters handle. We are continuously working with X to resolve the problem.' The X handle of the international news agency Reuters is currently unava ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): There has been no requirement from the Indian government to withhold the Reuters account on the social media platform X, the Centre said on Sunday An official spokesperson for the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) today said, 'There is no requirement from the Government of India to withhold Reuters handle. We are continuously working with X to resolve the problem.' The X handle of the international news agency Reuters is currently unava ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): Lok Sabha Speaker and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Om Birla paid floral tributes at the portrait of Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee in Samvidhan Sadan on his Birth Anniversary on Sunday. Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare and Chemicals and Fertilisers JP Nadda; Union Minister for Railways, Information and Broadcasting, and Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw; Deputy Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Harivansh; Members of Parliament, former Me ...Read More >
New Delhi - Xperi Inc. (NASDAQ: XPER), a global technology leader in audio, imaging, and digital media, today emphasised the benefits of its HD Radio technology for the evolution of terrestrial radio broadcasting in India. With over two decades of successful commercial deployment in North America, HD Radio offers a robust, efficient, and enhanced digital radio solution for the Indian market. Maximising radio listening experience HD Radio technology enables remarkable efficiency in spectrum uti ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Raksha Nikhil Khadse, Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, on Friday attended the Grand Finals of the Battlegrounds Mobile India Pro Series (BMPS) 2025 at Yashobhoomi, India International Convention and Expo Centre, Dwarka, according to a release from Sai Media. The Minister's visit to the inauguration of the three-day tournament, running from July 4 to 6 and featuring 16 of India's top BGMI professional teams competing for a 4 crore prize pool, ...Read More >
New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Raksha Khadse on Friday highlighted the parallels between esports and traditional sports, emphasising that both demand discipline, mental resilience, and teamwork. "Esports is inspiring India's youth to excel in a rapidly evolving digital world," she said at the Grand Finals of the Battlegrounds Mobile India Pro Series (BMPS) 2025 at Yashobhoomi, India International Convention and Expo Centre, Dwarka. "Under the vision of Prime Mi ...Read More >
Raipur, Jul 3 (PTI) The Chhattisgarh government plans to install more than 5,000 mobile towers, particularly in tribal dominated Surguja and Bastar regions, in a phased manner within a defined timeline, officials said on Thursday. Officials informed this during a high-level review meeting of the state's Electronics and Information Technology Department at Mantralaya Mahanadi Bhawan chaired by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai. CM Sai directed officials to accelerate installation of mobile towers a ...Read More >
BusinessWire India New Delhi [India], July 3: In a landmark move to accelerate India's deeptech ecosystem, Startup Policy Forum (SPF) has launched #100DesiDeepTechs -- a first-of-its-kind multistakeholder initiative to identify and empower India's top 100 deeptech startups, in collaboration with Startup India - DPIIT, MEITY Startup Hub and IIT-Madras. This initiative aims to foster a robust policy dialogue and drive the nation's deeptech agenda forward. Applications are now open for startups ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 3: In a landmark move to accelerate India's deeptech ecosystem, Startup Policy Forum (SPF) has launched #100DesiDeepTechs -- a first-of-its-kind multistakeholder initiative to identify and empower India's top 100 deeptech startups, in collaboration with Startup India - DPIIT, MEITY Startup Hub and IIT-Madras. Also Read | Threads New Feature Update: Meta-Owned Platform Introduces Direct Messaging and Highlighter for Users; Check Details. This initiative aims to foster a ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The government has issued a notification authorising the Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) to use of Aadhaar authentication, on a voluntary basis, for verifying the identity of candidates appearing in its examinations. "The notification issued by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance, authorises IBPS to use Aadhaar authentication using Yes/No or/ and e-KYC authentication facilities, on a voluntary basis, for verifying the ide ...Read More >
Mumbai: The west region cyber police are probing two cases where complainants were lured with high returns in online share trading leading to a loss of Rs 3 crore.In the first case, a transport businessman lost over Rs 2 crore when he joined a WhatsApp group. He sent money to various bank accounts provided by a woman. In the second case, a 50-year-old man, working for a start-up, lost over Rs 40 lakh after the same set of accused duped him of Rs 41 lakh.The businessman received a WhatsApp messag ...Read More >
Hyderabad: IT units registered under Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) Hyderabad clocked software exports of around Rs 1,42,591 crore in the FY 2024-25, STPI director general Arvind Kumar said on Saturday on the occasion of STPI's 34th foundation day. STPI Hyderabad, which has a total workspace of 1.35 lakh sq ft under its purview, includes the main centre in Hyderabad and five sub-centres at Kakinada, Tirupati, Vijayawada, Visakhapatnam, and Warangal. "In 2024-25, the exports done by ST ...Read More >
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 7 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh government introduced its draft Electronics Component Manufacturing Policy 4.0 during a roadshow organised by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in the state, said an official statement. The event brought together prominent industry representatives to discuss manufacturing opportunities under India's recently launched Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme. According to an official statement, the draf ...Read More >
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 7 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh government introduced its draft Electronics Component Manufacturing Policy 4.0 during a roadshow organised by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in the state, said an official statement. The event brought together prominent industry representatives to discuss manufacturing opportunities under India's recently launched Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme. Also Read | Latur Shocker: Man Kidnaps Woman ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Puducherry Legislative Assembly is poised to become a fully digital, paperless legislative house with the rollout of the National e-Vidhan Application (NeVA) on June 9, 2025. The launch will be formally inaugurated by Dr L. Murugan, Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting & Parliamentary Affairs. The inauguration ceremony will be attended by Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan, Chief Minister N. Rangasamy, Speaker Selvam R, and other members of the Puducherry Le ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a significant event for the digital and technological ecosystem in India, OpenAI, the world's leading artificial intelligence company, in partnership with the IndiaAI Mission of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, announced the launch of the OpenAI Academy India on June 6. This is the first international deployment of OpenAI's AI education platform. The initiative, formalised with a memorandum of understanding (MoU), seeks to democratise AI knowledge by making ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) States should work together and leverage Centre's scheme for encouraging domestic manufacturing of electronic components to make India a global hub of components manufacturing, the India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) said on Friday. Various states such as Tamil Nadu, Assam, Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh are coming up with their own policy for encouraging components manufacturing in their respective states. In an industry event in Andhra Prade ...Read More >
New Delhi, Feb 4 (VOICE) The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (MEITy) on Tuesday launched the TruthTell Hackathon, an initiative to create AI-powered solutions for detecting and verifying misinformation in live broadcasts. "The initiative is designed to tackle the urgent issue of misinformation, which is spreading faster than ever in live broadcasts," MEITy said. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting stated that the challenge for developers, data scientists, and media experts is ...Read More >
New Delhi, Feb 4 (PTI) The new Shein India app, which went live last Friday, has products which are manufactured, marketed and sold only by Nextgen Fast Fashion, a fully owned subsidiary of Reliance Retail Ventures Ltd. Nextgen manufactures these products on the Shein India platform through a wide network of Indian manufacturers, in which most of which are MSMEs (micro, small and medium enterprises), according to an industry insider. Shein has re-entered the Indian market almost five years aft ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jan 31 (UNI) In a move to boost innovation, knowledge, and public service enhancement, the Centre on Friday expanded Aadhaar authentication to both government and private entities with the notification of the Aadhaar Authentication for Good Governance (Social Welfare, Innovation, Knowledge) Amendment Rules, 2025. "These rules have been notified by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) under the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Bene ...Read More >
New Delhi: The National eGovernance Division (NeGD), under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has developed Entity Locker, a cutting-edge digital platform designed to transform the management and verification of business/organisation documents. Entity Locker is a secure, cloud-based solution that simplifies the storage, sharing, and verification of documents for a wide range of entities, including large organisations, corporations, micro, small, and medium Enterprise ...Read More >
BusinessWire India New Delhi [India], January 14: Startup Policy Forum (SPF), with the support of Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) and Startup India, are launching flagship initiatives - Startup Baithak & Startup Baatcheet, to commemorate National Startup Day 2025. The two-day event to be held at Bharat Mandapam is designed to spotlight the vibrancy and transformative potential of India's startup ecosystem while discussing key policy issues including Data Privacy, ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Recognizing the potential and challenges of AI, the Government of India constituted an advisory group, chaired by Principal Scientific Advisor Prof. Ajay Kumar Sood, to undertake the development of an 'AI for India-Specific Regulatory Framework'. Under the guidance of the Advisory Group, a sub-committee on 'AI Governance and Guidelines Development' will provide actionable recommendations for AI governance in India. The sub-committee's report on AI Governance, now published for public ...Read More >
Manipur Starlink: The forensic reports are being tallied by the state and the Centre A Starlink dish and router recovered by the security forces from insurgents in Manipur are non-functional and incompatible in the state bordering Myanmar, sources in the central intelligence agencies have said based on their investigation. "The devices had definitive markings of Starlink, but when we got it examined, we came to know that it is not compatible in this region," a senior officer told NDTV, request ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 11 (VOICE) About 8.6 lakh candidates have enrolled in IndiaAI 'Future Skills' initiative of the government, developed in collaboration with industry partners to provide training aligned with the latest requirements, Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw, said on Wednesday.In his reply to a Parliament question on the number of people who have got enrolled in the 'Future Skills' initiative, the minister highlighted the government's focus on decen ...Read More >
Union Secretary for Electronics and Information Technology (IT) S. Krishnan said on Monday (December 9, 2024) that as India's Internet grows further, investments in reliability would be required. "Yesterday, I was walking through Old Delhi, and if you look up and see the kind of cables carried along the sides of the roads, along the streetlights and lampposts, you wonder, is this what we are relying on?" he said, adding, "It's worse than a spaghetti bowl of cables." Mr. Krishnan said the Intern ...Read More >
The India Internet Governance Forum (IIGF) 2024 successfully concluded at the Bharat Mandapam Convention Center, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Held under the theme "Innovating Internet Governance for India", the two-day event brought together government officials, industry leaders, civil society, academics, and technical experts to discuss key Internet-related issues. IGF, which is well-known for its inclusive and collaborative methodology, is a key platform for establishing guidelines & policies t ...Read More >
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