'BJP Wants India To Become Like Iran'

'Their role model is Iran: high control of the citizens by the State.''In Iran it is Islamic control; in India, it will be Hindutva control.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi, Union......

Parliament adjourned sine die a day before schedule

Both Houses of Parliament were adjourned sine die on Thursday, a day ahead of the scheduled end of the Winter session, that saw a security breach in the lower house, suspension of over 140 MPs and......

Lok Sabha approves Telecom Bill; allows govt control of communication

A bill allowing the government to temporarily take control of telecom services in the interest of national security, and providing a non-auction route for the allocation of satellite spectrum was......

Is India's NavIC Better Than GPS?

NavIC consists of a constellation of seven satellites and a network of ground stations and is touted to be more accurate than GPS. IMAGE: The NavIC (Navigation with Indian Constellation) logo and......

'Public AI infrastructure we create would help startups'

'Similar to the case of the digital payment system where the government created a public platform and others joined in, we are exploring a similar structure to create a PPP platform where the......

India 15th in top 25 AI nations but has 'greatest upward potential'

India may be 15th among the top 25 Artificial Intelligence nations, but it has the ‘the greatest upward potential’ according to research by Tufts University’s business school, the......

The Battle For Satellite Spectrum

While the market for satellite broadband currently is small, the potential is large as an estimated 30 per cent of the country does not have reliable terrestrial broadband services, reports......

Semiconductor, deep tech to be in focus at the India Mobile Congress

The three-day India Mobile Congress (IMC) will showcase the widening convergence of telecom with new domains, such as semiconductors and deep tech, P Ramakrishna, the forum’s chief executive......

NZ sports among those 'woefully unprepared' for pandemic

'Lack of cash in the whole ecosystem when live sports stopped has caused massive challenges' IMAGE: Supporters in the New Zealand Black Caps fanzone. Photograph: Shane Wenzlick/Getty Images......