Between January and June this year, Google received 3,846 government requests to remove 24,737 pieces of content, an increase of 68 per cent over the second half of 2012.
E-commerce job queries have been increasing as well.
Recent RBI data indicates net addition of credit cards is running strong at 18 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y), but growth in credit card limits is ahead of loans outstanding. Growth in lower limit cards is decelerating fastest. The West and South have more usage and online transactions are more popular than offline, with metros leading growth.
The categories which came up trumps include apparels and accessories, food and beverages, hair care, skin care, and the surprise of the lot, baby care.
Downloading songs, movies, books? You may have to pay tax on it.
The phones may look simple but are smarter than you think, says Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com.
'The estimated expenditure is expected to be more than double the Rs 60,000 crore spent in 2019'
With both the Nexus phones touted to be the first to carry Android's Marshmallow edition, the latest offerings from Google seem tempting, but surely, gone are the days of cheap Nexus phones, says Himanshu Juneja
There is no use of the BJP targeting the likes of Mamata Banerjee and M K Stalin, directly by the party's political bosses, both in Delhi and the respective state capitals, or even using the Raj Bhavans to fire those salvos from. Successive elections have proved that it's counter-productive, if anything. But the BJP is yet to understand it, acknowledge it, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
With the release of HTC One A9, the company has brought forward a phone which has the capability to spoil Google Nexus 5X's party at the least. In fact, HTC CEO went ahead and even declared that HTC One A9 is a 'a good alternative to the iPhone'.
In the 15-24 age-group, time spent by women grew 110 per cent compared to 104 per cent by men.
'The focus needs to shift towards the ability to collect payments, particularly in tier-3 to tier-4 areas where acceptance is still lacking.'
The star of this dish is the delicious chunks of stuffed paneer that rest on a bed of rich gravy.
Google said the numbers can be manually deleted from the phones. It also promised to fix the same in future editions of its setup wizard.
Android M would be built directly into cars allowing drivers to enjoy all the benefits of the internet without even plugging in their smartphones.
Himanshu Juneja reviews the best phone yet from Google
'In today's world, giving time is the most beautiful and priceless thing that you could give your partner.'
With faster broadband, you are going to see a new wave of entrepreneurship in India says Karim Temsamani.
'The message is not clear whether we are wanted.' 'All this could adversely impact our strategy in India and also investments.'
After selling out to Google, the 27-year-old has now turned into an angel investor.
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India is estimated to have 302 million Internet users by December 2014, overtaking the US as the world's second largest online userbase.
From mass layoffs to acquisitions, here's how the Indian start-up industry kept us on our toes.
Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Meta, summed it up well as he explained the reason for the company sacking 13 per cent of its employees. He said no one predicted that the boom for digital services during the Covid pandemic would die out. "Many people predicted this would be a permanent acceleration that would continue even after the pandemic ended.
India's mutual fund (MF) industry had barely any retail footprint when it completed 50 years in 2013. MFs had Rs 7 trillion in assets under management (AUM) in March 2013, of which around Rs 5 trillion was in institution-focused debt funds. By comparison, bank deposits in the country stood at Rs 67.5 trillion around the same time.
The migration of domestically developed intellectual property to foreign corporations within India reflects an anomaly in the demand pattern of the country's job market, points out Kanika Datta.
'Just the amount of work which is there just to become more and more successful in banking. For this to happen you need to have leaders who understand technology.'
In the US, Zoho gets close to 80 per cent of its revenue from small companies, while the remaining comes from large ones.
The police in northwestern Gansu province said in a statement on Sunday that a suspect surnamed Hong had been detained for "using artificial intelligence technology to concoct false and untrue information".
With its stunning design, premium look and practical cameras, the LG G6 flagship is all prepared to break into the Big Club, says Himanshu Juneja
Ambani is in good company. The likes of ultra-rich individuals like hedge fund billionaire Ray Dalio and co-founder of Google Sergey Brin have chosen Singapore to establish their family offices. So have British inventor James Dyson, famous for his bladeless fans and hair dryers and vacuum cleaners, and Zhang Yong, founder of China's Haidilao hotpot restaurant chain, reports Lee Kah Whye.
Google's email service, Gmail, is facing a disruption in service since Thursday morning, affecting some users in various parts of the world.
Researchers randomly selected a group of users and took some of their followers as the sensor group.
India must integrate more with East Asia by getting into regional trade arrangements, lower its tariff walls, and improve the quality of its workforce, suggests T N Ninan.
Here's a review of ten business innovations, digital media products, and trends from 2006.
Many weekly indicators turn positive as economy prepares for Unlock 3.0.
Their startup investments number 13 so far, compared to 17 deals in 2020.
The amount of money Indians invested in foreign securities, property, and deposits in 2022 was likely the highest on record. At $2.1 billion, it was the largest spend for any 12-month period according to the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI's) data going back over a decade. The amount spent for each individual segment was also the highest.
This star designer who has now found an audience on foreign shores, all thanks to her minimalistic style, and worship of Indian fabrics.
The job of a prompt engineer does not necessarily require candidates to be trained in "hardcore" computer engineering skills. 'This is one of those rare jobs that opens the sector to the layman.'
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