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ICT will change India's future

ICT will change India's future

Rediff.com17 Feb 2011

With ICT, there is a need to re-look at traditional models of business management, says Narayana Murthy.

Leaning in: Isha Ambani beyond Reliance Retail

Leaning in: Isha Ambani beyond Reliance Retail

Rediff.com16 May 2024

Isha Ambani means business. Not only when she is doing business - she leads Reliance Retail - but also when she is not. The latter was unmistakable on Wednesday, during her eight-minute 49-second video address on the occasion of "Girls in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Day India 2024".

India slips in global ICT usage ranking

India slips in global ICT usage ranking

Rediff.com29 Mar 2007

The US also loses its top place.

Posco ICT to wind up operations in Orissa

Posco ICT to wind up operations in Orissa

Rediff.com28 Mar 2011

Posco ICT is the IT arm of South Korean steel giant Posco, which proposed to set up a 12 million-tonne steel plant near Paradip.

TCS rated top ICT employer in Netherlands

TCS rated top ICT employer in Netherlands

Rediff.com10 Nov 2012

The IT co has over 2,500 employees catering to a strong client base in the country

Complaint against Sheikh Hasina for genocide during students' stir

Complaint against Sheikh Hasina for genocide during students' stir

Rediff.com14 Aug 2024

Stating that an investigation team will work under the full supervision of the United Nations to ensure complete transparency and impartiality, he said, "None of the outgoing government involved in the murder will be exempted."

India mulls ICT centre in Riyadh

India mulls ICT centre in Riyadh

Rediff.com1 Jun 2006

A delegation of top academicians, led by UGC Chairman Sukhdev Thorat will meet a group of Saudi businessmen in Riyadh to explore the possibility of setting up an Information and Communication Technology centre there with Indian assistance.

Indian ICT market to be the fastest growing

Indian ICT market to be the fastest growing

Rediff.com20 Jan 2003

Global research and advisory firm Gartner on Monday predicted that Indian ICT (information and communication technologies) market will surpass China to emerge as the fastest market globally in 2003.

5-term PM Sheikh Hasina's dramatic fall!

5-term PM Sheikh Hasina's dramatic fall!

Rediff.com5 Aug 2024

Sheikh Hasina, who was elected for a record fourth consecutive term and fifth overall term this year, was always admired by her supporters as "Iron Lady", before the dramatic development that abruptly ended her 15-year-rule in Bangladesh.

Can ICT be India's growth engine?

Can ICT be India's growth engine?

Rediff.com12 Mar 2003

Bangladesh ex-foreign minister on way to India detained at Dhaka airport

Bangladesh ex-foreign minister on way to India detained at Dhaka airport

Rediff.com6 Aug 2024

Mahmud went to Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to "catch a flight en route to Delhi," an Airport Aviation Security official was quoted as saying by the Dhaka Tribune newspaper.

Mahindra Satyam to position itself as ICT company

Mahindra Satyam to position itself as ICT company

Rediff.com27 Oct 2009

Mahindra Satyam, the rebranded Satyam Computer Services, is set to position itself as an information and communication technologies (ICT) company.

Nilekani to co-chair ICT meet at Davos

Nilekani to co-chair ICT meet at Davos

Rediff.com18 Jan 2007

There is a significant shift happening towards emerging economies as they start to integrate more rapidly into the global trading system

Foxconn Betting Big on South India

Foxconn Betting Big on South India

Rediff.com19 Aug 2024

Foxconn's business in India has grown to over $10 billion till 2024.

Kalam seeks $200 bn for India's ICT sector

Kalam seeks $200 bn for India's ICT sector

Rediff.com6 Dec 2006

President A P J Abdul Kalam asked the Indian IT industry on Wednesday to focus more on high end products while projecting that the market for information, communications and technology would touch $200 billion by the year 2010.

Sam Pitroda suggests optimum usage of ICT for key sectors

Sam Pitroda suggests optimum usage of ICT for key sectors

Rediff.com27 Aug 2009

Applications of information and communication technology in the field of education, health, environment and agriculture will bring in a generational change among the Indian masses acording to Sam Pitroda.

Probe commences against Sheikh Hasina, 9 others for genocide

Probe commences against Sheikh Hasina, 9 others for genocide

Rediff.com15 Aug 2024

The application accuses Hasina and others of orchestrating a violent crackdown on student protestors, resulting in widespread casualties and human rights violations.

50,000 jobs in ICT sector over 5 years

50,000 jobs in ICT sector over 5 years

Rediff.com5 Dec 2006

Having a good business environment, abundant availability of skilled manpower and quality educational institutions

Army raises elite unit STEAG for military technology development

Army raises elite unit STEAG for military technology development

Rediff.com18 Mar 2024

The setting up of STEAG is part of the Army's efforts to develop technologies considering the future battlefield, they said.

SC to share case info with advocates through WhatsApp

SC to share case info with advocates through WhatsApp

Rediff.com25 Apr 2024

The announcement on integration of WhatsApp with its Information and Communications Technology (ICT) services was made by the CJI before a nine-judge bench headed by him commenced the hearing on the vexed legal question arising from the petitions about whether private properties can be considered "material resources of the community" under Article 39(b) of the Constitution, which is a part of the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP).

Apple Sales In India Up to 67,000 Cr

Apple Sales In India Up to 67,000 Cr

Rediff.com16 Jul 2024

Despite the robust growth in this country, Apple's India share in its overall global sales remained modest -- constituting 1.5 per cent of its overall turnover of $389 billion in FY23.

Can You Send Email With An Attachment?

Can You Send Email With An Attachment?

Rediff.com22 May 2023

More than 70 per cent of Indian youth aged between 15 and 29 can't!

How govt's PLI scheme is fuelling Dixon's global dreams

How govt's PLI scheme is fuelling Dixon's global dreams

Rediff.com27 Dec 2023

Dixon Technologies right now is a beehive of activity. It is building a new facility in Noida to make 1.3 million laptops for Taiwanese PC maker Acer. The facility must be up and running in four months. The pace of activity will only increase. Last week Dixon won a similar contract from Lenovo, the Chinese personal computer maker and the third largest information technology (IT) hardware brand in India, to assemble laptops and notebooks. Though the clientele in these two cases is Taiwanese and Chinese, Dixon is a company reaching for the stars with its feet planted firmly in the Indian government's policy.

Quality Control Orders: What does this mean for domestic industry?

Quality Control Orders: What does this mean for domestic industry?

Rediff.com25 Apr 2024

From toys, footwear and furniture to insulated flasks, smart meters, and air coolers - the Central government over the last decade has mandated higher standards for production and imports of such items. Sample this: Till 2014, there were 14 Quality Control Orders (QCOs) covering 106 products. By the latest count, there are 156 QCOs on 672 products.

India, US ink pact to boost cooperation among startups, promote innovation

India, US ink pact to boost cooperation among startups, promote innovation

Rediff.com15 Nov 2023

India and the US have signed an agreement to promote innovation through increasing cooperation among startups, address regulatory hurdles and share best practices on fundraising by entrepreneurs, an official statement said on Wednesday. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) on enhancing innovation ecosystems through an innovation handshake under the framework of India-US Commercial Dialogue was signed on November 14 in San Francisco. Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal is in San Francisco.

Dutch PM says G20 declaration was a compromise

Dutch PM says G20 declaration was a compromise

Rediff.com11 Sep 2023

Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte on Monday said the G20 New Delhi declaration was clearly a compromise, which is always the case with such a multilateral forum, but he was happy with the fact that there were some key elements in it, and that India was able to broker it.

GST Bill to spur growth: ICT industry

GST Bill to spur growth: ICT industry

Rediff.com3 Aug 2016

Consumer products like mobile phones and laptops may become cheaper as the overall taxes on goods are likely to come down

Modi holds bilaterals with world leaders at BRICS summit

Modi holds bilaterals with world leaders at BRICS summit

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

Modi held a "productive meeting" with his Ethiopian counterpart Abiy Ahmed Ali on a day when BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) leaders officially endorsed Ethiopia's entry into the bloc.

Reliance Jio may not charge a premium for its 5G services initially

Reliance Jio may not charge a premium for its 5G services initially

Rediff.com10 Oct 2022

Reliance Jio may not ask for a premium for its 5G services in the initial stages of the launch, according to sources in the company. The company will roll out 5G commercial services in four cities -Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Kolkata - around Diwali this month and slowly ramp up the processes for other cities, too. A senior executive, when asked whether Jio will charge higher tariffs for 5G against 4G, said: "In the initial stages, customers have to adopt 5G, then they will have to find value in the service, and then one can look at monetisation."

India leads in ICT growth

India leads in ICT growth

Rediff.com25 Nov 2004

ICT spending: China beats India

ICT spending: China beats India

Rediff.com15 Nov 2004

The Indian government's spending on information and communication technology is projected to decline by about 5.4 per cent in 2005

Telecom to lead ICT in India

Telecom to lead ICT in India

Rediff.com29 Aug 2005

Indian information and communication technology spending will surpass $ 54.8 billion by 2008 against $29.5 billion in 2004.

Liberty is not a gift for the few: SC in Arnab case

Liberty is not a gift for the few: SC in Arnab case

Rediff.com27 Nov 2020

The Supreme Court Friday asked the Chief Justices of all high courts to use information and communications technology (ICT) tools to ensure that the access to justice is 'democratised and equitably allocated', saying as per the National Judicial Data Grid (NJDG), over 91 lakh bail pleas are pending in high courts alone.

Prominent former Tibetan political prisoner Jigme Gyatso dies at 56

Prominent former Tibetan political prisoner Jigme Gyatso dies at 56

Rediff.com10 Jul 2022

Gyatso had been unrecoverably ill since his release in October 2016 after serving five years in prison on a conviction for "inciting separatism."

Goyal spikes two pet schemes of Prabhu

Goyal spikes two pet schemes of Prabhu

Rediff.com17 Oct 2017

The Railway Board has decided to wind up the ambitious Rs 5,000-crore One ICT plan and the transformation cell

India, US hold first meet on ICT

India, US hold first meet on ICT

Rediff.com9 Dec 2005