'The digital age has forced diplomats to be less formal and more accessible, reaching out to ordinary people both within and outside their countries, combining statecraft with streetcraft,' says former foreign secretary Ambassador Shyam Saran.
Most Indian engineers can code but are not confident in their ability to do so, notes Narayan Mahadevan.
The Delhi high court said on Saturday that if any official at the central, state or local administration was obstructing in the picking up or supply of oxygen, then it would 'hang' that person.
Like Jamshedpur, many Indian cities that have been and will be properly planned can be smart cities of the future.
Ruchira Gokhale, head, consulting solutions, Interweave Consulting, who has been working out of home since 2014, lists the mistakes professionals make while WFH.
This upgrade will allow air operations by military and civil aircraft even in poor visibility and adverse weather conditions.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has sanctioned Rs 1032 crore (Rs 10.32 billion) for revival of Indian Telephone Industries, Bangalore.
With the widespread use of new technologies, inter-connectedness and dependency, newer risks, threats and vulnerabilities have emerged.
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Former India captain Sourav Ganguly said Anil Kumble was nearly dropped for their famous tour to Australia in 2003-04 but it was him who fought with the selectors till late in the night to take the legendary leg-spinner on board. According to Ganguly, the selectors were keen for a left-arm spinner Murali Kartik for the tour Down Under but on Ganguly's insistence Kumble was taken as he returned with 24 wickets, the highest in the series with India retaining the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after drawing the series 1-1.
'Rising Covid cases and localised lockdowns are being closely monitored.'
The US state department, which issued the revised travel advisory, on Wednesday said that the exemptions have been given under the national interest category.
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Lower cost and easier termination may well be among the reasons that companies seek to have employees on contract. The share of employees on contract has increased to 57.3 per cent of the total workforce this year as compared to 53.7 per cent in the previous year.
The S&P BSE 500 index, which accounts for 94% market capitalisation of BSE listed companies, has gained 45% from its March 24 low. However, out of the BSE 500 index stocks, 225 have underperformed the index by gaining less than the broader index during this period.
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'The attacks made clear to all the Gulf States that Pakistan was the nursery and sanctuary of extremist violence and that this violence threatened all the countries in the region.'
Reliance Communications has decided to launch a call centre to help its subscribers locate a particular destination. It will give information on the shortest route to a destination, important places to visit while travelling to another city, location of theatres, hospitals and ATMs. The information, if required, will also be texted to user. The service, currently in its pilot phase, will be launched across the country within a fortnight.
The attackers are not confined to information infrastructures and geographical boundaries. They exploit network interconnections and navigate easily through the infrastructure. More worryingly, these cyber criminals are becoming more skilled at masking their behaviour.
'More than 114 cases have been registered for spreading fake messages, rumours and fake news on WhatsApp.' 'People on various groups are reporting such crimes.' 'The most heartening development is people are now not tolerating such things.'
All districts in the country will be provided BSNL mobile facility by March 31, 2004, Information Technology and Communications and Minister Pramod Mahajan informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday.
India's new telecom and IT minister says he wants competition, but says intense rivalries must not hurt corporate balance sheets.
A New York Police Department team that visited Mumbai to understand the mechanics of the multiple terrorist strikes of November 26 has identified the use of technology, particularly cell phones, by terrorists as a means of communication and information dissemination as a potential danger to guard against.
Though the system is called faceless, it would have a room for inviting tax payers through video conferencing.
India said a new mechanism will be set up for issues relating to trade and investment.
From a teledensity (number of phones in use for every 100 individuals) of just 1.4 per cent in 1995, India today has reached a teledensity of over 50 per cent, with big cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bangalore, etc going up to 130-140 per cent, same as in Europe and North America.
The Standing Committee on Information Technology has decided to have briefing on allocating spectrum for the existing services and introduction of 3G services from department of telecommunication, an official communication said. Mobile operators have been demanding additional spectrum from the Government for 2G services, where they have more subscribers.
India stands 40th in 'network readiness' in the world, having slipped from the 39th spot it held last year. However, it is above China (50th) and Pakistan (67th) and Sri Lanka (83rd).
The gold coins will be sold in over 100 post offices in Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Gujarat in the pilot phase, Minister for Communications and Information Technology A Raja said after launching the service. India Post launched the new service on Wednesday in association with the World Gold Council and the Anil Ambani Group's financial services firm Reliance Money.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has asked the cellular and basic telephony operators to provide Internet facilities to their subscribers by February 13, the Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday.
Keeping trusted men in key positions at Lahore, Rawalpindi and Peshawar has become vital for Bajwa, notes Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence agency.
If automation is the future, these jobs will surge in 2018.
This is the joint statement issued by the ministry of external affairs on the visit of US President Barack Obama to India.
Bharathidasan Institute of Management, Trichy, is organising Crescita 2006 Abhivriddhi, a conference on managing corporate growth.
Rumours on WhatsApp have sparked off a spate of incidents involving mob violence
The telecom ministry will decide on the merger between the state-owned telecom companies, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd, only after the listing of the former.
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