India's stand is important against the backdrop of US FCC's decision to roll back its net neutrality rules adopted in 2015
Vinay Umarji reports on the IITs' latest move.
The deal, estimated to be worth USD 2 to 3 billion, has been approved by the state department, the sources said.
Facebook blocked 5,832 pieces of content during July-December 2014 on orders of the Indian government.
Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, Bharatiya Janata Party ministers Ashwini Vaishnaw and Prahlad Singh Patel, as also former election commissioner Ashok Lavasa and poll strategist Prashant Kishor were among those whose phone numbers were listed as potential targets for hacking through an Israeli spyware sold only to the government agencies, an international media consortium reported on Monday.
India is now getting ready for the next step, using broadband connectivity to take education and healthcare to the villages, says IT and Telecommmunications Minister Shakeel Ahmad.
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