"We have decided to ban mobile internet service from 10 pm from Saturday night to 8 am on October 19," District Collector Manisha Chandra said.
Chandigarh is ranked second in both e-infrastructure and e-participation. Puducherry ranks after Chandigarh on the e-infrastructure index.
The state authorities had on Saturday suspended the internet and SMS services till Sunday noon.
Three policemen have been suspended for alleged negligence in duty, taking cognisance of videos in which a sharpshooter of Lawrence Bishnoi gang interacts with reporters while in police custody and comments on Nationalist Congress Party leader Baba Siddique's killing, officials said on Saturday.
The district administration in Shillong also clamped curfew in areas under two police stations in view of the 'serious' deterioration of law and order.
The total number of 'claimed' Internet users now stands at 112 million. Claimed users are those who say they have accessed the internet to get some specific information (checking results online, for example).
An official of the Jammu and Kashmir administration said, "Broadband high-speed internet connectivity was restored at 80 government hospitals, including health centres and offices linked to the department of health, across Kashmir." The internet services were to start at the government-run hospitals from midnight of December 31 as a New Year gift to the people in the Valley but it could not resume due to some technical issues, officials said.
The way video is being watched and monetised is changing. This is the first thing that stands out as the penetration of smart TVs continues to rise.
We asked colleagues, present and past, to reflect on a man who has made such a difference to their lives and careers. Here it is then, a rich collection of memories that offer enchanting glimpses of the enigmatic Ajit Balakrishnan.
Led by falling cost of handsets and increased data consumption, new mobile subscriptions have grown the fastest in India with 18 million net additions in the third quarter of 2014, telecom gear maker Ericsson said on Tuesday.
Bharti Global, the international investment arm of Bharti Enterprises, has decided to buy 24.5 per cent equity in BT Group - a move that will make the Indian conglomerate the biggest shareholder in the UK's second-largest telecom company both in terms of market value and subscriber count. The shares are being purchased from billionaire Patrick Drahi's Altice UK through a combination of cash and debt .
Affordable smartphones will help to increase the reach.
Overall market reaction to the Budget was neutral. Investors absorbed the changes to the tax rates (positive for salaried class) and capital gains taxes (CGTs, negative due to the removal of indexation and increases. Other proposals largely pertain to supporting rural development, buybacks taxed as dividends, Custom duty changes that impact multiple sectors, higher outlays for clean energy, etc. There's some moderation in the growth of capex outlay across defence, fer
Foundries in Taiwan account for more than 75 per cent of the chips that mobile devices made in India need, according to estimates by the Indian Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA), which represents global and domestic manufacturers. The number is slightly lower, 60 per cent, if one considers all chips -- those of consumer electronics, PCs, laptops, autos, etc. This ties in with the fact that foundries in Taiwan, led by TSMC, account for over 70 per cent of the world's microchip supply, according to estimates by Gartner.
The penetration of the internet in rural areas will see an all time high this year.
Fuelled by the sustained growth of the online travel industry, the Indian e-commerce market will gallop at an impressive growth rate of 47 per cent to over Rs 46,000 crore (Rs 460 billion) in the 2011 calendar year, a report said.
To launch a service that will enable users to use Google services for free on their phones.
'The focus needs to shift towards the ability to collect payments, particularly in tier-3 to tier-4 areas where acceptance is still lacking.'
With India turning net savvy, online shopping has become the latest fad with most of the net surfers recommending Internet shopping, a shot in the arm for online retailers, a study revealed.
The auction of radio waves used for mobile services saw a muted opening on Tuesday, with five rounds attracting bids worth about Rs 11,000 crore from telecom companies. The government has put over 10,500 Mhz spectrum in eight frequency bands -- 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1,800 MHz, 2,100 MHz, 2,300 MHz, 2,500 MHz, 3,300 MHz and 26 GHz, valued at Rs 96,238 crore at base price, for auction.
NavIC consists of a constellation of seven satellites and a network of ground stations and is touted to be more accurate than GPS.
...benefiting 350,000 persons. Also, Trai detected and blocked seven million mobile phone connections involved in cyber fraud and suspicious activities.
The online gaming industry in India is worth Rs 21 crore (Rs 210 million), according to a report published by IMRB International on behalf of the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI).
Websites that are not mobilefriendly will drop down in rankings
The Indian online advertising market comprising of text and display advertising will grow to Rs 993 crore (Rs 9.93 billion)in this fiscal from Rs 785 crore (Rs 7.85 billion) in the financial year 2009-10, a study says.
The Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has named Ajit Balakrishnan as its Chairman Emeritus.The governing board of the IAMAI has also unanimously elected Sanjeev Bikhchandani as its chairman for 2008-09.
A truly 'made in India' satellite that will empower a digital India.
Google provides the training material in local languages.
The government is also trying to curb child abuse and pornography and such platforms act as catalysts in these cases.
IMAI study says social media usage in rural places doubled in 2014.
In a joint report titled Internet in India, IAMAI and IMRB said the number of people who 'claimed' to have used internet in 2009 stood at 71 million.
This segment had an estimated market size of Rs 7,080 crore (Rs 70.80 billion) at the end of 2006-07 and is expected to grow at an average rate of 30 per cent in 2007-08. Among the various businesses, online travel segment leads the pack. It is expected to grow at the rate of 30 per cent and reach Rs 7,000 crore (Rs 70 billion) by the end of 2007-08.
Google India is talking to police organisations in cities across India to forge partnerships for jointly educating students, teachers and parents. According to Subho Ray, president, IAMAI, "Be NetSmart is a campaign to promote the concept of safe surfing among young school students. IAMAI will take up the programme on a sustainable basis on behalf of the industry and as well as make it a regular outreach campaign in the metros. IAMAI will also take it to the smaller towns."
The online advertising market, comprising search, display, mobile, social media, email and video advertising, has grown by 29 per cent year-on-year to Rs 2,260 crore (Rs 22.6 billion) by March, 2013, the report jointly published by the Internet and Mobile Association of India and IMRB International said.
'EV-charging is the next big opportunity after fuelling'
Not just the product range, even discounts and returns policy are attractive. But there are pitfalls.
There is no plan to direct over the top (OTT) communications players who generate large amounts of traffic to give a 'fair and proportionate' share of their revenues to telecom network operators, the communications ministry has said. A senior official allayed any such apprehension by saying: "We have no proposal of this kind or anything like this which we are working on. "There is no fresh reference on this matter to the regulator (Trai)," he said. The ministry's view is significant as telecom network operators have been escalating this issue since July when Trai issued a consultation paper called 'Regulatory Mechanism Over OTT Communication Services and Selective Banning of OTT Services'.
Under the partnership, Truecaller users in India will be able to see if a number is connected with a Twitter account, and will be able to tweet or follow a person directly through the Truecaller app.
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