Aashish Aryan is a Principal Correspondent With The Indian Express. He tweets @cubscribe

July 15, 2020 10:42 IST
In its most basic form, non-personal data is any set of data which does not contain personally identifiable information. This in essence means that no individual or living person can be identified by looking at such data.
Mon, Jul 27, 2020
July 15, 2020 06:07 IST
The case will be now heard on Thursday. There will, however, be no interim stay on Trai’s direction to the telcos to stop the services on its premium plans.
Wed, Jul 15, 2020
July 15, 2020 04:57 IST
Data consumption under BharatNet across the country in the April-June quarter was 5.52 lakh gigabyte (GB) as compared to 2.47 lakh GB in January-March.
Wed, Jul 15, 2020
July 14, 2020 04:36 IST
The announcement comes close on the heels of New Delhi signalling curbs on Chinese technology investments and banning 59 mobile apps with links to Chinese technology majors such as Alibaba – one of the largest Chinese investors in Indian startups.
Tue, Jul 14, 2020
July 14, 2020 03:01 IST
The aim of this data-sharing regulation is to shift data’s “economic benefits for citizens and communities in India” as well as help the government in policy making and service delivery.
Tue, Jul 14, 2020
July 14, 2020 02:59 IST
While Vodafone Idea moved the TDSAT Monday, Bharti Airtel too is likely to join in the petition.
Tue, Jul 14, 2020
July 13, 2020 01:09 IST
The number of views and videos on these apps notwithstanding, it is likely to be very difficult for users on these apps to convert fan following into monetary gains, experts said, as most advertisers and brands are in a wait and watch mode.
Mon, Jul 13, 2020
July 12, 2020 00:54 IST
Contractors allege Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology’s (MeitY) Common Service Centres (CSC) were exercising a monopoly by providing services at nonviable costs.
Sun, Jul 12, 2020
July 11, 2020 01:50 IST
Deccan Value Investors’ new resolution plan also hinges on a lot of future receivables that Amtek Auto is likely to get from the government.
Sat, Jul 11, 2020
July 11, 2020 01:15 IST
The Flipkart executive pointed out that the company would wait till more guidelines are issued to expand the changes to other products once it is clear what other details, if any, are to be also displayed on the marketplace.
Sat, Jul 11, 2020
July 08, 2020 20:11 IST
One of the major issues, cyber-security experts say, is the lack of data privacy norms and guidelines in these apps.
Thu, Jul 09, 2020
July 05, 2020 04:39 IST
As part of the Digital India AatmaNirbhar Bharat Innovate Challenge, the Central government has identified sub-categories for developers to build apps.
Sun, Jul 05, 2020
July 05, 2020 04:25 IST
Last week, amidst a tense border standoff with China, the government banned 59 mobile applications with links to the neighbouring country. The Indian Express sheds light on how Chinese companies came to dominate India’s digital space — from apps to devices and ancillaries, there’s more than a little bit of China on our phones.
Mon, Jul 06, 2020
July 04, 2020 00:49 IST
One of the reasons for postponing the meeting, an official said, is to allow time to all the apps to come up with an explanation for the charges leveled against them.
Sat, Jul 04, 2020
July 02, 2020 03:19 IST
Prasad also requested Nasscom president Debjani Ghosh and Infosys’ non-executive chairman Nandan Nilekani, who were present at the conference, to encourage startups and individuals which made such apps.
Thu, Jul 02, 2020
July 01, 2020 11:17 IST
A ban on both Huawei and ZTE could mean an increase of up to 30 per cent in cost of telecom equipment across the board, especially when countries all over the world are gearing up to launch 5G services, according to experts.
Wed, Jul 01, 2020
July 01, 2020 04:30 IST
Chinese Apps Banned in India: Several of the 59 Chinese apps banned by the government have a wide reach in India. Who owns the most popular ones, who runs their India operations, and what is their reach in the country?
Thu, Jul 02, 2020
July 01, 2020 03:45 IST
Chinese apps banned, Embassy spokesperson Ji Rong said his country is “seriously concerned with and firmly opposed to such action”.
Wed, Jul 01, 2020
June 30, 2020 04:45 IST
Decision comes amid tense border standoff with China and after state-owned telecom firms moved to keep out Chinese vendors.
Tue, Jun 30, 2020
June 30, 2020 03:02 IST
US FCC chief Ajit Pai and RJio president Mathew Oommen were speaking at a USIBC webinar.
Tue, Jun 30, 2020
June 29, 2020 02:02 IST
Notably, India’s contact-tracing platform Aarogya Setu is not compatible with the ‘Exposure Notification’ solution.
Mon, Jun 29, 2020
June 29, 2020 01:30 IST
Any “knee-jerk” reaction to bar private telcos from using Chinese equipment is also likely to have cost implications for both the telcos, an Airtel executive said.
Mon, Jun 29, 2020
June 28, 2020 15:39 IST
The Delhi Gymkhana Club has been accused of becoming a den of nepotism and giving preferential treatment in membership to existing members and their children.
Sun, Jun 28, 2020
June 28, 2020 00:40 IST
The five-member committee, to be appointed by the central government, a single-member Bench of acting president B S V Prakash Kumar said, should look into the affairs of the club, the utility of the land leased by the government and whether the constructions done at the club were done with or without requisite approvals.
Sun, Jun 28, 2020
June 24, 2020 04:30 IST
In a statement, the White House said that many American workers had been hurt by the coronavirus pandemic, and “they should not remain on the sidelines while being replaced by new foreign labour”.
Wed, Jun 24, 2020



