Aashish Aryan is a Principal Correspondent With The Indian Express. He tweets @cubscribe
February 28, 2022 03:00 IST
Diversification, especially in the electronics manufacturing segment, provides India with a unique opportunity that must be capitalised on, Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology Rajeev Chandrasekhar said.
Mon, Feb 28, 2022February 23, 2022 11:08 IST
What does the draft of the India Data Accessibility and Use Policy propose? What are the concerns flagged?
Wed, Feb 23, 2022February 22, 2022 03:40 IST
According to a draft of a new policy called ‘India Data Accessibility and Use Policy’, stakeholders such as researchers, startups, enterprises, individuals, and even government departments “will be able to access” this “enriched data”.
Wed, Feb 23, 2022February 21, 2022 03:39 IST
Interview with India managing director and vice-president, NXP Semiconductors
Mon, Feb 21, 2022February 18, 2022 16:43 IST
A glitch in NSO Group's spyware Pegasus left a "mysterious fake image file" on the phone of Saudi Arabian activist. This likely helped researchers discover how the malware infected phones.
Fri, Feb 18, 2022February 15, 2022 20:24 IST
Sansad TV's YouTube channel has 6.41 million subscribers and 63,763 videos. Officials said all the videos are saved on the Government's internal servers and were available despite the disruption.
Wed, Feb 16, 2022February 15, 2022 10:36 IST
Sansad TV's YouTube account showed a 404 error, with a message that read: "This page isn't available. Sorry about that. Try searching for something else."
Tue, Feb 15, 2022February 14, 2022 14:36 IST
The government has banned 54 more apps which have either originated in China or have some Chinese connection. What are these apps, and why have they been banned?
Tue, Feb 15, 2022February 14, 2022 03:57 IST
Meity in talks with Labour Ministry for on-site staff housing plan
Sun, Feb 13, 2022February 11, 2022 03:33 IST
The report, titled ‘Jailed for Doing Business’, documents 1,536 laws and 69,233 compliances that are applicable to Indian businesses, with about 55 per cent (843) of such laws and 38 per cent (26,134) of compliances carrying criminal clauses.
Thu, Feb 24, 2022February 08, 2022 14:23 IST
A report has claimed the Israeli Police used NSO Group's Pegasus to spy on top government officials, journalists, activists and even Avner Netanyahu, the son of former Prime Minister of the country Benjamin Netanyahu. What allegations have been made, and why is this an issue?
Wed, Feb 09, 2022February 07, 2022 13:44 IST
Hyundai India has issued a statement after a dealer of the company in Pakistan shared a tweet offering solidarity with Kashmir. What was the tweet, and what did Hyundai say? Why is there controversy?
Thu, Feb 10, 2022February 07, 2022 06:37 IST
In an exclusive interview with The Indian Express, Manish Maheshwari says higher education should not be limited to only those who can afford to go to such campuses. Edited excerpts:
Mon, Feb 07, 2022February 05, 2022 03:40 IST
In February 2021, the MeitY had notified rules and guidelines to hold social media and over-the-top (OTT) content platforms more accountable for the “misuse and abuse” of the content hosted on their platforms.
Sat, Feb 05, 2022February 04, 2022 20:23 IST
Replying to a question asked by Congress' member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, Anand Sharma, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that the government was open to even more strict social media rules if the house could build a consensus on it.
Sun, Feb 06, 2022February 04, 2022 04:18 IST
'We believe there is sufficient capacity in today’s India to have multiple players who can think along these lines, build large infrastructure, manage large companies as well as large shareholders.'
Fri, Feb 04, 2022February 04, 2022 04:00 IST
The government will also file the Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP), or the primary prospectus, of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) with the market regulator next week, and expects to list it on stock exchanges by the end of the financial year.
Fri, Feb 04, 2022February 02, 2022 16:25 IST
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has introduced a slew of higher custom duties on items of daily use such as umbrellas, headphones, earphones, loudspeakers, smart meters, and imitation jewelry. Who do the duty changes help and what do they signify?
Thu, Feb 03, 2022February 02, 2022 04:20 IST
While the upside is limited from a revenue mobilisation perspective, the step is important as it is the first formal recognition by the Government of increasingly popular financial instruments, such as cryptocurrencies, and applications, such as non-fungible tokens.
Wed, Feb 02, 2022February 02, 2022 03:01 IST
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday proposed to extend the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) till the end of March 2023
Wed, Feb 02, 2022February 01, 2022 15:44 IST
On Tuesday, telecom minister Ashwini Vaishaw also said that the auctions for 5G would be held in 2022, as the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India recommendation on the technology and its auction is likely to come by March.
Wed, Feb 02, 2022February 01, 2022 13:25 IST
The government has announced a sharp jump of 35.4 per cent in capital expenditure to fund various infrastructure projects in 2022-23. Why the enhanced allocation?
Tue, Feb 01, 2022February 01, 2022 13:11 IST
The Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) will be extended to cover the next fiscal as well, with expanded guarantee cover of Rs 5 lakh crore, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in her budget presentation. Why an extension?
Tue, Feb 01, 2022February 01, 2022 12:24 IST
Cryptocurrency investors and coin exchanges believe that the government moving to tax them provided them with clarification as well as the first step in eventually legitimisation of this asset class.
Wed, Feb 02, 2022February 01, 2022 01:15 IST
The phones show “ample deployment of malware” that is consistent with digital fingerprints of Pegasus available in the public domain, the experts said.
Tue, Feb 01, 2022