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Chairman and CEO of Microsoft Corporation Satya Nadella met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, describing it as an "insightful meeting"."Thank you @narendramodi for an insightful meeting. It's inspiring to see the government's deep focus on sustainable and inclusive economic growth led by digital transformation and we're looking forward to helping India realise the Digital India vision and be a light for the world," Nadella tweeted after the meeting.Nadella, who is on a four-day visit to India, also met External Affairs…

After a pair of Islamist bombings rocked the south-central Indian city of Hyderabad in 2013, officials rushed to install 5,000 CCTV cameras to bolster security. Now there are nearly 700,000 in and around the metropolis. The most striking symbol of the city's rise as a surveillance hotspot is the gleaming new Command and Control Center in the posh Banjara Hills neighborhood. The 20-story tower replaces a campus where swarms of officers already had access to 24-hour, real-time CCTV and cell phone tower data that geolocates…

Paytm’s online banking service, Paytm Payments Bank, introduced a multipurpose card called the Paytm Transit Card. This card can be used to pay for everything from parking to all types of public transportation, online and offline store purchases, and more. Paytm Wallet Transit CardThe Paytm Wallet Transit Card was introduced in an effort to advance the Digital India initiative and move toward a "One Nation, One Card" system. The card associated with the Paytm Wallet can be used by the user for all transactions and is…

Governments across the world and Internet forums have lagged behind in rulemaking for big technology players for their innovations that can cause harm to society, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Sunday.Speaking at the India Internet Governance Forum (IGF) hosted by FICCI, Chandrasekhar further said the Internet, which has been a force for good, has also increasingly begun to represent risk, user harm and criminality."For too long governments of the world and indeed, IGF and most…

Governments across the world and internet forums have lagged behind in rulemaking for big technology players for their innovations that can cause harm to society, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Sunday. Speaking at the India Internet Governance Forum (IGF) hosted by FICCI, Chandrasekhar further said the internet, which has been a force for good, has also increasingly begun to represent risk, user harm and criminality. "For too long governments of the world and indeed, IGF and most…

With an objective to ensure connectivity to every corner of the country, the government has approved setting up of 25,000 new towers in the next 500 days with an investment of Rs. 26,000 crore, Union Minister for Communications, Electronics and Information Technology and Railways Ashwini Vaishnaw has said.Vaishnaw made the announcement at the three-day long "Digital India Conference of State IT Ministers" that began on October 1, and concluded on Monday.On the first day, the detailed discussions on key priority areas of…

Image Source : VODAFONE Vi Vi has enhanced the 4G experience for its customers in the Punjab region as a part of network initiatives which will enable faster download and upload speeds. Vi has doubled the deployment of the 2500 MHz spectrum band in Punjab- for the customers to enjoy a stronger bandwidth during work, study, socialize, and access to entertainment,…

Indian Railways is encouraging the use of digital methods of transactions for purchase of food items through catering units at railway stations. This is being done to promote the initiative of Digital India. As many as 8878 static units are having the facility of digital payment, the Railways said in a statement. For the convenience of the customers, handheld PoS machines have been provided at catering units to generate printed bills and invoices reflecting all details of transactions undertaken and to address the…

As Indian organisations of all sizes fasten their journey to digital transformation, they will need a hybrid cloud infrastructure that is open by design, avoids vendor lock-in and affords seamless interoperability and portability between environments. Here, IBM is their natural choice as "Hybrid Cloud is our contribution to the world," said Sandip Patel, Managing Director, IBM India/South Asia.In a free-wheeling interview with IANS, Patel said that as organisations progress their hybrid and multi-cloud journeys, their…

The Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) 45th AGM includes an immersive 3D interactive experience zone in the Metaverse.RIL thus aims to be among the first global majors to use a Virtual Reality (VR) platform, while also being live on five leading social media platforms, plus the official JioMeet broadcast.Powered by Team GMetriXR, the AGM VR platform is designed for a user to virtually walkthrough a lounge, explore business-wise highlights of the Integrated Annual Report 2021-22 in an interactive manner from different…