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SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son calls Japan 'a stupid country' for prohibiting ride sharing

The Japanese government outlaws non-professional drivers from transporting paying customers on safety grounds and the country has a vocal taxi industry lobby that has opposed deregulation.

Jul 19, 2018

Special forces to get new weapons, equipment to enhance their lethality

Special forces of the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force are getting new weapons and equipment to make them more effective in war and anti-terror operations.

Jul 19, 2018

Facebook targets fake news; says it will take down content that promotes violence

After coming under fire from several South Asian countries, the social media giant is considering removing any post that instigates violence in a tie-up with third parties.

Jul 19, 2018

China opposes formal ties between US and Taiwan; warns Trump-admin against meeting Taiwanese minister

China, which maintains that Taiwan is a rebellious island since the end of the 1949 civil war, demands that countries should not maintain diplomatic relations with Taiwan, under its "One China Principle".

Jul 18, 2018

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and West Bengal Minister Partha Chatterjee during a Trinamool Congress meeting in Kolkata on Dec 12, 2015

Calcutta University fights corruption, brain drain to fill vacant seats

This year's admission process was tainted by controversy soon after it was flagged off. Allegations of extortion in the name of admission were created a massive row.

Jul 18, 2018

Defence Ministry postpones warship deal under Make in India

The Rs 20,000 crore contract for landing platform docks (LPD) is witnessing a stiff corporate war between two defence manufacturing giants with allegations of favouritism and supplying insider information.

Jul 18, 2018

India's war on terror continues with new friends and old foes

India's much-hyped surgical strikes have also flushed out many terror organisations which have mushroomed across the Indo-Pakistan and Indo-Myanmar border

Jul 18, 2018

IRCTC ticket sales online railway ticket sales Indian Railways

Railways planning to mine your data, here's what they can do with it

Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu hinted at a possible disinvestment of the service to mine the over 100 terabytes of data to improve its services. The government is also considering opening up the data to third-parties.

Jul 18, 2018

Are mob lynchings WhatsApp's problem? The government thinks so

Despite introducing several new features and a digital literacy campaign, WhatsApp is still at the receiving end of the IT ministry's ire, which is now considering a second notice to the Facebook-owned messaging service.

Jul 18, 2018

Jammu and Kashmir government orders ban on 30 Islamic, Pakistani news channels [Complete list]

The government order says that these channels might trigger violence in the valley. Banned channels include controversial Islamic preacher, Zakir Naik's Peace English and Peace Urdu Channels.

Jul 18, 2018

Facebook is Skill India Mission's new digital partner

Social media giant announced a partnership with the National Skill Development Corporation to provide more digital skills to the youth in India.

Jul 17, 2018

Deadlock over the cost of Tejas to continue as HAL defends price tag

Last week, Nirmala Sitharaman had announced that Defence Ministry has constituted a committee to review the cost of products manufactured by Defence Public Sector Undertakings.

Jul 17, 2018

Amazon plans to foray into pharmacy space; in talks to buy MedPlus

Amazon is reportedly looking at potential acquisitions in the space to start its pharmacy business. Amazon and Flipkart had held talks with 1mg and PharmEasy in May.

Jul 17, 2018

What is N-YES? Centre plans to train 10 lakh youth annually in discipline and nationalism

Modi government has proposed National Youth Empowerment Scheme, or N-YES, in order to have a disciplined and nationalist "force of youth."

Jul 17, 2018

Centre threatens to withdraw security at Delhi airport over delayed payments

The Ministry of Home Affairs has threatened to withdraw the 4,000 personnel deployed at the IGI airport if authorities fail to pay the complete amount due to the CISF. The airport has been paying around Rs. 100 crore less every year since 2013 toward its annual bill.

Jul 17, 2018

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Search Results for: Ministry of Commerce

SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son calls Japan 'a stupid country' for prohibiting ride sharing

Special forces to get new weapons, equipment to enhance their lethality

Facebook targets fake news; says it will take down content that promotes violence

China opposes formal ties between US and Taiwan; warns Trump-admin against meeting Taiwanese minister

Calcutta University fights corruption, brain drain to fill vacant seats

Defence Ministry postpones warship deal under Make in India

India's war on terror continues with new friends and old foes

Railways planning to mine your data, here's what they can do with it

Are mob lynchings WhatsApp's problem? The government thinks so

Jammu and Kashmir government orders ban on 30 Islamic, Pakistani news channels [Complete list]

Facebook is Skill India Mission's new digital partner

Deadlock over the cost of Tejas to continue as HAL defends price tag

Amazon plans to foray into pharmacy space; in talks to buy MedPlus

What is N-YES? Centre plans to train 10 lakh youth annually in discipline and nationalism

Centre threatens to withdraw security at Delhi airport over delayed payments

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]