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India sees $100 bn investment in digital communication space by 2022
26 Sep 2018
The National Digital Communications policy seeks to ensure universal broadband connectivity at 50 Mbps to every citizen, 1 Gbps connectivity to all gram panchayats and connectivity to all, generating investments to the tune of $100 billion by 2022

Infosys to open innovation hub in Arizona
21 Sep 2018
With plans to hire 1,000 Workers by 2023, Infosys said the Arizona centre represents a key milestone in the company’s commitment to hire 10,000 American workers and close the IT skills gap

Alibaba’s Jack Ma to step down as chairman in 2019, CEO Daniel Zhang to take over
10 Sep 2018
A former English teacher with no technical background, Ma now intends to focus on philanthropy and education, and also pursue “new dreams,” even as he will continue to mentor management

Alibaba’s Jack Ma to step down as chairman in 2019, CEO Daniel Zhang to take over
10 Sep 2018
A former English teacher with no technical background, Ma now intends to focus on philanthropy and education, and also pursue “new dreams,” even as he will continue to mentor management

Infosys sets up joint venture with Temasek to expand in S-E Asia
07 Sep 2018
Infosys will hold 60 per cent stake in the joint venture, Trust Services, with Temasek holding 40 per cent

Wipro wins $1.6 bn, 10-year project from US-based Alight Solutions
03 Sep 2018
The contract, which will bring in revenues of $1.5-1.6 billion over the 10-year term on the contract, is the largest since Wipro won a more than $1.1 billion order from Canadian logistics firm ATCO
Information technology jobs outpace most other jobs in productivity and growth since 2004
01 Sep 2018

Google Tez is now Google Pay, to offer instant bank loans
29 Aug 2018
The development puts Google in direct conflict with Paytm, which is currently India’s largest digital payments company with 150 million app downloads reported
Infosys CFO Ranganath tenders resignation
18 Aug 2018
Intel India trained 100,000 developers in AI
10 Aug 2018
Cisco to acquire Duo Security for $2.5bn
03 Aug 2018

Sensitive personal data should be processed in India: Srikrishna panel
27 Jul 2018
All sensitive personal data relating to Indian citizens should be processed and stored only within India, the Justice Srikrishna committee has said, among other recommendations that forms the basis of the new bill on data protection
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The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
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On 27th December 2024 India and the world lost one of their finest statespersons in a hundred years. Manmohan Singh, born on 26th September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan)

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