internet
Government likely to release new draft of data protection bill in a week for public comments
Tue, Nov 15, 2022
Union telecom and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw had said that the joint parliamentary committee which went through the original draft suggested 88 amendments to a bill of 91 sections, which led the government to decide that there was "no option" but to withdraw the original bill completely.
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Adios, Internet Explorer! IE retires after 27 years!
Wed, Jun 15, 2022
Internet Explorer has retired after 27 years. IE was one of the most popular web browsers in the 90s. It was first released in the year 1995 as an add-on with Windows 95. The OG browser was once the most popularly used browser as well.
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Aapki Khabar Aapka Fayda: Know how the mysterious world of the web is 'Dark Web'
Tue, Feb 08, 2022
Everyone is using the internet today but many people are not aware of the dark web of this internet, today we will tell you about the dark secret of dark web and know how dark web affects the lives of common people.
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Chinese tech execs support ''common prosperity'', helping SMEs at internet summit
Sun, Sep 26, 2021
The World Internet Conference in Wuzhen in eastern China is organised by the Cyberspace Administration of China. The conference in the past has drawn such foreign executives as Tim Cook and Sundar Pichai, but overseas attendance was hurt this year by COVID-19 protocols and souring U.S.-China relations
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TRAI Chairman explains how work-from-home, online learning fuelling need for massive investment in digital infra
Tue, Sep 22, 2020
India has moved quickly on path of rapid digitisation, he said adding that given significant capabilities in telecom and software, the country stand poised to benefit from new digital technologies and platforms.
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New offers! Airtel launches 'unlimited' broadband plans - Check benefits of Rs 499, Rs 799, Rs 999 and Rs 1499 plans
Mon, Sep 07, 2020
The new and revised plans will be rolled out September 7 onwards across 125 cities where the company has operations, and in new cities where it will gradually expand its footprint, Airtel said in a statement.
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India witnesses 40% increase in peak Internet traffic: Report
Sun, May 10, 2020
The Internet peak traffic saw 40 per cent rise in March in India and there was significant spike in downloads and uploads per user, owing to the high volume of work and streaming content across all major cities including tier II markets, says a new report.
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Google to add auto delete for location, web history
Fri, May 03, 2019
If you have been manually wiping off traces of your whereabouts on the internet or in real life, Google is introducing a new tool to automate the process. Google announced its new auto-delete controls for location history and ‘Web & App’ activity to make data management easier. Simply choose a time limit for your activity data, from three months to 18 months, and any older than that will be automatically deleted on an ongoing basis. The feature will be rolled out to the masses in the coming weeks.
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India's happiness ranking drops to 140; Still Behind Pakistan, China
Fri, Mar 22, 2019
According to this year's UN World Happiness Report, Indians are not as happy in 2019 as they were in 2018 and the country figures at 140th place, seven spots down from last year. Watch full video to know more.
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Online misuse: Reliance Jio differs, but industry flags concerns over proposed IT rule changes
Thu, Feb 07, 2019
In its comments submitted to the IT Ministry, the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) has said that objectives of the amendments being proposed are "unclear" and has requested the government to initiate a stakeholder's consultation on the issue.
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