Minister for Communications and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad has said that 750,000 km of cable is proposed to be laid over next three and a half years to provide broadband in every village of the country, the ministry said in a statement on Sunday. “This project aims at digital empo

MUMBAI: Over 50% of the students, who actually use campus placements at IIT-Bombay, are already placed by the end of the first week of this year's placement season. At other campuses too, the first week closed at a high note with more students getting offers as compared to last year. At IIT-B, ar

Bengaluru: Karnataka's digital footprint just got bigger. The state continued to maintain its tech edge in the country, launching Karnataka MobileOne on Monday. This mobile-governance tool provides citizens access to over 4,000 services — both public and private — through handheld devices. "Prime

AGRA: Members of at least 57 Muslim families were converted to Hinduism at a ceremony called 'Purkhon ki ghar vapsi', a mass conversion jointly organized by Dharma Jagran Samanvay Vibhag, an offshoot of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), and Bajrang Dal in Agra on Monday. RSS regional head Ra

The Eastern Province municipality has turned the Dammam Corniche into a work of art with an open gallery featuring paintings which have been inspired by the province’s environment and culture. The municipality has beautified the service stations and erased the graffiti on the walls bordering the

UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations children’s agency UNICEF declared 2014 a devastating year for children on Monday with as many as 15 million caught in conflicts in Central African Republic, Iraq, South Sudan, Syria, Ukraine and the Palestinian territories. UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake

Google’s Android One initiative seems to have hit a roadblock with offline stores refusing to sell and promote these devices as the search giant and its device manufacturing partners chose to take the online sales route initially. The U.S.-based company is now holding discussions with retailers t

Dec 08, 2014  Mangaluru:  The protest rally organised by Hindu outfits  at Vamanjoor on December 8, Monday to condemn the December 5 incident of attack on Datta Peetha pilgrims took a violent turn when protestors tried to defy prohibitory orders and enter Ulaibettu.  Police had to resort to lathi

بھٹکلیس نیوز/ 8 دسمبر ،14 حیدرآباد کرناٹک کو تحفظات کی فراہمی کے قانون کی خامیوں کو دور کرنے پر زور گلبرگہ (ایجنسی): حیدرآباد کرناٹک ہوراٹا سمیتی اور دیگر تنظیموں نے بیلگام اسمبلی سیشن میں ریاست کے پسماندہ ترین علاقہ حیدرآباد کرناٹک کی ہمہ جہت ترقی کو یقینی بنانے کے لئے علیحدہ بجٹ پیش کرنے کا ریاس

بھٹکلیس نیوز/ 8 دسمبر ،14 ورنٹو(ایجنسی) کناڈا کے عوامى سلامتى کے وزير نےملک کو خبردار کيا ہے کہ وہ احتياط برتيں کيونکہ ايک آن لائن ويڈيو ميں کناڈا کے مسلمانوں سے تنہا حملے کرنے کى اپيل کى گئى ہے جس شخص نے يہ ويڈيو جارى کى ہے وہ داعش کے لئےلڑنے والا کناڈا کا شہرى معلوم ہوتا ہے۔ آن لائن انتہا پسند س

BENGALURU: It was to be occasion for the BJP to powwow with its online sympathizers: the Twitterati, Facebook followers and social media set. But party leaders were left literally fumbling for words, as a barrage of uncomfortable questions caught them off-guard. Questions from Twitter users, a ma

Washington: The Indian American Muslim Council (IAMC - www.iamc.com), an advocacy group dedicated to safeguarding India's pluralist and tolerant ethos, has condemned the burning of St. Sebastian Catholic Church in Delhi on December 1, 2015 as an attack on India's religious minorities. Early foren

RIYADH: The Ministry of Labor has outlined the conditions of the Ajeer program that enables dependents of expatriate workers in the Kingdom to work in the health and education sectors. There are a number of conditions governing the employment of dependents such as they have to be 18 at the time o

Typhoon Hagupit is sweeping across the eastern Philippines, toppling trees and power lines and threatening coastal areas with a powerful sea-surge. More than half a million people have fled coastal villages in the area, which was still recovering from Typhoon Haiyan last year. In Tacloban, where

The new version of Intel-powered Google Glass may look slimmer and sleeker than its earlier version. The exteriors of the new device also add a textured area to the touch-sensitive side panel where non-voice interactions are performed, according to media reports. The new Google Glass is expect

Mumbai:  As India continues its pursuit of black money allegedly stashed abroad, Switzerland has said it would not entertain any 'fishing expedition' and authorities cannot ask for names of all Indian account holders in Swiss banks without doing their own independent investigations. Switzerland's

Jeddah: A first of its kind service center has been opened in Jeddah to provide Indian expats with legal guidance on labor issues and health and counseling. Dos Jayakumar, Indian consul for passports, opened on Saturday the “Pravasi Sevana Kendra” in the presence of community leaders representing

Belgium's government have agreed to recognise the Palestinian state, despite diplomatic pressure from Israel and its allies, RT and other international mass media reported yesterday. The government said it would recognise the Palestinians state "at a moment deemed appropriate". Belgian newspap