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March 22, 2025 1:41 PM

Existing ByteDance investors emerge as front-runners in TikTok deal talks

White House-led talks on the future of TikTok are coalescing around a plan for the biggest non-Chinese investors in parent company ByteDance to up their stakes and acquire the short video app's U.S. operations, according to two sources familiar with ...

March 21, 2025 10:43 PM

Telecom fraud: DoT disconnects over 3.4 cr mobiles, blocks 17 lakh WhatsApp accounts

In an effort to combat telecom fraud, the government on Friday said it has disconnected more than 3.4 crore mobile phones while blocking 3.19 lakh IMEI numbers to date through the Sanchar Saathi portal. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) sai...

March 21, 2025 4:11 PM

India calls for ethical and responsible use of AI at the UN

India's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Parvathaneni Harish, on Thursday underscored the need for the responsible and ethical use of artificial intelligence (AI). He also highlighted the actions taken by the central governm...

March 21, 2025 3:11 PM

Japan’s space debris firm Astroscale to tie up with India’s Digantara, Bellatrix Aerospace

Japan's Astroscale, a company specialised in removing orbital junk, has agreed with Bengaluru-based space companies Digantara and Bellatrix Aerospace to collaborate on technology and services, it said on Friday. The tie-ups will "hopefully" result i...

March 21, 2025 1:05 PM

Centre intensifies efforts to overhaul semiconductor design ecosystem

The government is intensifying efforts to revamp the semiconductor design ecosystem, targeting over 300 organizations nationwide, including 250 academic institutions and 65 startups. Led by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meit...

March 21, 2025 12:54 PM

Centre reviewing nuclear laws to boost energy capacity: Jitendra Singh

The central government has constituted dedicated task forces to examine amendments required in the Atomic Energy Act and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage (CLND) Act as part of efforts to accelerate India’s nuclear energy capacity, Dr. Jitendr...

March 21, 2025 12:24 PM

India’s MSMEs in IT sector to propel $450 billion services export target: Piyush Goyal

Recognizing the rapid growth of India’s Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the Information Technology (IT) sector, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, Piyush Goyal, highlighted the sector’s crucial role in achieving the countr...

March 20, 2025 6:41 PM

Jitendra Singh, Bill Gates discuss biotech startups, health innovation in India

Union Minister of State (independent charge) for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh met Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates to discuss collaborations on biotech startups and health innovations in India, Ministry of Science & Tec...

March 20, 2025 3:40 PM

Evidence mounts that universe’s dark energy is changing over time

New data involving millions of galaxies and luminous galactic cores is providing fresh evidence that the enigmatic and invisible cosmic force called dark energy - responsible for the universe's accelerated expansion - has weakened over time rather th...

March 20, 2025 1:08 PM

India expands AI-driven skilling and innovation with new initiatives under IndiaAI mission

The government of India is accelerating its AI-driven skilling and innovation initiatives, with significant progress in the India AI Mission. The Ministry of Electronics & IT announced on Wednesday that the Government has received 67 proposals fr...

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