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8Jun By PriyankaNo Comments

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Amazon Will Invest $5 Billion in India

Amazon will invest an additional USD 3 billion in its India operations to take its investment in the country to over USD 5 billion, the American e-commerce giants founder and CEO Jeff Bezos said today. Bezos said this at an event here attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "Amazon will invest USD 3 billion more in India. This is in addition to the USD 2 billion announced in 2014," Bezos said at the annual gala of US India Business Council (USIBC). "We have already created some 45,000 jobs in India and continue to see huge potential in the Indian economy," Bezos said. "Our Amazon.in team is surpassing even our most ambitious planned milestones...," Bezos said after receiving USIBCs Global Leadership Awards. Star India, a subsidiary of 21st Century Fox, also said it will in...

29May By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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Want to Meet Indian PM? Answer Online Governance Quiz

What was the amount of tax refunds paid in 2015-16 -- Rs 1,22,325 cr, Rs 1,23,425 cr, Rs 1,23,325 cr or Rs 1,22,425 cr? If you answer 20 randomly selected questions like this in five minutes, you can meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi. As the NDA government completes its two years in office, it has asked citizens to participate in an online quiz competition. The winners will get a certificate signed by the Prime Minister himself and an opportunity to meet him in person. "This is a timed quiz with 20 questions to be answered in five minutes. These twenty questions will be randomly picked from the question bank. Winners will be adjudged on the basis of the maximum-number of correct answers," reads the conditions of the contest. Citizens can access the quiz through website -- www.m...

How Modi Government Used Twitter Over The Last 2 Years

28May By NitishNo Comments

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How Modi Government Used Twitter Over The Last 2 Years

The NDA government led by Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) came into power in May 2014, pioneering a new wave in digital governance. As the Prime Minister marks two years in office today, we look back at how his vision of “minimum government, maximum governance” has been implemented via Twitter - from the Prime Minister himself to his ministers and their ministries to connect with Indian citizens through our live communications platform. In these two years, PM Modi’s following on Twitter has grown by 400% from 4 million to 20 million followers, a milestone he crossed last week making him the most-followed political leader in India and second in the world after Barack Obama (@barackobama). PM Modi’s most Retweeted Tweet remains his victory Tweet when he won the Lok Sabha election in 2014. ...

Apples Cook Meets PM Modi, Concluded a Four Day Trip to India

21May By AnkitaNo Comments

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Apples Cook Meets PM Modi, Concluded a Four Day Trip to India

On last day of his maiden trip to India, Apple CEO met PM Modi on Saturday. Showing interest in making Apple products in India, the global technology giants chief Tim Cook discussed with Prime Minister Narendra Modi the "possibilities of manufacturing" and tapping the young talent pool in the country. On his maiden visit to India, the Apple CEO also discussed with Modi issues regarding cyber-security and data encryption. "Cook shared Apple Incs future plans for India. He spoke of the possibilities of manufacturing and retailing in India. He appreciated the breadth of young talent in India and said the youth have significant skills which Apple would like to tap," an official statement said. The head of the US-based Apple, which makes iconic iPhones and Mac computers, has al...

Indian PM Narendra Modi Communicating With Young India

28Feb By NitishNo Comments

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Indian PM Narendra Modi Communicating With Young India

Invoking eminent personalities like JK Rowling and Thomas Edison, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his 17th edition of Mann ki Baat on Sunday gave a message of encouragement to the students who are set to appear for the upcoming board exams, saying that they need to hone 'discipline' as it was bound to help them focus in their studies and therefore have great results. The Prime Minister also played a special message by Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and Chess maestro Vishwanathan Anand for the students preparing for the exams. Here are the highlights from the Prime Minister's address: 1. I am sure your mind is on the exams of your children that is starting or may have started: PM Modi. 2. If we change our perspective towards the concept of examinations, then it can help ...

The Most Awaited Start-Up Action Plan by PM Narendra Modi

16Jan By RishabhNo Comments

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The Most Awaited Start-Up Action Plan by PM Narendra Modi

So finally the most awaited Start-Up India Event has ended, leaving a trail behind it to let other young entrepreneurs to walk under its light. Started with several Panels comprising of Secretaries, CEOs and Founders of various well fledged startups, the event was attented by around 1500 entrepreneurs. Organised at Vidhan Bhawan, New Delhi, it got around 2 lacs of applicants. The event started and at 9 in the morning and ended a couple minutes ago! (more…)

Modi didn’t start ‘Digital India’, it was Rajiv Gandhi: Sam Pitroda

21Oct By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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Modi didn’t start ‘Digital India’, it was Rajiv Gandhi: Sam Pitroda

Noted technocrat Sam Pitroda, who is credited as the father of the nation's telecom revolution, on Tuesday flayed the Narendra Modi government for snatching away all the credit for the digital revolution started by Rajiv Gandhi, saying Modi "did not" initiate the digital India drive. "Modi didn't start digital India...It's a journey which started 25 years ago and it will take 20 more years," Pitroda, who was roped in by the then Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1984 as head of the Telecom Commission, said Sam Pitroda while launching his autobiography 'Dreaming Big: My Journey to Connect India', here this evening. The book was launched by Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, who showered praise on Pitroda crediting his "friend, philosopher and guide" and "daring dreamer" to be a "pio...

Indian PM Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ Available on Saavn App

21Oct By AnkitaNo Comments

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Indian PM Modi’s ‘Mann Ki Baat’ Available on Saavn App

People can now listen to recorded version of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat' on music application Saavn in 24 languages.PM Modi hosts the programme on All India Radio to address issues and events that affect the general public in India on a daily basis. "We are honoured to have Prime Minister Narendra Modi's programme, 'Mann Ki Baat' streaming on Saavn. This is in line with his vision of a 'Digital India' wherein technology can effect a qualitative change in peoples' lives," Saavn Global Chief Operating Officer Mahesh Narayanan said in a statement.This marks the first presence of 'Mann Ki Baat' on an Indian digital streaming platform, the statement said.Saavn claims to have 18 million monthly active users. Each Mann Ki Baat programme edition...

Key takeaways from Indian PM Modi’s visit to silicon valley

30Sep By No Comments

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Key takeaways from Indian PM Modi’s visit to silicon valley

The Indo-US Startup Connect was a unique exhibition of Start-Ups that showcased products from 40 different companies. Forty startups from India are participating in the programme at San Jose, which was planned following PM Modi's "Startup India, Stand up India" call from the ramparts of the Red Fort on Independence Day. (more…)

Why We Support Modi’s Digital India But Not Facebook’s Version Of Digital India & Free Basics

28Sep By No Comments

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Why We Support Modi’s Digital India But Not Facebook’s Version Of Digital India & Free Basics

We all know that Facebook is trying very hard to bring its Internet.org to India, which was disallowed in India is selling the same item in a new packet: “Free Basics”. Recently, they launched a super cool looking feature to change your profile picture to one with tricolour hues. This is supposed to be your show of support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Digital India initiative. Lakhs of people just loved this cool feature and started changing their profile pics as soon as they saw these giants changing their profile picture. However, please beware, Facebook is actually counting each DP change to as your support for its on “Internet.org” in India. Remember, it took a number of Internet influencers almost a month to educate people about Net Neutrality and garner about a million and...

Google CEO Pichai backs ‘Digital India’ initiative

24Sep By Press Trust of IndiaNo Comments

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Google CEO Pichai backs ‘Digital India’ initiative

India-born Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Thursday took to YouTube to back Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi's 'Digital India' campaign focused on connecting 1.2 billion people in the country and said his company would play its part in supporting the initiative. (more…)

Startup India, Standup India- What India can learn from Israel

31Aug By No Comments

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Startup India, Standup India- What India can learn from Israel

If Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Independence Day dream of India succeeding as 'startup' country has to kick start, there is a lot to learn from the original 'startup nation' Israel. The tiny country of Israel mushrooms almost two new startup companies every day and today houses some 5000 startups. New Delhi of course is just starting up! On being asked if Modi's call for a 'startup India' can succeed, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said "As far as the 'startup nation' I think this has a lot to do with entrepreneurial spirit. I have noticed that in Silicon Valley (USA), you hear Indian dialects and you hear Hebrew, sometimes you hear some English, which means there is a lot (happening). There is a lot of spirit for enterprise in both our countries." He also added that he e...