BJP leader and former Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday expressed concerns over the safety of Indian students studying in the US and urged the American envoy to present a transparent disclosure of the universities. Chandrasekhar, who is himself a US university graduate, made the remarks in response to US Ambassador Eric Garcetti’s post on … Read more
People walk past a residential building damaged as a result of shelling in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, on February 24, 2024, amid the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian conflict. | Photo Credit: AFP Indian ‘helper’ dies in Russian war zone Hemil Ashvinbhai Mangukiya, a 23-year-old man from Gujarat who was hired as a security helper by the Russian Army, … Read more
Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Electronics and Information Technology. | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN After legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar flagged his deepfake video doing the rounds, Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar slammed deepfakes as a threat to the safety and trust of Indian users, saying the government will soon notify … Read more
Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar (file) | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said he feels branding him as a communal element is “akin to terming Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden a humanist.” Speaking at a function organised by the India Minority Forum on empowering minority communities in Kochi on December 1 (Friday), … Read more
Union Minister of State for Skill Development & Entrepreneurship, Electronics and Information Technology, Rajeev Chandrasekhar. File photo | Photo Credit: PTI The Ernakulam Central Police have filed a First Information Report under Section 153 (wantonly giving provocation with an intent to cause riot) and 153-A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion) of … Read more
New Delhi: Months after a massive cyber attack at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi, the government is yet to come up with a satisfactory answer as to what happened to the patient data that was encrypted and may have been exfiltrated by the hackers. Sensitive data of 40 million patients, … Read more
The government will review norms of the design linked incentive (DLI) program which envisages to support 100 companies involved in product design in the semiconductor space as part of a Rs 76,000 crore scheme for developing the electronic chip ecosystem in the country, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Sunday. … Read more
The government’s roadmap for the semiconductor sector entails big investments due to geopolitical circumstances but it is giving equal importance to design and innovation, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Monday. Speaking at 35th International VLSI and Embedded Systems Conference, Chandrasekhar said India’s performance during the COVID-19 pandemic has placed … Read more
Standard Operating Procedures — which will provide further clarity on the new IT and intermediary rules — are required as “guardrails” for consumers and investors, and the government would certainly deliver on it, Minister of State for IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar has said. The SOPs involve inter-ministerial consultation and are about “sensitising” many ministries, Chandrasekhar said, … Read more
The government is looking at rolling out a five-year strategic perspective plan to make India a significant tech player, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Tuesday. The minister added that the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY) will partner with the private sector in areas not just limited to soliciting … Read more