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Annual conference of country's top cops to be held virtually next month

Various issues related to policing, law and order, technology-enabled security tools, border security, social media policy, cyber crime, co...

Now, only e-challan for flouting traffic rules in Assam

E-challan facility will allow motorists to pay their traffic challans instantly using debit or credit card and internet banking through han...

Indian Army develops its own WhatsApp-like messaging service to prevent leaks

“SAI is a simple and secure messaging application, which supports end-to-end secure voice, text and video calling services for Android plat...

IT Ministry to take action against officers responsible for info lapses on Aarogya Setu issue

The IT Ministry, in a statement on Wednesday evening, clarified that the NIC in collaboration with volunteers from industry and academia de...

Aarogya Setu app launched by GoI in public-private partnership mode

The government has clarified in a press statement that its contact tracing app Aarogya Setu was launched by Government of India in public-p...

Assam government launches mobile app, Kisan Rath, to promote buyer-seller network

Initially launched by the Government of India, the app has been customized by National Informatics Centre (NIC) Assam to suit the requireme...

Make India global powerhouse for software products: IT minister to industry

"The world is looking at India in a big way. I would like innovators to think about that...We have already come out with a software product...

E-passports for all Indian citizens next year onwards; govt works on IT backbone

If you apply for a new passport or seek a re-issue in 2021, chances are you could get an e-passport embedded with an electronic microproces...

COVID-19 digital push: Railways moves over 5 lakh files, 12 lakh documents online

The use of Railways' e-office has grown manifold since the pandemic hit the country -- the number of e-receipts increased from 4.5 lakhs du...

The challenges of holding a virtual Parliament session

The govt is mulling its options — a fully virtual or a hybrid sitting of the Houses.

Special CBI court sealed for 48 hours after local lawyer contracts Covid-19

Senior BJP leader and former Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani was slated to record his statement under Section 313 of the Criminal Procedur...

Finally, video conferencing apparatus installed in special CBI Court

The special CBI Judge S K Yadav on May 14 had instructed the authorities of UP administration to install the apparatus. The Judge had to se...

Babri Masjid trial: Uma Bharti on list of accused appearing in court on Thursday

The court here is in the process of recording the statements of the 32 accused under section 313 of the CrPC, a stage in the trial which fo...

Odisha, Sikkim, Mizoram join 'One Nation-One Ration Card' scheme: Ram Vilas Paswan

Under the 'One Nation-One Ration Card' initiative, eligible beneficiaries would be able to avail their entitled foodgrains under the Nation...

RS chairman, LS speaker discuss possibility of virtual meetings of Parl panels

The Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha secretary generals were asked to examine all issues regarding holding of parliamentary committee meetings thr...

Maintain office environment during video-conference meetings: Government to officials

"National Informatics Centre (NIC) video-conference facility shall be leveraged to organise important meetings while working from home. Off...

'Work from home' to be new normal for govt offices post lockdown, draft guidelines issued

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) may provide option for work from home to the eligible officers/staff for 15 days in a year ...