, Author at The Digital Indian

Jan122017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Amazon removes Indian Flag dormats after Sushma Swaraj Warning

National

Following India's threat of blocking visa to any Amazon official if the company did not withdraw an Indian flag-themed doormat from its Canadian platform, the e-commerce website removed the article from the online marketplace on Thursday. A spokesman for Amazon based at its headquarters in Seattle contacted The Washington Post to say that the doormat was no longer for sale on its website. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday said Amazon must tender an unconditional apology and withdraw all products insulting the Tricolour, otherwise no Amazon official will get an Indian visa. https://twitter.com/SushmaSwaraj/status/819192573134680064 https://twitter.com/SushmaSwaraj/status/819177814037512193 https://twitter.com/SushmaSwaraj/status/819192941130326016 Do...

Jan112017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Indian Railways tunes in to revenues with music, films

National

The railways will put up ATMs on platforms in stations, offer music and movies in trains and ‘brand’ trains to boost advertising revenue, opening up new revenue streams. These and other initiatives on revenues for Indian Railways from non-fare sources were announced by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Tuesday. The Minister unveiled the Railways’ first non-fare revenue policy, out-of-home advertising policy, train branding policy, content-on-demand and rail radio policy along with an ATM policy. The ATMs are likely to be located at the end of platforms or at a prominent place in the circulating area of stations. “ATMs require round-the-clock security so setting up such facilities at rail platforms will reduce the security cost,” Mr. Prabhu said at a press conference here. “The ...

Jan112017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Sushma Swaraj’s warning to Amazon over sale of tricolour doormats

National

Foreign minister Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday threatened to refuse visas to Amazon officials and withdraw visas already given to Amazon employees in India, if the global e-tailer did not stop selling doormats with the Indian flag on them. "If this is not done forthwith, we will not grant Indian Visa to any Amazon official. We will also rescind the Visas issued earlier," Swaraj said in a series of tweets after she received a complaint on Twitter. While seeking an unconditional apology, the minister also asked the Indian embassy to take up the matter with Amazon Canada. https://twitter.com/SushmaSwaraj/status/819177814037512193 https://twitter.com/SushmaSwaraj/status/819192941130326016 https://twitter.com/SushmaSwaraj/status/819192573134680064 "Amazon must tender unconditiona...

Jan112017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Khadi From symbol of India’s freedom to fashion statement

Lifestyle

To help promote local artisans and weavers across the country, an exhibition here seeks to encourage larger use of Khadi – a fabric that has transformed from being a symbol of India’s freedom struggle to become a style statement. Titled ‘The Khadi : Just Five Meters‘, the solo show by Ritu Beri at India Habitat Centre here underlines the importance of ‘khadi’ portraying the fabric as a mark of self-purification, self-reliance and independence. “The show is a call to action that challenges people who live in urban cities to grant dignity to the rural brethren and to rethink our engagement with the spinners, weavers and people who work with handicrafts in the villages. “It is designed to be a study for those who want to understand what the khadi movement stands for, and what it ...

Jan102017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

We can’t be dependent only on politicians or political party to bring good days. – Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev

National

Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi for demonetising Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 currency notes, Yoga guru Baba Ramdev today said printing of Rs 2,000 currency notes should also be stopped in future. ”The adverse effect of high denomination currency is evident as the fake currency in the denomination of Rs 2,000 notes has arrived (in the market). The bigger value note has the same problem for which Modiji has scrapped the other ones,” Ramdev told reporters here. “Fake currency note in high denomination is convenient for printing, transportation and difficult to trace. I feel the printing of Rs 2,000 note should be stopped in future,” he added. “In future, wherever there will be a strong need, cash should be used otherwise we should move towards a cashless economy. As we move ahead toward d...

Jan102017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Russia Demands Apple & Google To Remove LinkedIn From App Stores

Technology

Recently, the Russian Government decided to ban LinkedIn and to do so Russia asked Apple and Google to simply remove the LinkedIn app from their app stores. The problems of LinkedIn and Microsoft in Russia have been rising in recent months. Failure to comply with the rules imposed led to the social network being banned. Now Russia wants to do much more to block access by asking Google and Apple to simply remove the LinkedIn app from their app stores. The decision to ban LinkedIn Russia was taken in October 2016 in response to the decision of a court case. Failure to comply with the decision to maintain local users’ data on Russian territory has thus ended. Immediately, LinkedIn was blocked, becoming inaccessible in the country, either by the browser or the applications. Of course...

Jan102017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

How to Update All the Software on Your Windows PC

Technology

Update all the software on your Windows PC with the help of all the possible ways that will help you to easily get the latest version of your currently installed in your PC. So have a look on complete guide discussed below to proceed. Programming related bugs are a piece of registering life. Engineers, for the most part, discharge new forms of a product either by expelling a few bugs, fixing security vulnerabilities or by presenting new components. If you have introduced heaps of applications on your Windows PC, then overhauling them independently can be an overwhelming assignment. Staying aware of the redesigns is likewise testing because many engineers don’t discuss well with the clients. How to Check for Software Updates Most cutting edge desktop applications contain an overhaul high...

Jan102017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

We are going to do ‘Some Great Things,’ Says Trump After Meeting Jack Ma

USA

New York, United States: President-elect Donald Trump and China's billionaire founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba held "great" talks in New York on Monday focused on creating US jobs and enabling trade with Asia. The incoming Republican president, who will be sworn in as commander-in-chief in less than two weeks' time having never previously held elected office, has made job creation a key promise of his incoming administration. His team said the meeting between the 70-year-old real estate tycoon and China' richest man was focused on how Alibaba can create one million US jobs by enabling one million US small businesses to sell goods into China and Asia. "We had a great meeting," Trump told reporters afterward in accompanying Ma back down to the lobby of his Trump Tower headquarte...

Jan92017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

If you don’t scream nobody gives a damn, says Arnab Goswami

Karnataka

“Republic is a movement, not a channel… it’s not just a media venture, it’s a revolution,” Arnab Goswami, founder of upcoming news channel Republic said at the 4th edition of the Under 25 Summit in Bengaluru on Sunday. The summit claims to be India’s largest youth festival that brings entrepreneurs, creators, designers, developers, musicians, and food enthusiasts – under one roof. Goswami began by talking about the mass molestation incident in Bengaluru on New Year’s eve which managed to touch the right chord with the youth who continued to applaud throughout his speech. Goswami took on the politicians who tried to “cover up” the molestation incident by blaming the nature of the festivals and western clothes. In his gripping speech, Goswami sought support from the youth who will b...

Jan92017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Shipping ministry aims to enable the port authorities to function like a corporate entity

National

The Major Port Authorities Bill, which seeks to provide significant operational autonomy to the major ports, will allow the 12 state-run entities to work like a corporate with full flexibility, says a research report. Terming the proposed law as a significantly positive step for the state-run ports, domestic rating agency ICRA in a report said “the Union shipping ministry aims to enable the port authorities to function like a corporate entity and provide autonomy and flexibility to operate, besides bringing in a professional approach in their governance.” K Ravichandran, senior vice-president at Icra, said the move will give autonomy to ports in raising loans sans government approvals, which is a potential positive as in the past some major ports have struggled to implement expansion...