Speaking at the 15th India Digital Summit, Sharma said there is nothing that stops companies from processing data in India itself

Union IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said his department is working on this issue and it should be clear to any platform, be it Facebook, WhatsApp or any other social media app, that they are free to do business but at the cost of privacy of its users

The Drug Regulatory Authority of Pakistan (DRAP) approved the vaccine on Monday, two days after it had approved the emergency use of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine

The Ministry of External Affairs claimed that India has ramped up the construction of border infrastructure, including roads and bridges for the improvement of the livelihood of its citizens

Sensex lost 477 points intra day to 48,557 against previous close of 49,034.  Nifty too fell 170 points to its intra day low of 14,263 against previous close of 14,433

Growth in the three months ending in December rose to 6.5% over a year earlier, up from the previous quarter's 4.9%, according to official data released Monday

The digital innovation India has made so far is here to stay. It needs adoption into commercial application to deepen the financial inclusion net

COVID-19 vaccine: Pakistan, which is seeing rising numbers of coronavirus infections, said its vaccines would be procured from multiple sources

The small island state of Bahrain has the third-highest rate of vaccinations per capita in the world so far, according to the Our World in Data website, which is run by an Oxford University research programme

In the previous week ended January 1, the reserves had increased by $4.48 billion to $585.32 billion

The merchandise exports were valued at $27.11 billion in December 2019 while imports had totalled $39.59 billion

\"The two per cent interest subvention scheme on loans has truly supported Indian MSMEs. We would like to propose that the scheme be further extended with enhanced coverage,\" Indian Chamber of Commerce president Vikas Agarwal said

The survey also found that willingness to take the COVID-19 vaccine has been improving in many countries in recent weeks, just as shots developed by companies in the United States, Russia, China, Germany and Britain were starting to be delivered and administered in countries across Europe, North America and Asia

According to CBI sources, the amount of money garnered by Rose Valley through such schemes could be more than Rs 12,000 crore

\"In Japan, various efforts are made to utilise 5G in such fields as agriculture, transportation and disaster risk reduction. Japan is willing to share our experience and expertise and work together towards the successful introduction of 5G in India,\" stated Japanese minister Takeda

The United States, which has accused China of hiding the extent of its initial outbreak a year ago, has called for a \"transparent\" WHO-led investigation and criticised the terms of the visit

The instant loan apps offer loans to individuals and levy exorbitant interest rates and processing charges. These could range from 2-3 per cent per month, adding up to an average of 24-36 per cent a year

In an interaction with Business Today, IndiGo's CEO Ronojoy Dutta says that it's hard to know what kind of data may have been extracted by the hackers, and the airline is in the wait-and-watch mode

The shocking incident came to light when an FDA team raided the confectionery in the Palda area of the city and impounded the sweet items comprising 5,600 kg of candy and 4,200 kg of lollipop

China's exporters benefited from the relatively early reopening of its economy and demand for masks and other Chinese-made medical supplies