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Bhakshak, Captain Miller, The Marvels and More: Here Are the Top OTT Releases This Week to Binge Watch
Bhumi Pednekar’s Bhakshak, based on the true incident of abuse of young girls in a Bihar orphanage, is releasing on Netflix. Dhanush’s Captain Miller and Mahesh Babu’s Guntur Kaaram are also premiering as post-theatrical releases on Prime Video and Netflix. Zee5’s Lantrani, set in small Indian towns and villages, is another heartwarming rel...
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'India's Last Tea Shop' Joins Digital Payment Ecosystem; Anand Mahindra Hails
Industrialist Anand Mahindra took to Instagram to hail a post featuring a teashop in Uttarakhand's Mana village - the last Indian village.
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Chhello Show at Rs. 95: India's Oscar Entry to Open in 95 Cinemas for Thursday 'Last Show' Previews
Chhello Show, India's official Oscar entry, is set to release this Friday, October 14 in cinemas across India. As part of a new marketing stunt, Thursday previews for Last Film Show will be held in 95 theatres, with tickets priced at Rs. 95.
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Russian Minister Discusses 5G, Telecom Technology, Security with MoS Communications at ITU Meet
Russian minister Bella Cherkesova on Monday expressed interest in deepening the collaboration with India in telecom technology, security, and developing 5G use cases. Cherkesova, Russia's Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media, discussed India's success in spreading the digital infrastructure across the country, parti...
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Maharashtra Village Begins 'Digital Detox' For Residents
A village in Maharashtra's Sangli district is showing the way out of the clutter of electronic gadgets and social media platforms in modern life by getting its residents to go in for a "digital detox" every evening.
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5G Telecom Services to Start Soon, Will Offer 10 Times Faster Speeds and Lag-Free Connectivity: PM Modi
5G mobile telephony will start soon in India, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. 5G promises to offer 10 times faster speeds and lag-free connectivity. PM Modi also touched upon all-round development of technology in the country from 5G to push for electronic chips, laying of optical fibre cable (OFC) network across villages and enablemen...
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Maharashtra Begins Issuing Caste Certificates on Polygon Blockchain Under ‘Digital India’ Initiative
The Polygon blockchain network is being used by the Maharashtrian government to issue caste certificates in the Etapalli village and Gadchiroli district. The step is aimed at curbing the “menace of forgeries” and “identify the right beneficiaries for delivery of government schemes”. Polygon emerged as the chosen blockchain because it is an ...
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Digital Connectivity Of Villages Will Create Pool Of Skilled Youth: PM Modi
Digital connectivity of villages is no longer an aspiration but the need of the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today.
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WhatsApp Launches Digital Payments Utsav in India; Adopts 500 Villages in Maharashtra, Karnataka
WhatsApp has announced the launch of Digital Payments Utsav to promote digital payments in the country. The pilot programme has adopted 500 villages across Karnataka and Maharashtra and the company says it has seen promising results on the ground.
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In Bengal Village, Teacher Turns Walls Into Blackboards To Close Digital Gap
In a small tribal village on the eastern tip of India, an enterprising teacher has turned walls into blackboards and roads into classrooms, trying to close the gap in learning brought on by prolonged school shutdowns in the country.
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Assam Digital Divide: Village Students Get 4G Network, But No Smartphones
Dimpi Das, a Class 10 student, lives in Kurua village in Darrang district, about 50 kms from Guwahati. There is a 4G mobile internet tower just 200 meters away from her home.
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Students Climb "Network Tree" In Maharashtra Village For Online Classes
Weak mobile internet connectivity has pushed several students in a village in Maharashtra's Gondia district to climb a "network tree" in search of uninterrupted signals for online classes.
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"Amazon Can Pick A Few Villages": Union Minister On Rural Digital Drive
The centre has asked Amazon to participate in developing "digital villages" across the country, on a day the online retail giant owned by Jeff Bezos announced that it would start manufacturing its flagship gadgets in India.
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Gujarat Village Chooses ''Digital Mourning'' Amid Lockdown
In a bid to encourage social distancing and not violate the COVID-19 lockdown, people in Gujarat's Punsari village chose to hold a digital ''besna'' or mourning for one of the locals who died.
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5,000 Bihar Villages To Be Digitally Equipped: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said 5,000 villages of Bihar will be digitally equipped in future.
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Bhakshak, Captain Miller, The Marvels and More: Here Are the Top OTT Releases This Week to Binge Watch
Bhumi Pednekar’s Bhakshak, based on the true incident of abuse of young girls in a Bihar orphanage, is releasing on Netflix. Dhanush’s Captain Miller and Mahesh Babu’s Guntur Kaaram are also premiering as post-theatrical releases on Prime Video and Netflix. Zee5’s Lantrani, set in small Indian towns and villages, is another heartwarming rel...
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'India's Last Tea Shop' Joins Digital Payment Ecosystem; Anand Mahindra Hails
Industrialist Anand Mahindra took to Instagram to hail a post featuring a teashop in Uttarakhand's Mana village - the last Indian village.
-
Chhello Show at Rs. 95: India's Oscar Entry to Open in 95 Cinemas for Thursday 'Last Show' Previews
Chhello Show, India's official Oscar entry, is set to release this Friday, October 14 in cinemas across India. As part of a new marketing stunt, Thursday previews for Last Film Show will be held in 95 theatres, with tickets priced at Rs. 95.
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Russian Minister Discusses 5G, Telecom Technology, Security with MoS Communications at ITU Meet
Russian minister Bella Cherkesova on Monday expressed interest in deepening the collaboration with India in telecom technology, security, and developing 5G use cases. Cherkesova, Russia's Deputy Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media, discussed India's success in spreading the digital infrastructure across the country, parti...
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Maharashtra Village Begins 'Digital Detox' For Residents
A village in Maharashtra's Sangli district is showing the way out of the clutter of electronic gadgets and social media platforms in modern life by getting its residents to go in for a "digital detox" every evening.
-
5G Telecom Services to Start Soon, Will Offer 10 Times Faster Speeds and Lag-Free Connectivity: PM Modi
5G mobile telephony will start soon in India, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday. 5G promises to offer 10 times faster speeds and lag-free connectivity. PM Modi also touched upon all-round development of technology in the country from 5G to push for electronic chips, laying of optical fibre cable (OFC) network across villages and enablemen...
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Maharashtra Begins Issuing Caste Certificates on Polygon Blockchain Under ‘Digital India’ Initiative
The Polygon blockchain network is being used by the Maharashtrian government to issue caste certificates in the Etapalli village and Gadchiroli district. The step is aimed at curbing the “menace of forgeries” and “identify the right beneficiaries for delivery of government schemes”. Polygon emerged as the chosen blockchain because it is an ...
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Digital Connectivity Of Villages Will Create Pool Of Skilled Youth: PM Modi
Digital connectivity of villages is no longer an aspiration but the need of the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today.
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WhatsApp Launches Digital Payments Utsav in India; Adopts 500 Villages in Maharashtra, Karnataka
WhatsApp has announced the launch of Digital Payments Utsav to promote digital payments in the country. The pilot programme has adopted 500 villages across Karnataka and Maharashtra and the company says it has seen promising results on the ground.
-
In Bengal Village, Teacher Turns Walls Into Blackboards To Close Digital Gap
In a small tribal village on the eastern tip of India, an enterprising teacher has turned walls into blackboards and roads into classrooms, trying to close the gap in learning brought on by prolonged school shutdowns in the country.
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Assam Digital Divide: Village Students Get 4G Network, But No Smartphones
Dimpi Das, a Class 10 student, lives in Kurua village in Darrang district, about 50 kms from Guwahati. There is a 4G mobile internet tower just 200 meters away from her home.
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Students Climb "Network Tree" In Maharashtra Village For Online Classes
Weak mobile internet connectivity has pushed several students in a village in Maharashtra's Gondia district to climb a "network tree" in search of uninterrupted signals for online classes.
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"Amazon Can Pick A Few Villages": Union Minister On Rural Digital Drive
The centre has asked Amazon to participate in developing "digital villages" across the country, on a day the online retail giant owned by Jeff Bezos announced that it would start manufacturing its flagship gadgets in India.
-
Gujarat Village Chooses ''Digital Mourning'' Amid Lockdown
In a bid to encourage social distancing and not violate the COVID-19 lockdown, people in Gujarat's Punsari village chose to hold a digital ''besna'' or mourning for one of the locals who died.
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5,000 Bihar Villages To Be Digitally Equipped: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said 5,000 villages of Bihar will be digitally equipped in future.
