Beijing may be successful in stymieing China’s current Big Tech cohort. But companies are quick to adapt, with every chance that new behemoths will appear.
In 1995, telecom minister Sukh Ram made the first mobile call to Jyoti Basu. And VSNL’s internet service was terrible. But its dial-up link over poor fixed telephone lines opened up a new world for us.
Project was announced by IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad in January and was supposed to be completed by June. However, it got delayed due to Covid-19 lockdown.
If implemented, the lower costs could help Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio accelerate its broadband services launched last year. It will also aid Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea.
A police official said the encounter began after security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Srinagar following inputs about the presence of militants there.
Despite the Gauhati High Court ordering internet services be restored on Thursday, the state govt didn't issue any instruction to mobile operators to implement it until Friday.
When governments build barriers to protect companies, then consumers suffer, growth stagnates, and the entire country falls behind the rest of the world.
The graduation is meant to bolster the legacy and legitimacy of Sheikh Hasina's Awami League, even as the real-world preparedness lagged behind the glossy narrative.
Indonesia delegation led by Defence Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin visited BrahMos facility & met with top officials & undertook a detailed briefing on the missile system.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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