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Google makes its premium video conferencing app - Meet free for all users

Google makes its premium video conferencing app - Meet free for all users : Google’s Meet, the video conferencing app, is now free for all the users across globe. It has been announced by the company. Initially, it was launched as a premium app for paid users but with the surge in the VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Google makes its premium video conferencing app - Meet free for all users

Google makes its premium video conferencing app - Meet free for all users : Google’s Meet, the video conferencing app, is now free for all the users across globe. It has been announced by the company. Initially, it was launched as a premium app for paid users but with the surge in the VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Putting mobile phones in essential category may proved to be disadvantageous for offline retailers

Putting mobile phones in essential category may proved to be disadvantageous for offline retailers : Putting mobile phones in any category may disrupt the sale of mobile phones. Last week, the All India Mobile Retailers Association (AIMRA) wrote a letter to the Home Ministry of India, asking them to consider mobile phones VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Delhi government comes up with COVID-19 related info site

Delhi government comes up with COVID-19 related info site : To provide the citizens of Delhi accurate information on COVID-19 related initiatives and updates in a seamless manner, the Delhi government launched a dedicated website. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Great opportunity in electronics manufacturing: IT Minister

Great opportunity in electronics manufacturing: IT Minister : With Chinese manufacturing ramping up, it looks like the electronics manufacturing market could be spared any significant consequences from the COVID-19 episode, with one caveat: negative consumer sentiment. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Livelihood battle too has to be fought post COVID-19: Saumya Tandon

Livelihood battle too has to be fought post COVID-19: Saumya Tandon : Actress Saumya Tandon in her interview said something that really needs attention. She feels post COVID-19 battle, things may not be that normal, as they may seem now. After fighting this deadly pandemic war, people will have to fight for their livelihood, she feels. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Zoom deploys Oracle Cloud to enables millions of meeting participants

Zoom deploys Oracle Cloud to enables millions of meeting participants : Today Oracle announced that Zoom Video Communications, Inc. is turning to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure to support its growth and evolving business needs as the enterprise video communications company continues to innovate and provide an essential service to its extensive customer base. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Cyber criminals ramping up phishing attacks amid COVID-19 crisis

Cyber criminals ramping up phishing attacks amid COVID-19 crisis : In mid-March 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic was exploding in the US, the attack came. Hackers hit the Department of Health and Human Services with a breach of its systems, unleashing a disruption and disinformation campaign designed VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Kirti Sanon on Nepotism: It took me three years to get on Vogue Cover

Kirti Sanon on Nepotism: It took me three years to get on Vogue Cover : Kirti Sanon made her debut in Bollywood with Heropanti in 2015. While talking to a web portal, she reveals nepotism being strongly practiced in Bollywood. Sanon says she and other non star kids have to struggle VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Gujarat Congress leader Badruddin Shaikh succumbs to COVID-19

Gujarat Congress leader Badruddin Shaikh succumbs to COVID-19 : Senior Congress leader and Ahmedabad corporator Badruddin Shaikh succumbed to the coronavirus on Sunday. Badruddin Shaikh was admitted to SVP Hospital in Ahmedabad, Gujarat eight days ago. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

PM Modi interacts with the CMs amid lockdown

PM Modi interacts with the CMs amid lockdown : PM Modi held a video conference with the Chief Ministers of states to discuss their current state situation amid COVID-19. A 50-day lockdown that is going on since April 25 is expected to extend post May 3. Meghalaya said it will continue with the shutdown post VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Blockchain could help Governments to cope with Coronavirus Pandemic: Experts say

Blockchain could help Governments to cope with Coronavirus Pandemic: Experts say : When pandemic broke all over the country, everything came to sand still. The coronavirus pandemic has allowed governments to impose huge fines for violating the self-isolation and shelter-in-place order. Apple and Google have agreed to create a technology for tracking people who come into contact with COVID-19 cases. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Serum Institute of India to start manufacturing COVID-19 vaccine in 3 weeks

Serum Institute of India to start manufacturing COVID-19 vaccine in 3 weeks : Again India is on the global limelight, with our scientific and technology innovation, where the world famous Offord University came forward to partner with Pune based company as one of the seven global institutions manufacturing the vaccine. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

PR should focus on building trust during COVID-19: Varghese Thomas

PR should focus on building trust during COVID-19: Varghese Thomas : The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the single biggest challenges at the Public Relations community. There is widespread panic triggered by misinformation; inadequate hospitals capacity leading to alarm VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Dr Sindhu Bhaskar talking about digital banking platform security and Digital Assets I EST CAPITAL

Dr Sindhu Bhaskar talking about digital banking platform security and Digital Assets I EST CAPITAL : Dr Sindhu Bhaskar talking about digital banking platform security and Digital Assets I EST CAPITAL VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Keysight Technologies to Speed Introduction of High-Performance 5G Services

Keysight Technologies to Speed Introduction of High-Performance 5G Services : Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), a leading technology company that helps enterprises, service providers and governments accelerate innovation to connect and secure the world, announced that Rakuten Mobile has selected the company's 5G network VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

OLX India launches COVID-19 Relief fund for Migrant workers in India

OLX India launches COVID-19 Relief fund for Migrant workers in India : While the unprecedented health crisis continues across the globe, millions of small and medium-sized businesses have been adversely impacted in India by the current pandemic, leaving the contractual workforce the most vulnerable. To encourage people in helping the workers during these times, VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Airtel marks Earth Day 2020 with Grammy Award winner Ricky Kej

Airtel marks Earth Day 2020 with Grammy Award winner Ricky Kej : As India stays home as part of its battle against COVID-19, Airtel’s digital entertainment platforms will enable its customers to celebrate #EarthDay2020 in a unique way. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

AIIMS Delhi to use Robots in COVID-19 ward

AIIMS Delhi to use Robots in COVID-19 ward : AIIMS will begin to deploy robots in COVID-19 wards manufactured by the Milagrow iMap 9 that is a floor disinfecting robot that can navigate and sanitize the floors without any human intervention. It can destroy COVID spores on floor VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

US continues to access talent critical to the recovery phase

US continues to access talent critical to the recovery phase : On April 22nd 2020, White House came out with a proclamation suspending entry of immigrants who present risk to the U.S. Labor Market during the economic recovery following the COVID-19 outbreak VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Human trials of COVID-19 vaccine to begin from this week

Human trials of COVID-19 vaccine to begin from this week : Oxford University shall conduct the Human trial Of COVID-19 vaccine this week. Scientists at the university believe there is an 80 percent chance of success. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

700 employees from OYO Hotels and Home to face 25% salary cut

700 employees from OYO Hotels and Home to face 25% salary cut : Amid COVID-19, OYO Hotels and Homes has planned to cut the salaries of all employees by 25% for four months starting April and also sent some of its people on leave with limited benefits, according to a report.. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

UiPath Announces ServiceNow integration

UiPath Announces ServiceNow integration : UiPath, the leading enterprise Robotic Process Automation (RPA) software company, today announced an integration with ServiceNow to extend the value of automation across the enterprise. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Central government passes ordinance to save health workers from attackers

Central government passes ordinance to save health workers from attackers : Amid Coronavirus outbreak all over and maximum employees on Work From Home mode, there are a handful of uniformed warriors who work on field to keep all safe and healthy VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA "I knew it was going to be something special": Yami on Vicky Donor role

VARINDIA "I knew it was going to be something special": Yami on Vicky Donor role : Uri actor Yami Gautam made her debut with 2012 Bollywood film Vicky Donor, opposite Ayushmann Khurana, recently spoke about her role in the film. Directed by Shoojit Sarkar and produced by John Abraham, the film had Ayushmann and Yami in the lead roles. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

COVID-19 outbreak creating a huge user base for video streaming and conferencing services

COVID-19 outbreak creating a huge user base for video streaming and conferencing services : Quarantines and work-from-home policies have triggered a spike in demand for video streaming and conferencing, creating a huge base of new users of over-the-top (OTT) services while usage by existing users has also gone up, says GlobalData VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

COVID-19 brings newer dimension to the business environment

COVID-19 brings newer dimension to the business environment : There will be a huge shift towards localisation, with digital gets a real push and cash is always king for business and survival. Now companies have started moving jobs away from India as coronavirus shakes up back offices. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

New Microsoft 365 Personal and Family Subscriptions now available in Asia

New Microsoft 365 Personal and Family Subscriptions now available in Asia : Microsoft 365 is now available in Asia. It is a refresh of Office 365, which provides users with new artificial intelligence (AI), rich content and templates, and cloud-powered experiences. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Jio strike the deal with Facebook for USD 5.7 billion

Jio strike the deal with Facebook for USD 5.7 billion : The ongoing discussion ( JIO and Facebook) before COVID, now it becomes the reality of Reliance Industries (RIL) revealed that Facebook will pick up 9.99 percent equity stake in Jio Platforms for USD 5.7 billion or Rs 43,574 crore. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Report: Airbus to sell jets made for AirAsia in 'fire-sale' move

Report: Airbus to sell jets made for AirAsia in 'fire-sale' move : Weeks after unlimit halt on air travel, due to COVID-19, Airbus is putting the six jets it built for AirAsia up for sale, in what may herald a “fire-sale of unwanted planes” as per reports. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

India changes FDI policy to block threat of takeovers: Chinese Money

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The government has announced stringent restrictions on  foreign direct investments (FDIs)  from countries sharing land borders with India, especially the recent episode by  Chinese companies functioning in India . The sources said, within China, the Chinese private sector, and particularly tech firms, work closely with the government and the Communist Party in pursuing many of its goals at home. It is quite obvious true that more  Chinese companies investing in India  ,as India attempts to gain market access in China for its information technology, agricultural and pharmaceutical industries have hit a wall for over a decade. As per the sources, actual Chinese investment in India is at least three to four times higher than the official Indian figure. With this China has emerged as one of the fastest-growing sources of  Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into India . Indian statistics could record, those are the direct investments came from mainland China, but a majority of Chine

Government to give permission for investment from China and its neighbours

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The department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade issued a press note 3 (2020 series) stating that foreign investments from countries with which India shares land border shall be under approval route. Also, transfer of ownership of any existing or future FDI in an entity in India, directly or indirectly, resulting in beneficial ownership falling within this restriction will require government approval. The move comes close on the heels of market regulator Sebi asking custodian banks to disclose details of `ultimate beneficial owners’ of  foreign portfolio investors  (FPIs) based in China and Hong Kong. The press note states that this review is for curbing opportunistic takeovers or acquisitions of Indian companies due to current Covid 19 pandemic. The move is likely to have implications for future investments by venture capital funds and the startup segment that had seen rise in Chinese investments over last few years and may have deals inked for future infusion fr

$10B cloud contract that snubbed Amazon was legal: Pentagon

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The  Pentagon  is reconsidering its awarding of a major cloud computing contract to  Microsoft  after rival tech giant  Amazon  protested what it called a flawed bidding process. U.S. government lawyers said in a court filing this week of March 13, 2020 that the Defense Department “wishes to reconsider its award decision” and take another look at how it evaluated technical aspects of the companies’ proposals to run the $10 billion computing project. The Pentagon’s process for awarding a highly lucrative cloud computing contract to Microsoft instead of Amazon was in line with legal and government purchasing standards, a government watchdog agency said Wednesday. The Defense Department inspector general found no evidence of White House interference in the contract award process. But the report said investigators could not fully review that aspect of the matter because the White House would not allow unfettered access to witnesses. The contract, potentially worth $10 billio

Vidya Balan makes masks out of a blouse piece

Vidya Balan makes masks out of a blouse piece : Vidya Balan has shared a video of preparing a mask at home using a blouse piece. She has shared the video on Instagram where she can be seen making a mask with a blouse piece and two bands used for tying hair. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Amyra Dastur goes vocal on live in relationship and more

Amyra Dastur goes vocal on live in relationship and more : Actress Amyra Dastur currently was on chat through social media with her fans amid lockdown due to pandemic. Amyra, who featured in the cast of the 2017 Jackie Chan action comedy 'Kung Fu Yoga' VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

COVID-19: The smart band to alert uncontrollable face touching

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Amid  Coronavirus , people are also being advised to refrain from touching their face, as it may put them at the risk of contracting coronavirus pandemic. As known, the virus, which is primarily transmitted from human contact, can get on to your hands from contaminated surfaces and move into your respiratory system, eventually making you sick. The device buzzes to stop you from touching your face (or even bringing your hand close to it). Slightly Robot, a US based start up,  modified its Immutouch, smart band to work as a face-touch detector. Here how it works: Once the user calibrate the band to detect hand-to-face gestures, its accelerometer starts working with a personalized algorithm to track the position of the hand. It senses hand movement about 10 times per second and starts vibrating (a signal of hazardous action) as soon as one touches his/her face or come close to touching. As the buzzer rings every time user brings his/her hand to the face, the

IIT-Delhi startup brings mask 'at par' with N95 worth ₹45

IIT-Delhi startup brings mask 'at par' with N95 worth ₹45 : As masks are in short supply, an IIT Delhi startup has launched N95 masks for just ₹45. The mask is at par with N95 in terms of proper fitting, and engineered filtration layer that could provide up to 98% filtration efficiency.  The price is affordable so that it can reach masses for enhanced protection. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Do you know what is off-Facebook activity ?

Do you know what is off-Facebook activity ? : One can improve the security of your Facebook account by getting an alert when someone tries logging in from a device or web browser we don't recognize. These alerts will tell you which device tried logging in and where it's located. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

COVID-19 spurs cyberattacks on healthcare sector

COVID-19 spurs cyberattacks on healthcare sector : The global healthcare sector has been subjected to an array of cyberattacks as it deals with the COVID-19 pandemic, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Eros merges with US filmmaker STX

Eros merges with US filmmaker STX : Eros International Plc, Indian movie producer is merging with U.S. filmmaker STX Entertainment in an all-stock deal that brings together Bollywood and Hollywood. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

TCS to honour 40000 job offers made to Freshers in 2019 & 2020

TCS to honour 40000 job offers made to Freshers in 2019 & 2020 : Amid this pandemic, Tata Group is doing its every bit to help India sustain itself from Coronavirus. Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) said it will honour all the 40,000 job offers made to fresher’s this year. However, the company said it has decided not to give any salary hikes this year amid the pandemic. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Microsoft gains boost from Affirmed Networks acquisition but needs to maintain momentum to remain competitive

Microsoft gains boost from Affirmed Networks acquisition but needs to maintain momentum to remain competitive : With two major announcements in the past month, Microsoft has significantly sharpened its focus on addressing emerging 5G priorities for network operators. Despite the strong step forward with these two announcements, Microsoft VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

AWS, Microsoft and Google are into the same boot, which one to choose the best ?

AWS, Microsoft and Google are into the same boot, which one to choose the best ? : The cloud service providers offers a wide range of services includes , IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS, which have allowed businesses to develop virtualized IT infrastructure and deliver software through the cloud, independent of a user's operating system. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

IT services contracts signed in February 2020 suffered a monthly decline of 33%

IT services contracts signed in February 2020 suffered a monthly decline of 33% : Following this week’s results announcements from leading Indian IT services vendors Wipro and TCS. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Cybercrime forums are listing an increasing number of stolen or cracked accounts for sale of Zoom teleconferencing software.

Cybercrime forums are listing an increasing number of stolen or cracked accounts for sale of Zoom teleconferencing software. : Cybercrime forums are listing an increasing number of stolen or cracked accounts for sale of Zoom teleconferencing software. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Government waves off rent worth Rs 5 cr of mini IT Units operating from SPTI centers

Government waves off rent worth Rs 5 cr of mini IT Units operating from SPTI centers : The government has decided to waive off the rent being paid by IT units till June; that is for a period of four months. This will certainly come as a huge relief to IT and ITeS companies operating out of Software Technology Parks of India. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

MIT scientists' team build glove to hack one's dreams

MIT scientists' team build glove to hack one's dreams : Dreams are the thoughts we see while asleep. It is said, dreams are what we feel or think of. “Dreaming is really just thinking at night,” says Adam Horowitz, a PhD student at MIT Media Lab’s Fluid Interfaces Group and a Dream Lab researcher. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

FAIITA Raises Concern On the e-trailers Tantrum

FAIITA Raises Concern On the e-trailers Tantrum : The Information Technology Federation , consitutes of several IT Associations from across the country,wrote a request to the Prime Minister Modi, to look into the future of the Brick and Mortar shops spreed across the country VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Changing business landscape of VC - Zoom Out !!!

Changing business landscape of VC - Zoom Out !!! : The talk of the world in the pandemic era is on how to connect and re-connect through video conferencing app Zoom. The whole world seems to have taken to it in this time of lockdowns and social isolation. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Expert say, layoffs loom in telecom industry even after AGR, Coronavirus crisis

Expert say, layoffs loom in telecom industry even after AGR, Coronavirus crisis : As per the telecom experts, the 40-day lockdown amid fatal and deadly coronavirus has become a boon for the telecom industry as work from home concept has surged the overall traffic for Indian telecom service providers VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Google to go slow on recruitment process in next 2020

Google to go slow on recruitment process in next 2020 : Web Search Giant Google’s parent Alphabet Inc. is slowing hiring for the remainder of the year, the most drastic action since the Covid-19 pandemic began battering its advertising business several weeks ago. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

After seven years of relationship Asha Negi and Rithvik Dhanjani break-up

After seven years of relationship Asha Negi and Rithvik Dhanjani break-up : Rithvik Dhanjani and Asha Negi have reportedly split after seven years of living together and enjoying a romantic bliss. The couple met on the sets of their show – ZEE TV’s Pavitra Rishta and started dating each other. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

COVID-19 is reshaping our internet habits

COVID-19 is reshaping our internet habits : The coronavirus pandemic is changing how we work, study, digest news, and entertain ourselves. We’ve put together a quick breakdown of the biggest changes by vertical: VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Distress call of the offline IT channel Partners in India

Distress call of the offline IT channel Partners in India : The recent MHA guidelines on opening e-commerce platforms are confusing. All e-commerce platforms should be restricted only to essential commodities, otherwise they will break the backbone of this country. There is a huge and cry among the Brick and Mortar VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

TECH5 and ID R&D Announce First Joint Biometric Deployment in India

TECH5 and ID R&D Announce First Joint Biometric Deployment in India : Geneva, Switzerland: TECH5, an international multibiometric solutions company headquartered in Geneva, and ID R&D, the award-winning biometric solutions provider offering AI-based voice, face and behavioral user authentication VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Partners, We’re Here for You- Joyce Mullen- Dell Technologies

Partners, We’re Here for You- Joyce Mullen- Dell Technologies : COVID-19 has changed the way we work, the way we interact, and the way we approach public health. But it hasn’t changed our commitment to our partners. We have our partners’ backs. We always have, and always will.said Joyce Mullen, President,Global Channel- Del VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

COVID-19: Pizza delivery boy tests positive, 72 South Delhi families told to quarantine

COVID-19: Pizza delivery boy tests positive, 72 South Delhi families told to quarantine : 72 families in South Delhi were asked to self quarantine after the  pizza delivery boy was tested positive with pandemic coronavirus, confirmed the District Magistrate of South Delhi. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

COVID-19 will accelerate growth of electronic payments

COVID-19 will accelerate growth of electronic payments : The transition from cash to electronic payment will be accelerated by consumer behaviour learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Crypto.com to waive credit card fees for crypto purchases

Crypto.com to waive credit card fees for crypto purchases : Crypto.com, leader into digital payment provider will be waiving the 3.5 percent credit card fee for crypto purchases until June. It will offer a series of measures in order to provide support from the impact of the global Coronavirus pandemic VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Fold launches bitcoin rewards scheme with Visa

Fold launches bitcoin rewards scheme with Visa : Tech Industry will continue to contribute in a more meaningful way supporting clients, businesses and societies where all of us live and operate. People are coming together to help each other in multiple ways. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Augmented Reality Furniture Retail Platform by Queppelin

Augmented Reality Furniture Retail Platform by Queppelin : Augmented Reality Furniture Retail Platform by Queppelin VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

COVid Sample Collection Kiosk from DRDO:COVSACK

COVid Sample Collection Kiosk from DRDO:COVSACK : Based on the available evidence, the COVID-19 virus is transmitted between people through close contact and droplets. The people most at risk of infection are those who are in close contact with a COVID-19 patient or who care for COVID-19 patients. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Layoff continues in the media world, raises concern: INS

Layoff continues in the media world, raises concern: INS : The newspaper industry is facing an unprecedented crisis, exacerbated by no advertising revenue amidst the Covid-19 lockdown and there are news coming from many directions including TOI's Sunday Magazine, News Nation, Quint lay off employees amid coronavirus VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended the nationwide lockdown till May 3 as the 21-day loc

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended the nationwide lockdown till May 3 as the 21-day loc : Prime Minister Narendra Modi has extended the nationwide lockdown till May 3 as the 21-day loc VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Most popular AI use-cases in 2020 that you must look out for

Most popular AI use-cases in 2020 that you must look out for : Over the past few years, we have observed a drastic growth of Artificial Intelligence in various sectors. AI-based systems are implemented to help humans in their work resulting in increased efficiency. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

7 tips and tricks to work from home like a pro

7 tips and tricks to work from home like a pro : A vast majority of organizations around the world began working from home the same day the WHO officially declared Coronavirus as a pandemic. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Apple Watch to detect panic attacks in future

Apple Watch to detect panic attacks in future : According to XDA Developers’ Max Weinbach, Apple is working on a feature that will help Apple Watch to automatically detect panic attacks and can even detect when a user is under stress. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

World Bank predicts worst economic slump in South Asian countries

World Bank predicts worst economic slump in South Asian countries : The World Bank has said that due to the Coronavirus outbreak, India and South Asian countries may record their worst growth performance in four decades this year. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

India leads the way in tracing for Covid-19: Aarogya Setu Tracking App

India leads the way in tracing for Covid-19: Aarogya Setu Tracking App : The Government of India launched the MyGov Corona Helpdesk chatbot to provide accurate information about the coronavirus to the people. Two million people have used this chatbot so far. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

India leads the way in tracing for Covid-19: Aarogya Setu Tracking App

India leads the way in tracing for Covid-19: Aarogya Setu Tracking App : The Government of India launched the MyGov Corona Helpdesk chatbot to provide accurate information about the coronavirus to the people. Two million people have used this chatbot so far. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Maintaining business continuity: Our commitment to customers

Maintaining business continuity: Our commitment to customers : This week, we crossed the halfway point of the three-week lockdown in India. As we have embraced the new world of remote work and focused on keeping our families safe, lines between work and working from home have blurred like never before. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Advisory For Using Zoom Video : Sharing Data To Many

Advisory For Using Zoom Video : Sharing Data To Many : Millions of professionals in India are working from home after the imposition of a 21-day nationwide lockdown from March 25 to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Sachin Bansal chairs as Navi’ Technologie’s MD; raises Rs 204 Cr from Gaja Capital

Sachin Bansal chairs as Navi’ Technologie’s MD; raises Rs 204 Cr from Gaja Capital : The 38-year-old Sachin Bansal was recently roped in as Managing Director of Navi Technologies, who recently led an over Rs 3,000 crore round in the Bengaluru-based venture. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Airtel and Apollo Hospital Group join forces to help India, Break the COVID-19 Chain

Airtel and Apollo Hospital Group join forces to help India, Break the COVID-19 Chain : As part of its mission to use its networks and digital tech for the good of society, Bharti Airtel (“Airtel”) today announced an innovative collaboration with Apollo 24|7, the digital business unit of The Apollo Hospitals Group to support India’s battle against the COVID-19 VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

DPIIT suggests to permit limited activity in selected sectors

DPIIT suggests to permit limited activity in selected sectors : The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) headed by Dr. Guruprasad Mohapatra,Secretary has suggested on his letter to the Home Ministry to allow with limited activity in certain sectors VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Manorama Infosolutions Launches Solution for health authorities to Fight COVID-19 Pandemic

Manorama Infosolutions Launches Solution for health authorities to Fight COVID-19 Pandemic : Manorama Infosolutions Pvt. Ltd, a sister concern of Inspira Enterprise, (a global leading security solutions and digital transformation company) has launched a ready to implement Telemedicine Solution for remote Tele consultation of the COVID-19 suspects/ patients. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Statistics On Digital Payments Services Around the World: ACI Worldwide Research

Statistics On Digital Payments Services Around the World: ACI Worldwide Research : It is quiet obvious that, one problem leads to another newer opportunities, with more than half a trillion real-time payments transactions will be processed over the next five years, according to Prime Time for Real-Time VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Fragility of global supply chains but blockchain could be missing link in building resilience

Fragility of global supply chains but blockchain could be missing link in building resilience : The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted nearly every part of supply chains within the healthcare industry, once again exposing the vulnerabilities of many organizations, especially those that have a high dependence on markets such as India and China VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Slack and Zoom become essential business tools during crisis

Slack and Zoom become essential business tools during crisis : The unprecedented numbers of employees now working from home as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a 20 times increase in Zoom meetings since January 2020, demonstrating how collaboration software VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Bill Gates: Very few countries will get A grade for coronavirus response

Bill Gates: Very few countries will get A grade for coronavirus response : If philanthropist Bill Gates is to be believed, very few countries will get 'A-grade' for new coronavirus response when it comes to understanding the scale of the damage COVID-19 could do. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

World most portable ventilator developed in AIIMS

World most portable ventilator developed in AIIMS : World most portable ventilator developed in AIIMS VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Zoom isn’t malware, though Hackers are feeding that

Zoom isn’t malware, though Hackers are feeding that : It has been reported that daily traffic to the Zoom.us download page has increased by 535% in March 2020 alone. That's quite a statistic, as is the fact that in the same month there were more than 200 million daily Zoom meeting participants. A less positive Zoom-related VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Google thank medical staff for their selfless service towards humanity with doodle

Google thank medical staff for their selfless service towards humanity with doodle : Google always comes up with varied ways to pay tributes on celebrated birthdays, anniversaries, death anniversaries, historical dates and days etc. Google has recently come up with a doodle to thank the selfless on duty medical staff amid pandemic coronavirus. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Cloud provider sees 100% surge in demand for data

Cloud provider sees 100% surge in demand for data : The impact of COVID-19 will certainly dampen overall spending on IT infrastructure as companies temporarily shut down and employees are laid off or furloughed. As per IDC, the server market forecast for 2020, sales of x86 servers will decrease 2.2 percent VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Kareena Kapoor wasn’t insecure of Alia Bhatt’s ‘epic’ role in Udta Punjab

Kareena Kapoor wasn’t insecure of Alia Bhatt’s ‘epic’ role in Udta Punjab : Kareena Kapoor Khan believes in “sisterhood” and said that she was not even a little bit hesitant to sign Udta Punjab even though Alia Bhatt’s role in the film was so powerful. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Microsoft Has Paid Millions Of Dollars To Buy This One Domain

Microsoft Has Paid Millions Of Dollars To Buy This One Domain : Microsoft Corporation has made many acquisitions its four decades of existence, but the recent acquisition is perhaps the most interesting one. Not just because of its nature but because of its paid price which is estimated over 170,000 times than the regular market price. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Social media attempts to tackle COVID-19 fake news on messaging platforms

Social media attempts to tackle COVID-19 fake news on messaging platforms : Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, billions of people around the world are relying on social media and messaging platforms to stay connected. Big tech has also donated millions of dollars in relief efforts and teamed up with medical organizations VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

PM has taken the correct decision to extend lockdown: Delhi CM Kejriwal

PM has taken the correct decision to extend lockdown: Delhi CM Kejriwal : The battle against fatal coronavirus is going on since almost 17 days, and will be extended to cure the virus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed today in a video conference with all cities CM’s. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

PM Modi praises Aarogya Setu app, says 'Fantastic Usage of Technology to Combat Coronavirus'

PM Modi praises Aarogya Setu app, says 'Fantastic Usage of Technology to Combat Coronavirus' : With the rising cases of Coronavirus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a series of tweets urged everyone to download the Aarogya Setu app which has been launched by the Central government in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

On accusing Urvashi copied Sidharth's tweet, actress' team respond

On accusing Urvashi copied Sidharth's tweet, actress' team respond : Urvashi Rautela has been accused again on twitter of copying a tweet thanking Mumbai police. This time she has been accused of copying Sidharth Malhotra's tweet. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Facebook charges software firm over deceptive ads linked to coronavirus scams

Facebook charges software firm over deceptive ads linked to coronavirus scams : Facebook has sued the founder of a software company for running deceptive advertisements on its social-media platforms, including links to investment scams and bogus information about the coronavirus pandemic. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Drones being used to sanitize Noida’s sealed hotspots

Drones being used to sanitize Noida’s sealed hotspots : The UP government has taken stringent steps to curb COVID-19 spread across the state. The state government has identified 15 districts as being hotspots for COVID-19, of which one was Noida. To sanitise the hotspots in Noida, VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Zoom CEO Eric addresses privacy and security issues during first webinar

Zoom CEO Eric addresses privacy and security issues during first webinar : Zoom CEO Eric Yuan discussed issues related to zoom bombing which has been the biggest concern for the video conferencing platform. Zoom had rolled out an update earlier this month which makes passwords mandatory for meeting IDs. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

The central bank in its Monetary Policy Report said that the outlook for India’s economic recovery has been sharply altered by the coronavirus outbreak, underlining the pandemic’s deepening impact on South Asia’s engine of growth.

The central bank in its Monetary Policy Report said that the outlook for India’s economic recovery has been sharply altered by the coronavirus outbreak, underlining the pandemic’s deepening impact on South Asia’s engine of growth. : The central bank in its Monetary Policy Report said that the outlook for India’s economic recovery has been sharply altered by the coronavirus outbreak, underlining the pandemic’s deepening impact on South Asia’s engine of growth. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Textile Minister Smriti Irani stitches homemade reusable face masks

Textile Minister Smriti Irani stitches homemade reusable face masks : Textile Minister Smriti Irani recently tweeted a picture of herself stitching face masks during lockdown. With the picture collage, which also acts as a step-wise guide on how to make masks VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

COVID -19 effect : New York city digs mass grave, death toll increases

COVID -19 effect : New York city digs mass grave, death toll increases : As the death rate in New York City is increasing due to the venomous shadow of fatal pandemic coronavirus, the city is running out of morgue. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Global economy to go into recession in 2020

Global economy to go into recession in 2020 : There is no deny in the fact that, the global economy could slump into recession in 2020.  It also says that aggregate demand is expected to be impacted adversely by likely recession in the global economy, caused by disruptions in global supply chains VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Didn't take mom's help, it was me & my agency: Alaya on nepotism

Didn't take mom's help, it was me & my agency: Alaya on nepotism : Bollywood looks a world of glamour, but to enter the world is not easy, except for the kids of those who are into that world. Nepotism is a reality in Bollywood, and actor’s children taste the flavour of it when they put their step into Bollywood. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Looking at the present COVID-19 situation in the country, PM Narendra Modi has indicated to party leaders

Looking at the present COVID-19 situation in the country, PM Narendra Modi has indicated to party leaders : Looking at the present COVID-19 situation in the country, PM Narendra Modi has indicated to party leaders VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Xpress Computers sees Digital Transformation as phenomenal step to face new age challenges and customer needs

Xpress Computers sees Digital Transformation as phenomenal step to face new age challenges and customer needs : We at Xpress see Digital transformation as a phenomenal step to meet the new age challenges and needs of our customers. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

How to Turn Change into Opportunity-Oracle Cloud Apps

How to Turn Change into Opportunity-Oracle Cloud Apps : How to Turn Change into Opportunity-Oracle Cloud Apps VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Amazon Web Services vs Google Cloud Platform - AWS vs GCP

Amazon Web Services vs Google Cloud Platform - AWS vs GCP : Amazon Web Services vs Google Cloud Platform - AWS vs GCP VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

A cloud AR platform that contains the Realtime 3D (or spatial) map of the world

A cloud AR platform that contains the Realtime 3D (or spatial) map of the world : A cloud AR platform that contains the Realtime 3D (or spatial) map of the world VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

COVID-19 relief: TikTok offers USD 250 mn as relief fund

COVID-19 relief: TikTok offers USD 250 mn as relief fund : Popular social video app TikTok pledged to contribute $250 million to pandemic relief efforts around the world. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Microsoft Teams enabled TECHGYAN to build its internal processes

Microsoft Teams enabled TECHGYAN to build its internal processes : Before we get into the details, let me first explain what we understand by the term Digital Transformation since the term means different things to different people. Digital Transformation is application of digital technologies VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

stay at home- HPE Discover 2020

stay at home- HPE Discover 2020 : stay at home- HPE Discover 2020 VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

A new HPE headquarters for a new chapter

A new HPE headquarters for a new chapter : A new HPE headquarters for a new chapter VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Bill Gates talks about coronavirus, what leaders must

Bill Gates talks about coronavirus, what leaders must : Bill Gates talks about coronavirus, what leaders must VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Highest jump in internet traffic ever: DE-CIX

Highest jump in internet traffic ever: DE-CIX : The present lockdown has seen a huge spike in data traffic. Internet usage is playing an ever-greater role – with increasing access to news sites, for example. Since March 10, DE-CIX has reported the highest jump in internet traffic ever VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Apple plans to take over VR firm NextVR for $100 million

Apple plans to take over VR firm NextVR for $100 million : As per news report, Apple is planning to take over California-based virtual reality company NextVR. The deal will be worth $100 million. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

'ProDot' Contributes Rs. One Million to PM CARES Fund

'ProDot' Contributes Rs. One Million to PM CARES Fund : ProDot, the only Cartridge Manufacturer in India today announced that it has contributed Rs. One Million towards the Prime Minister CARES Fund to fight Coronavirus pandemic across the country. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

'ProDot' Contributes Rs. One Million to PM CARES Fund

'ProDot' Contributes Rs. One Million to PM CARES Fund : ProDot, the only Cartridge Manufacturer in India today announced that it has contributed Rs. One Million towards the Prime Minister CARES Fund to fight Coronavirus pandemic across the country. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE