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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 C...

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 in...

$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,...

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