Quote of the day by Genevan philosopher Jean Jacques Rousseau: ‘People who know little are usually great talkers, while...’Jean-Jacques Rousseau, a Swiss-born philosopher, profoundly influenced the Enlightenment with his ideas on inherent human goodness corrupte...
26 Mar, 2026, 11.24 AM IST
US rejoining international anti-abortion pactThe United States, under Secretary of State Marco Rubio, has announced its rejoining of the Geneva Consensus Declaration, aimed at limiting...
25 Jan, 2025, 07.06 AM IST
India to contest for re-election to International Telecommunications Union Council"India is contesting, for re-election, to the ITU Council, for the term 2023-2026. India has been a member of ITU since 1869 and has been c...
04 Jun, 2022, 02.43 PM IST
Indigenous 5G tech expected to be rolled out by August 2022: Devusinh Chauhan"India has developed an indigenous 4G stack wherein 4G Core and Radio Access Networks (are) designed and tested in India. It helps the oper...
02 Jun, 2022, 10.46 PM IST
India responds to the United Nations on new IT rulesIndia has told the United Nations that the revised IT rules were finalised by the government after broad consultations with various stakeho...
20 Jun, 2021, 02.46 PM IST
UN confirms $10,000 donation from pro-Khalistan outfitUS-based Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, who has been designated a terrorist by India and is general counsel to the pro-Khalistan SFJ, which is be...
14 Mar, 2021, 10.05 AM IST
India rejects UN human rights chief's criticism on RohingyasUN human rights chief had criticised India on the issue of deportation of Rohingyas as well as on religious intolerance and threat to right...
12 Sep, 2017, 09.01 PM IST
Manoj Sinha meets ITU General Secretary, supports international telecom union opening an India officeManoj Sinha is heading a delegation for the meeting of the World Summit on Information Society Forum-2017 (WSIS) being held at Geneva.
18 Jun, 2017, 12.58 PM IST
India slips to 91st place on readiness for digitised economyAmong the major emerging markets, India is ranked the lowest with Russia retaining the top place at 41st rank, followed by China at 59th.
06 Jul, 2016, 03.30 PM IST
Non-declarants of foreign assets to face consequences: FM Arun JaitleyIn his Facebook post, the Minister also expressed the commitment of the government to fight the menace of the domestic black money.
04 Oct, 2015, 05.48 PM IST
India for setting up global agency to manage internetSuch a body would give India direct stake in influencing the framing of Internet-related policies and help allay concerns in the government.
06 Mar, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
India wants global panel for greater say in web rulesAlthough the Internet is largely unregulated, ICANN is currently entrusted with ensuring operational robustness of the naming system for we...
04 Mar, 2014, 12.05 PM IST
- WEF Summit in Gurgaon from November 6-8
The three-day World Economic Forum on India summit will be held in Gurgaon this year from November 6.
21 Jun, 2012, 07.05 PM IST
- Geneva flats and flower stall in IAS officers' assets
More than two dozen IAS officers have declared no immovable assets, but another's family has two flats in Geneva, still others own agricult...
28 Jun, 2011, 08.54 AM IST
- Access to info on Swiss accounts made easier
The Swiss Parliament today approved amendments to tax treaties with countries like India, that makes it easier for them to access informati...
17 Jun, 2011, 11.27 PM IST
- BWA Services to get 160 MHz of spectrum in 2012, says Kapil Sibal
Indicating further competition in the mobile broadband space, the government said 160 MHz of spectrum will be available next year for telec...
17 May, 2011, 05.38 AM IST
- Department of IT restructures societies
The Department of Information Techonology has restructured 13 societies under it, as part of which CDAC, NCST, ER&DCI and CEDT (Mohali) hav...
16 Dec, 2002, 10.55 PM IST