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NASA has selected 13 proposals, including one by an Indian-origin scientist, through the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC), a programme aimed at revolutionising future space missions to Mars and beyond.
Ratnakumar Bugga, from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in California was selected for his Venus Interior Probe Using In-situ Power and Propulsion (VIP-INSPR). NIAC Phase I awards are valued at about USD 100,000 for nine months, to support initial definition and analysis of the

Apple appealed against a single judge order of March 1 preventing the tech giant from using the term in its operating systems Mac OS X El Capitan and iOS 9.
The Delhi High Court earlier this week vacated an injunction preventing Apple, Inc. from using the term SplitView in India. The April 7 ruling by the Bench consisting Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Mukta Gupta came after Apple appealed against a single judge order of March 1 restraining it from using the term in its operating sy

Xiaomi has sought complete exemption from the mandatory 30 per cent local sourcing norms for opening single brand retail stores in India
Chinese mobile device maker Xiaomi has sought complete exemption from the mandatory 30 per cent local sourcing norms for opening single-brand retail stores in India.
“The company has sought permission from the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) for opening single brand retail trading (SBRT) in India. They also want exemption from the ma

Xiaomi has sought complete exemption from the mandatory 30 per cent local sourcing norms for opening single brand retail stores in India
Chinese mobile device maker Xiaomi has sought complete exemption from the mandatory 30 per cent local sourcing norms for opening single-brand retail stores in India.
“The company has sought permission from the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) for opening single brand retail trading (SBRT) in India. They also want exemption from the ma

Experts is US warn that self driving cars are not ready for roads which could affect Google’s immediate plans with its autonomous vehicle strategy
Self-driving cars are more likely to be a threat than a benefit to public safety because of unresolved technical issues, engineers and safety advocates told the US government Friday, countering a push by innovators for expedited government approval.
Even a trade association for automakers cautioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administra

The Delhi High Court earlier this week vacated an injunction preventing Apple Inc from using the term SplitView in India. The April 7 ruling by the Bench consisting Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice Mukta Gupta came after Apple appealed a single judge order of March 1 preventing the tech giant from using the term in its operating systems Mac OS X El Capitan and iOS 9.
The initial order came after Rohit Singh of Vyooh Low Level Computing LLP claimed he developed SplitView, Disk View and ViewS

DataWind tablet PC i3G7 is powered by Intel’s 64-bit quad-core X3 processor and supports voice calling feature
DataWind, the company known for delivering low-cost internet access to emerging markets has announced a new budget 7-inch tablet in India. The new budget tablet PC named i3G7 is priced at Rs 5,999.
The DataWind tablet PC i3G7 is powered by Intel’s 64-bit quad-core X3 processor and supports voice calling feature. DataWind says its internet delivery platform will reduce bandw

DataWind tablet PC i3G7 is powered by Intel’s 64-bit quad-core X3 processor and supports voice calling feature
DataWind, the company known for delivering low-cost internet access to emerging markets has announced a new budget 7-inch tablet in India. The new budget tablet PC named i3G7 is priced at Rs 5,999.
The DataWind tablet PC i3G7 is powered by Intel’s 64-bit quad-core X3 processor and supports voice calling feature. DataWind says its internet delivery platform will reduce bandw

US Justice Department will continue trying to force Apple to reveal an iPhone’s data in a New York drug case
The Justice Department said Friday it will continue trying to force Apple to reveal an iPhone’s data in a New York drug case, putting the Brooklyn case at the center of a fight over whether a 227-year-old law gives officials wide authority to force a technology company to help in criminal probes.
The government told US District Judge Margo K. Brodie in Brooklyn that it still

SpaceX Falcon 9’s reusable main-stage booster landed on an ocean platform minutes later in a dramatic spaceflight first
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket blasted off from Florida on a NASA cargo run to the International Space Station on Friday, and its reusable main-stage booster landed on an ocean platform minutes later in a dramatic spaceflight first.
The successful autonomous touchdown of the booster at sea marked another milestone for billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk and his privately owned

Ravi Shankar Prasad, Minister of telecom
Senior officials of three Chinese electronic manufacturers — ZTE, Huawei and Le Eco —on Friday met Minister of Communications and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad, who asked the companies to be sensitive to cyber security issues, and strictly follow the regulatory framework, while operating in India.
A senior government official said that all the three Chinese firms informed Prasad of their intent to invest in India, particularly in

Supreme Court of India
Underlining that courts have to be “conservative” in interfering with economic policies that are formulated by experts, the Supreme Court Friday dismissed a PIL, questioning grant of 4G licences to Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd (RJIL).
A bench of Chief Justice TS Thakur and Justices AK Sikri and R Banumathi upheld the government’s move to allow RJIL a migration to Unified License (UL) on payment of Rs 1,658 crore. Share This ArticleRela

In a stock exchange notice, Airtel said it will pay a sum of Rs 3,500 crore to buy the natural resource from Aircel.
The country’s largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel, in a move to further strengthen its 4G spectrum holding, will acquire airwaves in the 2300 MHz band from Chennai-based Aircel in eight circles — Tamil Nadu, Bihar, Jammu & Kashmir, West Bengal, Assam, and Northeast.
In a stock exchange notice, Airtel said it will pay a sum of Rs 3,500 crore to buy the natural r

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Chanda Kochhar bets big on technology
Times of India
Hyderabad: The country's largest private lender ICICI Bank's managing director and chief executive officer Chanda Kochhar on Friday urged business leaders of the future to observe how the youth uses technology as it will be a major factor determining ...
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