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Jan52017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

PM Modi arrived in Patna to participate in Guru Gobind Singh’s 350th birth anniversary celebrations

Bihar

Prime Minister Modi arrived in Patna today to participate in Guru Gobind Singh’s 350th Prakash Parva or birth anniversary celebrations. Extending greetings to the nation on the occasion of Prakash Parva of Guru Gobind Singh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the tenth Sikh Guru’s bravery is etched in the heart and mind of every Indian. Though Prakash Parva is being celebrated across the country, the main function is being held at Takht Harmandar Sahib in Patna where Guru Govind Singh Ji was born. Lakhs of devotees from India and abroad are participating in the celebrations. The Prime Minister will take part in various programmes at Gandhi Maidan in Patna where makeshift Gurudwara has been set up. Holy Gurugranth Sahib has been installed in view of Prakash Parv c...

Jan52017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Obama believes India-US relationship worth investing, says White House

USA

President Barack Obama has deeply invested in strengthening Indo-US ties in the eight years of his administration as he believes that there are profound diplomatic and economic benefits in doing so, the White House has said. “Obama has invested deeply in strengthening the relationship between the United States and the world’s largest democracy in India and the President believes that there are profound national security, diplomatic and economic benefits for strengthening those ties,” White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest told reporters at his daily news conference. Earnest was yesterday responding to questions on what are the things Obama would like President-elect Donald Trump to do when it comes to Indo-US relationship. “So, I have not heard the incoming President articul...

Jan52017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Govt. of India launched Toll-free Helpline for Digital Payments

National

The government, in collaboration with telecom and IT industry, has launched a toll-free helpline – 14444 – to address consumer queries on digital payments. The helpline will address questions regarding various platforms, including the newly-launched Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM), eWallets, Aadhaar-enabled payment system and USSD. “The helpline ‘14444’ is available in North as well as Eastern part of the country in English and Hindi and will soon be extended pan India, and in other languages,” Telecom Secretary J S Deepak told PTI. The helpline has been launched jointly by Department of Telecom in collaboration with software association Nasscom, telecom industry as well as the IT industry, officials said. All telecom companies are participating in the initiative and the ...

Jan42017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

His Holiness Dalai Lama has officially launched 13 days of ceremonies and rituals known as the Kalachakra in Bihar

Bihar

The Dalai Lama has officially launched 13 days of ceremonies and rituals known as the Kalachakra Initiation in Bodh Gaya in India. Tens of thousands of Buddhist devotees and other enthusiasts from more than 20 countries are there for the historic event. Here are the answers to some key questions about Kalachakra. What exactly is the Kalachakra Initiation? This is a sacred event where key Buddhist teachings are passed on to devotees. The word Kalachakra actually means “wheel of time” in Vajrayana Buddhism. The Dalai Lama explained the event in this way: “Many of you have come here, leaving the comforts of your home, for spiritual practice and dharma (law of the universe). “But regarding spirituality, you need to practise in order to draw blessings of the Kalachakra. “Th...

Jan42017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Around 200 children freed from Telangana brick kiln in one of biggest rescues

Telangana

Police rescued nearly 200 children, most of them under the age of 14, who had been found working in a brick kiln in Telangana in one of the biggest operations in the region, officials said on Wednesday. The children were rescued from a brick kiln in Yadadiri district, 40 kilometres (25 miles) from state capital Hyderabad, as part of “Operation Smile”, a national campaign to tackle child labour and missing children. The rescued children had moved from Odisha and were living and working with adults presumed to be their parents in the brick kiln, police said. “We are not sure if the parents are genuine and there is a possibility that some of the children were trafficked,” Mahesh Bhagwat, a police commissioner, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. “The rescue teams spotted girl...

Jan42017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Maahi Indians will miss you always …

Sports

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has stepped down as skipper of India’s limited overs sides, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Wednesday. Dhoni, however, will be available for selection for the three-match One-Day International (ODI) and T20 International series against England, starting January 15. “Mahendra Singh Dhoni has informed the BCCI, that he wishes to step down as the captain of the Indian Cricket Team from the One Day Internationals and the T20 Internationals formats of the game,” a statement from the board read. “He will be available for the selection for the One Day and T20I series against England and the same has been conveyed to the Senior Selection Committee.” Commenting on the development, BCCI Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Rahul Johri said:...

Jan42017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

India to be world’s third assembler of Apple iPhones

Technology

With the upcoming Bengaluru assembly plant of Apple, India will become only the third country to do the final assembly of iPhones -an indication of how important the country has become for the world’s most-valued company .Apart from one assembly facility in Brazil, all of Apple’s assembly units for its bestselling product are in China. Apple uses a global and fairly complex supply chain. The parts for the iPhone, iPad, iPod and Mac are manufactured, mostly by third parties, across 28 countries. It has 766 suppliers, of which 346 are based in China, 126 in Japan, and 69 in the US. There is one in India -in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu. That’s a unit of Flextronics. But it’s not clear what the unit makes. Some parts made by these suppliers are sub-assembled in certain locations. All...

Jan42017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

PM Modi’s BHIM app hits 5-mn downloads mark

Technology

The BHIM (Bharat Interface for Money) app has seen 5 million downloads since its launch on December 31, reports Shritama Bose in Mumbai. National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) MD and CEO AP Hota told FE on Tuesday that the number of user registrations on BHIM so far is 1.5 million. He added financial transactions on USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) — a digital payments platform for feature phones — had jumped to 7,000-8,000 a day, up from 1,000 a day before November 8. Hota said by March the Unified Payments Interface (UPI) platform can be used to pay utility bills and insurance premiums. He believes more merchants will transact on UPI once the Indian Banks’ Association decides on the interchange rate. “While RBI has capped merchant discount rates, or the ...

Jan32017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

Prime Minister Modi’s steps extremely positive for economy: Assocham

National

Terming the steps announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his address to the nation on New Year’s Eve as ‘extremely positive for the Indian economy,’ apex industry body Assocham on Tuesday said that the focus should now be on effective implementation of these schemes to drive economic growth. “The initiatives like 60-day interest waiver for farmers who have taken loans from district co-operative banks and primary societies together with additional fund of 20,000 crore given to NABARD to give loans to farmers would help in alleviating pains of farmers and rural class,” said Assocham president Mr Sunil Kanoria. He also said that schemes like interest subsidy on loans for low cost housing together with impetus to affordable housing will provide much needed help to vulnerable se...

Jan22017 by Team - The Digital IndianNo Comments

How to Lock Aadhaar Biometric Information Online

Information

When you get an Aadhaar card, you also give the government your biometric data as well which is your fingerprint and retinal scan data. This data can be used for Aadhaar verification, which means that (for example) when you submit an Aadhaar card as a proof of identity to get a SIM card, you can validate your identity with telecom company by simply swiping your fingerprint. By doing this, it can quickly authenticate the ID, speeding up things like KYC verification. However, there have been a couple of cases where people have claimed misuse of Aadhaar biometric authentication. People who haven't used their Aadhaar card for a while have received an email from UIDAI stating that their data has been accessed via biometric authentication. This is obviously quite alarming. All this can...