BJP`s Kailash Vijaywargiya makes way for his son to contest polls

Last Updated: Thursday, September 12, 2013, 20:21

Madhya Pradesh Industries Minister Kailash Vijaywargiya posted on Facebook and Twitter that he would not like to contest the coming assembly polls and would rather make way for his son, Aakash.

CAG pulls up HRD Ministry on Aakash tablet project

Last Updated: Friday, September 6, 2013, 18:16

CAG slammed HRD Ministry for shortcomings in Aakash tablet project, raising questions over "arbitrary" selection of IIT, Rajasthan to launch scheme without assessing capacity to undertake the work.

Aakash 4 to be available by January 2014: Sibal

Last Updated: Friday, August 2, 2013, 18:37

Government has finalised specifications of next version of low-cost tablet Aakash which would be ready by January 2014, Telecom and IT Minister Kapil Sibal said Friday.

JNU attack victim battling for life

Last Updated: Thursday, August 1, 2013, 22:15

Roshni Gupta, the 22-year-old JNU student who was seriously injured after being allegedly attacked by her male friend inside the University campus, is battling for life at a hospital here.

JNU shocker: `All for a hurt ego`

Last Updated: Thursday, August 1, 2013, 10:47

A JNU student, who was on Wednesday attacked by her classmate with an axe, underwent a second surgery on Thursday but remained critical.

Datawind enters into partnerships with CricHQ

Last Updated: Saturday, July 6, 2013, 10:37

This partnership will see Datawind pre-installing the CricHQ app on all their tablet devices.

Proposed Aakash 4 specs are a step back

Last Updated: Thursday, July 4, 2013, 14:24

The Aakash project to develop an ultra-low-cost tablet is now into its second phase, past the prototypes.

Aakash 4 to have calling facility, 4G services support

Last Updated: Monday, July 1, 2013, 22:44

The next model of low-cost tablet under Aakash project will possess calling facility and high speed 4G services support, as per specifications released by government.

Specifications for Aakash 4 to be finalised soon

Last Updated: Sunday, June 2, 2013, 14:33

The government is likely to finalise soon the specifications for the fourth version of low-cost tablet PC Aakash.

Ready to supply next Aakash tablet at Rs 2500 apiece: Datawind

Last Updated: Friday, May 3, 2013, 21:55

After completing supply of 1 lakh units of Aakash tablets to IIT Bombay for Rs 2,263 apiece, Datawind Friday said it is ready to provide the next version of the device at a tentative price of Rs 2,500 apiece.

Have shipped all 1 lakh Aakash units to govt: Datawind

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 21:37

Datawind had won the contract to supply 1 lakh unit of Aakash tablets priced at USD 49.98 apiece in 2011, translated into a price of Rs 2,276 at that time.