India Internet user base crosses 350-mn milestone in June: IAMAI

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 2, 2015, 15:43

The number of Internet users has grown over 26 per cent from 278 million in October 2014. The number of mobile Internet users has also grown about 40 per cent from 159 million users in October last year.

100.76 mn broadband subscribers in India till April

Last Updated: Saturday, June 20, 2015, 19:32

The top five service providers constituted a 83.40 percent market share of the total broadband subscribers at the end of April 2015, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said.

HC asks CCI to consider Google's plea afresh

Last Updated: Monday, April 27, 2015, 23:24

The Delhi High Court Monday asked the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to consider afresh US-based Internet firm Google's plea against its order to probe into the allegation of abuse of its dominant position in the online search advertising space.

'Twitter accounts for only 17% of Indian social network users'

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 16:09

According to a report by market research firm eMarketer, Japan will boast of the largest Twitter population in Asia Pacific at 26 million followed by India at 22.2 million users.

India Partition play to be streamed live from London

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 16:49

A popular play based on the chaos leading up to the Partition of India in 1947 will be streamed live to audiences around the world free on the Internet.

India ahead of China, Pakistan in Internet freedom: Study

Last Updated: Friday, November 22, 2013, 23:10

India's web index score at 32.4 is ahead of China (31.1) and Pakistan (10.4), shows the 2013 study by World Wide Web Foundation. The organisation was established in 2009 by Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee.

Google India aims to bring 50 million women online

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 21:05

With women comprising just 30 per cent of the online population in India, Internet giant Google Wednesday said it aims to help 50 million women in the country go digital in a year.

Google asks India to embrace transparency in Internet use

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 18:32

Asserting that Internet freedom will help attack corruption, Google`s Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt has asked India to embrace "transparency and openness" of the web that will have a potentially game-changing impact on governance.

Indian entrepreneurs can build next Google: Schmidt

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 10:56

Eric Schmidt said India must increase its Internet penetration across towns and cities, a move that will have a positive impact on its economy and society.

'Internet users in India to reach 24.3 cr by 2014'

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 13, 2013, 18:10

The number of Internet users in India is expected to rise 18.53 percent in the coming eight months to reach 24.3 crore by June 2014, on the back of higher adoption of mobiles as a means to access the Internet, a report on Wednesday said.

Brazil and India to devise Internet regulations to thwart US snooping

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 19:58

Brazil and India have reportedly decided to work together to devise Internet regulations in a bid to protect online privacy from snooping by countries such as the US.