Tag Archives: Indian

Bhangra At Times Square Takes Internet By Storm

[dzs_video source=”https://slike-v.akamaized.net/1x/5t/1x5twx89g9/267007a_F10_1080p_3300.mp4″ cover=”https://im.indiatimes.in/content/2022/Sep/4_631d90b32e78f.jfif” config=”skinauroradefault” width=”100%” height=”600″ logo=”https://joggingvideo.com/wp-content/uploads/tdn_pic_2.png” config=”skinauroradefault” autoplay=”off” cue=”on” loop=”off” type=”video” logo=”0000″ logo_link=”5555″ responsive_ratio=”default” adarray='{{openbrace}}{“source”:”1111″,”time”:”2222″,”type”:”3333″,”ad_link”:”4444″,”skip_delay”:”5″}{{closebrace}}’]You can take an Indian out of India, but you can never take India out of that Indian. This video shot in New York City’s Times Square has gone viral on social media for all the right reasons.

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Facebook restores hashtag calling for Indian Prime Minister Modi to resign

For the most up-to-date news and information about the coronavirus pandemic, visit the WHO and CDC websites. Facebook has restored the #ResignModi hashtag, which calls for the resignation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The news follows reports Wednesday that the social media network was censoring posts with the hashtag because some violated its community standards. “We temporarily blocked this …

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India is set to lock Huawei and ZTE out of its 5G rollout

Chinese telecoms Huawei and ZTE are expected to be locked out of India’s 5G rollout plans amid spiralling relations between the neighbouring countries, according to a Bloomberg report published Thursday.   The South Asian nation will restrict bidders from any country it shares a land border with, under amended investment rules that cite concerns over national security, according to the …

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Following Facebook, Intel invests in Indian internet giant Jio

Intel is investing millions of dollars for a small stake in India’s largest telecom operator as it seeks to further tap into the world’s second largest internet market.  The deal will see the US tech company sink in $253 million dollars for a 0.39% stake in Jio Platforms, according to a statement published on Friday. Jio Platforms — a digital unit of …

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Facebook invests $5.7B in Indian telecom Jio

Facebook on Tuesday revealed that it’d made a $5.7 billion investment in India’s Jio Platforms, making it the telecom giant’s largest minority shareholder at nearly 10%. The company, which is a subsidiary of Reliance Industries, has brought 388 million people online in less than four years, making it the country’s biggest carrier. The social network tried to bring internet access …

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Indian and Chinese carmakers to use What3words digital address

Location technology company What3words has two new footholds in the automotive industry as China’s WM Motors and India’s Tata Motors announced they’ll use its three-word locations to help drivers navigate. That’s an expansion beyond German automaker Daimler, a What3words investor that’s using the company’s technology in some Mercedes Benz vehicles. London-based What3words announced the partnerships Tuesday. It’s not clear how …

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This connected campus makes me wish I was back in school

I grew up before computers were common in classrooms — the most you could expect to get in my school was a CD-ROM encyclopedia to mess around with. (And if you don’t even know what a CD-ROM is, don’t sweat it. We’ve come a long way since then). So imagine my surprise when I popped by the latest campus of …

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