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India to Ban Army Personnel from Using Social Networks

The Indian Army is reported to be introducing a total ban on social networking amongst its servicemen and women as it is fears that sites like Facebook could lead to…

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India's Government Refutes Censorship Threat Claims

The Indian government has denied that it is heading down a path that will see it block Facebook, Google and other Internet companies, as part of an ongoing legal dispute…

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Report: Smartphone Ownership on the Rise in India

India’s smartphone market is showing significant potential, according to data from CyberMedia Research, which concludes that 2011 saw record shipments and sales in the country. During the first eleven months of last year,…

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India's Prime Minister Joins Twitter to Reach the Youth

India’s Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has joined Twitter to boost his communication with the country and young people in particular. The account — @PMOIndia — will communicate key announcements…

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Frrole: Find What's Hot on Twitter in Your City

Frrole is an Indian service that is bidding to follow the success of paper.li and become the next social newspaper to cut through Twitter’s noise to provide contextual and useful…

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MailOnline Launches India-Focused News Site

What do you do if you’re already one of the world’s highest-trafficed English-language news websites and you’re seeking to bring even more readers on board? Look to India, of course….

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India Threatens to Block Google and Facebook "Like China"

India’s high court has today threatened to block Google, Facebook and other Internet firms unless they put a system in place to prevent offensive content from being published to the…

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Google+ Users in India Get Free W-Fi Access to the Social Network

Google has introduced a finalised deal to help increase usage of its Google+ in India. Users of the social network will now be able to log into the service for…

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India Mulls Government-Only Internet and Phone Network

Indian authorities are considering the possibility of developing a high-security telecom and Internet network dedicated to the government usage across the country, according to a report from NDTV. The proposal,…

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India is the World's Biggest Spam Source

India has been given the dubious honour of being named the top source of spam in the world in a report from Internet security firm Kaspersky. According to Kaspersky, during…

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Pre-orders for India's $45 tablet pass 1.4 million

This year is shaping up to be the year for low-cost tablets in India, as we said earlier today when covering the launch of a $149 education-focused tablet, and further…

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Another Low-Cost Tablet in India as $140 Device Set for Launch

India’s tablet space is heating up after a new low-cost device aimed at schools and young students launched in the country. The Classpad, produced by Classteacher Learning Systems, is aimed…

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Festive Sale Sees PlayBook Sell Out in India

RIM’s PlayBook tablet device has been widely heralded as a disastrous product, which some analysts are calling its albatross. However, there is some positive news in spite of an avalanche of negativity,…

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India Court Orders Facebook, Google to Remove Content

India’s ongoing battle to remove content that it deems to be unsuitable from social networks has taken a new turn, after a local court ordered Google, Facebook and up to…

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Online Shopping Grows Significantly in India

The online shopping space is growing significantly in India, that’s according to new figures published by comScore which show that almost 60 percent of Indians with Internet access visited an…