Online firms can't wash their hands off content: Sachin Pilot

In an interview to NDTV from Davos in Switzerland, Mr Pilot says the online firms are over-reacting. They have to be more responsible and abide by Indian laws and can't simply wash their hands off.

Top economists and business leaders attending the WEF have also expressed optimism over the growth potential of India and China, amid gloomy global economic conditions.

Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said today the world must quickly stop Iran from reaching the point where even a "surgical" military strike could not block it from obtaining nuclear weapons.

Sharma said that the decision to open 51 per cent FDI in multi-brand retail "could not be implemented.

"The Government is engaging with firms for solution and want to encourage growth of Internet, "Pilot added.

In a candid admission of the problems plaguing the world's largest economy, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner today said the country is seeing "very high levels of poverty and inequality".

The head of the World Economic Forum has invited members of the 'Occupy' movement to meet him in person to discuss their concerns about the annual gathering of global business and government leaders.

Bill Gates, the richest man in the world, is committed to spread the good fortune and give it back overwhelmingly to help the world's poorest. The founder and chairman of Microsoft, said that he wants to help the world's poor with their farming, health, their water and sanitation. Bill Gates spoke to NDTV not just about his views on philanthropy but also about his rel...

In a candid admission of the problems plaguing the world's largest economy, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner today said the country is seeing "very high levels of poverty and inequality".

Speaking to NDTV's Prashant Nair at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Rajan said that India needs to resolve many issues like power shortage, land acquisition and education in order to get back growth.

Leaders also voiced optimism over the latest efforts to establish a framework for fiscal discipline to save euro.

Thanks to social media, debates in prestigious congregations like WEF are being extended to global audience.

Speaking to NDTV's Ira Duggal at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Lars H Thunell, EVP and CEO at International Finance Corporation, said that IFC is planning to invest one one billion dollars in India.

He said that savings are moving into unproductive assets like gold and it is hurting the Indian economy. He spoke to NDTV Profit on the sideline of the World Economic Forum in Davos.

Bill Gates pledged $750 million on Thursday to fight three killer diseases and rescue a beleaguered health fund whose financial losses have cost it donor support. The Microsoft founder said he is lending his "credibility" to the Geneva-based Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria by making the donation through a promissory note so the fund "can immediatel...

"I mean, we paid ridiculous amounts of money and in my opinion, the 3G bidding has taken the lights out of the industry. So the amortisation of the money that we paid for 20 years and the interest is bothering the industry," he noted.

Describing Pakistani Parliament as the "new kid on the block", Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar today said a "little bit of elbowing" was taking place in Pakistan but things would "very soon fall in place".

S D Shibulal, managing director and chief executive officer, Infosys lived for 17 years in US. He believes that the US is a very pragmatic society. When asked about the outsourcing debate triggered by US president Barack Obama in his state of the union address last Tuesday, he said that the society in US witnesses a lot of debate and discussion and both views are alwa...

The company will hire fresh engineers through partnerships with educational institutes and local governments.

Technology giant Google has finally spoken out on the controversy over objectionable content posted on its website and the legal battle it has led to. Speaking exclusively to NDTV, Google's Chief Business Officer Nikesh Arora said it was not possible for the company to monitor everything on its website.