Facing reimbursement of over Rs 8,300 crore to BSNL for surrendering BWA spectrum in several circles, the government may offer the PSU new frequency band similar to the one given to private operators. The Telecom Ministry has said it has one slot of Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) spectrum available in most of the circles. BSNL has offered to surrender the spectrum
The Telecom Department will start allocation of 2G spectrum to operators soon after its decision on pricing of radio waves and priority list, which it expects to finalise in next 2-3 months. "We will like certainly do it (spectrum allocation) as quickly as possible but there are two things that are required for all spectrum to be allocated to any of the company," Teleco
A new Passport Seva Kendra, which will serve applicants of eight districts, will be inaugurated on October 24 in Amritsar. The centre will cover the districts of Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Faridkot, Shri Muktsar Sahib, Fazilka and Pathankot, an official release said. Muktesh K Pardeshi, Chief Passport Officer, Ministry of External Affairs will inau
Nepal Police have nabbed a 27 -year-old man from the outskirts of Kathmandu, who allegedly impersonated a girl in a Facebook account, in the first such case registered under the cyber crime act. Acting on behalf of the girl with surname as Shrestha (first name of the girl has been kept secret), Tapta Kumar Shrestha posted vulgar comments and nude photographs to different men incl
The Gujarat police on Saturday transferred the e-mail hacking complaint filed by Additional Advocate General Tushar Mehta against suspended IPS officer Sanjiv Bhatt to the city crime branch. A case was registered against Bhatt at Vastrapur police station here on August 5 after Mehta lodged the complaint. "The case has been transferred to the city crime branch,
An Egyptian court sentenced a man to three years in jail with hard labour on Saturday for insulting Islam in postings on Facebook, the official MENA news agency reported. The Cairo court found that Ayman Yusef Mansur "intentionally insulted the dignity of the Islamic religion and attacked it with insults and ridicule on Facebook," the agency reported. The
Three persons were on Friday arrested in Ghaziabad district for their alleged involvement in an online fraud to the tune of over Rs 40 crore. "Manish, Vipin and Arjun with the help of some other members used to promise Rs 4,000 per month on deposit of Rs 10,000. They had opened a number of websites in different names for the purpose," ADG (Law and Order) Subesh Kumar Si
Internet firm Google`s online social networking service `Google Plus` has crossed 40 million users mark since its launch in June. Google Plus now has attracted 40 million users, reflecting the huge interest in the social networking site which was opened to the public on September 20. Earlier, the service was available only through invitation as part of trial runs.
Groups of teachers and students will come together on Monday to voice their displeasure and protest the removal of scholar A K Ramanujan`s essay on Ramayana from the history syllabus even as an online signature campaign against the decision gathers steam. The group of mostly Left-bent organisations, with participating teachers and students from Delhi University and outside, will
Election Commissioners of SAARC nations on Sunday emphasised the need to use Electronic Voting Machines in all South Asian nations in view of its success in India. Chief Election Commissioner of India S Y Quraishi and Director General (IT) of Pakistan`s Election Commission, Muhammad Khizer Aziz, were among those who participated in a three-day workshop here. The Se
People in the city will now be able to take appointment with authorities concerned for recording their bio-metric details to get Aadhaar numbers. The government on Saturday decided to extend the provision of prior appointment particularly to encourage office goers for enrolment for the 12-digit Aadhaar number, being issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
Telecom tribunal TDSAT on Thursday reserved its judgement on Bharti airtel`s plea against Rs 50- crore penalty imposed by the government for allegedly camouflaging the calling-line identification (CLI) while making promotional business calls to non-airtel customers. A TDSAT bench headed by tribunal Chairman Justice S B Sinha asked many questions to airtel counsel on the issue dur
The Telecom Ministry will soon approach the Cabinet for approval for the National Telecom Policy, 2011 which proposes to do away with national roaming charges and introduce nation-wide mobile number portability. "We will try to get the Cabinet permission this year and start implementing the policy from as early as next year," Communication and IT Minister Kapil Sibal to
Bharti Enterprises and Japanese internet company SoftBank on Thursday set up a 50:50 joint-venture firm - Bharti SoftBank Holdings - to work on mobile internet. Bharti did not disclosed the financial details. "We would not be in a position to share our investment plans at this point," Bharti Enterprise spokesperson said. Bharti SoftBank Holdings (BSB) wil
Microsoft is working on a fresh bid to acquire internet giant Yahoo Inc and may rope in private equity firm Silver Lake Partners and a Canadian pension board to partly fund the takeover, a report has said. Under a proposal being discussed, Microsoft would put up several billions of dollars, while additional funding would be sought from the banks and its buyout partners like Silve
Representatives from governments, business and civil society from across the globe will converge in London on November 1 and 2 to discuss the future of cyberspace, its social benefits and international security. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Head of the UN Development Programme Helen Clark and several other world leaders are expected to participate in the conference.
Computers of about 72 per cent of Chinese institutions have suffered cyber attacks though the virus attack ratio has declined for the third consecutive year in the country in 2010, an official survey has found. China`s computer virus ratio declined for the third consecutive year in 2010, although viruses continue to expand rapidly among various mobile terminals, officials at the
A hacker group claimed it has leaked personal details of Citigroup chief Vikram Pandit in its bid to retaliate the arrest of `Occupy Wall Street` protesters here. A statement, purportedly issued by a hacker group named Cabin Cr3w, said many protesters had wanted to withdraw their funds and close their accounts from Citibank. "They were met with strong police p
IT major Tata Consultancy Services on Thursday said Australia-based financial institution CUA has selected its Online Banking Platform TCS BaNCS to revitalise online banking system. The selection of TCS to deliver CUA`s online banking platform follows the announcement made earlier this year that TCS and its BaNCS banking platform would be delivering CUA`s new core banking system.
Scientists have developed a material that can radically change its electronic properties, a feat they say could lead to microchips that may have only one type of component, capable of rewiring itself to do different jobs. A resistor made from the special material could become a transistor or a diode, according to the researchers at the Northwestern University in the US. The disc
