Aimed at providing a daily dose of West Bengal-related news in a crisp manner, the Mamata Banerjee government today launched a dedicated web portal. The website `www.wbmediareflections.in` was launched by West Bengal PWD and Transport Minister Subrata Bakshi at Banga Bhavan here. "The website presents a daily compilation of West-Bengal related news items publi
The electronic auction of iron ore stocks in Karnataka, as directed by the Supreme Court, will begin from September 14 and iron and steel producers have been invited to register for it, officials said. "The first auction will be conducted on September 14," said an official of the MSTC, which has been entrusted with the responsibility of conducting e-auctions by the apex
Electronic scrolling boards have been installed at Ramanathaswamy temple here to display fees for various poojas and for taking bath in 22 holy wells of temples, a top temple official said today. Joint Commissioner and temple Executive officer T Rajamanickam told reporters here that the board had been installed to prevent middlemen from fleecing devotees, mostly from other states
An email a day has been foxing the security agencies probing the Delhi High Court blast as they are unable to decipher whether the electronic messages were a prank or a modus operandi used by terror groups aimed at confusing the investigations. The email received by Delhi Police headquarters late last night is claimed to have been bounced from various Internet gateways with the s
Cybercrime claimed 431 million adult victims last year and cost USD 114 billion, according to a report published on Wednesday. The Norton Cybercrime Report 2011 said over 74 million people in the United States were cybercrime victims last year, suffering USD 32 billion in direct financial losses. Cybercrime cost China around USD 25 billion, Brazil USD 15 billion a
Education solutions provider Educomp Solutions on Wednesday said it has received a Rs 60.72 crore order from the Chhattisgarh government for implementation of ICT solutions across 582 government high schools and higher secondary institutes. The order, received on August 27, 2011, covers six districts, namely Sarguja, Jashpur, Korba, Korea, Raigarh and Janjgir Champa, Educomp said
Internet search titan Google will shut down as many as 10 products, including Aardvark and Fast Flip, as it streamlines operations and focuses on the ones that have "higher impact". In a blog post, Google Senior Vice President Alan Eustace said, "Over the next few months we will be shutting down a number of products and merging others into existing products as feat
In the backdrop of Speakasia fraud that allegedly runs into several crores, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday directed the police to consider taking the assistance of a forensic expert to crack the economic crimes stemming from the internet. "We are anxious about such internet crimes. People invest their hard earned money only to lose it. Police is also being negligent. There sho
The Indian animation industry is poised to touch Rs 4,375 crore by 2013, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 23 per cent, driven by a strong demand from entertainment and other sectors, says a study. According to a joint study by industry chamber Assocham and Deloitte, the Indian animation industry is expected to touch Rs 4,375 crore by 2013, from Rs 2,325 crore in
Competition watchdog CCI has ordered investigations into allegations that iPhone- and iPad- maker Apple is limiting the availability of its products to a few service providers using its dominant market position. The Director General of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) was asked to probe the matter after studying a complaint from a customer that Apple is curbing the cust
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the National Informatics Centre (NIC) to examine the feasibility of using internet to communicate orders on bail and acquittal, to be made available to all courts and jails in the state. The direction was given by a division bench of Justices Ranjana Desai and R G Ketkar, while hearing a public interest litigation stating that even after a
Soon after the blast outside Delhi High court, netizens in the city joined hands on social networking sites, especially on Twitter, offering all possible help to those affected in the terrorist attack. While status messages on the sites requested people to confirm their safety, many logged in to networking sites to update themselves with the news. Using hashtags like "#Delhi
In a bid to avoid the pain of ending a relationship, some Chinese have now reportedly resorted to a unique way of breaking-up -- outsourcing the responsibility to a middleman. At least 40 such "break-up agents" now advertise their skills in gently splitting couples on Taobao, China`s answer to Ebay, `The Daily Telegraph` online reported. "Get rid of a difficult par
The MAIT-IMRB survey, which took stock of sales of computers, networking products, internet connections, printers and other peripherals, indicated sales growth across all segments -- except servers -- in the country. Sales of servers continued to decline in FY`11, falling by 14 per cent to 87,275 units from 1,01,827 units in FY`10. Sales of servers have been slowing down since FY
The CBI on Tuesday placed before the Supreme Court the report of the TRAI which said it was not possible to predict with certainty the precise value of 2G spectrum that would have emerged in auction between 2001-08. The report, which was placed before a bench comprising justices G S Singhvi and H L Dattu, said it was a "tricky" exercise to estimate the annual value of s
Facing shortage of spectrum for mobile telephony, the country looks to use four new spectrum bands, some of which will also support latest 4G technology, for wireless telecom services, a senior government official said on Tuesday. "In line with International Telecommunication Union Conference 2007, we have identified frequency bands between 698 to 806 Mhz, 2,300 to 2,400 Mhz
Thai police on Tuesday said they had arrested a 40-year-old man for allegedly posting pictures, audio clips and messages deemed insulting to the royal family on the social networking site Facebook. Surapak Phuchaisaeng was arrested in Bangkok on Friday, said a senior police officer at the Technology Crime Suppression Division. Under Thailand`s controversial lese majeste legislati
Two top telecom companies Bharti Airtel and Reliance Communications on Tuesday asked the government to give due recognition to broadband which can bring in the next telecom revolution, with 3G also coming into the picture. "We are at the cusp of moving from voice communications to broadband communications. Broadband holds the key for rural and urban (market)... it (broadband
The Chinese government has kicked-started a two-month long campaign against pornography materials following adverse social consequences. "Despite previous crackdowns, pornography, especially that on compact discs, are showing a tendency to rebound as many sellers hawk porn videos right outside computer shopping malls," an official statement said. It further stated that
A Google Internet Bus would visit nine districts in Bihar to create awareness among the people about the use and application of internet, Google India Managing Director (Development and Research) Piyush Ranjan said on Tuesday. The bus which has already travelled 120 towns across south India, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh and would tour Patn
