Mahindra Satyam is considering various options for initiating proceedings against a clutch of insurers, which have disputed claims on the policy taken by the company when it was run by disgraced founder B Ramalinga Raju. "The company has been examining various options for proceedings against the Lead Insurer and, hence, the outcome is uncertain at this stage," the compa
Banking facilities must be made accessible to each and every citizen of the country, Corporate Affairs Minister M Veerappa Moily said on Monday. "Banking must reach all, must be made available to each and every citizen," he said inaugurating Corporation Bank`s zonal office in Mysore. Speaking in a lighter vein, Moily said he had a particular affinity to Corporation Bank
Telecom Regulator Trai on Monday extended the last date for seeking public views on draft regulations on consumer protection and redressal frameworks to August 4. The earlier deadline for the submission of stakeholder views on the drafts - Telecom Consumers Protection and Telecom Consumers Complaint Redressal - was July 25. Trai has elaborated a number of steps that need to be fo
To enhance the contribution of Congress legislators during the ongoing legislature session, the Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) has set up a Research and Information Centre at its office in Vidhan Bhavan. The office has been equipped with wi-fi, internet facilities, so that legislators can access information on relevant and burning issues and highlight them in the l
Finnish police has said they will monitor the Internet more rigorously for evidence of extremists plots following last week`s twin massacres in neighbouring Norway. Deputy police commissioner Robin Lardot said on Monday his forces will pay closer attention to fragmented pieces of information -- known as "weak signals" -- in case they connect to a credible terrorist thr
The phone-hacking scandal appeared to be spreading to British newspapers beyond those owned by embattled media baron Rupert Murdoch, with fresh claims dragging the Mirror group into the mire of allegations of eavesdropping on celebrities. In a dramatic turn to the scandal, former journalists at the Mirror group said they witnessed phone hacking at their newspapers and that the pr
Hacker groups have said they had accessed the website of Italy`s cyber police and published classified information online in revenge for arrests of hackers in Europe and the United States. The communications police unit admitted it had been hacked but did not confirm or deny that any information had been stolen, while lawmakers condemned an "unprecedented" attack that h
To boost collection of revenue, the West Bengal government has decided to opt for `multiple instruments` and streamline methods of compliance for taxpayers, Finance Minister Amit Mitra said on Monday. Launching an e-governance initiative for creating a tax-friendly regime in the state, Mitra said the efforts would ease tax collection and also boost revenue by at least 30 per cent
Incidences of forged certificates could soon become a thing of the past with the Government on Monday unveiling a pilot project which would be the national database of storing academic qualifications in an electronic format. The database by National Academy Depository would facilitate online verification of academic awards issued by boards and universities, thereby identifying at
Hacker groups have said they had accessed the website of Italy`s cyber police and published classified information online in revenge for arrests of hackers in Europe and the United States. The communications police unit admitted it had been hacked but did not confirm or deny that any information had been stolen, while lawmakers condemned an "unprecedented" attack that h
Government on Monday launched new computer simulation software for design optimization of solar thermal power plants. The software, launched by Deepak Gupta, Secretary, Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, is equipped to handle user defined configurations and carrying out optimization through multiple simulation approach under Indian climatic conditions. It will be useful to v
Hundreds of Malaysian employers waited for hours at immigration offices to register their foreign workers including many Indians, under the biometric registration programme ahead of the July 31 deadline. The biometric registration of an estimated 1.8 million legal foreign workers, including Indians, is in progress and the registration of illegal foreign workers will commence on
Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) chairman Nandan Nilekani on Monday discussed measures for smooth implementation of the project in a meeting with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. Nilekani was made aware of the preparation of Gujarat government on the project implementation in the meeting, an official statement said. During the one-and-a-half hour long meeting
The Haryana police have introduced an SMS-based complaint system to redress grievances of persons who have been harassed by police personnel, a senior official said on Friday. "Crime victims who have faced harassment from police officials can register their complaints by sending an SMS, which will reach the top functionaries of the department," IGP V Kamaraj said. This
After dilly-dallying for a long time, the government is likely to allow sharing of spectrum among telecom operators, a move that would help overcome the shortage of spectrum that has affected the quality of mobile services badly. This would also help smaller operators with less subscribers to earn revenues by way of sharing spectrum lying vacant with them.
A PCO owner has been arrested on charges of possessing over 80,000 mobile SIM cards in the powerloom town of Bhiwandi in Thane, police said on Sunday. Police also believe that the accused Anwar Sadab Ahmad Ansari alias Bablu, 33, was part of a gang that offered overseas calls at cheaper rates using illegal lines. The incident came to light when acting on a tip-off, police raided
Google`s latest offering `Google Plus` is steadily gaining ground in the social networking space, so far dominated by Facebook, with the internet giant`s social network attracting about 20 million visitors in the initial three weeks and nearly half of these visitors hailing from US and India. According to estimates by research firm ComScore, Google Plus had 19.93 million unique v
England pacer James Anderson has revealed that social networking site facebook has become the latest tool in the hands of illegal bookmakers to approach players, a danger that the ICC is keeping a close eye on. Anderson`s claim came after former Australian captain Steve Waugh stated that 56 international players reported being approached by bookies in the past year alone.
The "internal war" in Nepal`s Maoist party is being fought on the social networking sites, with supporters of different factions using the Facebook to put their views across to the cadres. The UCPN-Maoist, who ended their decade-long civil war in 2006 and emerged as the single largest party in the 2008 Assembly election, has failed to decide on a high-level meeting amid
Union Minister of State for Information Technology Sachin Pilot has promised that a "twenty-first century" infrastructure would be set up for high speed broadband access; while a report that he released expresses concerns about "low internet literacy" even in the urban areas. Pilot released the report `Innovation in Telecom` by PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC) in
