Tata Consultancy Services on Friday announced that its pre-configured business solution, `iON`, will be available in Rajasthan. "iON provides best-in-class, on-demand business solutions using the very latest in computing technology. It has been developed to deliver IT in the 3rd generation service model to small and medium business units to invest in IT assets or retain scar
A website covering the political, social and cultural history of Kerala with special focus on the Dutch connection in the region has been launched. Funded by the Netherlands Embassy in India, the Malayalm site www.dutchinkerala.com has contents on the rise and fall of the Dutch power in Kerala during the early phases of western colonisation and their contributions in various fiel
Details of the assets and wealth of Rajya Sabha members shall not be placed in the public domain, the Ethics Committee of the Upper House has ruled. The Committee, however, has said details of assets and liabilities of a member can be accessed by any person after getting written permission from Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha as per the Declaration of Assets and Liabilities Rules,
A local service provider has launched BlackBerry App World for its smartphone customers in the UAE. Users can now discover, download and enjoy a wide range of mobile applications for their BlackBerry smartphone in a variety of categories including entertainment, games, IM and social networking, news, weather and productivity, the UAE`s integrated telecom service provider Du said.
Country`s second largest software exporter Infosys has raised concerns that negative sentiment about outsourcing in various countries, including the US and the UK, could hurt its business prospects. In recent times, there has been increasing criticism about outsourcing in many developed markets, especially in the wake of huge job losses due to sluggish economic activities.
Desperate to curb the flow of blackmoney into the country`s economy, the Income Tax department has now begun to track all fliers and visitors who travel to tax havens like Switzerland, Virgin Islands and Bahamas for personal or business purposes secretly. The department has focussed its intelligence and investigation scanner on all such travellers who have visited tax haven natio
An application has been moved in a Delhi court seeking to make Reliance Telecom chief Anil Ambani and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi`s wife Dayalu Ammal as accused in 2G spectrum scam case. The application filed by a Delhi based journalist M Furquan alleged CBI was choosing the persons selectively for chargesheeting in the scam. Special CBI Judge O P Saini
Hundreds of Nepalese including beauty queens, journalists, law makers and civil society members gathered near the government administrative complex here today to press for timely drafting of the constitution. The people, inspired by a Facebook campaign, gathered around 3 pm at Maitighar Mandala, near `Singhdurbar Secretariat`, to press for the promulgation of new constitution wit
Harassed by traffic personnel in Delhi? Now, send a direct complaint to the top traffic police officer through an SMS on his personal mobile number for action against the erring staff. Joint Commissioner (Traffic) Satyendra Gargon Friday made his mobile number public and asked people to send complaints of any wrongdoing by traffic staff, specially related to corruption, with some
A 14-year-old student, who chatted on a popular social networking site posing as a member of Parliament, was arrested from Durg district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Saturday. The minor, who impersonated Durg BJP MP Saroj Pandey on Facebook, was held after the lawmaker filed a police complaint in this regard, Inspector General of Police, Durg, R K Vij told PTI.
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today launched gram e-broadcast project in Amreli district of the state. "The e-broadcast project has started in 51 villages of Amreli district on a pilot basis, and soon it will cover all the 18,000 villages of Gujarat," Modi said, while speaking at the function. As a part of this e-governance project, government will
To monitor and intercept "suspicious" telephonic conversations, a special unit under the police department will soon be set up in every state capital across the country. "The Intelligence Bureau has taken up a scheme of modernisation of the Special Branches in the states. One of the requirements is the setting up of a Telephone Call Interception System (TCIS) in ea
Rajasthan is planning to roll out an SMS-based price information system for farmers in remote areas , state agriculture minister Harji Ram Burdak has said. Burdak said that the panchayats will be connected with mobile network services for updates on prices of agriculture produce. "Every panchayat would have centres connected with mandis. Besides flashing price
IT peripherals distribution company Cyberstar Infocom on Thursday announced the inauguration of two new offices in Bhopal and Raipur, as part of its ongoing efforts to expand its reach across Tier-II and Tier-III locations in the country. The new offices will act as channel development centres and provide regional distribution support for its channel partner network in central In
The IIT council would be hosting a dedicated website complete with information about academics and other developments taking place in the IIT fold. "The website would be maintained in a fashion by which the students can derive maximum benefits," said an IIT insider after a meeting of the IIT directors here today. The meeting is also believed to have discu
The Khadi and Village Industries Commission has invited bids for development and design of the website for the Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP). The PMEGP provides a credit subsidy for setting up micro units that help generate employment opportunities in rural and urban areas. This scheme is being implemented by the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (K
National Innovation Council (NIC) Chairman Sam Pitroda on Thursday said there was a need to create infrastructure and the right kind of eco-system for innovation that would enable institutions to share information for inclusive growth and development. "India needs public information infrastructure, roads to connect universities and a digital knowledge network that enables in
The worldwide enterprise software market showed broad growth and a recovery in 2010, with total software revenue increasing 8.5 per cent annually to a worldwide market size of USD 245 billion, according to IT research and advisory firm Gartner, Inc. In 2009, worldwide revenue declined 2.5 per cent to USD 226 billion. Microsoft maintained the No. 1 position as it in
Market regulator Sebi has decided to outsource its investor helpline service to a third-party call centre, where at least 500 agents would be required to attend to investors` calls on issues like IPOs and trading. The decision to outsource its investor helpline comes within weeks of Sebi deciding to rope in third-party agencies for processing and maintenance of investor grievance
In an attempt to curb transborder crime and terrorism, Malaysia on Thursday said that all foreigners entering and leaving the country will have both index fingers scanned at Immigration checkpoints from next month. The biometric fingerprint security system is aimed at enhancing security in the immigration clearance process, which currently involves only stamping of passports and
