Concerned over frequent changes in policies by telecom regulator TRAI, leading telecom operator Vodafone Essar on Monday asked the government to ensure robust, consistent and transparent regulatory framework for the fast growing sector. In a letter to the Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal, Vodafone Essar said the new policy must ensure a robust regulatory framework anchored on the principles
Adobe Systems announced appointment of Umang Bedi as Managing Director of Sales Marketing for South Asia on Monday. In his new role, Umang will lead Adobe`s sales and marketing operations for India and SAARC. "There are tremendous opportunities ahead for Adobe solutions to take a leadership role in the evolution of India?s creative economy, working not only with the c
India needs to channel the power of innovation to solve the problems of millions of its poor and offer them solutions that are sustainable and affordable, technology guru Sam Pitroda says. Head of the National Innovation Council, Pitroda advises Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on public information infrastructure and innovations so as to focus on inclusive growth and an appropriate
The central security agencies have taken serious note of destruction of details of nearly 1.2 crore SIM cards belonging to Idea Cellular, terming it as a "security lapse", and worked out fresh guidelines for telecom operators for maintaining records of consumers. In a report, the central security agencies said inquires into the fire incident at Jyoti Warehouse, Aslali i
In order to improve customer satisfaction level, the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Andhra Pradesh Circle, is organising `Customer Delight Month` from tomorrow. "BSNL is working towards the satisfaction of customers and as a part of these efforts `Customer Delight Month` is being organised from May 1 to May 31," Chief General Manager (AP Telecom Circle) Rajeev Aga
North Korea has started a drive to confiscate mobile phones smuggled from China in an attempt to suppress news from the outside world, a group of defectors from the communist state said. North Korea Intellectuals Solidarity said in its latest newsletter police in North Hamkyong and Yangkang provinces bordering Russia and China have started urging residents to voluntarily surrende
Driven by steady recovery in demand for technology services, the Indian IT industry is expected to hire about 2.5 lakh people during this fiscal, software representative body Nasscom today said. "The top four players are expected to hire more than 1 lakh people this fiscal. The industry on a whole should add about quarter of a million people in this fiscal," Nasscom Pre
Fire knocked out power at the Aruba Internet service provider`s server farm on Friday, forcing tens of thousands of websites offline. Aruba, one of Italy`s largest Web hosting services, said the fire at its primary server farm in the central Italian town of Arezzo first knocked out its backup power source. Automatic fire safety systems, in turn, forced off the main power.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, in an interview published, said the goal of releasing secret documents is not to undermine governments but to "promote justice." "It is not our aim to destabilise any government per se. Rather, we work for the public`s right to information about and from their governments," Assange said yesterday in interview answers emailed
Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan today said the state government would consider hiking the present compensation of Rs 600 being paid to the Below Poverty Line (BPL) people under various programmes while launching a biometric scheme for them. Anusaya Baban Katkare became the first person in the state to get the benefit of the biometric system of special assistance prog
Cracking the whip, Delhi government has cancelled the permits of nearly 3,300 autorickshaws for failing to comply with the prescribed guidelines. Officials in the Transport Department said these autorickshaws failed to apply for smart card-based permits within the stipulated deadline. All permit holders of autorickshaws in the city were told in November 2009 to app
IT industry is likely to witness attractive salary hikes and job offers for experienced professionals, resulting in high attrition over the next few quarters as demand for talent will outstrip supply, say experts. "It looks like a talent war among the IT companies, where people hold multiple job offers and try to select the best firm. And companies are also making efforts to
IT company Nucleus Software Exports today reported a fall of 51.74 per cent in consolidated net profit to Rs 4.43 crore in the quarter ended March 31, 2011. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 9.18 crore for the same period a year-ago, Nucleus Software said in a regulatory filing. For the year ended March 31, 2011, the IT services provider reported a dip of 3
In its bid to promote environment friendly practices, the government has allowed the companies to cut their paper costs by sending annual reports and balance sheets to shareholders on e-mail. In the letter circulated to the Registrar of Companies and Regional Directors, the Corporate Affairs Ministry has asked them to accept such mode of communication by companies as "paperl
To root out corruption from its system, the Mumbai Police will soon start a dedicated anti-bribery helpline to receive complaints from the public. "The helpline to be known as `Citizens Grievance Mechanism` would be started within a week," Deputy Police Commissioner (Operations) Rajkumar Vhatkar said. Though a dedicated cell of Anti Corruption Bureau (ACB
Issues related to women in IT and ITES sector would come up for discussion at the fifth edition of eWIT, Empowering Women in Information Technology, a forum powered by the Software Technology Parks of India, to be held here on May 3. A large number of women IT and ITES professionals are expected to attend the event whose theme this year is `Women in IT ? Men`s Perspective` a rele
A car owned by a private company and used by a sitting MP was challaned here for installing a red beacon illegally by the police which claimed that the lawmaker had tried to "intervene" to dissuade them from taking action. The car belongs to a private company which was being used by the MP, Satyendra Garg, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic), said today, adding that
Having engineered one of the most spectacular growth stories in the Indian banking space over past four decades, life seems to have come a full circle for Kundarpur Vaman Kamath with his appointment as chairman of software giant Infosys. Kamath, who holds a mechanical engineering degree and did management studies from IIM-Ahmedabad, began his career in 1971 with ICICI group and i
In tandem with leadership succession plan and move to transform the company into a next- generation global player in IT arena, Infosys Technologies today said it will be renamed as Infosys Ltd. Co-Chairman-designate S Gopalakrishnan said that Infosys has a broad range of services all the way from consulting to business process outsourcing and the company`s focus is to help client
The Howrah-Delhi Rajdhani is set to become the first train in India to have Wi-Fi connectivity that would enable passengers to access internet during their rail journey. Railways have awarded the Rs 5.3 crore contract for making equipping three rakes of the Delhi-Howrah-Delhi Rajdhani with the facility. While the satellite link-up cost is more than Rs 1 crore, it w
