Lack of understanding of the new age laws governing internet by enforcement agencies in the country is posing a big challenge, a prominent Indian entrepreneur said on Tuesday. Rediff.com founder Ajit Balakrishnan regretted that lack of understanding among the enforcement officials about such laws was posing a big challenge. Citing the arrest of two girls in Mumbai for their Face
Weather information in four metros is now just a tap away. The weather office on Tuesday launched an application that enables smartphone and tablet computer users access near-real time weather-related information in Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai. The `Indian-weather` app can be downloaded free of cost from Google Play. "India Meteorological Department`s (IMD) f
A website of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, containing oral, written and visual material related to the former prime minister and many other information, was launched on Tuesday. Launching the portal www.ataljee.org, leader of opposition in the lok sabha Sushma Swaraj said it is a big tribute to the leader. She also described Vajpayee as a good administrator who had set the mark of leadi
In India, when the National Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) Bill, 2010, was presented to parliamentary standing committee on finance chaired by Yashwant Sinha it was called ill conceived, directionless and threat to national security. Colonel Thomas, a former defense services officer and missile scientist was speaking at a seminar, “UID/Aadhaar: Medicine worst than disea
Tracking and detection of crime and criminals in Odisha will now be just a mouse click away with the launch of Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) project in Cuttack on Saturday. The CCTNS, to be available in Angul and Kendrapara districts, was inaugurated by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik at a two-day IPS conference. Patnaik said full-scale implementation of
India is among the nations hit by a cyber espionage that has been targeting diplomatic, governmental as well as scientific research organisation at least for five years, according to a Russian cyber security firm. Termed as `Red October`, the campaign (named after the famous novel `The Hunt For The Red October` by Tom Clancy) has significantly hit Russia, Kazakhstan, India, Azerbaijan a
Aaron Swartz, a 26-year-old celebrated computer prodigy-turned-activist and co-builder of the popular social news website Reddit, has reportedly committed suicide, weeks before before he was to go on trial over hacking allegations. Swartz`s body was found Friday evening in Brooklyn, said Ellen Borakove, a spokeswoman with the New York medical examiner`s office. An uncle, Michael
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on January 14, issued notices to the centre and UT Administration on a petition filed against the Aadhar, according to a report by Times of India, Chandigarh. According to the report, the petition has been filed by Sanjiv Pandey and was heard by a division bench which comprised of Chief Justice Arjan Kumar Sikri and Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain. The notice
Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar on Thursday kick-started mobile governance in the state by launching the mGovernance Project. A joint venture between Tata Teleservices, Limited (TTL), MMP Mobi Wallet Systems Ltd (MMPL) and state government, the project is a prepaid wallet service where any mobile customer can register for this wallet and then load it with cash at designated mR
Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said on January 8, that Aadhar number should be included in university degrees and birth certificates. Thus, she said that Delhi would be able to achieve the target of 95 percent enrolment by Feb 2013, according to a report in The Hindu. She said, speaking at a workshop on Aadhar Enabled Direct Cash Transfer, that the Delhi government will be able to put al
Criticising UPA government`s direct cash transfer scheme, top CPI leaders on Thursday said the party will launch a campaign against the scheme as this may be extended to food items adversely affecting food security of the country. "We will soon start collection of at least 5 crore signatures opposing the direct cash transfer scheme of the UPA government," CPI veteran A B Bardh
Delhi Government on Thursday announced that it would add all nine centrally-sponsored schemes relevant to the capital on the Aadhar-enable Direct Cash Transfer scheme by April this year. It also suggested inclusions of Aadhar numbers in university degrees and birth certificates. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit also said the national capital would achieve 95 per cent Aadhar enrolme
A new Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS), enabling police to track offenders in other states and bring them to book, has been launched in Kerala to help in more effective investigation. "The new technology and computer based programmes will help investigation in a more effective manner and also help in not dragging innocent people into criminal proceedings," Ch
The Gurgaon administration has uploaded jamabandis (land records) of all villages in the district on the Haryana land records website. Deputy commissioner P C Meena reviewed the progress of computerisation of land records in the district on Wednesday and asked revenue officials to integrate Haryana Registration Information System (HARIS) and Haryana Land Record Information System (HALRI
Now students in Gujarat will no longer have to run to Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) headquarters in Gandhinagar to get a duplicate certificate copy of class X or XII. The Board is planning to come up with a student-friendly infrastructure and a centre in Ahmedabad to complete such formalities online. The centre is a part of Rs 93 crores budget proposed
The Maharashtra Government is contemplating the possibility of booking traffic offenders based on complaints made by citizens through e-mails and pictures of violators taken on mobile phones. Minister of State for Home Satej Patil on Wednesday said he has directed Thane Police Commissioner K P Raghuvanshi to explore the possibility of booking traffic rule violators based on e-mail compl
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday launched a scheme, under which smart card-based driving licences having biometric thumb impression and digital signatures would be issued to the applicants, at the regional transport office in Lucknow. "It will be much more convenient for people to avail a driving license now," Yadav told reporters. He said the a
Kerala has asked the Centre to include NRI`s also in the purview of Aadhar Card process. The suggestion was made by Chief Minister Oommen Chandy at the on-going Pravasi Bharatiya Divas at Kochi. Chandy requested the Centre to take suitable steps to include NRI`s also in the purview of Aadhar Card after completion of the process in India. Referring to the difficulties fac
Details of travel bills of Lok Sabha Members will soon be made online as the Secretariat is collating all related documents which will be digitised and put on the official website of the House. A submission in this regard was made by the Lok Sabha Secretariat before the Central Information Commission which was hearing the plea of an RTI applicant who had sought the details from the Hous
The state-owned Metals and Scrap Trading Corporation on Tuesday informed the Odisha government about its preparedness to provide electronic auction for minerals within a week of getting the requisite order. "We have the expertise to provide e-auction. The PSU is prepared to install the facilities within seven days of getting the requisite order from the state government," chai
