The Telecom Ministry has pulled up SingTel for violating ILD licence norms by acquiring and billing customers in India without a licence between 2005 and 2009, while giving a clean chit to airtel and Tatas which provided international private lease circuits to the foreign firm. "The committee constituted by DoT recommends that it is a mistake solely on the part of Singapore
The menace of pesky calls is likely to continue for another year at least as state-run BSNL has said that it will take 10 months after getting necessary approval to upgrade its network-- vital to implement TRAI`s idea of identifiable number series to tele-marketing firms. BSNL`s upgrade of its network is essential as all calls are inter-connected irrespective of their origin and
Global Business Process Outsourcing in the financial services sector has the potential to reach a market size of USD 250 billion, with India playing a key role, says a study by global consulting and research firm Everest Group. The financial services BPO (FS BPO) sector, is a USD 16-18 billion market comprising nearly 40 per cent of the USD 40 billion global sourcing market.
T V Mohandas Pai, who in a surprise move quit Infosys and its Board of Directors, said he is considering the Bangalore University`s offer to co-chair its proposed school of economics. "It is an interesting and exciting proposal. I will be meeting the Vice-Chancellor A N Prabhudev to discuss the proposal. However it requires lot of deep thought to create (the) Bangalore Schoo
In a bid to enlist the participation of the public in the crime detection process, the city police has decided to post photographs of notorious criminals and habitual offenders along with their profiles on its website. The city has in recent times witnessed a surge in cases of chain snatching, burglaries, attack on elderly persons and women. "We had taken up a
A volunteer from Okinawa Prefecture has set up a website that constantly updates a list of supplies and goods needed by victims of the March 11 quake and tsunami disaster. Daisuke Sonoda, a 29-year-old diving shop owner, who arrived at Minamisanriku three days after the disaster devastated the town and other northeastern Japan areas, said, "People cannot tell from government
The Rajasthan government is working to ensure that every state-run school is equipped with a computer lab and has set a target of three years to achieve this goal, Education Minister Bhanwar Lal Meghwal said today. Infrastructure was also accorded a top priority and the government was trying to ensure that there was no shortage of buildings, furniture and other resources in the s
With over 700-million people using mobile phones in India, the mobile advertising industry is expected to grow by around 300 per cent to reach a turnover of Rs 200 crore over the next 2-3 years, industry experts said. Mobile advertising is a form of advertising where marketers target mobile-users for marketing of their products and services. "The number of mob
The Himachal Pradesh government has launched a web portal providing the farming community with relevant information pertaining to agriculture and its related activities. The web portal `AGRISNET` will provide easy access to the farmers to sustainable data bank of all the agriculture inputs in the state via a secured network, an official spokesman said today. AGRISN
The State government today sanctioned Rs 139 crore for establishing a temporary Data Center in the city to implement the Unique Identification Card scheme. A cabinet meeting chaired by Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa sanctioned the fund for establishing the Center, Minister for Higher Education, V S Acharya, told reporters. The UID scheme was taken up in t
In contrast to their corporate seven-star lifestyle, the five top telecom honchos, sent to Tihar jail yesterday in connection with the 2G spectrum scam, spent the night in a crowded 90 square feet prison cell that they shared with other inmates. Swan Telecom Director Vinod Goenka, Unitech Wireless (Tamil Nadu) Ltd Managing Director Sanjay Chandra, and three top officials of Relia
IT firm HCL Infosystems today said it has bagged a contract worth Rs 138 crore from Jharkhand for providing data and IT applications for energy accounting/auditing and IT-based consumer service centres. The project, under the Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reform Programme (RAPDRP), was awarded by the Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB), HCL Infosystems said
The country`s largest software services firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) today said it will give pay hikes to the tune of 12-14 per cent to its employees in the country even as the industry grapples with high attrition rates. "About 12-14 per cent is the increment that we have decided for offshore, that is India. And as far as locations overseas are concerned, in the maj
Concerned over latest research findings that i-Phone and i-Pads have been recording the device?s location history, a top American Senator on Thursday shot off a letter to the Apple CEO Steve Jobs, demanding an explanation as to why his company was doing so. "The existence of this information -- stored in an unencrypted format -- raises serious privacy concerns," Senator
Microsoft today said India is a strategic market for it, and also announced a USD 1,00,000 grant to promote innovation among domestic start-ups. "Microsoft is happy to reiterate its commitment to India by fostering innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystem. Towards this, we are pleased to launch the `Microsoft Bizspark India Start-up Challenge` under which four most promising
Police have registered a complaint against four persons, including two foreigners, for duping a youth of Rs two lakh through the `Nigerian Lottery` kind of a swindle. Mukundwadi police said that the victim Puneet Santosh Mehta (30) got an email from Thomas Jefferson, James Smith, Jayprakash Verma and Rajesh Yadav stating that he had bagged a prize of 7 lakh Pounds.
A report benchmarking the technology for implementation of ICT based financial inclusion (FI) across the country is expected to be out by June this year, a United Nation Development Programme(UNDP) executive said today. B-school, Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIM-A), UNDP and NABARD have joined hands to bring out this report based on series of discussions held with v
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has appointed a cyber envoy to handle issues related to Internet and the World Wide Web. In this capacity, Christopher Painter will bring together the many elements in the State Department working on cyber issues to more effectively advance US cyber interests. The first official to hold this post, Painter will coordinate the St
Gurgaon-based travel services provider Yatra Online Pvt Ltd today said it has raised Rs 200 crore from Valiant Capital Management, Norwest Venture partners and Intel Capital for expansion purposes. "This round of funding will enable us to broaden our reach and brand awareness in tier two and tier three towns, which are experiencing tremendous growth in e-commerce," Yatr
In an initiative to allow direct and secure communication between the public and the government, Malaysians over 18 years of age will be assigned an e-mail account each to receive bills and notices from the administration. However, the government said signing up for the `1Malaysia` e-mail account would be completely voluntary. "The initiative would allow direc
