Talent crunch and soaring attrition rate might push India behind other BPO giants, according to a study by ASSOCHAM. India?s Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector is facing stiff competition from the likes of Mexico, Malaysia, Philippines, China, Canada and Ireland that are posing a grave threat to the growth of India?s BPO sector, said the Associated Chamber of Commerce and
Anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare`s popularity appears to extend even into the virtual world, going by the thousands of gamers who choose to extend their solidarity to him through the social gaming network. Hazare is seen wearing his trademark white shirt and Gandhi topi in the game, `Yes Prime Minister`, launched by social gaming website ibibo.com. The online g
As the country is witnessing a series of scams, the government has begun an ambitious exercise to rejig the snoop mechanism and synchronise the databases of economic intelligence and enforcement agencies. The Central Economic Intelligence Bureau (CEIB), the apex body which coordinates with all agencies that enforce economic laws in the country and gather intelligence on this fron
With the market being flooded with an array of insurance policies, a recently launched multi-lingual retail portal InsuringIndia.com offers customers help in comparing varied products and picking up the right one. The website showcases a variety of insurance products available in the market and helps customers compare pricing. "InsuringIndia.com empowers consu
Terrorists worldwide might be actively using online computer games to communicate to each other, easily escaping the security eye, despite billions being spent on technologies to intercept and monitor electronic messages and communications. This threat was highlighted recently with the release of technothriller `MMORPG: How a computer game becomes deadly serious` by Dutch author
In a bid to make the famous Meenakshi temple in the city more secure, 32 internet protocol closed circuit television cameras have been installed at every vantage point in the shrine. The cameras, which were installed yesterday, would provide the temple with a "fool-proof security system" and would be monitored through two control rooms round the clock, Karmuthu Kannan,
To make India an attractive round the year tourist destination, the government should take steps such as enhancing air and rail connectivity, strengthening hotel infrastructure and setting up of a skills development council for the sector, a survey said today. "There is an urgent need to address the issue of creating good quality accommodation not only in the five star categ
More than one crore citizens in seven districts of Chhattisgarh would be provided with unique identification numbers under the first phase of the UID `Aadhar` project in the state. According to official sources, the Unique Identification Authority has selected Raipur, Bilaspur, Dhamtari, Korea, Janjgir-Chapa, Mahasamund and Bastar districts of the tribal state in the first phase,
The Bihar government has decided to set up Bihar Science Centre here on the lines of the Science City in Kolkata and two planetaria at Gaya and Darbhanga, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said today. The state government would also set up science centres at Nalanda and Bhagalpur in 2011-12 to promote scientific education among the youths, Kumar said. The government woul
Congress objections to the inclusion of BJP leaders Jaswant Singh and Yashwant Sinha in the JPC probing the 2G spectrum scam have fallen flat with Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar ruling in favour of their continuance. The ruling by the Speaker came in response to a reference from JPC chairman PC Chacko on whether there was a conflict of interest if MPs who were ministers in governm
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited?s (BSNL) Andhra Pradesh Circle has stood first in the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) era in the state attracting over 74,000 customers since the MNP facility was launched on January 20, a senior official said here today. "BSNL is doing exceedingly well under MNP in Andhra Pradesh. There have been more than 74,000 migrations into BSNL from other
Attorney General Goolam Vahanvati, CBI Director A P Singh and Law Secretary D R Meena are expected to appear before Parliament`s Public Accounts Committee tomorrow to give evidence in the probe into the 2G spectrum allocation scam. The PAC, chaired by senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi, is likely to quiz Vahanvati about the legal opinions he may have given to the Telecom Minis
Tata group firm TTSL today submitted before telecom tribunal TDSAT that the government was under obligation to allocate spectrum to it ahead of new telecom operators, who were given preference arbitrarily in 2008 during the tenure of former telecom minister A Raja. Senior advocate Ramji Srinivas, appearing for Tata Teleservices Ltd (TTSL), said the company was an old licensee and
IDBI Home Finance today said it has got approval from the Corporate Affairs ministry for merging with its parent IDBI Bank. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has sanctioned the scheme of amalgamation vide its order dated April 8, 2011, IDBI Home Finance said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange. The merger would help IDBI to consolidate its home loan business a
Business mogul Ratan Tata, who heads a conglomerate comprising nearly 100 companies, today said that his successor would be in place by middle of the year and his step-brother was one of the contenders. "... I hope that by the first half of this year, we`ll be able to define a suitable candidate with whom one can overlap for a short period of time before I move on," Rat
IBM is testing smartphone software designed to predict traffic jams and warn motorists before they even take to the roads. IBM said late yesterday that its employees in the San Francisco and Silicon Valley areas of Northern California have been testing technology that "will ultimately help drivers around the world" avoid fouled traffic. Those involved in
The Centre proposes to make it mandatory for union and state departments to deliver public services like licences and money payment in electronic mode within five years of enactment of Electronic Services Delivery (ESD) Bill. The Department of Information Technology (DIT) has issued draft ESD Bill and seeks stakeholders comments till April end. As per the draft, se
Sling Media, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NASDAQ listed EchoStar Corporation, today launched Slingbox, where people can watch their home television on laptops, smartphones and tablets range of video placeshifting products. The company unveiled a range of video placeshifting products--Slingbox 120, Slingbox PRO-HD, SlingPlayer and SlingLink--that change and enhance the way consume
The country`s second largest two-wheeler maker Bajaj Auto today announced a tie-up with State Bank of India to offer inventory finance to its dealers. "We are glad to partner with SBI who have the largest network of more than 13,000 branches spread across the nook and corner of the country," Bajaj Auto President (Motorcycles) S Sridhar said. SBI Chief Gen
A fresh controversy brewed today after corporate lobbyist Niira Radia reportedly linked Union minister Sharad Pawar to 2G scam-tainted DB Realty firm but the senior leader trashed her claim. Pawar was reacting to media reports which had quoted Radia as telling the CBI that he may be controlling DB Realty and may have pursued the issue of spectrum and license for Swan Telecom with
