The Supreme Court today censured Mahindra Satyam, formerly Satyam Computer, for writing to the Government adopting the tone of "arrogance" in the case relating to Rs 617 crore income tax demand, which is being re-assessed by the tax authorities. Asking the company to withdraw the letter, the apex court expressed displeasure at its tone and tenor that indicated as if Sat
Leading telcos Bharti airtel and Aircel will launch iPhone 4 in India soon. In separate statements, both the companies said they would "launch iPhone 4 in India in the coming months". US-based Apple Inc, the inventors of iPod, iPhones and iPads, will introduce the iPhone 4, which is equipped with a sharper screen and video-chat features as it attempts to
Election authorities today said arrangements for connecting all polling booths here through `web casting technology` have been made to ensure the entire polling process on April 13, except vote casting would be monitored by Returning officers and Chief Electoral Officer. Chief Electoral Officer Belatee Pertin said in a release today this was the first time that such web casting w
The government today said it will soon send the Electronic Service Delivery Bill to the Cabinet for its approval. The Electronic Service Delivery Bill, when enacted, will make it mandatory for every government organisation to deliver public services only in electronic mode from a cut off date. "The Final Draft Bill will be circulated on April 11, 2011 to minis
BridgeCo, a pioneer and world leader in digital audio and media networking technologies, has decided to make India its global hub, with over 90 per cent of its operations in the city. BridgeCo is a semiconductor firm that provides the processor and software solution for connecting consumer electronic products to the internet. It also designs and develops chips and software for th
IT and Communications Minister Kapil Sibal today said that the Department of Post (DoP) would launch pre-paid smart card by May 15 this year. "Department of Post is waiting for approval from the Reserve Bank and by May 15 it will launch the pre-paid cards," Sibal said on the eve of completion of 100-days agenda set by him in January this year. The White L
Tata Docomo, GSM arm of Tata Teleservices, has announced a tariff plan that will offer free incoming to its post paid customer during roaming in the country. Currently this offer is available on three plans namely Roam Free 299, Roam Free 499 and Roam Free 799. Under these plans, customer can take 4, 7 and 12 free toppings, respectively, the company said in a statement.
Private sector HDFC Bank today said that it has signed an agreement with Arulmigu Arunachaleswarar Temple in Thiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu, for offering online donations. Devotees who are unable to offer donation at the temple in person can now do it using the bank`s payment gateway. Besides the direct debit facility, they can use HDFC Bank debit card or any credit c
A new e-governance project which will enable all MCD maternity homes to store vital information about a particular patient and retrieve it at the click of a mouse was unveiled by the civic body on the occasion of safe motherhood day today. Additional Commissioner (Health and IT) A J Kurien launched the project and released posters on safe motherhood and small family at Indian Pop
The government has decided to issue biometric PAN cards to taxpayers across the country to weed out the problem of duplicate and fake ones. The decision was taken recently by the Finance Ministry and it comes in the wake of a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report that asked the Income Tax department to ensure that a single tax payer is not issued multiple cards.
The Telecom Ministry is likely to cancel the licences of leading mobile operator Idea Cellular and Spice in five states for failing to roll out services within the stipulated time. Telecom regulator Trai has recommended to the Department of Telecom (DoT) to cancel the licences of Idea in Karnataka and Punjab circles and that of Spice in Maharashtra, Haryana and Andhra Pradesh.
Insurance regulator Irda has shortlisted four IT firms, including Infosys Technologies and Mahindra Satyam, for implementation of a project aimed at meeting its data needs and regulatory decision making. Towards achieving its goal of effective supervision, Irda had invited IT firms for its Business Analytics Project (BAP) aimed at providing necessary data and information for anal
In the first its kind venture, a helpline service headquartered in the city has become operational, offering assistance to the majority community all over the country. The round-the-clock `Hindu Helpline` will respond and guide the callers facilitating required assistance to deal with medical emergencies, travel difficulties, discriminatory practices at Governmental level in addi
The government today signed an agreement to prepare digital maps of the country`s seven km wide coastal belt from Gujarat to West Bengal as part of its efforts to delineate the hazard line for coastal regions. An agreement to map the 11,000 km coastline arc from Gujarat to West Bengal was signed between the Ministry of Environment and Forests and M/s IIC, Hyderabad in the presenc
Google and the US Justice Department are close to an agreement that will clear the search giant`s USD 700 million acquisition of flight-data firm ITA Software in return for granting federal regulators the authority to monitor a part of its operations. "Google and the Justice Department are close to an agreement that would clear the search giant`s USD 700 million acquisition
The Bihar government has decided to install computers and arrange audio-visual study materials for teaching at 51 residential schools for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes. Out of the 81 residential schools, 51 where students of standard I to standard X were taught, would have the Computer aided Learning (CAL) system, SC/ST Welfare Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi said after launchi
Riding high on the buoyant SME segment, Tally Solutions, a leading enterprise software product company, aims to more than double its revenues to Rs 500 crore in the fiscal 2011-12, a top official has said. "India has a large number of SMEs. These are the potential customers we are targeting for our growth. We are looking at almost doubling our turnover in this fiscal to Rs 5
Top Infosys official T V Mohandas Pai has alleged that his company was asked to pay bribe by government officials to clear projects but it refused and said files "go missing" when "palms are not greased." "We were asked to pay bribe. We refused. But in all places, wherever Infosys is functioning today, we have been supported by the chief secretaries. In
A cyber attack today paralysed the website of a popular Russian independent newspaper, days after similar attacks knocked off Russia`s most popular blogging site. The Novaya Gazeta`s website has been down since early today after a massive denial-of-service attack, Dmitry Muratov, the newspaper`s editor, told The Associated Press. The attacks involve a flood of comp
Cyberstalking is now more common than face-to-face harassment with many victims finding themselves pursued by complete strangers online, says a study. The study, the first of its kind to look at the extent and effect of cyberstalking in social networking sites, email and mobile phones, has revealed the profile of perpetrators to be different from those who pursue victims face-to-
