Delhi Mayor Prithvi Raj Sawhney today unveiled the logo and a dedicated website for the recently launched scheme for resident ward committees, which will work as consultative bodies for local-level development. The corporation had announced the scheme for formation of RWCs earlier this month and said it will boost public participation in civic decision-making. As p
American search engine Google, which recently accused the Chinese government of blocking its services, has been charged with tax evasion along with three of its affiliate companies. Three Google-affiliated companies have been found using fake invoices and accounting and business tax irregularities were also discovered that involved more than 40 million yuan (USD 6.06 million), th
A system that facilitates translation of languages on the internet was today launched by former President APJ Abdul Kalam here. The Machine translation (MT) system developed by 17 institutions including the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) was released at the 20th International World Wide Web conference. According to Rajeev Sangal Director I
Top officials from security agencies and personnel from IT and telecom companies will discuss encryption related issues on April 1. "We have been trying hard to put up a case to protect interests of the industry on data encryption related issues," said Assocham spokesperson. The spokesperson mentioned that officials from Ministry of Home Affairs and secur
Customers will get alerts on their e-mails for all transactions done through their debit or credit cards from June 30, 2011. The guidelines issued to the lenders by the Reserve Bank is aimed at checking fraudulent transactions and encouraging usage of cards by customers. Presently, only some banks are intimating their customers through sms and email about transacti
The national carrier Air India expects its newly integrated passenger services system (PSS) to fetch 30 per cent of ticket sales, which would help the ailing airline to improve its cash-flow by 15 per cent. "We expect our web booking to bring us upto 30 per cent of sales over the next 18-24 months. In revenue terms, this will translate into a 15 per cent increase," Air
Microsoft Gulf today released Windows Internet Explorer 9, the latest version of the world`s most-used browser, for consumers across the UAE. "In less than a year, Internet Explorer 9 went from early preview to final release with the help of hardware partners and the Web community. We are pleased to have launched Internet Explorer 9 in partnership with prominent sites in the
Axis Bank, India`s third largest private sector lender, today announced plans to set up 12 more branches in Andhra Pradesh by March 31. Once these branches become operational, their total number in the state will go up to 106, a top Axis Bank executive said here. S K Chakrabarti, Deputy Managing Director, Axis Bank, said said, "The bank is focused on taking it
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will inaugurate its first learning and development centre for campus trainees here tomorrow. The facility is equipped to train 6,000 professionals in a year. It will offer TCS` leading edge learning curriculum over three months to those who join the company directly from colleges, a TCS release said here today. "The new Learning
Suspected Chinese spies have hacked the parliamentary computers of Australian Premier Julia Gillard, Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd, Defence Minister Stephen Smith, and seven other Cabinet Ministers, a media report said. US intelligence officials tipped off the Australian government about the espionage which occurred over more than a month, starting in February, Sydney`s `The Daily
Trying to curb corruption and make policy implementation transparent, Haryana Social Justice and Empowerment Department announced today that pension will be disbursed through electronic banking using smart card scheme of the Centre. While disclosing this here today, Haryana Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Geeta Bhukkal said that under the new pension distribution system,
Orissa government will request South Korean steel major Posco not to shift its proposed ICT Company, an IT firm registered with the Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) here. "We will request Posco to continue with its ICT (information and communication technology) project," Orissa Science and Technology Minister Ramesh Majhi said here today. The com
When India takes on arch-rivals Pakistan in a high-voltage clash at the World Cup semi-finals on Wednesday, not all cricket buffs would be hooked solely to their television sets this time. Many of them would be simultaneously glued to their computer screens discussing ball-by-ball updates with fellow netizens on `soch.la`, which advertises itself as the world`s first social crick
Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal today inaugurated a Rural Service Centre developed by telecom infrastructure company Viom Networks, aimed at bridging the digital divide, enhancing literacy in rural India, and driving the agenda of financial inclusion. The centre is set up at village Badshahpur in Gurgaon that will leverage the existing infrastructure through PPP model to achieve the
Shiv Sena would oppose the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and e-voting system during upcoming polls in 10 municipal corporations and 167 municipal councils in Maharashtra. A delegation of Sena leaders today met state election commissioner Neela Satyanarayan submitting a memorandum opposing use of EVMs and e-voting in the polls. The commission had earlier
Caught in a host of copyright disputes, the head of China`s largest search engine Baidu, which has rivalled Google, has promised to work out mutually beneficial business models to settle copyright disputes. China`s most popular search engine was accused of copyright violations by a group of writers earlier this month after Baidu Wenku offered their works for free online without t
Twitter may have over 200 million registered users, but half of the tweets shared on the popular microblogging site are actually generated by a small group of "elite" members, a new study has found. Researhers at Internet search engine Yahoo! who looked at about 260 million tweets posted on Twitter between July 28, 2009 and March 8, 2010 found that 50 per cent of the tw
The online medium is abuzz with a large number of cricket lovers flocking to the digital world for live updates and match results of the World Cup. The biggest tournament of cricket caused a surge in visitation to cricket websites in the country as fans glued to internet for latest updates, reveals a new study. ComScore, a digital marketing intelligence platform, n
The city police today claimed to have arrested a Mohali-based software engineer for black- marketing the tickets of the high-octane cricket World Cup semifinal between India and Pakistan. The cyber cell of the city police found the accused, identified as Mandeep Singh Bhangu (27), selling the Rs 250 ticket at a whopping price of Rs 30,000 through online shopping website e-bay.com
The Uttar Pradesh tourism department has received a national award for innovatively using information technology to showcase the Taj Mahal. Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar awarded the trophy to Secretary and Director General of UP tourism Avneesh Awasthi and Regional Director Abhilash Chandra Sharma at a ceremony held in Delhi yesterday. Union Minister of Tourism Sub
