Zeroing on the criminal conspiracy relating to 2G scam among corporates, CBI is preparing a list of all ineligible telecom companies which had got the licences in 2008. Besides, CBI is conducting a "microscopic examination" of a deal between Tata Group`s real estate and infrastructure development arm Tata Realty and Infrastructure and Unitech whereby the latter had rece
"It is projected that e-stamping facility will be effective in all the states over next three years," chief commissioner of customs, Gujarat zone, Lipika Majumdar Roy Choudhary said. "Importance is being attached to e-stamping now after thrust on e-governance in the budget. It is a planned move forward, because just six states are offering the facility presently,&q
The supreme court today ordered the CBI to probe the restoration of 2G spectrum licence to Chennai-based telecom operator S-Tel after its cancellation earlier on grounds of threat to national security. The apex court also asked the agency to investigate the antecedents of the UAE-based Etisalat against which the home ministry had expressed reservations earlier to the department o
The Centre expects its revenue loss on account of tax sops to export oriented units under Software Technology Parks of India (STPI) scheme to go up by over 21 per cent to Rs 11,501 crore this fiscal, over the previous financial year. As per the Budget documents presented in Parliament yesterday, the revenue forgone on deduction of export profits of STPI units was Rs 9,497 crore i
With millions of Indians having access to e-mails and their number growing rapidly, e-mail marketing is expected to grow at over 100 per cent every year, an industry expert has said. E-mail marketing is a form of direct marketing that uses electronic mail as means of communicating commercial or fund-raising messages to audience. "The potential of e-mail market
Mutual funds have given their distributors one more month to comply with stringent identity verification norms wherein agents are required to get biometric cards that carry information like finger-print impressions. Market regulator Sebi in September 2010 ushered in a major overhaul of the way mutual funds were sold with the introduction of biometric cards and stringent licencing
Duplication or plagiarism of PhD thesis will hopefully be curtailed as more and more universities are joining University Grant Commission`s (UGC) initiative of installing anti-plagiarism software, an expert said here. "In all 14 universities have already signed a memorandum of understanding and more are in the pipeline," Jagdish Arora, director, INFLIBNET (Information a
An electronic registration system for H-1B work visa, the most sought after by India`s IT professionals, could save American businesses more than USD 23 million over the next 10 years, a top US immigration agency has said. To be published Thursday, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) proposes to establish an advance registration process for US employers seeking to
In order to impart advanced training to law enforcement agencies for investigating cyber crime, the prestigious Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy here plans to establish a first-of-its kind Digital Crime Analysis Centre. "As part of providing advanced training to deal with cyber offences, we intend to have our own centre at the National Police Academy. The pro
Market analyst firm Gartner today lowered its Personal Computer (PC) shipment forecast for 2011 and 2012, based on expectations of weaker demand for mobile consumer PCs. Worldwide PC shipments are forecast to reach 387.8 million units in 2011, a 10.5 per cent increase from 2010, according to Gartner`s preliminary forecast. This is down by 15.9 per cent from the previous projectio
Telecom service provider Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited (SSTL) today announced the launch of its high-speed mobile broadband service MBlaze in Gujarat. The company has rolled out its mobile internet services in Ahmedabad, Baroda, Rajkot, Surat, Gandhinagar, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Kodinar and Verawal. "As part of this commitment, the company is rapidly expand
China, which has over 457 million netizens, should be cautious about the emergence of `Internet mercenaries`, a group of people posting comments online to "manipulate" public opinion, a top Chinese official has said. "We feel that Internet culture and environment is getting more complicated and there has emerged a group of people called `Internet mercenaries`,"
A senior official of the Reserve Bank today said all banks would have to create a position of Chief Information Officers (CIO) as well as steering committees on information security at the board level at the earliest, as envisaged under its IT Vision 2011-17 released the other day. Reserve Bank executive director G Gopalakrishna, speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a bankin
The government has put in place a new system to fasten and facilitate submission of online applications for grant of Indian citizenship with the development of a new software. "The Ministry of Home Affairs has developed a software to facilitate submission of online applications for grant of Indian citizenship. The applicants can make application online for quick processing o
A team headed by Director General, Department of Economic, Statistics Monitoring and Evaluation, S D Tshering along with Project Coordinator T Gelek, and Enrolment agency called on Chief Minister Pawan Chamling at his residence yesterday for the enrolment of the Chief Minister under the Unique Identification Number (UID). The enrolment drive will soon commence after the issue of
Country`s largest software firm Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) today said it has bagged a contract for setting up and managing the State Data Centre (SDC) for Puducherry. The deal size was, however, not available. The SDC, which was earlier inaugurated by minister of state for communications and IT Sachin Pilot, is ready for commissioning. "Thi
The Tamil Nadu government today introduced an `E-Security policy to protect vital information communicated among government departments. "With increasing use of IT during government functions, it has become necessary to safeguard information passed. Any disruption in this critical infrastructure will have impact on citizens, economy and in government services. In view of th
Scrapping the earlier list of successful candidates, the new search-cum-selection panel today started the process to select Chairman & Managing Directors (CMDs) of state-run telecom companies BSNL and MTNL and invited applications for the respective posts. "We have published advertisements for inviting fresh applications for the post of CMDs of these (BSNL and MTNL) comp
The United States has named New Delhi`s popular Nehru Place as among the world`s notorious markets for pirated and counterfeited products including software. `Notorious Markets List` prepared by the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) has named more than 30 Internet and physical markets that are trading in pirated products. Nehru Place is reportedly one of the ma
Mobile handset prices will become more expensive as finance minister Pranab Mukherjee today announced one percent hike in the central excise duty for 130 items, including phones. Come April 1 and central excise duty on mobile phones will be raised from the current four per cent to five per cent. "The increase in central excise duty is detrimental as it will make mobile phon
