The city crime branch has registered an FIR based on allegation by Rais Khan, a former aide of social activist Teesta Setalwad, that his email account was hacked. "An FIR has been registered in connection with the alleged hacking of email account of Khan," DCP crime branch Himanshu Shukla told PTI. The FIR was filed after Khan, in an application to city P
Hackers from China have attacked computer networks of global oil companies in a targeted campaign aimed at stealing confidential information, US computer security McAfee said today. "Starting in November 2009, coordinated covert and targeted cyberattacks have been conducted against global oil, energy, and petrochemical companies," McAfee said in a report.
In the early 17th century, long before the times of email and mobile phones, pigeons, barefoot runners and bullock carts were used to carry messages between one part of India to another. The postman cycle of the early 1800s, with its large front tyre, post boxes in all sizes and shapes collected from all over the country as well as the antique stamp printing presses can now be se
IT firm Wipro Technologies today said it has partnered with US-based Continuous Computing to provide solutions to 3G and Long Term Evolution (LTE) network equipment-makers. The two companies are working together to provide Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) and Femtocell products for network equipment providers supplying 3G and LTE network infrastructure, Wipro said in a statement.
After two children were killed in an accidental explosion of a shell in Srinagar last night, Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah expressed his outrage at the incident through a post on Twitter. "God please please put an end to all this death & destruction. How many more graveyards do we have to fill before someone says ENOUGH (sic)", Omar said in a post o
The World Intellectual Property Organisation, a specialised UN agency, along with Indian government will organise a three-day meet on traditional knowledge, including ayurvedic medicine and unani, next month. Geneva-headquartered WIPO is responsible for promoting and protecting intellectual property rights worldwide. The meeting, to be held here, would help in crea
“New social media is promoting greater accountability from those in positions of power,” said Nik Gowing, main presenter, BBC World News, at the Nasscom Leadership Forum 2011 on Thursday. Terming the new social media as fifth estate Gowing said, “Something profound is happening in the new media environment where the dynamics are changing.” Spe
The Government is hopeful of meeting its target of rolling out 600-million Unique Identity Cards by 2014,Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDIA) Chairman Nandan Nilekani said today. "We will meet the target of rolling out 600-million UIDs by 2014," Nilekani said at the NASSCOM India Leadership Forum 2011 here. The pace of enrolment for unique ide
The multi-billion Indian IT sector is likely to grow higher than the projection given by the apex industry body NASSCOM, a top official said today. "I think we should be able to see growth that is better than NASSCOM`s projection," S Ramadorai, TCS Vice-Chairman and Advisor to the Prime Minister on Skill Development, told reporters at the NASSCOM meet here.
Shares of telecom giant Bharti airtel fell by nearly 6 per cent in early trade on the BSE today, following a heavy sell-off by investors amid confusion over telecom regulator TRAI`s new recommendations on 2G spectrum pricing. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has recommended a six-fold hike in the price of start-up 2G spectrum and has said that every Mhz of additio
Transport Ministry today asked officials and contractors to use modern information technology tools like Google Earth while finalising feasibility reports, road alignments etc for highways projects under NHDP. "Concerned over poor quality of roads, Transport Minister CP Joshi today asked NHAI officials and developers attending a meeting on schemes under National Highways Dev
Amid unearthing of a series of scandals involving huge losses to the exchequer in allocation of natural resources like spectrum, land and minerals, a high level government panel today stressed the need for a centralised database of such resources to maximise revenues. The panel, headed by former Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla, was constituted by the Cabinet Secretariat as per the
South Korean police have cracked down on 770 websites and blogs selling prostitution while booking thousands for their alleged involvement in sex trafficking, officials said. After wrapping up a six-week nationwide bust, the National Police Agency (NPA) said yesterday it booked 2,271 people without physical detention and put six under arrest on charges of illegally selling or buy
Details about all the 70,000 primary and upper primary government-aided schools in Bihar is just a click away as education authorities have compiled and posted information regarding these teaching institutions online. A mouse click on www.schoolreportcards.in will give a surfer information about number of students, teachers, rooms, furnitures and others in any of the 70,000 prima
The portal of National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning, offering online course content in web and video format, has emerged as the world`s most viewed higher education site, the NTPEL claimed today. The NTPEL channel in Youtube has received more than 39 million upload views, it said here during the launch of its national video server. Launching the server
Maharashtra will implement Kalyan Dombivili Municipal Corporation?s (KDMC) e-governance model of delivering citizen services across all 231 urban local bodies (ULBs) in the state by 2012, said a statement issued by Oracle. "KDMC is a great success and replicating it for other municipal bodies takes us one step closer to our vision of e-governance," said Anil Lad, System
Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Andhra Pradesh are expected to witness a two-fold jump in exports to Rs 11,200 crore in the current fiscal on the back of increasing demand in Western markets. The jump in exports is mainly attributed to a surge in IT exports from these zones. However, while the IT sector currently accounts for the bulk of overseas shipments from these zones, the
Suburban train commuters in the National Capital Region can no longer have to wait in long queues for purchasing tickets. Railways have installed 25 automatic ticket vending machines at key stations in the city. The move would cut long queues and passenger time in the morning rush hours as one has to only use a smart card to purchase the ticket at the vending machi
Chip manufacturers could soon use a new "fingerprinting" technology which can help them thwart counterfeiters who are increasingly targeting chips and electronic components. In manufacturing industries, especially electronic components, counterfeit goods are a huge problem which causes huge losses that runs into billions of dollars. Although anti-piracy t
IT major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has signed a five year contract with du, an integrated telecom service provider in the United Arab Emirates, to provide IT managed services. TCS will provide support to du in enhancing customer excellence and service delivery levels. "In a dynamic business sector such as telecom we are constantly looking at enhancing cu
