Government on Monday dismissed Opposition charges of delay in clearing investment by Aircel-Maxis in 2006 by then Finance Minister P Chidambaram declaring there was "no scope for misunderstanding and misinformation" on the issue. "There is no scope for any misunderstanding and misinformation. ....in both cases there was no delay in granting the approvals," Fin
opposition on Thursday targeted P Chidambaram in the lok sabha over the Aircel-Maxis deal, dubbing it as a "big scam" allegedly involving his son but the home minister dismissed the charges as "wild and reckless". Declaring that neither he nor any member of his family had acquired or had any stake in Aircel or Maxis, Chidambaram quoted from a statement of his son Kar
Getting a flat in Delhi is a dream for everyone. In its housing scheme of 2010, Delhi Development Authority received over seven lakh applications for just 16,000 flats on offer. On April 18, 2011, when the results of the lottery draw were announced, the DDA website remained unavailable for the crucial few hours as everyone from across the country was trying to access it. The system crashed as i
Cult movies often help you understand complex changes in a jiffy. Followers of the Twilight series of vampire movies know that shape shifters are the most potent game changers. They transform and morph seamlessly between forms doing things vampires of the previous generation couldn’t have imagined. Shape shifters have changed the paradigm of vampire movies forever. Earlier, a vampire was
Off late, web 2.0 and cloud computing have emerged as some of the most ‘disruptive’ innovations of our times. While the former has spurred much activity on internet such as citizen science, crowdsourcing and open government, bringing an unprecedented level of transparency and greater public participation, the latter has resulted in bringing efficiency and cost-effectiveness to priva
To check encroachment Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday said it will create a database of 4.78 lakh acres of temple land coming under its control. Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments minister MSM Anandan informed the state assembly that a software detailing movable and immovable property belonging to temples, mutts and trusts under the ministry had been created for the purpose.
Google, known more for its search engine and e-mail service, has bagged the first licence in the US to test self-driving cars along busy public roads in Nevada. Officials of the department of motor vehicles in Nevada, California, said they have issued Google the nation`s first licence to test an autonomous vehicle that does not need a driver on its public streets. Nevada issued
The government on Wednesday said it has proposed setting up an electronic development fund to promote research and development activities in the IT sector. "Under the draft National Policy on Electronics 2011, an Electronic Development Fund has been proposed to promote innovation and research and development (R&D) in the IT sector by providing appropriate funding or incentives
Nokia India on Wednesday announced partnerships with Bharti Airtel and Vodafone to offer solutions from Nokia Store to customers of these two telecom operators. "This will enable purchase of Nokia Store applications through an operator billing process. This would also offer significant monetisation opportunities to developers and galvanise local content development," Vodafone
Low-cost tablet maker Datawind on Wednesday said it has partnered with Bangalore-based Reverie Language Technologies for adding multi-language support to its `Ubislate` series of tablet PCs. Through this tie-up, users of Ubislate tablets will be able to access the device in English, Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Punjabi and various other foreign languages, Datawind said in a statement.
IT firm Vakrangee Softwares has bagged a five-year deal worth Rs 750 crore from the Rajasthan government to design, deploy and operate common service centers in the state. "Vakrangee Softwares has bagged the Rajasthan CSCs project from Rajasthan`s Department of Information Technology and Communication. The approximate value of the project is Rs 750 crore," Vakrangee said in a
In order to address the concerns of several leading television news channels over the latest cable rules, broadcasters expect the telecom sector regulator TRAI would in the coming days issue further guidelines concerning the issue of `Placement fee`. After Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had issued the guidelines for cable last month, the News Broadcasters Association (NBA)
The government on Wednesday said instances of violation of standard processes and guidelines for enrolment under Aadhaar project by agencies have been reported. "Some cases of process non-compliance and fraudulent enrolment have been reported against some enrolment agencies in some places," planning minister Ashwani Kumar said in a written reply to the lok sabha. "
The telecom ministry has finally alloted spectrum to US-based Qualcomm for offering wireless broadband services, two years after it won the radio waves through auction. "Orders have been issued," sources at the department of telecommunications said in response to status of spectrum allocation to the company which has been pending since long. Partner of Qualcom in BWA b
Consumers` right to access communication services at lowest prices should be protected, a top cofficial of International Telecommunications Union (ITU) said on Wednesday. "Constitutional right should be protected which is communication at the lowest price possible. Therefore, we are strongly recommending that we make sure that the end of this process, right of consumers is defended
IT hardware and services company HCL Infosystems on Wednesday appointed Neeraj Jaitley as president of its enterprise solutions business. He will lead the company`s B2B businesses that cater to the needs of government and enterprise customers, HCL Infosystems said in a statement. Jaitley will be part of the company`s senior management team and will report to company CEO Harsh Ch
Amnesty International urged Bahrain on Tuesday to "immediately" release prominent rights activist Nabeel Rajab who was arrested over tweets deemed insulting to the government. "Nabeel Rajab is a prisoner of conscience and he must be immediately and unconditionally released," said Philip Luther, head of the Middle East and North Africa programme at the London-based wa
As part of its anti-piracy drive, the special squad of the city crime branch police, conducted raids in different parts of the city and nabbed 83 persons, city police commissioner Jyothi Prakash Mirji said. Speaking to reporters in Bangalore on Tuesday, Mirji said the 83 accused were arrested in the past one week and 61 cases registered against them under the Copyright Act. Duri
Smart Card scheme that would enable beneficiaries of various social welfare schemes such as old age and destitute pension to draw the money from banks was launched in Madurai on Tuesday. The objective of the scheme was to implement welfare schemes in the `best possible way` and avoid middlemen, district collector U Sagayam said launching it at Shivarakottai near Tirumangalam, about 30 k
Mobile call rates would double in some circles if the recommendations of sectoral regulator Trai on spectrum pricing are accepted, telecom CEOs who met Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal warned on Tuesday. "...there will be circles which will have more than a 100 per cent price rise (in tariffs) if they were to absorb the impact of what is being recommended," Bharti Airtel CE
