In order to boost the job prospects in Jammu and Kashmir, state government has decided to set up an Information Technology Park in Budgam district. "The IT park will be established in Ompora area for which 19 acres of land has been identified. There are not enough job opportunities in government sector to absorb IT professionals, so setting up of the IT park will go a long w
The government and the IT industry are understood to have demanded parity between Indian and local businesses in America at the 11th US-India ICT Working Group meeting held here on Tuesday. Both Indian and US services firm are supplying similar services in the US market but because of PL 111-230, Indian service suppliers are being meted different treatment, a Department of Comme
With a view to stopping offensive and defamatory content on Internet, the government is likely to form an inter-ministerial group to look into the issue and suggest ways to check uploading of such material. The move comes within a week of Telecom and IT Minister Kapil Sibal asking leading social networking sites like Facebook, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo to take off such material
Stung by sectoral regulator Trai`s recommendation to charge a one-time fee for extra spectrum, leading telecom firms Bharti, Vodafone and Idea have shot off a letter to Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal proposing holding of auction to arrive at a fair price. "We are writing to you to express our deep concerns on subject of spectrum pricing included in Trai recommendations,"
CBI has favoured departmental action against a former legal advisor to the then Telecom Minister A Raja, who is now in jail, for allegedly suppressing facts in the case of Loop Telecom and the shareholding of Essar in it. CBI, in its chargesheet, has listed in a chronological order the manner in which various telecom companies had approached the Ministry in 2007 and how legal adv
Opposing the proposed Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) and withdrawal of existing benefits, BSNL workers, executives and non-executives plan to go on a one-day strike on December 15, a union of the state-run telecom major said on Tuesday. "Over 92 million mobile users and about 29 million fixed line users could expect disrupted telecom services (on Dec 15)," BSNL Join
India and Switzerland on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for mutual cooperation on local governance which would enable Indian government to learn from the Swiss model of "direct democracy". The countries would focus on sharing know-how in areas relating to e-governance, local governments` performance appraisal, public service delivery through local bod
Telecom major Vodafone on Monday launched a new Android-operating system based 3G handset `Vodafone Smart` in the country. Powered by Qualcomm`s Snapdragon S1 processor and Android 2.2.1 OS, the handset is designed for tech savvy customers providing them access to mobile apps, games, internet and social networking platforms on-the-go, Vodafone said in a statement.
The United States has said it is looking into a "very disturbing" report that implicates a US-based Venezuelan diplomat in an alleged Iranian plot to launch cyber attacks against US nuclear plants. Livia Antonieta Acosta, currently Venezuela`s consul in Miami, Florida, is described in a report by New York-based Hispanic television network Univision as an accomplice in t
As few as 12 different Chinese groups, largely backed or directed by the government there, do the bulk of the China-based cyberattacks stealing critical data from US companies and government agencies, according to US cybersecurity analysts and experts. The aggressive, but stealthy attacks, which steal billions of dollars in intellectual property and data, often carry distinct sig
South Indian state Karnataka, the hub of country`s IT business, will soon have an integrated IT city in the vicinity of Bangalore International Airport near Devanahalli. The state government has drawn up plans to develop an Information Technology Investment Region (ITIR), the IT city covering a geographical area of about 40 Sq Kms, near the airport region. M N Vidy
Mobile operators, including Videocon, Etisalat, Aircel and Idea Cellular, have approached the Telecom Ministry seeking a reduction in their financial bank guarantees in accordance with the licence agreement. The DoT has received a few representations from some of the service providers for reduction of the financial bank guarantee in accordance with the clause relating to roll-out
The Telecom Ministry on Monday said it will soon take action against service providers that have entered into roaming agreements for 3G services, as the pacts violate licence terms and conditions. Stating that the ministry had received the views of the Law Ministry, among others, on the matter, Telecom Secretary R Chandrashekhar said, "The broad view that is emerging is that
Essar group promoters Anshuman and Ravi Ruia were among the five corporate honchos who were Monday made accused by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in its third charge sheet filed in a Delhi court arising out of investigations in the 2G scam. The other three named in the chargesheet are Loop Telecom promoters Kiran Khaitan, her husband I P Khaitan and Essar Group directo
Bihar will be a major IT hub like Bangalore and Gurgaon. This was stated by Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar while inagurating the 11th state consultative workshop, “Citizen Centric e-Government”, in the state capital today. Delivering his inaugural address, he said, “We want to deliver services to the people with utmost transparency, which could only be done th
Two crore residents of Karnataka would get Aadhaar numbers by March, a key official said today. "We have crossed the one crore mark as on November 27. 97 per cent of residents of Mysore and Tumkur Districts have already enrolled", Principal Secretary in the e-Governance Department, M N Vidyashankar, told PTI here. Enrolment has started in 23 districts of
With the popular microblogging posing a major challenge to the tightly-controlled Chinese media, the country`s internet watchdog has asked authorities to take "more forceful and effective measures" to manage over 200 million-strong microbloggers. The government should "strengthen the construction and management of online culture" and work to foster a "hea
Google Inc`s YouTube online video division has acquired RightsFlow, a firm that manages royalty payments for songwriters and music publishers, for an undisclosed amount. Founded in 2007, RightsFlow handles licencing rights for more than 30 million songs. "We are excited to announce that we have acquired RightsFlow, a New York-based company that helps songwrite
Google is rolling out a feature that lets members of its online social network automatically find themselves in photos posted by friends. The "Find My Face" feature being added to Google+ over the next several days is opt-in only, meaning people have to make a point to turn it on. By leaving it to Google+ members to activate the feature, the Internet gian
It seems glamour is taking a backseat and corruption and politics have become the most sought after topics for netizens, as anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare has emerged as top newsmaker this year on search engine Yahoo India. In an year-in-review conducted by entertainment portal Yahoo India, Anna emerged clear winner in the newsmaker category for 2011 followed by West Bengal
