RSS on Saturday alleged Union Minister Kapil Sibal`s threat to "censor" content on the internet was an attempt to play the "communal card" and insisted that content posted on the web should not be filtered as unwanted material dies a natural death. "India has witnessed some of the worst communal riots when there was no internet. Nobody gets provoked by wh
Expressing concern over rising cases of cyber crime, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said there is need for getting adequate expertise to investigate such cases. Speaking at the passing out parade of 44th batch of Rajasthan Police Service here, he said cases related to cyber crime are rising rapidly, making it essential for an effective mechanism to deal with th
Karnataka expects IT exports from the state to touch Rs 1 lakh crore in the current financial year, a key official of the state government said today. Karnataka recorded IT exports of about Rs 85,000 crore during the 2010-11 financial year. "IT in the state is growing at about 22 per cent and we hope to touch Rs 100,000 crore of IT exports during the current f
Indonesia has threatened to cut data services used by millions of BlackBerry customers, the industry body said on Saturday in an ongoing spat over infrastructure and government access to information. The industry regulator said it would block internet services to the smartphones in the biggest market for Research In Motion (RIM) -- which makes the BlackBerry -- outside North Amer
There was a need to recognise the role of social media which has transformed the lives of thousands of people by spreading democratic movements in different countries, Andhra Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Madan Lokur stressed here on Saturday. Speaking at a programme organised as part of `World Human Rights Day` celebrations here Justice Lokur said Facebook, Twitter and others
Telecommunications equipment and network solutions major ZTE Corporation on Sunday announced restructuring of its senior management team in India, including appointment of Yotesh Sharma as the Sales Head for its Indian arm. Sharma, who was earlier with Huawei, will be reporting directly to the Cui Liangjun, Chief Executive Officer of ZTE India, the company said in a statement.
Hackers broke into the Congress` official website and replaced part of Sonia Gandhi`s profile with some objectionable material in a cyber attack coinciding with the party chief`s birthday. "The hackers could penetrate deep inside the website and changed one paragraph," AICC Computer Department chief Vishwajeet Prithvijeet Singh said. Singh said that Congr
Amidst a raging controversy over the Indian government`s proposal to monitor content in cyber space, U N Secretary General Ban Ki Moon today said access to the Internet and various social media must not be blocked as a way to prevent criticism and public debate. In his speech on the eve of the Human Rights Day which was released at the United Nations Information Centre here, Moon
Telecom tribunal TDSAT has directed DoT not to encash or seek the renewal of performance bank guarantees (PBGs) by Loop Telecom and Etisalat DB. In an interim order over two separate petitions filed by Loop Telecom and Etisalat, the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal said that till its further direction, DoT would not demand any new bank guarantees from them.
In a respite to new telecom service providers, who are operating in the highly competitive market dominated by incumbent GSM players, sectoral regulator Trai today said it will come out with a paper seeking views on exit policy for such players. "I expect to issue pre-consultation paper on exit policy by the end of this month," Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Tra
Airtel on Thursday said it has signed a two-year agreement with handset maker Samsung, under which the telecom major will have exclusive distribution rights in 17 African countries for select Samsung products. This agreement gives Airtel exclusive distribution rights for select Samsung products for the initial six months after they are launched, Bharti Airtel said in a statement.
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance on Thursday asked the government to redraft the Unique Identification Authority Bill, stating it was not acceptable in its present form. At a meeting of the Standing Committee chaired by Yashwant Sinha, the members felt that the UID Authority Bill was not acceptable in its present form. Rashid Alvi of the Congress, however, was the
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced full support for development of the IT and technology sector in the state. "It`s an open offer, you just tell me, I will do. This government is fully committed," she said at Infocom 2011. Pointing out that this sector (IT and technology) is an employment potential area, Banerjee said the sta
Diversified business group Videocon plans to set up its first mobile phone manufacturing plant in India, which could entail an investment of up to Rs 75 crore in the initial phase. The company, which is looking to sell around 2.5 million mobile handsets next year, is currently scouting for locations for the new plant across the country, particularly in Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and
Internet firm Yahoo India`s mail service is now available in eight Indian regional languages, including Hindi and Bengali, a move that will enhance the communication capabilities of online users. Apart from Hindi and Bengali, the latest version of Yahoo Mail now comes in languages such as Tamil, Kannada, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi and Gujarati. "Yahoo India...
The Income Tax Department is believed to have served a notice to Internet search engine giant Google, seeking information about its tax structure. Sources in the know said a tax notice has been sent by the Income-Tax Department to Google, which provides employment for close to 2,000 people in India. However, details of the notice could not be ascertained.
Asserting that freedom of expression applies equally to the Internet as it does in the real world, the United States has said that it is in talks with Indian government over the regulatory mechanism on Internet. "We believe that freedom of expression applies equally to the Internet as it does in the real world," the State Department spokesman, Mark Toner, told reporters
The government on Friday said about 5-6 per cent of the global spam or junk e-mails in 2011 originated from India. "According to international reports, the total email traffic worldwide categorised as spam is about 75-80 per cent, in the year 2011. The share of spam e-mails originating from India is about 5-6 per cent of the total worldwide spam email traffic," Minister
Industry body Assocham on Friday said any attempt to "over-regulate" social media would have a "prejudicial impact upon the freedom of speech and expression" of netizens. The comments come against the backdrop of government`s proposal to monitor content on the Internet, especially on social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. Assocham
Police on Thursday directed all cafe owners to install software which helps to detect cyber crime. Speaking at an awareness campaign for cafe owners, Superintendent of Police Raman Gupta issued directions to the owners to regularly maintain a record of customers, which would help track cyber crime to some extent. Gupta said though no major cyber crime has occurred
