Vodafone on Wednesday approached the telecom tribunal TDSAT challenging the Rs 50-crore penalty imposed by the Telecom Department (DoT) for allegedly flouting licence conditions by issuing bulk SIM cards to Matrix Cellular Services. After a brief hearing, the Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) reserved its order over the Vodafone`s plea. Dur
Education support services firm Edserv on Wednesday announced a partnership with Aircel, under which subscribers of the telecom operator will be able to access educational content on their mobiles. The company is eyeing revenues of Rs 40 crore in the next year through this agreement and expects 2 million students to access educational content through its application `HumThum`, Ed
A British court on Wednesday sent a stern warning to thugs using social media to incite riots by sentencing a man to four years in jail after he admitted inciting public disorder on Facebook during riots in England. Jamie Counsel, 25, set up a page called Bring the Riots to Cardiff, later changed to Bring the Riots to Swansea. The sentence should be a warning that
Internet heavyweights Facebook, Google, Twitter and Yahoo! have joined ranks to oppose legislation in the US Congress intended to crack down on online piracy. In a joint letter, the firms on Tuesday said they "support the bills` stated goals -- providing additional enforcement tools to combat foreign `rogue` websites that are dedicated to copyright infringement or counterfei
Three cyber police stations would be set up in Jammu and Kashmir to deal with the threat of cyber crime, Director General of Police Kuldeep Khoda said on Tuesday. The cyber police stations would be set up at Srinagar, Jammu and Crime Headquarters in the state, Khoda said while chairing a high-level meeting here. The police stations which would start functioning fro
Communications and IT Minister Kapil Sibal on Tuesday said India will ensure that it incorporates all advances in cyber-security and helps further international cooperation in the field. He also emphasised upon the need for a wider public- private collaboration. "India will work hard to assure that practical advances in cyber-security are made and internationa
The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) is implementing a pilot project to provide farm-specific agro advisory services for farmers. "For this purpose, individual farmers database is being developed for 1,200 farmers in Tamil Nadu, for developing the farm specific agro-advisory services," TNAU Vice Chancellor Dr Murugesa Bhoopathi said. Data is coll
IT industry body Nasscom on Tuesday maintained its projection of 16-18 per cent growth for the sector this fiscal notwithstanding the economic uncertainty in the US and European markets. "There is no reason for us to be worried ... I am confident that Indian IT sector will grow in double digit and we stand by our projection for FY`12. "We have spoken to c
With an aim to expand its services on smartphones, social networking giant Facebook has acquired MailRank, a year-old startup firm focused on prioritizing e-mail, for an undisclosed amount. MailRank prioritizes e-mail so that the user can focus on the content that really matters. The company is considered as solution to the problem of e-mail overload. The two co-fo
CAG Vinod Rai today rejected reports that there was pressure from Parliament`s Public Accounts Committee Chairman Murli Manohar Joshi to expedite audit work of 2G spectrum allocation and said no findings were ever shared with the PAC. "There was no pressure from any quarter on this Department with regard to the audit of the allocation of 2G spectrum. CAG has always taken a v
Union ministry of communications and information technology and the New York based think tank on international conflict resolution, EastWest Institute (EWI) on Tuesday announced that the third worldwide cyber security summit would be held in New Delhi on October 30-31, 2012. The New Delhi summit, which follows summits in Dallas and London, will be India’s first major international summit
A student enrolled in a college or a university will soon be able to pursue cross-discipline programmes simultaneously, with the Government today proposing to set up a `meta-university`. The proposed institution, for example, will make it possible for an IIT Kanpur student to also enrol for a course in Ancient History from Jawaharlal Nehru University or a Mathematics student from
The government today announced that it will provide Rs 100 crore as seed money for setting up the India Inclusive Innovation Fund to promote new ideas. "With permission of Prime Minister, I propose to make an initial contribution of Rs 100 crore to kickstart the India Inclusive Innovation Fund (IIIF)...I expect that IIIF will be a global leader in pioneering low cost innovat
Business Software Alliance (BSA), a global non-profit IT alliance, partnering with auditing firms KPMG and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, launched a certificate for organisations in India which will affirm if a company is using genuine software. "Being certified with CSS(O) provides a company benefits like optimal software usage and ensuring that the software is licensed besides
Smart Identity Devices Pvt Ltd, which provides technology products and solution in the biometrics, information, communication and technology domain, has unveiled its new enrolment kit for the international market christened as ‘Zenesis’ at CARTES & Identification, for next three days at the Paris Nord Villepinte exhibition centre, France. CARTES & Identificat
Questioning the argument that 2G spectrum allocation in 2008 at 2001 prices has led to tariff cuts, MP Rajeev Chandrashekhar in a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said call rates had dropped nearly 25 per cent even before allotment of radio wavies to new entrants. "One of the main justifications used by the government for giving away precious 2G spectrum at 2001 price
Department of Telecom has sought views of the Law Ministry whether the mobile operators who bought 3G spectrum in government auction are circumventing their licensing conditions by leasing out the advance radio waves among themselves. "Legal Advisor (Telecom) may also offer his views on the legal appropriation on the case (3G roaming agreement)," a senior Department of
Telecom Commission, the decision making body of the Department of Telecom (DoT), will meet on November 28 to decide on regulator Trai`s response on Spectrum Management and Licensing Framework. Earlier this month, Trai had sent back its recommendation to DoT which had sought clarifications from the regulator before finalising the National Telecom Policy 2011. Trai h
Telecom regulator Trai is likely to come out with new consumer complaints redressal guidelines by the end of this month to help customers resolve grievances against telecom companies. "We are in the process of bringing out final guidelines for consumer complaints redressal by the end of this month, that will help resolve consumers grievance against telecom companies in more
Noted cricket columnist Peter Roebuck`s suicide continued to be shrouded in mystery with South African police refusing to disclose anything even as media reports said he may have taken the extreme step after complaint of a sexual nature had been made against him by a Facebook friend. The 55-year-old commentator plunged to death from his sixth floor room in the Southern Sun Hotel
