WikiLeaks hopes to enlist as many as 60 news organisations from around the world in a bid to help speed the publication of its massive trove of secret US diplomatic memos, the site`s founder says. Julian Assange told The Associated Press that he was making an effort to reach beyond the major newspapers - such as The New York Times and The Guardian - that worked with him on earlie
A firm asked by Visa to investigate WikiLeaks` finances has found no proof the group`s fund raising arm is breaking the law in its home base of Iceland, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press. But Visa Europe Ltd. said today it would continue blocking donations to the secret-spilling site until it completes its own investigation. Company spokeswom
The `Aadhar` programme was launched in Delhi today by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit who distributed unique identification numbers to a few residents from vulnerable sections of the society. "Our collaboration with Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) will yield positive results and people will have their identity numbers along with all relevant and crucial detail
Help is at hand for the sizeable number of the hearing-impaired in the country who cannot converse with those who do not understand their sign language. A web portal has been developed to enable the deaf to communicate online through an interpreter application which converts sign language into speech and vice versa. The number of the deaf has been put at between 10
They may be a venue to socialise and keep in touch with people, but social networking websites like `Facebook` and `Twitter` are making people "less human" by isolating them from reality, a US sociologist has claimed. According to Prof Sherry Turkle of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the way in which people frantically communicate online via social networking sit
The government today launched online plant quarantine services to help importers and exporters of plant materials for more efficient and transparent delivery of services. They can now register and apply online and also see the progress and current status of their applications online, an official statement said. The facility was launched by Agriculture & Coopera
An IPS officer has lodged an FIR against social networking site Facebook for allegedly maligning the image of Mahatma Gandhi through an online group. Amitabh Thakur, an IPS officer of UP cadre, has lodged the FIR against Facebook and others at Gomti Nagar police station here for allegedly portraying Gandhi in a wrong manner and spreading hatred, police sources said here.
Warning about the dangers of popular social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace, Pope Benedict XVI has said that online communication between people must not stop face-to-face conversations. "It is important to always remember that virtual contact cannot and should not be a substitute for direct human contact with people at all levels of our society," he said
BlackBerry has said that it has delivered the technology to monitor contents on its messenger service and has asked the government to issue a directive to the operators to connect to its new automated service. Canadian firm Research in Motion (RIM) is installing and testing a new service, to be made available before January 31, which will automatically render lawfully intercepted
Ruling out possibility of disinvestment in the state owned BSNL in near future, Union Minister of State for Communication and IT, Sachin Pilot today said that presently the government`s priority is to get this company out of red. "There was no disinvestment going on in BSNL and we are working towards strengthening its financial condition, so that it can make up its earlier l
Reliance Communication (RCOM) today became first telecom service provider in Jammu and Kashmir to launch 3G services in the state. Show casing the 3G mobile telephony at a press conference here today, Circle Head - Wireless Business, Reliance communication, J&K, Ataul Haque announced launch of 3G services in J&K. "The launch of the Reliance 3 G is an i
Chinese telecom equipment vendor Huawei Technologies has filed a lawsuit in a US District Court, seeking to prevent Motorola from illegally transferring Huawei`s intellectual property (IP) to Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN). NSN had, in July last year, announced the acquisition of Motorola`s wireless network business for USD 1.2 billion. Huawei and Motorola have had a
Telecom regulator TRAI today sought comments from various stakeholders on issues related to providing basic financial services through mobile phones like service charges and security of transactions. "In order to identify and address the various issues related to the provisioning and pricing of delivery of financial service using mobile phone, the Authority has issued this c
IBM today announced implementation of its mainframe hardware and software products at Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation (KEONICS). The implementation includes a Mainframe server (z10) hosted at IBM datacenter, zOS software, Enterprise level storage device (DS8700) and transfer of skills to run technical training and Mainframe related courses at over 150 centres
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has become the latest victim of computer hackers who managed to break into his Facebook account and posted a fake announcement that he was abandoning plans for re-election next year. "Dear compatriots, given the exceptional circumstances our country is experiencing, I have decided in my spirit and conscience not to run for office again at the
Bharti Airtel today launched its 3G service in India bringing mobile internet experience to its customers, with rollout plans to cover 1500-plus cities across the country by March next year. By March this year, the telecom operator said it would launch 3G service in 40-plus cities in 13 telecom circles, where it had won spectrum (radio waves) for 3G services in the auction held b
A share broker from Karnataka was today arrested for allegedly sending emails threatening to blow up the Bombay Stock Exchange, Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) said. Mahantesh Kardalli, a commerce graduate, was apprehended from Gulbarga, Deputy Police Commissioner (ATS) Pradeep Sawant said here. The 23-year-old had sent threatening emails to an BSE email ID,
Cyber hackers from Pakistan are alleged to have hacked the website of the Cochin Port Trust, investigations have revealed. The cyber wing of police found that the portal was hacked from a Pakistan Internet Protocol (IP) address. "We have handed over the log details to CBI Interpol Cyber wing," Police Commissioner Manoj Abraham told PTI. The
Altogether 36,500 fishermen in 228 coastal villages in Orissa will be provided Multi-purpose National Identity Cards as a preventive measure against infiltration. "The enumeration and data entry work has ended. Photography and fingerprint biometric work for issue of the National Multi-purpose Identity Cards is on in full swing in infiltration-prone coastal Jag
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India will introduce Unique Code Numbers (UCD) from next month for Chartered Accountants to help them check increasing incidents of fraudulent practices, including forged attestations, ICAI President Amarjit Chopra said today. Once introduced, ICAI would ask Banks to insist on UCD, as people file different balance sheets for various purpo
