Uttar Pradesh Police would soon compile a comprehensive database on criminals to keep a check on crimes in the state, a senior government official has said. The comprehensive database with profiles of each offender would provide instant access to information on anti-social elements, State Additional Director General (Law and Order) Brij Lal said. Addressing a press
India is still the world`s favourite destination for offshore outsourcing, but attractive cost structures in the Philippines, Vietnam and Indonesia and the rapid growth of the business in China are posing tough competition, according to a new study by Gartner Inc. In the study, the IT research and advisory firm identified the Top 30 countries around the world for globally sourced
Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar today urged upon the Chairman and other Members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on IT to begin an independent investigation into 2G spectrum scam. Chandrasekhar, who is also member of the Committee, in a letter, said the scam related to the telecom sector at its core. Besides review of the CAG report by the Public Account
Jammu and Kashmir police has used popular video-sharing website Youtube to arrest a youth who was allegedly involved in beating up a policeman in Srinagar`s old city during this year`s summer unrest. Shadab Hashmi, 18, who is a high school student, was arrested yesterday after police identified him from a video clip posted on Youtube. The incident of manhandling of
The Unique Identity Programme, which aims to provide every Indian citizen with an unique identification number, is fraught with concerns relating to security, infringement of rights and misuse of data, a member of an organisation opposing the project said today. "The presumption that many of the poor are excluded from the welfare schemes simply because they could not prove t
Global application language enablement solutions provider, LinguaNext, has forayed into India by acquiring home-grown Image Point Technologies and eyes an over Rs 300 crore revenue in the next three years, a top company executive has said. LinguaNext will offer local language solutions mainly in the e-governance, insurance and human resource verticals. "We exp
Microsoft today said it`s bullish on India, especially the government`s ongoing efforts to move services online. "The Indian government has a large-scale initiative for IT services," said Microsoft Regional Technology Office (Asia Pacific) Head Michael Thatcher. Speaking to PTI in Singapore, Thatcher pointed out the near 12 per cent compounded aggregate g
This is something detectives of the likes of Sherlock Holmes and Byomkesh Bakshi could never come across but with the phenomenon of the Internet, modern sleuths are increasingly investigating a number of "online infidelity" cases in the country. Gone are the days when one had to leave the home to find a partner as the Internet brings the world right into bedrooms fractu
The probe into the e-mail purportedly sent by banned terror outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) minutes after the Varanasi blast, appears to be heading nowhere with investigators finding it difficult to establish as to who had sent the mail. "The culprit had hacked into unsecured WiFi network with a broadband internet connection to send the mail," a crime branch official told
Jammu and Kashmir government put a ban on SMS services in the state during the summer unrest but the protests continued unabated as militants and their sympathizers used Bluetooth technology to circulate "provocative" video clips. "The provocative clips were sent from one mobile to another using Bluetooth. Even though the SMS is banned, they used the Bluetooth. Wit
A student of Assam Agricultural University (AAU), Jorhat has been arrested and remanded to seven days police custody today for his alleged involved in fraudulent withdrawal of money through netbanking from the accounts of four State Bank of India customers The student, identified as Guna Sagar Talukdar, allegedly withdrew more than Rs one lakh from the account of three customers
Institute for Development and Research in Banking Technology (IDRBT), a Reserve Bank of India arm, today signed an MoU with IIT-Kanpur (IITK) for research and academic collaboration. Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor and IDRBT Chairman K C Chakrabarty said there is a need to integrate knowledge, business and technology to benefit the common man. "There is
To make the transitions smooth and simple, the Railways have decided to replace the existing four- digit numbering system for trains with five-digit. "Ministry has decided to use five digit for numbering trains, in place of the existing four digit numbering system," the Ministry of Railways said in a statement here. "To make the transition smooth and
The CBI is contemplating booking some of the people whose premises were searched in connection with the 2G scam under the Official Secrets Act after it claimed to have found mirror images of certain government documents classified as "secret" from the computers seized. Sources said that the agency has also come across mention of some such documents in the conversa
It can be passed off as another call centre in Bangalore but for some key roles being handled by people with disabilities. Out of the 80-odd employees at staffing services firm TeamLease`s HR call centre, as many as ten people have disabilities varying from hearing impairment to vision problems. Those with disabilities are working in different critical segments inc
Scientists claim to have developed a new system which would alert pilots on board aircraft about volcanic eruptions, via e-mails, within minutes of suspicious lightning activity occurring near volcanoes. An international team has developed the system which uses data from World Wide Lightning Location Network to create automated e-mail alerts within minutes of spotting suspicious
Karnataka police will soon be providing "SMS" alerts to complainants on their FIRs over their mobiles saving them from the hassles of visiting police stations to learn about the status of their compalints. The SMS alert initiative planned in the IT hub of the country is part of the reforms the Police Department has been implementing to improve its work force efficiency
US Vice President Joseph Biden has described WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as a `high-tech terrorist` who has put lives of people in jeopardy, and has said Washington is exploring what charges could be slapped against him. "I would argue that it`s closer to being a high-tech terrorist than the Pentagon papers," Biden told the NBC News when asked whether he thought As
Online and mobile photography solutions firm Canvera today said it is working on applications that will allow users to upload their photographs on social networking sites Facebook and Twitter. The Bangalore-based firm also makes customised coffee table books. "We are actively looking at the idea of integrating our solutions with Facebook and Twitter. Currently
Professor Robin Jeffrey of the National University of Singapore has been researching the impact of mobile phones on Indian society and politics. Jeffrey, a scholar on India, believes that the mobile revolution in the country is comparable to the automobile revolution in the United States. It has empowered the marginalised sections of the society, especially the dalits, he believes, and imp
