As many as one-third of Indian parents are unaware of what their children do online even though most of them monitor and control the time spent on the internet, according to a recent survey. Most urban parents monitor and control the time spent by their children in the age-group between 6-15 very strictly. Almost one-third of parents are aware of the activities the
IT firm Mahindra Satyam today said it has received order from Insurance regulator IRDA to implement software solution in the organisation that will help the firm manage accounts and payroll related services. The company will implement business software which will help IRDA to cut cost and help to manage payrolls, self-service portals, accounts and provide post implementation supp
British police say a 23-year-old man has been arrested on terrorism charges over a website which urged attacks on lawmakers who voted in favour of the Iraq war. Officers in central England said the suspect was detained in the city of Wolverhampton and computer equipment was removed from his home. The arrest follows the conviction last week of Roshonara Choudhry, a
With a view to increase number of voters, Maharashtra Government is planning to introduce e-voting in the local civic bodies. "The state election commission is planning to introduce e-voting soon considering possibilities that youths preferred internet. The outstationed people can also use it and senior citizens can avoid long queues," an official from the state electio
The telecom ministry today told the Supreme Court that the government auditor CAG did not have the authority to question the policy decision as per which licence were issued to new players in 2008. The assertion comes within a day of Comptroller and Auditor General Vinod Rai stating that CAG has submitted its report on 2G spectrum, which is believed to have indicted the telecom m
Country`s largest transmission utility Power Grid Corporation today said 10-15 per cent of its transmission towers could be leased out for setting up telecom towers. This it said will boost its bottomline without undertaking any new investment. Our 10 to 15 per cent of transmission towers out of approximately 1,00,000 towers in the country can be used for setting u
Open source software provider Red Hat today launched its latest product, Enterprise Linux 6, which is touted as being capable of delivering the comprehensive foundation required for physical, virtualised and cloud computing deployments. Enterprise Linux 6 is a compelling choice for users looking to migrate from UNIX to Linux and is a powerful alternative to Microsoft Windows Serv
Google has fired an employee that leaked its plans to give a 10 per cent salary hike to all 23,000 of its employees across the world next year, according to a media report today. Google CEO Eric Schmidt had written an email to employees on Tuesday about the salary hike plan, which was leaked to the media by an employee. Within hours, Google notified its staff that it had terminat
In the backdrop of allegations of irregularities in CWG spendings, Delhi government today asked all concerned departments to put details of upcoming infrastructure projects on their websites to ensure transparency and accountability. Chairing a meeting of Expenditure Finance Committee, Walia said details of the projects approved by EFC should be put on public domain.
Sudanese authorities were late today blocking access to the UN-backed Miraya FM radio`s website, an official with the station said. "The Internet site has been jammed since the end of the afternoon. We don`t know why," the official said, asking not to be named. The information ministry in Khartoum and telecommunications officials were unavailable to comme
Facing resistance from private telecom firms unwilling to have their account books audited, the Comptroller and Auditor General has asked the Telecom Ministry to amend mobile service license agreements so that the exercise can be carried out inspite of the objections. "The Director General Audit, Post and Telegraph had suggested that since the private service providers are r
IT firm Tera Software today said it has received a contract worth Rs 45 crore from the Government of Maharashtra under the Unique Identification number (UID) project Aadhaar. The company has received a letter of intent from the State of Maharashtra in 36 Tehsils and 15 Municipal Corporations including Greater Mumbai, Navi-Mumbai, Pune, Kolhapur and Nagpur to set provide IT relate
The Delhi High Court today sought a response from the Centre on a petition alleging irregularities in the appointment of CMDs of BSNL and MTNL in which Telecom Minister A Raja is allegedly trying to push his favourites into the posts. A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra issued notices to the Centre and Department of Telecommunication for filing their response on the alleg
About 42 per cent of the Indian companies surveyed have said they have no immediate plans of investing in cloud technologies, according to research firm Gartner. Gartner, which interviewed 148 Indian companies as part of a global research, found 42 per cent respondents saying they had not invested in cloud computing and had no plans or were unsure of investing in the technology t
Taxpayers can now look forward to a faster redressal of grievances related to refunds and returns without the many visits to Income Tax offices as the department is all set to bring a number of its services online. The department is in the process of enhancing a host of taxpayer related services like filing of returns, grievances and matters related to vigilance on its existing w
Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan today flagged off the Akshaya Janasevana Pracharna Yathra from Kasargode aimed at creating awareness on the state`s ICT project. Speaking on the occasion after inaugurating the yatra through web conferencing here, Achuthanandan said though formation of Information Technology has grown leaps and bounds, only a small percentage of the populat
Bharti Airtel today said there is no possibility of a tariff war in 3G services as operators have shelled out high prices for bagging spectrum. Bharti Airtel CEO Sanjay Kapoor told reporters here that it was unlikely that there would be a tariff war in 3G space under rational circumstances. "Irrationality can never be explained," he added. With the entry
The Comptroller and Auditor General of India today said it has submitted to the government the report on the 2G spectrum allotment that may have caused a loss of over Rs 1.76 lakh crore to the exchequer. "Yes, we have submitted the final report to the government. I cannot disclose the findings of the report. It is up to the government when it will be tabled in the Parliament
The National Federation of Telecom Employees of BSNL today demanded that Union Telecom Minister A Raja be either dropped from cabinet or his portfolio be changed, pending completion of the CBI inquiry into the alleged scam in allocation of 2G spectrum. The CAG report had pointed finger at Raja for being responsible of causing a loss of Rs 1.7 lakh crore to the ex-chequer, NFET De
US President Barack Obama`s just concluded visit has helped in breaking myths and stereotyping of India as "stealing jobs", apex IT industry body NASSCOM said today. The biggest takeway of Obama`s visit was that it would aid "changing perspectives" about India stealing jobs or being a call centre country. "It is also a learning for us of what we need to d
