Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, who is currently on a a US visit, plans to express his disapproval of `protectionist policies` to top government officials including Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. "Protectionist policies are not acceptable," Mukherjee told PTI after landing in New York on Wednesday where he stopped for a day to address the India Investment Forum.
State-run MTNL today said it has launched Commonwealth Games updates on its mobile services free of cost in partnership with a knowledge services firm, Smile of India. MTNL Delhi, telecom operator in Delhi, the host city of XIX Commonwealth Games would leverage its next generation 3G platform to bring rich experience and excitement to its subscribers, MTNL said in a press stateme
Aiming to turn Punjab into one of the most attractive IT investment destinations, the state government will invite several IT players, including Infosys, Tech Mahindra, to set up their shops in the upcoming IT park at Ropar. Spread over 300 acres of land, the IT Park, is going to be developed at a cost of Rs 150 crore. "We have identified around 17 companies,
This year`s growth in South Korea`s exports of information technology (IT) products will far exceed a government forecast on the back of strong global demand, the commerce ministry said. Overseas shipments of IT products are likely to jump 24.8 per cent this year from a year earlier, much higher than its previous growth projection of 14 per cent, the Ministry of Knowledge Economy
With an aim to strengthen good governance in the state, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot today announced several measures including regular camps in rural areas for expeditious disposal of pending cases. After holding a two-day conference of District Collectors and SPs which concluded here yesterday, Gehlot said here today that the officers suggested various ways to strength
Maharashtra Government today decided to introduce Performance Monitoring and Evaluation System (PMES) for assessment of various on-going projects by state and Central governments. "It is a kind of evaluation process the state government would be introducing for all the departments. Prioritising various projects, the ministers of departments concerned and the officials would
Launching the Hindi version of its website, the country`s largest private lender ICICI Bank today said it will set up a national data recovery centre in Jaipur. ICICI Bank Managing Director and CEO Chanda Kochhar announced setting up of national data recovery centre in Jaipur for which the bank has acquired 11 acres of land in Mahindra SEZ. The centre would become operational by
Telecom major Motorola has slapped lawsuits against Apple for violating 18 patents related to many key technologies used in iPhone and iPad. The move comes close on the heels of Microsoft filing lawsuit against Motorola for alleged infringement of patents by the latter`s Android-based phones. Motorola on Wednesday said that Apple`s iPhone, iPad, iTouch and certain
Cautioning about nuclear arsenal of some of India`s neighbours and the cyber threats posed by their hackers, former President A P J Abdul Kalam today asked the security leadership to develop capabilities, including strategic missiles and military satellites, by 2020. Kalam, who is hailed as the nation`s missile man, also told them to prepare a military leadership firmly rooted in
China`s online game accounts went up to 265 million last year registering a 41.5 per cent year on year increase, according to a blue paper released by a publishing house. The paper, published by China`s Social Sciences Academic Press(SSAP), said more Chinese are living a lifestyle in which the Internet has become a preferred channel for them to purchase goods, seek entertainment
The government has turned down BSNL`s request for a Rs 2,395 crore additional grant for setting up rural broadband infrastructure, a move that may force the telecom PSU to scale down the project significantly. State-run BSNL had requested the Department of Information Technology (DIT) to grant an additional Rs 2,395 crore for implementing the WiMax rural project. &
BSNL employees unions have alleged that the eligibility criteria for selecting the Chairman and Managing Director was changed arbitrarily to favour a few candidates. The association has written a letter to Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar alleging that the criteria has been diluted to select candidates without required experience, thus defeating the purpose of forming a search
Before the Games kicked off, jokes about the unpreparedness were in plenty on social networking sites, but now Facebook and Twitter have become the medium for `netizens` to come out in support of organisers and cheer athletes. Many of the internet users have formed groups in support of the Commonwealth Games, posting updates to cheer athletes and encouraging the Organising Commit
An Indian computer programmer was today convicted by a federal jury of planting a virus on Fannie Mae computer servers to destroy the US mortgage giant`s data. Rajendrasinh Babubhai Makwana, 36, of Maryland faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. His sentencing is scheduled for December 8. A federal jury convicted Makwana of "computer intrusion arising
The Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) in Dubai from October 17-21 will see strong participation from Indian ICT companies, according to an electronics and trade facilitation body. As many as 40 Indian ICT companies are expected to showcase their wares at the India Pavilion of the annual event, the Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC) of In
The Income Tax Department has raised a demand of about Rs 570 crore on Mahindra Satyam (earlier Satyam Computer Services) for illegally claiming tax credit on fictitious income during the 2003-04 to 2008-09 period. "We have asked the company to pay about Rs 570 crore as tax, as the company claimed the credit on tax which it did not pay overseas," official sources said.
The IT turnover in Kerala is expected to touch 1 billion in 2010-11 fiscal, Dr Ajay Kumar, the state IT Principal Secretary, said today. Kerala IT infrastructure is in the process of witnessing multi fold increase, he said speaking at a conference here on Urban Infrastructure titled `INFRACON` organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and CREDAI, Kochi.
Motorola Inc is open to developing devices that run on Microsoft Corp`s new mobile operating system, despite the software giant recently filing patent infringement lawsuits against the handset-maker, according to a media report. In an interview to The Wall Street Journal, Motorola Co- Chief Executive Sanjay Jha said he is willing to look at using Microsoft`s operating system if t
Indian IT giants, including TCS, Infosys and Wipro, have been shortlisted by insurance regulator IRDA for financial bidding to implement its enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. Besides TCS, Infosys and Wipro, two other firms Mahindra Satyam and Deloitte have also been selected for the financial bidding, which is the third phase of the ERP technical tendering process.
Singapore Airlines said today it would be able to offer passengers inflight wireless Internet access at 35,000 feet (10,600 metres) by next year. SIA said it plans to roll out a scheme that will allow access to WiFi Internet and mobile telephony services from as early as the first half of 2011. "The environment that our customers have gotten used to on the gro
