Punjab Police is all set to become E-literate as it signed an MoU with Punjab Infotech to provide computer training and IT skills to all its personnel. The basic training would lay the foundation for training them on Crime and Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS) project under the national e-Governance Plan to modernize the police force giving top priority to enhancing outcome in the area o
United Bank of India today launched an improved e-Banking technology and announced expansion of its ATM network by 1,000 to provide hassle-free banking transactions. UBI Chairman and Managing director Bhaskar Sen said here that services available to customers from the upgraded e-Banking services includes accessing accounts under e-banking, viewing temporary overdraft, detailed statement of acco
A flurry of fraudulent activities at Satyam Computer Services, now known as Mahindra Satyam, resulted in financial irregularities worth over Rs 7,855 crore, according to company records. Once a famed software exporter, former Satyam Computer went into a tailspin after its founder chairman B Ramalinga Raju in January 2009 admitted to cooking up the firm`s account for many years.
Hotmail co-founder Sabeer Bhatia is betting big on Live Documents, a web-enabled Office productivity suite from his start-up firm Instacoll. "Live Documents will do for documents what Hotmail did for email," Bhatia, Chairman of Instacoll, which had tied up with the Karnataka Government and Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) for its products, told PTI.
Social networking site Facebook and Internet telephone provider Skype are planning to combine their communications services, according to a media report. Under the partnership, Facebook users will be able to sign into Skype through their Facebook Connect accounts. Those users would then be able to text message, voice chat and video chat with their friends on Facebo
State governments and IT industry must invest in research and development through collaborative efforts in order to make ICT sector sustainable, the Governor of Punjab and Administrator, UT Chandigarh, Shivraj V Patil, said today. He stated this while addressing IT conclave `eRevolution 2010`, here. "The IT and electronics industry in the country has reached a
DP World`s Chennai Container Terminal has become the "first" terminal in India to offer a host of services like e-accounts through web-based application. Union Shipping Minister G K Vasan formally dedicated the terminal as India`s first e-terminal at a function held here recently, DP World said in a statement issued here. The release added that features l
Four youths were arrested from Ochira in Kollam district today for allegedly sending provocative SMS messages to friends relating to the Ayodhya issue. Police said the four - Jayakumar, Subhash, Manu and Jijo - were arrested this morning and would be produced before the First Class Judicial Magistrate Court at Karunagappally. Sending messages in connection with the
Unique Identification Authority of India chief Nandan Nilekani today came in for praise from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi for his work on the "historic" project, which will document the profile of every individual in the country. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi today launched the ambitious Unique ID projec
That will be Rajana Sonawane`s Identity proof throughout her life and India`s first Unique ID card recipient thanks UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi for the honour. "I thank Soniaji for selecting me to be India`s first Aadhaar card recipient," a beaming Rajana told PTI after recieving the card at the UID rollout function here today. "Aadhaar card is the
Notwithstanding the media glare on this nondescript village with a population of just over 1,000, its sarpanch is unaware of what the hype is all about ahead of the launch of the country`s ambitious Unique Identification project here tomorrow. "I don`t know why is there a sudden spurt of activity in the village," Shabribai Sonawane told PTI here, a day ahead of the nati
Ten adivasis from the tribal hamlet of Tembhli today became the first to receive the Unique Identity Numbers from Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, who said this would help the poor get the benefits of welfare projects. Singh and Gandhi distributed the first ten `Adhaar` cards of Unique Identification Authority of India to ten residents of the tribal
In a move that augured well for India, Senate Republicans successfully blocked the passage of an anti-outsourcing bill that denied tax breaks to US companies which move jobs overseas, dealing a blow for President Barack Obama. Republicans in a 53-45 vote blocked the bill which fell six votes short for passage. At least 60 votes were needed to clear the Republican procedural hurdl
Anil Ambani-owned Reliance Communications (RCOM) today became the first private operator to unveil its 3G network capabilities in public. A private news channel broadcast was streamed live on a mobile phone and shown to shareholders on a big screen at the company`s annual general meeting (AGM) here. "We are the first private operator to show our 3G network to
Social networking site Facebook will be inaugurating its office in Hyderabad on September 30, an official communication from the website said today. The Hyderabad office will be Facebook`s first office in the Asian region. Don Faul, Director, Global On-line Operations and Meenal Balar, International Growth Marketing Manager are expected to be present during the inauguration, the
Mobile phone service provider Aircel today said it will launch its 3G services in the first quarter of next year and will invest USD 500 million for the same in the first year of launch of the services. "The company will launch 3G services in the first quarter (January-March quarter) of next year," Aircel COO Gurdeep Singh told reporters here. The company
A major move has been set afoot to build a land cable-link between India-China with China Telecom opening negotiations with several Indian operators for the mega project. The land linkup, being called a "new silk road" is being proposed by China`s biggest fixed line operator which says that it sees "India as a major market." "We hope that t
Internet services entity AOL Inc has announced three acquisitions, including technology blog TechCrunch as part of an effort to bolster its content offerings. Besides, AOL also acquired Thing Labs Inc, which makes web-based social-networking software, and 5min Media a web video-syndication firm on Tuesday. However, the company has not disclosed the financial detail
In a bid to attract more international tourists, mostly youth, Kerala Tourism Board has gone hi-tech and launched an innovative campaign by putting up its advertisement on YouTube and short videos on iPads and iPhones. "This year, ahead of the international tourist season, we have decided to do the campaign differently to attract young tourists, so we tied up with Google to
The Telecom Department and telecom regulator TRAI will together come out with stringent action against unregistered telemarketing companies who send bulk SMSes and make telemarketing calls, Minister of State for Communications & IT Sachin Pilot said today. "There are a lot of unregistered telemarketing companies sending bulk SMSes and making calls to mobile customers. Th
