Central Information Commission may collaborate with the Unique Identification Authority of India to ensure that anonymous RTI applicants could be discouraged. The unique 12 digit number given to residents under Unique Identification Authority of India can help to avoid frivolous applications from anonymous RTI applicants, Chief Information Commissioner Wajahat Habibullah said tod
The Tamil Nadu Government today launched a virtual employment exchange for aspiring job seekers and for those already registered at employment exchanges to renew their applications and add additional qualifications online. Inaugurated by Deputy Chief Minister M K Stalin, the portal- www.tnvelaivaaipu.gov.in, would now remove transportation and other expenses incurred by candidate
To familarise CAT aspirants with the online format of the examination, Prometric, entrusted with the task of conducting it, will soon be releasing a `practice test` paper. The `practice test` has been designed to provide a comprehensive overview of what to expect on the day of the examination for admissions to Indian Institutes of Management. "The practice tes
IT trainer NIIT today said it has launched its advanced online advertising program for advertising and marketing professional in association with Google India. NIIT will offer a specially designed training program in online advertising which will be certified by Google, NIIT said in a statement. The program offered by NIIT and Google will equip marketers with the c
Asian economies led by China can reap a financial windfall and create hundreds of thousands of jobs in a few years by cracking down on software piracy, an industry study showed today. The Business Software Alliance (BSA) and research group IDC said nearly 60 per cent of the software programmes installed on personal computers in 2009 across the world`s largest region were unlicens
The IAF today got a boost towards becoming a truly network centric air force with Defence Minister A K Antony launching Air Force Network (AFNET), a reliable and robust digital information grid that enables accurate and faster response to enemy threats. The modern, state-of-the-art AFNET is a fully secure communication network, providing IAF critical link among its command and co
A National Skill Development Programme aimed at training over 500 million youth across the country would be kickstarted at Muddenahalli, the birthplace of Sir M Visvesvaraya, icon of Karantaka tomorrow marking his 150th birth anniversary celebrations. Speaking to reporters here today Union Law Minister Veerapa Moily, representing Chikballapur Lok Sabha segment where the birthplac
In a bid to give a further fillip to the IT sector in Karnataka, the government would soon unveil three policies, including Information Communication Technology (ICT) by this October-end, Minister for IT & BT, Katta Subramanya Naidu said here today. "The state will unfold its new policy on hardware and animation either on October 28 or 29, besides the ICT policy," h
Jammu and Kashmir Police today registered two cases against unidentified persons for uploading "morphed pictures" on prominent social networking sites to incite people against security forces in the Valley. A police spokesman said that efforts were on to trace the origin of the video clipping, purportedly showing four men being paraded naked by uniformed personnel in Ka
Describing US "protectionist" moves as a "disturbing trend", apex IT industry body NASSCOM today said it hoped that America will make more investments to create jobs, instead of taking such "regressive" actions. "I hope the US makes more positive investments to create jobs and to become competitive, rather than taking any regressive action which
Micro-blogging site Twitter has unveiled a revamped website that will make it easier for users to check images and videos, besides helping the company to attract more advertisers. The "re-engineered" Twitter.com, aimed at providing an "easier, faster and richer experience" is expected to roll out around the world in the next few days. The websit
Noida-based iEnergizer, a BPO player, has become the first Indian BPO to be listed on the alternative investment market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange, having successfully raised USD 57-million in one of the five largest IPOs on the AIM so far this year. iEnergizer is a full-service BPO firm providing high-end back office support in banking, financial services, insurance, ent
Telecom Minister A Raja yesterday said the issues concerning BlackBerry smartphones are being "periodically reviewed" and expressed hope that these would be resolved soon. "The Home Ministry has extended the time for Research in Motion (RIM) by two months. We are periodically reviewing it," Raja told reporters here on the sidelines of a FICCI event here.
Microsoft and the Rajasthan Technical University (RTU) today signed an MOU on a `Dreamspark` programme to provide software developer and designer tools free of cost to atleast ten lakh students in the state. The MoU was signed between Microsoft`s Head of Local Software Economy Phani Kondepudi and the RTU Vice Chancellor R P Yadav at Jaipur Engineering College and Research Centre`
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot today said new government jobs in the state will be given to those having basic computer knowledge. "The state government has so far provided computer training to its 20,000 employees and in new recruitment drive, those having computer ability and training will get government jobs," Gehlot said, addressing a batch of engineering stu
West Bengal would set up new IT hubs to facilitate expansion and create employment in the IT and ITeS sectors, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said yesterday. "We will set up IT hubs at Siliguri, Durgapur, Haldia and Kharagpur," Bhattacharjee said at the foundation laying ceremony of the East Kolkata IT Park here. He said West Bengal had been a lat
The Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA) today launched its new web portal, allowing plot allottees to make payment as well as new applicants to submit applications online. The web portal was launched by Chief Secretary Urvashi Gulati at the HUDA head office here. On this occasion, Gulati said that the new web portal will benefit over 2.50 lakh allottees of p
The archaic property registration procedure in Delhi may soon give way to a transparent and digitised mechanism with the city Government today approving a draft legislation that seeks to modernise the entire system. The Delhi Survey Registration and Recordal of Title to Immovable Properties in Urban Areas Bill envisages setting up of a single, secure and efficient system for regi
A day after the Supreme Court sought his response to a prayer for tracking the progress of the CBI probe into the alleged spectrum scam, Telecom Minister A Raja today termed the move as "politically motivated." "No doubt it is politically motivated," he told reporters on the sidelines of a FICCI event. The Supreme Court had yesterday asked the C
Want information about Metro stations, train timings and what DMRC has to offer you during the Commonwealth Games? Now, get these at the click of a mouse from tomorrow with the Delhi Metro set to launch its new official website, entirely different from the existing one. The new website www.delhimetrorail.com is being hosted in the government`s NIC server and its sp
