RBI today asked the public to ignore or inform police about fictitious mails or SMS related to lottery winnings, remittance of cheap funds in foreign currency from abroad or employment offers. General fraud played by the tricksters was that the money was held in RBI in an account in the name of individual/company or trust and that RBI will disburse the fund only when the amount a
Goa police is investigating into a fake Facebook account created in the name of State Education Minister Atanasio Monserratte which flashes that he is looking for dating women. The account on social networking website Facebook.com allegedly mentions his interest in women with the section `looking for`, filled up as `dating`. Deputy Superintendent of Police Deu Bana
Belgian police say 10 people have been arrested in raids across Europe against hackers who put illegal copies of movies and television series on the Internet. Five of the arrests were in Belgium, where the computer crime unit led an operation that fanned out over 12 other nations, including Britain, Germany and France. Police spokeswoman Tine Hollevoet said the oth
Despite a shortage of talent in the Information Technology sector in India, the country would remain competitive at least for the next 5 to 10 years, a top official of Infosys said here today. "Globally there is a shortage of IT talent...it is there even in the United States and also in India. But India will continue to be competitive for at least the next five to 10 years,&
Vodafone today said it is seeking legal advice to challenge the Bombay High Court order that dismissed its plea against the I-T department`s Rs 12,000 crore demand in tax and penalty on the company`s acquisition of of Hutchison Telecom in a deal of about Rs 50,000 crore. Reacting to high court order that said the I-T department has the jurisdiction to tax the transaction, the com
President Barack Obama today underlined his determination to end tax loopholes that encourages incentives for investment in overseas jobs, saying he will provide a generous tax credit to companies that create more jobs in the US. Amid indication that outsourcing could become a hot issue in the November elections, Obama said that the tax breaks should go to companies that create j
Business management software solutions provider SAP has been awarded a contract to standardise business processes and optimise energy and natural resource efficiency by Maharashtra Power Generation Company Ltd (Mahagenco). The project would be implemented by L&T InfoTech and is scheduled to get operational by December, 2011, a press statement issued here today stated.
BPO major Genpact today said it will open a centre, employing around 600 persons initially, here by the first quarter of next year. "Our next and third unit would be operational early next year. Initially, we plan to hire around 500-600 people for the operations," Genpact Senior Vice President Diwakar Singhal told PTI here. Jaipur is emerging as a hub of
Spectra Logic, a leading data storage player, yesterday introduced an advanced enterprise tape library that meets demanding archive and backup requirement while saving customers upto 30 per cent of their initial captial investements and 15 to 20 per cent on annual recurring operational expenses The Spectra T-Finity library offers scaling to more than 45 petabytes in a single libr
The IAF is all set to boost its network centric warfare capability by kickstarting Air Force Network (AFNET), a reliable digital information grid that enables accurate and faster response to enemy threats, on September 14. The modern, state-of-the-art AFNET will be a fully secure network, making IAF a true net-centric combat force and the first among the three services to complet
Three Information Technology parks, being developed by the Tamil Nadu Government in Tier II cities, would be inaugurated before the end of this year, state IT Minister Poongothai said today. "Tamil Nadu is one of the few states in the country to have lot of IT parks. Currently work is on nine IT parks in places like Tiruchirapalli, Tirunelveli, Madurai, Salem, Coimbatore and
The Textile Commissioner`s office will start online registration of cotton exports contracts from September 15. "The online system will be in operation with effect from September 15. On the commencement of the online system, the system of submitting the application in physical (through courier, post and hand delivery) will stand discontinued," the Textiles Commissioner
Internet can help teenagers fight depression, says a study by an Indian-origin researcher. Dr Suvena Sethi of the University of Sydney and his colleagues have found that interactive online mental health resources and traditional counselling can help improve the mental well being of teenagers. The study assessed the effectiveness of online mental health resources (s
The number of Internet users in rural India will swell to 5.4 million in 2010, translating into a 30 per cent growth, primarily driven by farmers going online to check their e-mail. The number of active Internet users in rural India will swell to 5.4 million in 2010, a growth of 30 per cent from 3.3 million in 2008, according to a research study jointly conducted by the Internet
A leading business school, Centre for Social Initiative and Management (CSIM) today launched a online course on Social Entrepreneurship to encourage entrepreneurs. The Chennai based school has tied-up with leading IT company Cognizant Technology Solutions for offering this new course, CSIM Founder P N Devarajan said. `This course aims to promote Social entrepreneur
The e-mail received by Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa and his colleagues threatening to kill them had been traced to a cyber cafe located in the heart of the city, police said today. However, the owner of the cafe in Malleshwaram could not provide any immediate clue because he had failed to maintain a register of those who used the cybercafe services. Police have taken
The advent of 3G technology will boost the telecom and mobile services and play a crucial role in shaping the Indian broadband industry, business research and consulting firm Frost and Sullivan said here today. The advent of 3G technology will help the Indian telecom industry, which is facing intense pricing competition, to provide better mobile offerings as well as shape the fas
Minister of State for IT and Communications Sachin Pilot would distribute 1,000 mobile handsets with BSNL connections to BPL families near Jaipur tomorrow, according to a BSNL official. "Under the corporate-social responsibilities, BSNL will provide 1,000 mobiles with connections free to BPL families in Phagi town of the district. Pilot as Chief Guest would distribute the mo
A special CBI court here today adjourned to October 18 the case relating to alleged masking of international calls as local by erstwhile Reliance Infocomm, a group firm of Mukesh Ambani led RIL, causing loss to exchequer. The CBI in 2006 had registered a case against six top officials, including Manoj Modi, of the company, which has since then been transfered to Anil Ambani as pa
Hewlett-Packard Co sued its former chief executive Mark Hurd to block him from joining rival Oracle Corp as a senior executive, alleging the hiring breaches his exit agreement and will lead to a transfer of technology giant`s trade secrets to a competitor. The move comes a day after Oracle announced that Hurd will join the software major as President and member of the board.
