Professional networking website LinkedIn today announced two key appointments for Indian operations, as it looks to boosting its advertising revenues from the country. It has appointed Dhiman Mukherji as Director (Advertising Sales) and Sunny Saurabh as Head (Advertising Solutions) to expand and strengthen LinkedIn`s presence in India, LinkedIn said in a statement.
Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is maintaining an electronic database of all the Ganesh mandals to simplify the permission procedure and to bring to book those mandals that flout norms. "We have started the process of online registration for Ganapati mandals on the BMC website and are maintaining e-database of each Ganesh madal. It will be easier for us to grant per
The legal wrangle in Pakistan over blasphemous content being posted on popular social networking website Facebook is yet to be settled as a superior court has sought a detailed report from authorities on steps they have taken to address this issue. Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry of the Lahore High Court has asked the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority and the Director of Telecom W
Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Reliance Communication and other GSM telephone operators owe government over Rs 451 crore in license fee and spectrum charges, the Rajya Sabha was informed today. "The total amount outstanding including interest against GSM operators as on March 31, 2010 is Rs 451.74 crore," Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot said replying
Punjab has launched a Rs 91 crore programme to set up e-gram centres in nearly 3000 of its panchayat clusters to provide important citizen services in rural areas, officials said here today. The decision to this effect was taken by Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal today at a meeting with senior administrative officials, an official spokesman said. He said
The stand-off between the maker of Blackberry and the Government seems far from over as the Canadian company has expressed its "inability" to provide access to the security agencies to intercept emails and messenger services. While the security agencies are able to lawfully intercept the short messaging services, voice data and multi- media messaging services, they are
Teenagers who are obsessed with Internet are more likely to become depressed, scientists have claimed, suggesting schools should watch out for early symptoms. Researchers from Australia and China found teenagers who feel anxious or nervous when they are not on the Internet, called a pathological habit, are two and a half times more likely to develop depression, the Telegraph repo
Goa government today admitted that they have no mechanism in place to probe internet advertisement publicising sex trade, full moon parties, drugs and female escort services in Goa. "At present, there is no mechanism in place for regular surveillance of internet websites," a written reply by the state home minister Ravi Naik reads. The Home Minister was r
Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) undertaking today said it would not issue monthly and quarterly passes till next month as most of its card readers are non-functional. "Since the card readers were non-functional, BEST has incurred losses to the tune of Rs 20 lakh. BEST will not issue monthly or quarterly passes till next month or till such time a new firm is
Saudi Arabia`s telecommunication regulator said that it has ordered a suspension of BlackBerry services starting on Friday as the manufacturer of the devices has failed to meet its demands. The Communications and Information Technology Commission said that "the way BlackBerry services are provided currently does not meet the regulatory criteria of the commission and th
Accusing Trai of almost endorsing "illegal activity" by cable operators in its order, the broadcasters body IBF today lashed out at the sectoral regulator for capping wholesale fees at 35 per cent for DTH and IPTV players. In its tariff order to be effective from September 1, the Telecom Regulatory Authority made it mandatory for broadcasters to make channels available
The Supreme Court today directed private telecom firms to give their financials to the government auditor CAG, but stopped the auditor from vetting the papers till a case on jurisdiction was decided by the High Court. A bench headed by Chief Justice S H Kapadia directed the members of GSM lobby COAI to give revenue sharing details to the country`s top auditor within two weeks fro
State-run telecom operator BSNL today announced the appointment of Gopal Das as its Chairman and Managing Director. Das, at present, is serving as Director (Human Resources Development) in the telecom PSU. Das steps into the shoes of Kuldeep Goyal, who retired on July 31 as BSNL CMD. "After a good old journey of more than three decades, this is the best form o
IT firm Mahindra Satyam today said it has entered into a partnership with Sybase Software (India) to provide secured enterprise mobile solutions to customers across the globe. The solutions to be provided by Mahindra Satyam to its customers would be based on Sybase Unwired Platform (SUP), a mobile enterprise application platform that provides enterprise developers with the abilit
IT firm Wipro Infotech today said it has bagged a project from the Ministry of Home Affairs for developing the core software for a crime and criminal tracking network system (CCTNS). Conceptualised by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the CCTNS aims to create a nation-wide, IT-enabled criminal tracking system. "Wipro Infotech has been selected as the Software Deve
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi today credited late union minister Murasoli Maran with being responsible for the IT revolution in the state and said he had asked him to frame an IT policy in the budget as far back as 1988-89. "Murasoli Maran persuaded me through letters and phone calls to evolve an IT policy. That is why we now see Tamil Nadu is in the forefront in t
Rajwant Sandhu, a 1975 batch IAS officer, today took over as Himachal Pradesh Chief Secretary. Prior to his new assignment, Sandhu, who belonged to the HP cadre, was Secretary, Department of Drinking Water, in the Union Rural Development Ministry. She also served as Joint Secretary, Department of Social Justice and Empowerment, and Special Secretary, Ministry of Pa
wo MIT-educated friends of arrested US Army intelligence analyst, Bradley Manning, a suspect in the WikiLeaks case, gave encryption software and taught him how to use it, according to media reports. Adrian Lamo, the former computer hacker who tipped off US federal authorities to WikiLeaks suspect Manning, says two men in the Boston area, have told him in phone conversations that
The UAE`s telecom regulator says BlackBerry e-mail, messaging and Web browsing services will be blocked for foreign visitors too. The Telecommunication Regulatory Authority said in an e-mailed response to questions from The Associated Press today that the ban on those BlackBerry services planned to take effect in October will be suspended for all users in the country, including v
Setting a hello tune on your mobile is all set to get dear if Maharashtra Government has its way in imposing `entertainment tax` on it. According to the government, these tunes basically are for entertaining the caller hence should be taxed. The mobile companies charge Rs 30 per month rental on caller tunes and Rs 15 to install a new one. "The c
