The Kremlin has launched a brand new website projecting modern Russia which aims to do away with any stereotype image that the country may have among different nations of the world. The English language modernrussia.com site will details the modernisation activities of Russian authorities, public organisations and businesses in an American wrapper, RIA Novosti reported.
In the midst of controversy over the remarks of Home Secretary G K Pillai on Pakistan, Interior Minister Rehman Malik today thanked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Indian counterpart P Chidambaram for "creating positivity." In a message posted on the social networking website Twitter, Malik said: "We appreciate PM India and Home Minister India for advising th
Election authorities in Andhra Pradesh would provide 3G mobile phones to polling officers in Warangal and Nizamabad to obtain quick video footage on polling pattern during the July 27 by-elections of 12 assembly constituencies in Telangana region here. "For providing us with information on poll percentage, whether polling is going on smoothly or not, we are appointing 320 zo
IT industry body Nasscom today asked the Centre to continue giving tax benefits to new SEZ units for a few more years, which the Finance Ministry has proposed to revoke under the Direct Tax Code regime. "Under the DTC, you (government) should define a period for making the SEZs operational and the units (that would come up therein) should be given the same benefits as promis
Software representative body Nasscom today said that specialised services like engineering and R&D would drive the growth of captive units in India as parent companies transform these centres into centres of excellence, providing higher value and efficiency propositions. Captives are business units of a company, functioning offshore as an entity of its own, while retaining cl
State-owned BSNL today said it has received bids from Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson and Nokia Siemens Networks for acquiring 5.5 million lines to expand its GSM operations. "Yes, we have received bids from three foreign vendors -- NSN, Alcatel-Lucent and Ericsson," BSNL Chairman and Managing Director Kuldeep Goyal told PTI. The telecom operator had earlier cal
The South Korean government has said it plans to inject up to USD 1.4 billion in the next five years in a bid to become one of the top five leaders in the information technology (IT) convergence sector. The plan, outlined at a weekly economic policymaker meeting, calls for concerted research and development (R&D) support in sensors, computing, networking and actuating, which
Indian IT bellwether Infosys is investing around Rs 2,500 crore to set up its seventh SEZ in Sarjapur near Bangalore, the company CEO said recently. The SEZ would have around 18,000 seats and will be operational by end-March 2011. "Infosys has acquired 202 acres of land in Sarjapur, near Bangalore, to build an SEZ. The total investment earmarked for the projec
Government today unveiled a low-cost computer for students carrying a price tag of Rs 1,500 ($35) and having all elementary features including internet browsing. The indigenously made computer is expected to be available with the students by next year. HRD Minister Kapil Sibal, unveiling the device, said the ultimate objective would be to bring down the price to Rs
The number of high-speed Internet users is likely to touch 275 million from nine million by 2015, as telecom firms roll out Broadband Wireless Acess (BWA) air waves that were auctioned in June, a study said. "Recent broadband wireless auctions, in which operators were allocated spectrum, come as a much-needed respite for the future of broadband adoption in India," the s
A Software Technology Park would be set up in Mizoram and the work would begin as soon as the state government allots land, Union Minister of State for Communications and Information Technology Sachin Pilot said today. Launching the EVDO technology-based wireless broadband service and announcing introduction of Wi-MAX based broadband service, Pilot said that more wireless technol
Social networking site Facebook today said that it has crossed the 12-million userbase mark in India. Even as people continue to share their lives on the social networking site, the company has surpassed the 12-million user mark in India, Facebook said in a statement. While users in India upload more than 53 million photos in a month, mobile usage also increased ni
The Gujarat government would be setting up an e-governance web portal to integrate its citizen centric services developed by various departments, state government spokesperson Jaynarayan Vyas said here today. "The e-governance portal would integrate over 50 services for the citizens of the state and make its delivery user-friendly," Vyas said. The portal
The Cabinet Committee on Unique Identification Authority of India related issues (CC-UIDAI) today approved the commencement of Phase II of the scheme at an estimated cost of Rs 3023.01 crore. Of this, an amount of Rs. 477.11 crore would be towards recurring establishment expenditure and Rs. 2,545.90 crore would be towards non-recurring project related expenditure. The estimated c
Nasdaq-listed integrated business software and hardware company Oracle today entered into an MoU with ICT Academy set up by the Tamil Nadu government to provide IT skills for students from the State. As per the MoU, Oracle India through its Oracle Academy programme, would train 640 instructors from 400 colleges in three years, a company statement here said. The Aca
State Bank of India has opened county`s first Customer Service Points (CSP) where urban poor including petty businessmen can open a bank account with as low as one one rupee. People can deposit and withdraw amounts as small as one rupee, earn interest and get access to all other services offered by the bank, said Diwakar Gupta, Deputy Managing Director, SBI, who inaugurated a kio
Union Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology Sachin Pilot, who arrived in Aizwal held a meeting with senior officials of the BSNL, Postal Services and National Informatics Centre. Pilot was received at the Lengpui airport near here by state Education Minister Lalsawta, Information Technology Minister Zodintluanga and parliamentary secretary for Industries
Tribal farmers of Motitokri village of Vadodara district are adopting internet based field solutions to boost tomato yield, a Gujarat Agro Industries Corporation (GAIC) official said here today. "Tribals of Motitokri in Kawath taluka engaged in tomato farming have begun getting online field solutions to their problems from the scientists of Anand Agriculture University (AAU)
Security software firm Symantec today said Indian companies, especially utility and manufacturing firms, might be vulnerable to a new virus spreading through pen drives. "This new threat, `W32.Stuxnet`, targets sensitive information by attacking an enterprise with global operations. It attempts to access SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) systems
Cybercriminals are cashing in on vulnerabilities of softwares and social media to attack users in India, according to security software maker Trend Micro. According to data collected by TrendLabs from April to June, cybercriminals have taken advantage of software vulnerabilities, current events like FIFA World Cup and the popularity of social media sites such as Twitter and Faceb
