A young Goan couple has embarked on a mission to provide webpage to every citizen of this coastal state through their unique website `Digitalgoa.com`. "The website will be a complete data base of Goa. We want that every Goan should have his own homepage, which we are offering to them," Neeraj Naik, the website proprietor told PTI. The decade-old website,
A new Oxford university study shows that methods of electioneering and political reporting during the recent general elections in Britain have changed for good because of Facebook and Twitter. The study`s findings have some implications for India where politicians increasingly use Twitter to post their messages that are then picked up by journalists to use in their political repo
Jammu and kashmir government signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) here today for implementation of Unique identification project (UIP) in the state. The MOU, signed on behalf of the state government by the commissioner/Secretary Planning and Development departement B B Vyas and deputy director general UIDAI Anil Khachi,
Defence Ministry has been left flummoxed in the last two days by fake e-mails sent by an impersonator who stole the internet identity of the ministry`s public relations personnel, causing concern in the official circles. The e-mails, carrying a week-old press release regarding the funeral of Rear Admiral S S Jamwal who had died in an accidental firing in Kochi last week, were sen
Spare a little thought for your health, the next time you log on to your computer -- it could make you fat, claims a new study. Researchers at University of Copenhagen have carried out the study and found that staring at a computer screen can make people crave for sweet treats like chocolate cake and biscuits, the `Daily Mail` reported. According to them, the menta
IT major Patni Computer Systems today announced the appointment of Sunil Chitale as its Executive Vice-President and Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer. In his new role, Chitale will lead Patni`s M&A, marketing and strategic planning functions, a press release issued here stated. Chitale had begun his career at Patni in 1985. Besides managing large relationsh
Global chip major Intel Inc has reported its best quarterly performance in history with a second-quarter profit of USD 2.9 billion, driven by strong consumer demand emanating from an improving global economy. Intel had reported a loss of USD 398 million in the year- ago period, the company said in a statement. The company`s revenue rose 34 per cent to USD 10.8 bill
The Information Technology sector in Tamil Nadu has been showing steadfast development after the global economic recession, State IT minister Poongothai Aladi Aruna has said. The minister stated this after reviewing the progress of work on two IT parks here yesterday. She expressed disappointment over the slow pace of work and said the govenment has been holding ta
Telecom tribunal TDSAT today sought responses from operators to a petition seeking uniformity in their prepaid tariff plans. A bench headed by Justice S B Sinha asked the service providers and regulator TRAI to file their responses within a month on a plea of Telecom Users Group of India, which has alleged lack of transparency and uniformity in prepaid mobile tariff plans of diff
The government today constituted a six-member panel, headed by Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar, to identify chief executives for telecom PSUs BSNL and MTNL. Other members of the search panel are secretary (personnel) Shantanu Consul, telecom secretary P J Thomas, IIT Chennai professor Ashok Jhunjhunwala, IIM Ahmedabad professor Samir Baruha and IISC Bangalore professor N Bala
The Centre today launched a pilot scheme in Haryana to supply wheat and rice under the public distribution system (PDS) through smart card -- a move aimed at checking diversion and leakages of foodgrains. The scheme, with an outlay of around Rs 140 crore, was launched by Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar in presence of Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek singh Ahl
Telecom companies operating in Jammu and Kashmir have been asked to ensure strict subscriber verification by the government, failing which criminal case would be registered against the CMD of the company and its franchisee. Home Secretary G K Pillai yesterday met the CEOs and MDs of seven telecom firms -- Aircel, Bharti Airtel, RCom, Idea, Tata Teleservices, Vodafone and BSNL --
Plagued by the problem of non- branded mobile handsets flooding the domestic market causing huge revenue loss to the exchequer, the government is mulling a policy change to curb the import of such devices. Communications and IT Minister A Raja is understood to have asked the Department of Information and Technology, under his own charge, to work out and consider restrictions on s
Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today said the time is ripe to introduce reforms in public distribution system by digitising the entire system. "Computerisation of the entire network of targeted public distribution system (TPDS) operation is a must and should be completed in a time-bound manner," Pawar said speaking at a conference of food secretaries here.
A New York man claiming to own 84 per cent stake in Facebook has filed a lawsuit in a court here to recover his ownership of the social-networking company, according to media reports. Acting on Paul D Ceglia`s lawsuit, judge of Allegany County in New York, Thomas Brown, has issued a temporary restraining order restricting the transfer of Facebook Inc.`s assets. Ceg
Indians are more interested in social networking sites than stock markets, says a study. According to a study by SMC Capitals, there are about 3.1 crore active users on social networking sites such as Facebook, Orkut and Twitter across the country, whereas the number of Demat account holders is just 1.7 crore. In other words, the number of total social networking s
Epson, a digital imaging solutions provider, aims to garner Rs 180-crore revenue in the first year from its new interactive projector EB-450wi launched two weeks ago in Indian market. The company also plans to increase its overall revenue to Rs 500 crore in the current fiscal from the last year`s Rs 400 crore. "We aim to capture at least 500 schools for
MasterCard`s India-origin chief Ajay Banga today said India`s growing young population offers exciting business opportunities and asserted the company will bring faster and easier e-payment solutions to the country. A well known banker and a Citigroup veteran, Banga took over as CEO of global electronic payment services provider MasterCard on July 1. Prior to his new role, Banga
Thirty nine laptops were distributed to SSLC toppers of schools in the city under the state government`s free laptop scheme to students. District Collector C Kamaraj distributed the laptops to the students. An official press release today said the state government distributes free laptops all over the state every year to students who choose Tamil as the first langu
Delhi University is working to bring on air a television network of its own to speed up the system of information flow and connect the large number of colleges on its rolls spread over a vast area in the capital. The University, which already has a functional studio, wants to upgrade it to a capacity where it can operate a television network and is in negotiation for an MoU to gi
