Saudi Arabia`s Washington Embassy will use popular social networking site `Twitter`, to give updates during King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz`s visit to the US. Tweets from `@SaudiEmbassyUSA` will highlight Saudi Arabia`s involvement in the G-20 Summit, as well as items of interest about the long-standing Saudi-US relationship, the embassy has said in a statement. The 86
Several religious groups joined demonstrations organised by the Jamaat-ud-Dawah across Pakistan`s Punjab province today to protest the incorrect translation of the Quran and posting of blasphemous cartoons on the internet. In Lahore, processions were taken out on Bedian Road and Ferozepur Road. Senior Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) leaders, Pakistan People`s Party parliamentarian Tariq Sh
IITians along with Pantnagar University and IT, BHU students have launched the first ever private e-counselling portal of Uttarakhand with an aim to help engineering aspirants take a more informed and wiser decision regarding their careers. Launched recently, the portal would provide students all authentic reviews and information about various options available to them such as th
To improve quality of telecom services and make tariff plans easier to understand, telecom regulator TRAI will switch to a quarterly audit of Quality of Service, instead of annually now. "From July this year, we shall be doing quarterly audit. Till now, every three months the service providers submit data on defined parameters of Quality of Service but audit w
Hyderabad-based IT firm Infotech Enterprises today said that it has commenced operations from its SEZ facility in Visakhapatnam. The development centre would deliver engineering services and solutions to customers in the offshore and marine segments, dealing with semi-submersible rigs, drill ships, bulk carriers, offshore supply vessels and dredgers, Infotech said in a filing to
Telecom operators in the country added 16.3 million new subscribers in May this year, taking the total number to 653.92 million, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) said today. According to data released by the telecom regulator, the wireless subscriber base increased from 601.22 million in April to 617.53 million by the end of May 2010, registering a growth of 2.71
IT major, Wipro, today said it has bagged the 2010 Microsoft Country Partner of the Year Award for India. We are delighted to get this Award. Wipro has been at the forefront of consulting, architecting and implementing innovative solutions on the Microsoft platform, which have a high business impact for our customers," Wipro`s VP and Business Head (India, Middle East and Afr
Even as an increasing number of Indian firms look at embracing cloud computing, data security continues to remain a primary concern for them, said research firm Deloitte. Cloud computing allows companies to use services, softwares and applications on a pay-per-use model without actually owning any hardware infrastructure or licence. This helps companies save on set
In an effort to become more public friendly, Maharashtra Government plans to provide various services online by making it mandatory for all the departments. The Information Technology Department of the Government has proposed a Maharashtra Mandatory Electronic Delivery of Public Service Act 2010 to promote e-services to the citizens. "This will be the first su
Come September and you will just have to dial 111 to lodge a complaint against a tout or an auto driver who is overcharging you or for that matter to know about city hotels and tourist places. "Keeping the Commonwealth Games in mind, Delhi government is coming out with a helpline to address complaints as well as disseminate basic information about the city," said a seni
Online services major Rediff.com India Ltd has won a cybersquatting dispute against a Pakistani person, who was using an identical domain name and illegally incorporating the Indian firm`s trademark. Daniyal Waseem of Quetta in Pakistan was using the domain name `rediffpk.com`. To this, the Nasdaq-listed Indian firm had contended that the disputed Internet site was identical in p
Vacationers from across the globe can now explore and visit several tourist spots and UNESCO monuments in Tamil Nadu through a virtual tour. Initiated by the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC) recently, a click on the mouse gets one all tourist spots live on screen with very real effects. "The aim of launching a virtual tour is an attempt to ena
Bangalore-based Indian Institute of Science has developed a text-to-speech (TTS) software for Tamil and Kannada languages, which will help the speech impaired. "It converts text that is already coded in the computer into speech or audible wave forms. We have it in both Tamil and Kannada and it takes a fraction of a second to read what is written," A G Ramakrishnan
Air India will have a single code by March next year on which it will be operating all its domestic and international flights and selling their tickets. The national carrier now has two codes -- AI of Air India and IC of erstwhile Indian Airlines, which have to be integrated not only as part of the merger process, but also to join the global airlines platform -- Star Alliance.
In order to provide better services, Maharashtra transport ministry today launched a toll-free number for registering complaints and registration of vehicles. "The department has undertaken initiatives like toll-free number, e-payment services where dealers can register there vehicles online," Chief Minister Ashok Chavan told reporters here. Chavan said a
The Indian Embassy in the US has launched its new website, which contains latest information, frequent update and new netizen-friendly features that would help people to get quick acquaintances with the happening about India, but also Indo-US relationship. The new website - www.indianembassy.org - was quietly launched over the weekend; that among other things have added newslette
Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik has tweeted, describing his tough-talking Indian counterpart P Chidambaram as a "very intelligent and capable leader". "I found Mr. Chidambaram a very intelligent & capable leader," Malik wrote on popular social networking site `Twitter` after his much-awaited encounter with Chidambaram, the first Indian Minister to
US regulator FTC and Twitter have agreed to settle charges that the micro-blogging site failed to safeguard personal information of millions of its users. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which mainly looks into anti-competitive practices, had accused Twitter of "serious lapses" in its data security that allowed hackers to access non-public user information, among ot
The Department of Telecom has told state-run BSNL to stick to the timeline of completion of the defence network rollout by 2013 and place the equipment order for the same by July-end. In a meeting last week, BSNL, which is the coordinator for the project, informed DoT that it has issued the tender for the network for the Navy and the Army and will place equipment order by the end
Railways have launched an SMS campaign to make the people aware about the possible danger of mishaps at unmanned level crossings. "The SMS campaign involves sending of safety precaution messages to the local populace around the unmanned level crossings," a senior Railway Ministry official said. The text messages in Hindi and English are educative in natur
