State-run telecom operator BSNL today launched various plans for existing and new 2G and 3G subscribers, as well as CDMA users. BSNL will offer a 3G data card free to customers subscribing for a monthly 2GB plan for 15 months, a 10 GB plan for 10 months and an unlimited plan for four months, it said. It has also launched an unlimited plan at Rs 999 per month for 3G
A student has been arrested for allegedly hacking into the website of Gujarat Technological University (GTU) and changing its data to get admission in a post-graduation course, police said today. Yogesh Patel, who hails from Jamnagar and has completed his Bachelor of Computer Application course (BCA), was arrested by Ahmedabad crime branch here last night, they said.
Internet major Google will begin handing over improperly collected data, which it intercepted from private WiFi connections, to European regulators within the next two days, a media report said. The Financial Times said in a report that Google has decided to hand over the data "in an effort to defuse growing controversy over its latest privacy blunder". T
An RBI official today reiterated the central bank`s warning to citizens to ignore fraudulent e -mails that sought to trick them into depositing money in anonymous bank accounts. In some cases, the `phishing` e-mails were found to contain fake RBI letterheads purportedly signed by its top executives, RBI Regional Director A K Bera said. The money lost through such e
Hyderabad: Seven persons, who allegedly hacked the website of Regional Passport Office and blocked the slots have been arrested, a top police officer said today. Sleuths of Commissioner`s Task Force (North Zone) apprehended the gang of seven persons, who hacked the Passport Office (Hyderabad) website and booked slots for registration of Passport applications online under `Tatkal`
The Department of Telecom has started work on a strategic plan to steer the telecom sector`s growth into the next phase in terms of both services and manufacturing over the next five years. "The government has decided to prepare a strategic plan for the DoT for the next five years. The plan will include key areas like various licensing issues, effective and user-friendly sec
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the Unique Identity project, which proposes to give a 12-digit unique number to all residents of the country, will provide a platform for direct transfer of benefits and subsidies to the poor. He described the UID project as an important instrument to expand financial inclusion. "The Unique ID project is progressing wel
To tackle and scientifically investigate cases of cyber crimes, four cyber crime bureaus would be set up in different districts of Uttar Pradesh. "Cyber crime bureaus would be set up in Lucknow, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Agra and Varanasi for speedy disposal of such cases through scientific investigation," Chairperson of Cyber Appellate Tribunal under Union IT Ministry Justi
The Department of Telecom today termed as baseless the allegations by the CPI(M) of Rs 1.90 lakh crore loss to the exchequer due to 2G spectrum allocation in 2008. The new licences bundled with start-up spectrum were given to new players as per the telecom regulator TRAI`s recommendations and no rule was violated, senior DoT officials said commenting on CPI(M)`s allegations.
North Korea is stealing ordinary South Korean citizens` identities to open Internet accounts and post messages denying Pyongyang`s involvement in the recent sinking of a South Korean warship, Seoul`s top spy agency said today. Tensions are high on the divided Korean peninsula after the March 26 sinking of the Cheonan in the Yellow Sea off the west coast killing 46 sailors, one of
With a view to optimise the current admission process and make it more transparent, the Punjab Government has decided to conduct the centralised online counseling for B.Ed. course for the session 2010-11 in the government colleges and affiliated institutions. Education Minister of Punjab Upinderjit Kaur said the online admission process would be entirely transparent, time-saving
Delhi University might start the process of offering and accepting forms online from next year, thus easing out the admission process problems of thousands of outstation students. The University now has enough bandwidth to make this possible, but the problem is the largescale construction work that is on, particularly on the roads, that might make the process of laying down cable
Living in foreign soil, eminent Indians who have excelled in diverse fields can now contribute for the overall development of India. The government has put in place a mechanism under which the Indian diaspora will be able to share their experience and knowledge in diverse areas including technology, education and health sector. In its report to the people on the oc
In an effort to popularise online retail shopping in India, Google India has decided to extend free support and advertisement offer for entrepreneurs in Rajasthan on its portal, Google Search. "We will offer free expert support to help entrepreneurs build an online advertising campaign to grow their business through `Jump Start`," Google India Head of Online Sales Sridh
Loopholes seem to be emerging in the probe into the 2006 National Security Council Secretariat spying case as an RTI reply said there is no record of Delhi Police seeking NSCS` opinion on documents found in computer of an accused, which later became the basis of his arrest. The Delhi Police had claimed that it had sought the views of the Secretariat on two electronic documents re
Internet major Google is phasing out its internal use of Microsoft Windows operating system due to security concerns, which arose mainly after its China operations were hacked, a media report has said. The report by the UK daily `Financial Times`, citing several Google employees, said the internet giant is "phasing out internal use of Microsoft`s ubiquitous Windows operating
In the first high-level visit from India, a delegation led by a senior government official and including top executives from leading companies today embarked on a six-day tour of Taiwan to explore business opportunities. Amid Taiwan`s keen interest to step up investments in India, the delegation, led by Rakesh Singh, Additional Secretary in the Department of Information Technolog
Pakistani authorities today restored access to Facebook on the orders of a court that had blocked the popular social networking website nearly two weeks ago for hosting a page with blasphemous caricatures of Prophet Mohammed. Justice Ijaz Chaudhry of Lahore High Court adjourned proceedings in the case related to the blocking of Facebook till June 15 and said he would review his d
Leading software firm Infosys, living up to its reputation of being a dream employer, got over four lakh job applications last fiscal and had to reject a whopping 94 per cent of them. But, about 28 per cent of the successful candidates, who were made job offers, did not join during the year. "Over the last year, we received 4,00,812 applications from prospecti
Microsoft and Apple are in a see-saw like situation for past one month on who is bigger than the other. But, when it comes to their comparison with Indian firms, all the technology firms here, taken together, are not even half the size of either of the two global giants. At the last count, Apple, maker of iPod music players, iPhone mobile phones and iPad notebooks, emerged winner
