Reliance Communications has introduced the ‘Reliance CDMA Tab’ — the CDMA high-speed version of its Reliance 3g tab. The CDMA Tab has very similar, almost the same, features as the Reliance 3g tab. Like the 3g version, it has a 7-inch capacitive touch screen with Android 2.3 OS. Loaded with 512 MB RAM and a […]
If you thought being a member of the legislative assembly, with a salary between Rs 5,000 to 50,000 a month, is bad for your financial health, think again. Every month, the MLAs increased their assets by 3 to 6 lakhs on average, according to a comparison of asset declarations made by MLAs at the time […]
Corruption and financial or political scandals are the biggest worries for 71 percent Indians, according to a global poll by Ipsos – a leading global market research company. Terrorism (38%) is the 2nd biggest worry followed by Crime and Violence (34%); Poverty and Social Inequality (31%); Unemployment and jobs (28%); high tax rate (15%); and […]
In just three months, a total of 112 websites belonging to various government bodies, including that of BSNL, were hacked, the ministry of communications and IT, headed by Kapil Sibal, told the Lok Sabha today. The ministry, currently on an ambitious project to build an organization to monitor online traffic, was replying to a question […]
Despite raising a hullabaloo over getting access to blackberry encrypted messages for the last three years, the government is yet to get the ability to check such messages, it said on Wednesday. While it was assumed that it now has the capacity to ‘screen’ all communications going in and out of India, the new statement […]
IDEA Cellular said it has extended its 3G services to all the districts in Kerala. Idea has now launched 3G services in the Idukki district, in towns such as Adimali, Munnar, Kattapana, Thekkady, Mayiladumpara, Anakara, Cheruthony, Kumily, Thadiyampadu and Nedumkandam, the company said. Idukki is one of the most difficult and backward districts in the […]
After nearly two decades, Iraqi Airways will restart its flights to India, starting with Mumbai. Direct flights between India and Iraq were stopped during the first Gulf War in 1990-91. The first flight from Baghdad and the holy city of Najaf will arrive in Mumbai on 18th March, 2012, a statement from Iraqi Airlines said. […]
G Haridutt, the CBI investigating officer who set alarm bells ringing in the higher echelons of the Kerala police with his stinging report on the death in custody of murder-accused Sampath, has been found dead in his apartment. Haridutt had repeatedly expressed fear to the Courts that he was being targeted by the higher ups […]
Tax proposals for 2012-13 mark progress in the direction of movement towards DTC and GST in the budget 2012-13 DTC rates proposed to be introduced for personal income tax. Exemption limit for the general category of individual taxpayers proposed to be enhanced from `1,80,000 to `2,00,000 giving tax relief of `2,000. Upper […]
30% of the 6,500 scientist posts in India’s premier agricultural research body is lying vacant, according to minister of state for agriculture Harish Rawat. Nearly 1,960 scientist posts, mostly at the level of ‘Senior Scientists’ are lying vacant in the Indian Council for Agircultural Research (ICAR), the minister said in response to a query by […]
The Budget 2012-13 envisions total tax income in excess of Rs 10.7 lakh crore, while expenditure of more than Rs 14.9 lakh crore. Gross Tax Receipts estimated at `10,77,612 crore. Net Tax to Centre estimated at `7,71,071 crore. Non-tax Revenue Receipts estimated at `1,64,614 crore. Non-debt Capital Receipts estimated at `41,650 […]
India is likely to miss its export target this year, according to the latest numbers released by the government. At the same time, India’s goods-trade deficit is likely to be 50% over its target of $120 billion. According to the latest numbers, exports in February were US $24.6 billion, up just 4.3%. With one month […]
The Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPIM has alleged that the Congress bribed its legislator, R Selvaraj to get him to resign as a member of the state legislature and protect the Congress led government in Kerala. The allegations have been leveled in the context of the upcoming Piravom by-poll on Saturday. The poll […]
Union commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma has said that the government has decided to withdraw the ban on the export of cotton from India “keeping in view” various interests. He said the ban, imported just days ago, has been withdrawn after consultations. “The matter of cotton exports has been discussed. The group of ministers […]
Hiring activity in India hit a record high in February, according to the latest readings of the Naukri.com Job Speak index. The Index hit a record level of 1209 — indicating that hiring levels were about 20% higher than in July 2008, which forms the base month for the index. It had previously hit a […]
A special report by an expert group appointed by the Government of India has asked for more caution in dealing with electromagnetic communication devices such as cell-phones. While the eight-member committee did not blame cell phones for causing cancer, it pointed to some other studies as cause for concern. “The committee notes that most of […]
Even as global revenues from server computers, used for heavy work by companies, slipped 5.4% in the final quarter of 2011, they were up 2.4% in the Asia Pacific, led by strong sales in China. Similarly, while number of servers shipped in the quarter increased only 4.5% globally, they were up 15.7%, technology market research […]
Wipro Technologies, the number four IT Indian IT services firm, said it has been granted a US ‘business process’ patent for innovation in warranty management and insights into product quality in the automotive manufacturing sector. Wipro’s product helps manufacturers to gain insights on product design and resolve problems by analyzing data such as the number […]
Government is exploring making the biometric UID (Aadhar) mandatory for carrying out stock-market transactions, according to junior Finance Minister Namo Narain Meena. The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), headed by former Infosys CEO Nandan Nilekani, has suggested constituting a joint working group of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) and the Authority to […]
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), which routinely grabs headlines in the West with ads showing provocatively dressed (or undressed) actors or activists, is all set to bring its campaign to India. Activists from the organization, known for its provocative campaigns against animal cruelty, will hold up banners outside the Byculla Zoo at […]
