Increase in venture capital for Bengal IT start-ups
August 8th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) West Bengal's new IT policy would feature an increase in the corpus of venture capital provided to IT start-ups, a minister said Wednesday."The new IT policy ... Read more...
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2G case: Court to hear Raja’s plea to dismiss charges Monday
July 8th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court will Monday hear former communications minister A. Raja's plea to dismiss charges against him in the 2G spectrum case on grounds ... Read more...
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14,000 vacancies in Prasar Bharati: Soni
June 27th, 2012 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, June 27 (IANS) There are as many as 14,000 vacancies in Prasar Bharati, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni said here Wednesday."Of these vacancies, 3,500 will be filled ... Read more...
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CBI again grills BCCI chief in Jagan wealth case
June 23rd, 2012 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 23 (IANS) For the second time this week, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Saturday questioned Indian cricket board chief and India Cements managing director N. Srinivasan here ... Read more...
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Bengal government awaiting response on concessions to Infosys
June 20th, 2012 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 20 (IANS) The West Bengal government is awaiting a response from the central government on its request to extend the Software Technology Park of India scheme to ... Read more...
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BCCI chief questioned by CBI for 7 hours in Jagan case (Lead)
June 18th, 2012 - 9:39 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 18 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday questioned Indian cricket board chief N. Srinivasan, who is also India Cements managing director, for seven hours here in ... Read more...
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BCCI chief appears before CBI in Jagan case
June 18th, 2012 - 2:43 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 18 (IANS) Indian cricket board chief N. Srinivasan, who is also the India Cements managing director, Monday appeared before the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) here in ... Read more...
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Northeast India’s first IIIT coming up in Tripura
June 8th, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, June 8 (IANS) Northeast India's first IIIT (Indian Institute of Information Technology) will be set up in Tripura, a minister said here Friday.Tripura Education Minister Tapan Chakraborty told reporters: ... Read more...
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CBI summons BCCI chief in Jagan case
June 8th, 2012 - 1:14 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 8 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has summoned Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chief and managing director of India Cements N. Srinivasan in ... Read more...
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CBI seeks another three-day custody of Jagan
June 7th, 2012 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 7 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh High Court Thursday dismissed a CBI plea seeking custody of jailed parliamentarian Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy for three more days to question him in ... Read more...
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CBI grills Jagan, two others in illegal assets case (Lead)
June 5th, 2012 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 5 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) grilled jailed MP Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy for over six hours for the third day Tuesday while his two aides were ... Read more...
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CBI questions Jagan for third day, summons two aides
June 5th, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 5 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) grilled jailed member of parliament Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy for the third day Tuesday while his two aides have also been ... Read more...
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CBI summons another Andhra minister in Jagan case
June 5th, 2012 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 4 (IANS) Ten days after the arrest of a cabinet minister in Andhra Pradesh in YSR Congress party leader Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy's illegal assets case, the Central Bureau ... Read more...
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Government all for Internet freedom: NSA
May 16th, 2012 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The government is all for Internet freedom but society has to decide where to draw the line on content, National Security Adviser Shivshankar Menon ... Read more...
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Department of IT gets new name
April 20th, 2012 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The department of information technology (DIT) was Thursday formally named department of electronics and information technology by Minister of Communications and Information Technology Minister Kapil ... Read more...
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Invesco plans to expand operations in Hyderabad
March 26th, 2012 - 11:47 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 26 (IANS) Invesco Ltd., a global asset management company, plans to expand its operations in Hyderabad, where it has the largest global centre outside its head office in ... Read more...
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Tension at Telangana student’s funeral procession
March 25th, 2012 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 25 (IANS) The suicide of a student for separate statehood to Telangana has brought the issue back into focus with a shutdown being observed Sunday in Warangal ... Read more...
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Khamenei orders institute to control cyberspace
March 8th, 2012 - 1:52 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, March 8 (IANS) Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has ordered the setting up of an institution to control the cyberspace, Xinhua reported.In a decree issued Wednesday, Khamenei gave ... Read more...
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Andhra government websites hacked
February 16th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Feb 16 (IANS) As many as 27 websites of various departments of Andhra Pradesh were Thursday hacked, exposing the chinks in the state's cyber security.The cyber criminals broke into ... Read more...
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2G auction should be among 2008 licencees: Uninor (Second Lead, superseding earlier story)
February 6th, 2012 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Telecom firm Uninor, that lost all its 22 licences following the Supreme Court's verdict last week, Monday proposed that only those players who got licences ... Read more...
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2G re-auction should be among 2008 licencees: Uninor (Lead)
February 6th, 2012 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 6 (IANS) Telecom firm Uninor, that lost all its 22 licences following the Supreme Court's verdict last week, Monday proposed that only those players who got licences ... Read more...
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West Bengal to launch SMS-based alert service
January 3rd, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 3 (IANS) The West Bengal government would soon launch an SMS-based alert service providing information, including weather and natural disaster warnings, to the people in the state."We will ... Read more...
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China to have ‘faster, cheaper’ internet by 2015
December 28th, 2011 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 28 (IANS) China hopes to increase internet speed by five times and cut broadband costs by 2015, the ministry of information technology has said.By 2015 the average broadband ... Read more...
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Scrap derogatory content by Feb 6, court asks websites (Third Lead)
December 24th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) A Delhi court Saturday ordered websites like Facebook, Google and Yahoo to remove all "derogatory" content from their sites by Feb 6, or face ... Read more...
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India, Asian economies will drive global growth: Ministers
October 4th, 2011 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Asia, and particularly India, will be the major driver of global economic growth for the better part of the next century, senior union ministers said ... Read more...
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Thirteen business leaders conferred with ABLF awards
October 4th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Thirteen business leaders, among them Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata, Essar Group chairman Shashi Ruia, ICICI Bank chief Chanda Kochhar and Singapore Airlines chairman Lee ... Read more...
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Gulf company to celebrate rise of Asia at Delhi gala
October 2nd, 2011 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) The stage is set for top corporate leaders and policy-makers from India, South East Asia and the Gulf region to gather for a gala event ... Read more...
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$35 tablet to be launched in October: Sibal
September 28th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) Communications and Information Technology minister Kapil Sibal Wednesday said the anticipated $35 (approx Rs.1,700) tablet would be made available to school students in the country ... Read more...
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IGNOU award for Azim Premji Foundation
September 28th, 2011 - 6:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Wednesday conferred the Rajiv Gandhi International Prize for Technology in Education and Development on the Azim Premji Foundation.
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Gulf company to celebrate rise of Asia at New Delhi gala
September 21st, 2011 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Top corporate leaders and policy-makers from India, South-East Asia and the Gulf region will gather for a gala event here Oct 3 to celebrate the ... Read more...
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Pitroda appointed adviser to Bengal project (Lead)
July 16th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) The West Bengal government Saturday appointed National Innovation Council head Sam Pitroda as adviser to its "resurgent Bengal" project.Pitroda, who held a meeting with Chief ... Read more...
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Bengal needs to innovate, says Sam Pitroda
July 16th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) West Bengal needs to innovate in areas like education, health, and technology to create jobs and help in its resurgence, Sam Pitroda, who heads the ... Read more...
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Mubarak trial demanded by protest victims’ kin
June 25th, 2011 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Cairo, June 25 (IANS/AKI) Relatives of those killed during Egypt's 18-day protests that led to the ouster of Hosni Mubarak from power in February have now issued a statement demanding ... Read more...
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Andhra governor accepts minister’s resignation over Telangana
June 1st, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, June 1 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan Wednesday accepted the resignation of cabinet minister J. Krishna Rao over the delay in formation of a separate Telangana state.The ... Read more...
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Lokpal should be independent, agree panel members (Second Lead)
May 8th, 2011 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Keen to finish drafting of the anti-graft Lokpal Bill by June-end, the government and civil society representatives Saturday identified areas of agreement on the ... Read more...
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