Text messages can soothe stressed souls
April 11th, 2012 - 3:10 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 11 (IANS) Text messaging is often rapped for promoting reckless driving, but it could be good for people who feel stressed out, isolated or alone.
Adrian Aguilera, professor ... Read more...
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IGNOU to popularise science through mobile phones
February 29th, 2012 - 7:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 29 (IANS) An initiative that aims to educate people across the country about science through free mobile updates has been launched here, an official said Wednesday.
'Science@Mobile' ... Read more...
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Direct webcast of poll in Agra
February 19th, 2012 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Feb 19 (IANS) For the first time, a direct webcast of the poll exercise from 50 stations would be watched by Election Commission functionaries and senior officials in this ... Read more...
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141 mn people to use mobiles for payments: Gartner
July 21st, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) Worldwide, 141.1 million people will use mobile phones as the preferred means of paying their dues this year against 102.1 million in 2010, a study ... Read more...
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Land transactions go online in Karnataka to check delays
June 24th, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Tumkur (Karnataka), June 24 (IANS) Sale and purchase of land in Karnataka went online Friday with the computerisation of the transaction process in Tumkur district."By integrating Bhoomi software, which has ... Read more...
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Airtel launches value-added SMS services in Bangladesh
January 14th, 2011 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 14 (IANS) Mobile solution provider Comviva has entered into a strategic partnership with Airtel Bangladesh to provide value-added short messaging services to cellphone users in the country.The agreement will enable ... Read more...
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Chennai students urge Centre to proclaim Dr Kalam’s birthday as Students’ Day
October 15th, 2010 - 10:07 pm ICT by ANI
Chennai, Oct.15 (ANI): Students launched a mass signature campaign here on Friday urging the Central Government to proclaim the day as Students' Day on the occasion of former President Dr. APJ Abdul ... Read more...
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Ayodhya verdict: Bulk SMS service banned, media cautioned (Roundup)
September 22nd, 2010 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) Ahead of the Ayodhya verdict Sep 24, the central government Wednesday banned bulk SMS and MMS services till Saturday to check rumours and a group of editors ... Read more...
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SMS back in Kashmir, DoT withdraws its order
April 16th, 2010 - 11:05 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 16 (ANI): The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Friday evening decided to withdraw its order imposing restrictions on SMS services in Jammu and Kashmir.In a statement issued here, ... Read more...
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Tata Docomo launches pay-per-character Diet-SMS
September 8th, 2009 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Tata Docomo, the GSM brand of Tata Teleservices, Tuesday launched a short messaging service (SMS), called Diet-SMS, which enables customers to pay on a per-character basis.
"The cost ... Read more...
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Haryana to penalise objectionable SMSes during assembly polls
September 7th, 2009 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 7 (IANS) Sending objectionable SMS messages ahead of the assembly polls in Haryana next month will invite penal action.
Haryana's Chief Electoral Officer Sajjan Singh said Monday that the Election Commission ... Read more...
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Tata Indicom’s offer: Talk endlessly for Re.1
September 1st, 2009 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Telecom operator Tata Teleservices Tuesday launched a scheme that will enable its CDMA subscribers to talk endlessly for just Re.1.
Breaking away from the usual practice ... Read more...
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Lahore’s youngsters protest against 20pct tax on SMS
June 20th, 2009 - 4:03 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jun 20 (ANI): Youth organisations in Lahore protested against the Government's decision to levy a 20 per cent tax on short messaging service (SMS) on Friday.The protest against the tax, announced ... Read more...
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Banks asked to inform customers of fund transfers
June 17th, 2009 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 17 (IANS) India's central bank has asked banks to inform customers about fund transfers through email or short messaging service (SMS) and revert uncredited funds within 90 minutes.
"We understand that ... Read more...
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SMS hotline for Free TB support service in India
May 27th, 2009 - 8:25 pm ICT by admin
By Bobby RamakantA Short-Message-Service (SMS) hotline was launched in New Delhi, India to provide round-the-clock free tuberculosis (TB) support service to TB patients. This SMS helpline is being managed by ex-TB patients.Earlier ... Read more...
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CBSE 2009 class 10 results online
May 26th, 2009 - 11:12 am ICT by John Le Fevre
India’s Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will today announce the results of the class 10 2009 standard exams for Ajmer, Chennai and Panchkula regions, ending an almost two month long ... Read more...
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Ajmer, Chennai, Panchkula Class 10 CBSE results Tuesday
May 25th, 2009 - 7:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will announce the Class 10 examination results of Ajmer, Chennai and Panchkula zones Tuesday.
The board exam results will be uploaded ... Read more...
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CBSE 2009 class 12 results online
May 22nd, 2009 - 4:14 am ICT by John Le Fevre
India’s Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will today announce the results of the class 12 2009 standard exams for Delhi, Guwahati and Allahabad regions, ending a months-long wait by over ... Read more...
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CBSE’s Class 12 results on May 22
May 19th, 2009 - 8:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The class 12 results of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) will be declared May 22, officials said Tuesday.
The board exam results will be uploaded ... Read more...
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Pre-paid mobile phone licences renewed for northeast, Kashmir
February 19th, 2009 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, Feb 19 (IANS) The central government has renewed pre-paid mobile licences of cell phone service providers for one more year in the militancy hit northeastern states and Jammu and Kashmir, officials ... Read more...
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Like it or not, Hinglish is here to stay
January 11th, 2009 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Jan 11 (IANS) It's called Hinglish, and linguists have declared after a two-day meet that the home-grown interspersing of Hindi and English is here to stay.Already Hinglish has become hugely popular ... Read more...
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Pakistanis turn to Quranic SMS to end tensions with India
December 28th, 2008 - 6:22 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Dec 28 (ANI): People have come up with a unique way to blunt tensions between Pakistan and India theyre forwarding each other Quranic verses via Short Messaging Service (SMS).In a ... Read more...
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Netcore, US firm tie up for events news on mobiles
September 11th, 2008 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Mumbai-based Netcore Solutions has tied up with US-owned Buzzintown.com to provide news of events in metro cities to those mobile phone users who opt for it, a ... Read more...
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Telecom watchdog allows full talk time on recharges
September 1st, 2008 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Mobile phone subscribers will get full talk time on recharges following a new a tariff order and a directive issued Monday by India's telecom watchdog TRAI. “Customers ... Read more...
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Man divorces two wives in three minutes - over SMS
April 2nd, 2008 - 3:02 pm ICT by admin
Kuala Lumpur, April 2 (IANS) A Malaysian businessman divorced both his wives in three minutes, pronouncing 'talaq' by using the short messaging service (SMS) in front of a lower court judge. Roslan ... Read more...
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