A big bone of contention between several BSNL employees unions and the government — the repatriation of ‘unabsorbed’ ITS officers — may be nearing a resolution with the government setting up a “committee of secretaries” after a final court deadline lapsed three weeks ago. The dispute revolves the repatriation of more than 1,000 ITS (Indian […]
India’s biggest cloud computing company, Ramco Systems, has inked a deal with Dubai-based Emirates aviation group for supplying cloud-based services to its engineering group. The revenue size of the deal, involving Ramco’s ‘Aviation Suite’ of software, was not disclosed. The suite of cloud-based software offers complete ERP functionality including HR, Finance, and Materials. “We have […]
The transition of public vehicles from diesel to CNG, achieved after a struggle of several years and after much pain by commuters and vehicle owners, is now being undone by an unexpected force — the government’s higher tax rate on petrol. In a significant move that may have big implications for India’s car industry, particularly […]
S Jayaraman, a 1977 IPS officer, has become arguably the second most powerful officer in India’s security and intelligence circles with his appointment as the “special secretary” in charge of internal security in the ministry of home affairs. He succeeds Ajay Chadha, who recently moved to head the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). Chadha was also […]
The Jammu & Kashmir Panthers Party has joined Janatha Party’s Subramanian Swamy and others in questioning the dependability of the electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in India. Delivering a speech on “National Voters’ Day” at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi, Bhim Singh, noted activist, lawyer and the leader of the party, said EVMs were being […]
CRISIL Research has predicted a GDP growth rate of 6.7 percent in the coming financial year, compared to its estimate of 5.5 percent in the current year, based on more stable global economic trends, crude price at $100 per barrel and normal monsoon. The rupee will rise to 51-52 per dollar in the next 14-15 […]
Will the Reserve Bank of India cut policy interest rates for the first time in almost a year even as price inflation remains above its comfort zone? Hit by slowing growth and declining demand, the industry sure hopes so. The RBI has been raising interest rates steadily for the last four years. Its official lending […]
Even as companies are still introducing dual-core tablets, quad-core tablets priced at about Rs 19,000 and based on Google’s Android Jelly Bean operating system have hit the market in India. Among the first quad-core tablets to hit the market are the Ramos W30HD, the Onda V972, the Ainol Novo 9 Firewire and the Sanei N10. […]
Want a quad-core 3G-sim enabled 10-inch tablet in India, but don’t want to spend Rs 37,000 to buy the Samsung Galaxy Note 10? You had no options for a long time, but you’ve got lucky now – and you’ve got the new iBerry Auxus CoreX4 3G to thank for it. Almost out of nowhere, iBerry […]
The starting price for a quad-core smartphone has just fallen from about Rs 30,000 to Rs 11,000 – thanks to the new Karbonn Smart Titanium 1. Karbonn Mobiles has become the first Indian vendor to offer a phone with a quad-core processor – something that was restricted to the likes of Samsung (with its Galaxy […]
State-owned BSNL has about 32% more subscribers on its GSM service than its capacity, according to numbers given by the ministry of communications and information technology to the Parliament. Asked whether a capacity crunch in BSNL has impacted its growth, junior telecom and IT minister Milind Deora said BSNL’s total GSM subscriber capacity was 7.55 […]
Perhaps it is a sign that Indian industry is starting to get out of the cautious mood, perhaps it is just a blip, but the Naukri hiring index is showing a 7% rise in activity in December 2012. The rise is in contrast to the traditional dip that accompanies the October-December festival season in India. […]
Aircel has become the second operator in India to offer a “free roaming” plan, after BSNL, but what is not clear is: Is it really as good as it sounds? Going by the example of BSNL, which announced such a plan several months ago, for most users, it may be cheaper to stick to existing […]
In a high stakes political fight between the opposing fronts in Kerala, it is a BSNL employee who seems to be the one getting the stick. According to a statement by the government in Parliament, BSNL will punish a Junior Account Officer for leaking call data details of a police officer to the media. “BSNL […]
Indian railways has slightly relaxed its new rule that all reserved passengers must carry original IDs. Under the new, relaxed rule, they can now carry an attested copy of their ration card (if it contains their photo), or an attested copy of their passbook at a government-owned Bank, such as the State Bank of India. […]
It had to happen sooner or later – the MBA education bubble – fueled by tales of multi-crore fresher salary packages – is bursting. According to the latest numbers from a study by business association Assocham, about 340 business schools are in the process of either winding down or have already shut shop since 2012. […]
The government of India on Tuesday gave the industry a glimpse of what is in store under its ‘New Telecom Policy’ of 2011. According to people who were present in a round table conference organized on Tuesday, telecom minister Sibal reiterated that he will indeed carry out all the reforms he had promised when he […]
Crisil Research expects average wholesale price inflation to fall slightly to 7% in the coming financial year from the 7.7% estimated for the current year, and sees the RBI cutting interest rates by a quarter of a percent in its monetary policy review on January 29. The agency, part of the ratings group CRISIL, made […]
At any given time, around 25,000 to 40,000 phones in the country are being tapped by the government, according to numbers given by the home ministry today. Replying to a question on phone-tapping, junior home minister Gurudas Kamat said 7,500 to 9,000 orders for starting of new phone-tapping are issued every month. The maximum duration […]
Tamil Nadu, including Chennai, has the highest number of 3G-enabled towers in India, while Delhi has the highest 3G penetration in India, according to official numbers. In fact, at present, Delhi has more 3G towers than Maharashtra (which, in telecom license area, excludes Mumbai, but is still 206 times bigger than the national capital.) The […]
