An influx of thousands of Anna Hazare’s supporters, eager to find out what is going on at the Jantar Mantar fast venue, seems to have overwhelmed the live web streaming set up India Against Corruption. The live video feed by event-streaming firm Granslive seems to have become inaccessible to new viewers today morning, and several […]
I am one of you. I don’t usually go about shouting slogans, or carrying placards. Sometimes, when I don’t have enough money to make ends meet, I choose to pay the Rs 100 that the policeman demands than the Rs 600 fine I’d have to pay for riding without a helmet. I am no Anna […]
With TV channels not giving the same level of coverage to Anna Hazare’s fast as last time, many supporters of the movement have chosen to express their frustration at mainstream TV channels on social media networks such as Facebook and Youtube. “Boycott all those channels that are not showing India’s biggest movement as breaking news,” […]
One of India’s biggest associations of companies, the National Association of Software and Services Companies has welcome the government’s move to re-examine its recent moves on taxing India-based operations of foreign companies. There had been signals from the Income Tax department that it will scrutinize the value ascribed by foreign companies to the work done […]
Two founders of NIIT, Rajendra S Pawar and Mr. Vijay K Thadani, have sold a combined stake of 7.4% in NIIT’s technology subsidiary, NIIT Technologies. In a statement released on their behalf, they said the money will be used to fund the expansion of NIIT University (NU). NIIT University, a Not for Profit University, has […]
The government has done away with tax deductions linked to accumulated losses, moving towards an investment-linked tax incentive scheme. In the budget for 2011-12, the government said it is withdrawing the so-called 10-A and 10-B deductions due to rampant misuse by companies. Many companies artificially lower their profits or declare losses to get the benefit […]
Inflation continued to remain above 10% in June, led by high food inflation, latest government numbers show. Overall, on an all-India basis, consumer prices were up 10.02% in June, compared to prices in June 2011. Double-digit consumer price inflation is bad news for people with fixed income, such as those on salaries and pensions. Even […]
If 2010-11 was the year of the Indian mobilephone brands, 2011-12 has been the year when they’ve crash landed to reality, according to the latest Voice & Data survey. Barring Karbonn and Lava, all the Indian mobile phone brands such as Micromax and Spice saw drops in their revenues in 2011-12, according to the survey. […]
After many stumbles, the reform of India’s massive food-subsidy system is gathering pace. Starting this month, Kochi in Kerala will be among the select few cities in India where a new public distribution system (PDS) will be tested out. Unlike the current system, the new system will not route the subsidy on food and kerosene […]
Come next year, salaried employees who earn less than Rs 8 to 9 lakhs a year will not have to through the hassle of filing their annual income tax returns. According to the budget for 2011-12, from June 2011, government would change the laws to make it unnecessary for salaried employees to file annual IT […]
Barely two weeks after launching the Android tablet version, Google has launched its Google Plus app for the iPad. The biggest advantage in using the app (and not the mobile website) is ease of use and the possibility of multi-user, free video conferencing. “There’s nothing like catching up with friends face to face. Now you […]
Uninor has launched India’s cheapest talk plan — all calls at 25 paise per minute — in its Mumbai circle. Customers will have to pay Rs 49 per month as monthly rental for the plan through an easy recharge. Earlier Videocon used to have a similar plan. Uninor’s offer is without any monthly limit on […]
WishTel has launched the second version of its tablet, called IRA THING 2. The main upgrades are in the operating system — which is now Android Ice Cream Sandwich, processor (1.5 GHz) and RAM (512 MB). IRA THING 2 also plays full HD (1080p) videos through its HDMI port. Display remains at 7 inches. Resolution […]
In keeping with recent trends, India’s exports dipped again in June, this time by 5.5%. June exports were US $25.07 billion. Thankfully, imports too dipped, faster than exports. Imports were US $ 35.37 billion with a negative growth of (-) 13.46%. Balance of Trade was comfortable at US $ 10.3 billion, compared to $13-14 billion […]
Anna Hazare has made it clear that he will not break his next fast on the basis of assurances, written or otherwise, from the Prime Minister or anyone else. His fast starting next month will end only with the passing of a strong Lokpal bill, or his death, he said. “So many people are dying […]
INTRODUCTION This action was the first of the so-called “smartphone war” cases tried to a jury. This order includes the findings of fact and conclusions of law on a central question tried simultaneously to the judge, namely the extent to which, if at all, certain replicated elements of the structure, sequence and organization of the […]
Google will introduce offline Google Maps for Android phones in the “next few weeks”, convert entire towns and cities into 3D using software, and start capturing ‘street views’ using cameras mounted on a person. The biggest announcement is the introduction of offline Google Maps, which will take direct aim at navigation software makers. So far, […]
Vodafone India has roughly halved its 3G tariffs, making them cheaper than those offered by competitors such as Reliance Communications, Bharti Airtel and Idea Cellular in many cases. In most cases, however, they are now the same as the rates offered by Airtel and Idea. Under the new plans, Vodafone is offering 2 GB for […]
Months after Ratan Tata claimed an aviation minister asked him for a bribe of Rs 15 crore, Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Monday said he was offered Rs 35 crore in the first five weeks as petroleum minister in 2004. Participating in a pre-budget discussion on a private news channel, Shankar accused big companies […]
Wikipedia, which normally seeks user donations at the end of the year, has started soliciting donations mid-year in 2012 under a ‘special fundraiser’ campaign. The website, founded by Jimmy Wales more than ten years ago, ranks number five in terms of traffic on the Internet. Despite its potential to earn millions, possibly billions of dollars […]
