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IAMAI: India to have 243 million internet users by June 2014

As per the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), the Internet user base in the country stood at 190 million at the end of June, 2013. For...

February 2, 2014

TCS set to replace Genpact as top BPO

The BPO unit of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is set to take the No. 1 slot in the business category in India, replacing long-time leader Genpact. The change...

February 1, 2014

Google doodle 'Daredevil motorcyclists-The Tornadoes' celebrates India's 65th Republic Day

India’s 65th Republic Day celebrated on January 26, 2014 is being marked with a Google doodle portraying “Janbaz (Daredevil) motorcyclists”. The Daredevil motorcyclists representing a unit of the armed...

January 26, 2014

6 Indian cities amongst Top-8 Global Cities in terms of Outsourcing

As per the Global Services Survey, India is the most preferred destinations for offshore IT and business process outsourcing services market. The six Indian cities — Bangalore, Delhi...

January 26, 2014

NRI scientist AJ Paulraj wins Tech ‘Nobel’- 2014 Marconi Prize

The Indian-born scientist and Professor (Emeritus) at StanfordUniversity, Mr. Arogyaswami Joseph Paulraj (69), won the prestigious Marconi Society Prize 2014 for developing the theory and applications of Multiple...

January 25, 2014

“Dexter”: A virus in the Indian Online Banking System detected by CERT

The Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-India) detected a “black” private information stealing virus in the Indian online banking transactions space. The virus is especially more threatening for the...

January 23, 2014

What is Net Neutrality? What is the significance of Net Neutrality?

Net Neutrality (or Internet neutrality) is the idea that broadband Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Verizon and others, should treat everything that flows across the...

January 22, 2014

Trident Group first corporate to pay salaries via Aadhaar Payment Bridge (APB)

Diversified business house Trident Group became the first corporate to use Aadhaar Payment Bridge (APB) for payment of salaries to its employees. The facility launched in the presence...

January 13, 2014

RBI chooses CCIL to issue Unique Identity Codes in Financial Transactions

The RBI has chosen the Clearing Corporation of India Ltd. (CCIL) to act as a Local Operating Unit (LOU) for issuing internationally compatible Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs) in...

January 11, 2014

Election Commission cancelled Google tie-up, back with NIC

The Election Commission of India (EC) has cancelled tied-up with US-based internet heavyweight, Google to assist it manage online voter registration and facilitation services ahead of the India’s...

January 11, 2014

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