Gujarat police to check cyber cafe records ahead of polls

March 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With young adults comprising 90 percent of cyber cafes visitors in India, these informal getaways offer significant potential for advertising and brand promotion that is yet untapped in the country, says a survey by global media and marketing consultancy Nielsen. Conducted by Nielsen with internet media solutions firm Ideacts Innovations at 3,500 cyber cafes in the top eight Indian cities, the survey indicates the untapped potential of interactive brand promotions through desktop advertising in cyber cafes.

March 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in the country last year, Delhi Police has moved to connect all monitoring systems, CCTV cameras, traffic systems, police stations and police headquarters with each other via the cyber highway. 'To ensure secure communications at a faster pace, we signed (an agreement) with MTNL Feb 27 for integrated data communication network (cyber highways),' city Police Commissioner Y.S.

May 22nd, 2009 KOLKATA - In order to tackle cyber crime, the Kolkata police joined hands with the Public Relations Society of India, Kolkata Chapter and Calcutta Telephones and organised a workshop here to spread awareness about cyber security. Cyber crime still remains a vague phenomenon for most Internet users, as they are not aware as to what actually constitutes cyber crime and what laws are against it.

April 7th, 2009 GANDHINAGAR - Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is recording short speeches for YouTube to keep in touch with voters across the country. According to Shashiranjan Yadav of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Modi records the speeches at his residence in between his campaign tours.

March 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will organise a one-day conference on cyber crime here today. Organized in association with Council of Europe, the conference will hold deliberations on cyber crime threats and trends, International cooperation against cyber crime, and Law enforcement.

May 13th, 2009 AGARTALA - Alarmed by a spurt in cyber crimes in the northeastern state of Tripura, the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has launched an investigation to smash the racket, an official said here Wednesday. 'The cyber crime racket comprises both Indians and foreign nationals,' Tripura police spokesperson Nepal Das told IANS.

March 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With cyber crime becoming a global phenomenon and the Internet blurrring international boundaries, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is organising a daylong conference on cyber crime along with the Council of Europe this Thursday to discuss new international systems for better cooperation among countries. International Police Cooperation against Cyber Crime is being organised to enhance the knowledge of law enforcement agencies and other stakeholders to combat cyber crimes.

March 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Concerned over the growing number of cyber crime cases in the country, the Government on Thursday said that an international crisis management plan needs to be put in action. It also laid emphasis on information exchange, investigation and coordinated response at a global level by the law enforcing agencies to deal with the menace effectively.

February 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Britain-based IT and consulting firm Invensys Process Systems (IPS) Monday signed a deal with China's Shandong III Electric Power Construction Corp (SEPCO), which is setting up a 3,300-MW power plant in Gujarat, for providing software solutions. IPS will implement its Foxboro I/A Series distributed control system (DCS) technology in SEPCO's plant, being built in Kutch district of Gujarat, a company statement said.

January 18th, 2009 GANDHINAGAR - The Gujarat government is waiting for a decision by the new board of the beleaguered Satyam Computer Services, which had committed to set up a Rs.600 million (Rs.60 crore) IT park in this state capital, an official said Monday. 'Since Satyam Computer Services has already invested Rs.11 crore (Rs.110 million) for purchasing land for the IT park in Gandhinagar, we would like to await the decision of the new board,' the IT department official said.

January 8th, 2009 HYDERABAD - The Andhra Pradesh police Friday night arrested disgraced former founder-chairman of Satyam Computers B. Ramalinga Raju and his brother and former company managing director B.

February 16th, 2009 NOIDA - Two suspects have been arrested from Kolkata for the Rs.4 million fraud by a BPO employee who allegedly diverted insurance funds into accounts opened in Britain under false names, the police said Tuesday. The latest arrests were made a month after key accused Edward Burns, senior executive of a leading BPO firm here, was arrested Jan 17.

February 16th, 2009 NOIDA - Two suspects have been arrested from Kolkata for the Rs.4 million fraud by a BPO employee who allegedly diverted insurance funds into accounts opened in Britain under false names, the police said Tuesday. The latest arrests were made a month after key accused Edward Burns, senior executive of a leading BPO firm here, was arrested Jan 17.

January 1st, 2009 BANGALORE - Wipro Infotech has developed an integrated software for the police to combat crime and terror, the IT bellwether announced here Friday. 'The software application, which is in a pilot stage, will help the police and other law enforcement agencies to combat the fast emerging hi-tech world of crime and terror,' the company said in a statement.

May 12th, 2009 Arlington (Virginia,US),M - The U.S. military's response to a cyber attack would not necessarily be limited to cyberspace, the head of the U.S.