India Fourth Largest Internet User

February 22nd, 2009 KOLKATA - India can rightly be called the back office of the world for its achievements in Information Technology (IT) and IT-enabled services, Chinese Consul General in Kolkata Mao Siwei said Sunday. 'Now China is called the 'factory of the world,' while India the 'back office of the world'.

August 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India raised reserve prices for auctions of third-generation (3G) and fourth-generation (4G) radio spectrum by nearly three-quarters on Thursday. Union Telecommunication Minister A.

August 18th, 2005 Asia leads in world in total number of people using the internet. 34.5 % of the world's internet users are Asian.

February 2nd, 2009 CHENNAI - Google India Tuesday unveiled an Internet bus, a mobile vehicle designed to provide information on Internet and computer to people in cities across Tamil Nadu. Dubbed as 'Google Bus', the vehicle which was flagged off from Chennai will cover 15 towns including Erode, Dindigul, Pudukkottai, Trippur and Nagercoil in 45 days.

September 20th, 2008 In India I can get 1Mbps from Tata Indicom / VSNL for Rs. 2500 (~ 55.55$ / month with 45Rs-1$ conversion rate) + Tax which brings it to Rs 2800 per month.

July 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Microsoft founder Bill Gates is in India to receive the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development. The award will be received on behalf of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has been providing grants for public health activities, notably in the areas of HIV/AIDS prevention and communication.

March 17th, 2009 BANGALORE - The State Bank of India (SBI) group deployed 3i Infotech software to prevent money laundering in compliance with the central bank's regulatory order, the bank said Tuesday. 'We have contracted with IT software product firm 3i Infotech to deploy its anti-money laundering solution across our group comprising SBI and six associate banks to monitor any suspicious transfer of money, including terror financing,' SBI chief general manager B.S.

January 21st, 2009 KOLKATA - Too many agencies simultaneously probing the Satyam Computer Services scam might not be the best way to bring out the truth, Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) chairman Jagdish Capoor said here Thursday. 'I am not sure whether all the agencies launching investigation at the same time is the best way to bring out the truth expeditiously.

October 4th, 2005 India’s global image and reputation is rapidly growing. Top Internet decision makers, PIR, have decided to make India a hub for the technical backend of all new websites, a move that is expected to significantly reduce time to resolve websites.

April 12th, 2009 BANGALORE - India's fourth largest software exporter Satyam Computer will get a new buyer Monday, a little over three months after its founder B. Ramalinga Raju shocked India Inc by admitting massive financial fraud of Rs.7,800 crore (Rs.78 billion).

July 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Microsoft founder Bill Gates will receive the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development here today. The award will be received on behalf of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which has been providing grants for public health activities, notably in the areas of HIV/AIDS prevention and communication.

January 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Unfazed by the mammoth fraud in Indian IT bellwether Satyam, Britain Tuesday hailed India as a 'success story', saying one rotten apple does not soil the whole barrel, even as an optimistic New Delhi urged the international community 'not to press the panic button'. 'India's economic growth is based in strong fundamentals and a zeal for reforms.

January 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Datawind Ltd, a provider of wireless web access products and services, Friday launched PocketSurfer2, a device to surf the Net while being on the move. Priced at Rs.11,990, the handheld device, weighing 174 grams, allows a user to browse the Web in its original layout, providing a desktop experience.

May 21st, 2009 HYDERABAD - Popular Entertainment based Social network Indyarocks (www.indyarocks.com) has made it to Dataquest's list of the top 25 Indian web 2.0 start-ups. The result is part of technology publisher CyberMedia's research to highlight the fast maturing and growing segment of online business in India.

August 10th, 2006 What's wrong with Google and India? Did we hurt them in any way? Google provides GMail by SMS signup in Australia, Indonesia, Malayasia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Turkey and of-course US of A. However India is not there.