Manmohan Singh terms Tharoor’s Twitter comments as ‘just a joke’

September 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor met Congress President Sonia Gandhi here today and is reported to have discussed his "cattle class" comment on the social network site Twitter. Tharoor is also scheduled to meet the Prime Minister, Dr.

June 26th, 2009 SILICON VALLEY - Hailing the appointment of Infosys chief Nandan Nilekani as chairman of the Unique Identification Database Authority of India (UIDAI), Silicon Valley's Indian giant Kanwal Rekhi said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh should induct more professionals in his government. "This is a very good move.

January 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Rs.70-billion accounting fraud at Satyam Computer will not mar the image of corporate India abroad, Minister for Science and Technology Kapil Sibal said here Tuesday. 'There are a lot of shining stars in India's corporate world who will ensure that the flag of India keeps flying high,' said Sibal.

September 11th, 2009 Twitter keeps it simple with new terms of serviceSAN FRANCISCO — Twitter Inc. keeps it simple, even when it comes to updating the legalese in its terms of service.

May 13th, 2009 Kanye West doesn't like Twitter or impostors NEW YORK — Kanye West doesn't like impostors. And he doesn't care much for Twitter, either.

June 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - No consensus has been reached between the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and the finance ministry on the reserve price for third generation (3G) radio waves auction, Communications Minister A. Raja said here Tuesday.

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.

February 17th, 2009 NEW YORK - Popular social networking site Facebook said Wednesday it will return to its previous terms of service regarding user data after widespread opposition to its new terms under which it would have retained personal data even if someone deleted their account. In a blog post, Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of the networking site, said the move was temporary 'while we resolve the issues that people have raised', BBC News reported.

January 16th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Rs.70 billion ($1.4 billion) financial scam in Satyam Computer Services is an isolated case and does not tarnish the image of the Indian corporate sector in any way, Commerce Minister Kamal Nath said here Saturday. 'India Inc has established its credentials.

February 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government will add stringent clauses to the IT Amendment Bill, 2008, to ensure data protection and cyber security, a top official said here Thursday. Speaking at a seminar on 'IT Amendments Bill 2008-Entails for Corporate India', organised by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham), IT Secretary Jainder Singh said: 'The ministry would shortly come up with fresh regulations to be added to IT Amendment Bill 2008 as there was criticism that the bill takes little care of the identified issues.' He said the bill in its existing form 'does not ensure adequate punishment for stealing of corporate data'.

January 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government's decision on 3G spectrum auction and a cut in fuel prices is likely to be announced Thursday. The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs met here Wednesday evening to consider a host of proposals including these two.

January 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The IT bellwether Satyam Computer Services, embroiled in a Rs.70 billion ($1.7 billion) financial scam, has received buyout offers from both domestic and foreign firms, its new board member Tarun Das said Tuesday. 'Satyam has got enormous fixed, human resources and technology assets.

September 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Twitter has become a rage, right from college students to celebrities like Ashton Kutcher, and researchers at Penn State University have now claimed that the micro-blogging site is also benefiting companies. Jim Jansen, associate professor of information science and technology, College of Information Science and Technology, Penn State, says that 20 percent of the tweets contain requests for product information or responses to the requests.

September 26th, 2009 LONDON - British Prime Minister Gordan Brown's wife, Sarah, has apparently become one of the country's most popular Twitter users. Over 776,000 people are said to follow her updates, exceeding the avid fanbase of one of the nation's foremost wits, Stephen Fry.

September 11th, 2009 CHENNAI - The pre-bid conference with prospective bidders for third generation (3G) mobile telephony services is likely to be held Oct 12 where the procedure and schedule of spectrum auction will be discussed. "Department officials are going to Geneva to attend a conference, so the pre-bid meet will be held around Oct 12," said IT and Communication Minister A.