Group of Ministers to evaluate 3G spectrum vacation

NEW DELHI - An Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) will meet today to evaluate the development on the auction of 3G mobile licenses, and differences that have arisen between the Telecom and the Defence ministries over the release of spectrum for viable use.

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U.P sugarcane farmers protest in New Delhi

NEW DELHI - Finding themselves trapped in the midst of Central government's Fair and Remunerative Price (FRP) and the Uttar Pradesh State government's State Advised Price (SAP) mechanism, Sugarcane farmers from U.P. staged a protest in the capital on Monday.

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‘Indian software industry will hold out against competition’

NEW DELHI - The $60-billion information technology industry in India will continue to attract overseas business, despite competition from other emerging markets that also offer lower costs, says the India head of global software giant Computer Associates.

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IT sector to grow 4-7 percent this fiscal: Nasscom

NEW DELHI - India's IT sector will grow between 4-7 percent this fiscal and is expected to see higher growth next year, a top industry official said here Tuesday.

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Infosys BPO planning acquisitions, hiring

NEW DELHI - Infosys BPO Ltd, the business processing outsourcing (BPO) subsidiary of software major Infosys Technologies, is looking at fresh acquisitions and hiring people.

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Microsoft launches on-demand e-mail solutions in India

NEW DELHI - In order to enable easy access to its cost-effective business productivity software, Microsoft Thursday launched its online services in India.

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Mukherjee hopes for end to spectrum vacation tangle

NEW DELHI - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday said he hoped the ministries of defence and communications and IT would reach a consensus on vacation of third generation (3G) spectrum by the armed forces.

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China planning to build ‘Little India’ to attract outsourcing industry

NEW DELHI - Wuxi, a picturesque city that lies along the Taihu Lake resort of the Jiangsu province, is planning to build a "little India" in years to come in order to become a major service outsourcing center.

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3G spectrum auction will take place as per schedule: Pilot

NEW DELHI - The auction of radio waves to start third generation (3G) telecom services in India will take place as scheduled, Minister of State for Communications and IT Sachin Pilot said here Tuesday.

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South Korean delegation calls on A. Raja

NEW DELHI - A nine-member South Korean delegation, headed by Dr. Kwak Seung-Jun, met Union Communications and Information Technology Minister A. Raja here today to explore possibilities of cooperation in the field of information technology and services.

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