Tehran, Nov 6 (DPA) Iranian security forces arrested four journalists, including one Japanese and two Canadian nationals, during the protests in Tehran this week, the semi-official Fars news agency reported Friday.
Thousands of opposition supporters, at the time the annual state-organised anti-US rallies were underway Wednesday, poured into Tehran’s streets to protest against the government of President Mahamoud Ahmadinejad despite severe warnings from security officials.
New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) In order to enable easy access to its cost-effective business productivity software, Microsoft Thursday launched its online services in India.
Starting at $2 (about Rs.100) a month, the service will allow small and medium business and enterprise customers to access Microsoft’s e-mail, collaboration, conferencing and productivity capabilities online.
Los Angeles, Nov 5 (DPA) Media conglomerate News Corp posted an 11-percent rise in quarterly earnings as strong performances by the company’s film and television businesses offset losses at its newspapers and broadcast television units.
The New York-based company controlled by Rupert Murdoch said Wednesday it earned $571 million compared to $515 million in the year-ago quarter. Revenue fell 4.1 percent to $7.2 billion.
Jammu, Nov 4 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday assured Kashmiri Pandits that he would do his best to fulfil the central government’s commitment on the return and rehabilitation of the migrants to Jammu and Kashmir.
The return and rehabilitation of Kashmiri migrant Hindus – 350,000 of whom fled the Valley en masse in 1990 – “is a commitment” of the United Progressive Alliance government at the centre, he said.
Jammu, Nov 4 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday visited a satellite township in Jammu being constructed for Kashmiri Pandit migrants and asked officials to get the township ready at the earliest.
After his arrival here on a day’s visit, Chidambaram visited Jagti, a township which will house about 2,000 migrant families. He was accompanied by Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister Tara Chand and Revenue and Relief Minister Raman Bhalla.
Lucknow, Nov 4 (IANS) About 50,000 pirated DVDs of Microsoft Windows 7 are estimated to have been sold here since the official launch on Oct 22, generating unaccounted business of around Rs.50 lakh (nearly $100,000).
Beijing, Nov 3 (IANS) Google has admitted to having scanned more than 20,000 books under Chinese copyright protection, a media report said Tuesday.
The world’s largest internet search engine has been in negotiations with China’s copyright watchdog for scanning works for its online library without permission, the China Daily reported.
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) English news channel NewsX has now made its videos available on mobile phones with just a 30-second delay from what is seen on the TV. The service is primarily aimed at “tech-savvy” and “corporate people”, says spokesperson Ajatshatru Singh.
“This service is primarily for the urban and corporate people who are very tech savvy and who are happy using gadgets. It is for those who want news on the go – which is what we call the mobile generation… So as long as they have a device in their hands, the news can be delivered to them,” Singh, head of Online, NewsX, told IANS.
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) Tuesday said it will conduct an entrance test for engineering courses again in next 10 days, after its online test system collapsed Saturday.
The IGNOU Engineering Aptitude Test (IGNEAT) is the university’s first foray into online testing. The test determines entry into B. Tech and diploma programmes in engineering and technology. IGNOU is the country’s largest distance education university.
Gurgaon, Nov 3 (IANS) Six people were crushed by the speeding New Delhi-Ajmer Shatabdi Express near this suburban city early Tuesday, leading to angry protests and stone pelting that saw the train being stalled for more than five hours.
The incident took place in Pataudi, 26 km from this satellite town bordering New Delhi, at about 7.30 a.m., railway officials said. The train, with 500-600 passengers, was stranded at Pataudi for more than five hours before continuing its onward journey at around 1.15 p.m.