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The Telecom regulator TRAI today announced Rs 19 as the portability fee for shifting a mobile number to a different mobile operator. Porting a mobile number means Changing Your Mobile Service Operator Without Changing Mobile Number, hence retaining all your important contacts. The port transaction fee will be Rs 19 & the ... Continue Reading

With the advent of new modes of communication, such as Facebook, language and social interaction have gone through a major change, says an expert. Recently, the New Oxford American Dictionary picked the Facebook term "unfriend" as 2009 Word of the Year. Ananda Mitra, professor and chair of the Department of Communication, has ... Continue Reading

The government is interconnecting about 14,000 police stations and 6,000 police offices across the country for an IT-enabled sophisticated tracking system in crime investigation and detection of criminals, parliament was told Tuesday. The total estimated cost of the nation-wide project, called Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS), is estimated ... Continue Reading

Intake of high amounts of salt is linked to much higher risk of strokes and cardiovascular disease, says a new study. The study looked at the relationship between the level of habitual dietary salt intake and the occurrence of stroke and cardiovascular disease by reviewing 13 prospective studies from Britain, Japan, ... Continue Reading

SAN FRANCISCO — Consumers will have to wait until next year's holiday shopping season to find out if Google Inc.'s new operating system can deliver on its promise to make low-cost computers run faster. Google set the late 2010 target date Thursday during its first preview of a much-anticipated operating system ... Continue Reading

Did you know that 15% of identity theft is employment-related fraud? Think about it — businesses have access to a wealth of information that thieves can use to their advantage. Many businesses don’t dispose of this information in a secure manner, so your personal information is there for the taking. This ... Continue Reading

India and Bangladesh, two of the co-hosts, will contest the opening game of the 2011 World Cup in Mirpur on February 19. The fixtures were announced at an ICC event in Mumbai on Monday. The first game in Sri Lanka will feature the hosts taking on Canada in Hambantota, a new ... Continue Reading