Mahatma Gandhi remembered on birth anniversary

NEW DELHI: Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi was on Saturday fondly remembered on his 141st birth anniversary with leaders cutting across political lines paying homage to him. 

President Pratibha Patil, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, senior BJP leader L K Advani and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj were among the prominent persons who offered floral tributes at Rajghat, the memorial of the Mahatma, here. 

Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad and other union ministers also visited the memorial to offer their respects. 

Leaders of various religions also offered prayers at the samadhi.

'Aadhaar', the Unique ID project goes live!

'Aadhaar', the Unique ID project goes live!

MAHARASHTRA: The world's first ID project where biometric data is used to provide unique identification numbers for India's billion-plus citizens rolled out today with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chief Sonia Gandhi handing over the first set of 12-digit numbers to 10 tribals.

The country's most tech savvy initiative called 'Aadhaar'(base) to provide the unqiue ID cards was hailed by Singh and Gandhi aat the launch function as a "historic step" to provide identity to every Indian citizen and make delivery processes transparent.
Biometric-based data including from fingerprints and an iris scan is being used for the first time anywhere in the world to provide a cost-effective nationally valid and verifiable single source of identity proof through an authentification infrastructure 

Apple sues Nokia over patents

HELSINKI: Apple has sued Nokia in Britain, extending the two technology giants' legal battle over patents beyond US borders.

"We are investigating the claims, which appear to be based on nine implementation patents already in suit between the two companies in the United States," said Nokia spokesman Mark Durrant.

The two firms have been locked in a legal tussle since last October, when Nokia sued Apple in the United States, arguing the iPhone-maker was getting a "free ride" on technologies patented by Nokia.

The Finnish company said Apple owed it royalties for using Nokia technology that allows such basic mobile tasks as sending email or downloading applications.

The US trade body ITC is set to decide on some of the claims between the two companies next year, while the key court hearings are scheduled for 2012 in Delaware.

A spokesman for Apple in Britain was not immediately available for comment.

Shares in Nokia were 0.3 per cent lower at $9.78 by 1717 GMT, while Apple shares were 1.2 per cent lower at $287.56, hurt by rumors its No. 2 executive Tim Cook was departing for Hewlett-Packard Co.

Mobile application on CWG launched

A Mobile Application that will provide up-to-date

latest information on the Commonwealth Games has been launched.

AHMEDABAD: Zoomi, a Mobile Application that will provide up-to-date latest information on the Commonwealth Games, has been launched here. 

It has been developed by Smile of India, a knowledge services firm headquartered in Ahmedabad in partnership with KPMG, the leading global professional services firm. 

"From information on participating Commonwealth nations to photographs and achievements of past Games to details about Delhi and India to latest and breaking news, the application would have it all in a Rich Visual format," a company spokesman said.