According to a study carried out by industry body Assocham, India is likely to miss the broadband subscriber base target of 20 million by 2010 set by the Government.

There are about 2.5 million broadband subscribers in the country as of June 2007, as against the target of 3 million by 2005. Therefore, one does not need a study to predict that we will miss the 2010 target.
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The Taj Mahal has made it to the new list of seven wonders. Swiss-based for-profit corporation New Open World Corporation (NOWC) announced the results of a global poll to choose a new list of Seven Wonders of the World on Saturday. The contest generated tremendous enthusiasm in India with "Vote for Taj" fever gripping the country.

Taj Mahal, built by Mughal emperor Shahjahan in 1632, is a mausoleum located in Agra symbolizing the emperor's love for his wife.

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Agencyfaqs has a good interview with Mahendra Swarup, former MD and CEO of Times Internet, who operates Indiatimes.com, one of the top Internet portals in India. Mr Swarup steered Indiatimes through the Internet bust of 2000 to make it a leading Net portal and mobile content service (8888). He is currently the Chief Mentor at Smile Interactive, a top interactive services company in India. The article is a must-read for anyone having a stake in the Internet in India.
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Shiv Sena, a regional political party headquartered in Mumbai, is demanding that social-networking site Orkut be banned in India. The party is particularly irked by Orkut's hate communities on party leader Bal Thackeray and party idol Chhatrapati Shivaji.

The protests have turned violent in the last week. Shiv Sena activists vandalized some cybercafes in Mumbai and are pressurizing owners to ban access to the site.

However, Shiv Sena is now saying it does not want Orkut banned completely, but only wants the hate communities removed.
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Tata Group company VSNL has become the first company to launch WiMax services in India. It commenced the services to enterprise customers in Bangalore last week.

WiMax will solve last mile connectivity issues faced by enterprise customers and make wireless broadband a reality for retail customers.

VSNL has announced plans to roll out WiMax network to 120 cities across India for enterprise customers and five cities for retail customers by the end of this financial year. The company also operates nearly 300 public W-iFi hotspots in India.
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