Rustock - the world's biggest source of spam emails has been shut down after a series of raids by Microsoft and US Federal authorities. Rustock botnet is an international network of virus infected computers. It has generated billions of daily spam emails promoting unlicensed online pharmacies and cut price impotence pills. However, now Microsoft is quite successful in collapsing Rustock's operations. There was a court order that backed Microsoft in seizing the servers that were controlling almost a million Windows PCs. The servers were rented from commercial internet hosting firms in the Mid West but they were not aware of Rustock's spam operations. These command and control servers used to issue instructions to infected home and business PCs globally.

Rustock - the world's biggest source of spam emails has been shut down after a series of raids by Microsoft and US Federal authorities. Rustock botnet is an international network of virus infected computers. It has generated billions of daily spam emails promoting unlicensed online pharmacies and cut price impotence pills. However, now Microsoft is quite successful in collapsing Rustock's operations. There was a court order that backed Microsoft in seizing the servers that were controlling almost a million Windows PCs. The servers were rented from commercial internet hosting firms in the Mid West but they were not aware of Rustock's spam operations. These command and control servers used to issue instructions to infected home and business PCs globally.

Finance Minister Pranab Mukharji In the Union Budget 2011-12, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee announced higher tax exemption limit of Rs 1.8 lakh for individuals and further benefits to senior citizens, additional services into the tax net and withdrawal of duty exemption on some items. Other major proposals included bank licences to new private sector players, speeding up of various financial sector reform bills and a disinvestment target of Rs 40,000 crore for the next fiscal. Here are some of the major announcements: *Tax exemption limit raised to Rs 1.80 lakh, from Rs 1.60 lakh, for general category individual tax papers. *For senior citizens, the qualifying age reduced to 60 years; tax exemption limit raised to Rs 2.50 lakh. *Over 80-year old senior citizens to get Rs 5 lakh exemption limit. *Tax surcharge for companies cut to 5 per cent, from 7.5 per cent. *Deduction of Rs 20,000 from taxable income for investment in long-term infra bonds extended till next fiscal. *A...

Passion sometimes turned out to be obsession!! Some say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I've tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice, I think I know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice. Rejected from my first SSB. Was mentally wounded, but character is pillar of success, and that was the time to show real character. I applied for 6 SSC flying pilot course. Flying pilot is the best course in Indian Air Force. I have seen pilots from young age, and always felt to be one of them, and finally I was getting chance to be a pilot. I was shortlisted and got my SSB call. My SSB interview was scheduled for 16th December 2009, and I had to once again report to Mysore, the place where I got rejection last time. But due to Telagana riots, I requested to change my SSB date, and they alloted me 2nd of January 2010. This SSB was going to be my first SSB of the new yea...

Low altitude flight trials of Pilotless Target Aircraft (PTA) Lakshya-2 were conducted at Integrated Test Range (ITR), Balasore on 20th and 23rd December 2010. The objectives of the flight trials were:- (i) Digital Flight Control System incorporating Autonomous Way Point Navigation with Global Position Satellite updates. (ii) Programmed low altitude flight in clean configuration and in Tow body configuration. (iii) High G manoeuver in both configurations. (iv) Mobile systems on three high-mobility vehicles in typical user configuration. (v) New features of Mobile Ground Control Station (GCS). On 20th December 2010, Lakshya-2 was programmed to fly at 25 meter above sea level and the objective was achieved. It flew for a distance of 10 Km at 25 meter with average altitude deviation of less than 1 meter. On 23rd December 2010, aircraft was programmed to fly at 150 meter and the tow body flew at approximately 50 meter altitude. The flight took place for the programmed leg ...

The Defence Ministry has proposed a proactive role under the United Nations flag to tackle the threat to maritime traffic from piracy.  “India is in favour of strengthening multilateral cooperation under a UN framework to meet the complex challenges of maritime security,” says the Annual Report for 2010-11 of the Ministry of Defence, laid before the Parliament today. The report says the increased incidence of piracy in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) “is an issue of serious concern.” “The threat of piracy and terrorism to international trade and safety of the sea lanes of communication has emerged as a major problem. “The threat of piracy emerging from Somalian waters continues to endanger the safety of the sea lanes and is a matter of concern for the international community.” The report says, “the spread of piracy to areas close to our western seaboard has made this a cause of great concern.” “The presence of Somali pirates in the waters around our western island territori...

A statement on the shortage of officers, Persons Below Officers Rank (PBOR) including the shortage of pilots in the Airforce as on date service-wise is given hereunder: The extent of shortage of officers is around 12,349 in the Army, 1,818 in the Navy and 837 in the Air Force. The shortage of Pilots in Air Force is about 426. There is no significant problem of shortage of Personnel Below Officer Rank (PBOR) in the Armed Forces. The recruitment of officers in the Armed Forces is done on All India basis and not state-wise. The data relating to recruitment of officers and PBOR during the last two years and the current year are given at Appendix I and II respectively. The existing recruitment centres for recruitment of PBOR are considered sufficient. Therefore, at present, there is no proposal to open new recruitment centres for recruitment of PBOR in the three Services. A number of steps have been taken to reduce shortage of officers and to motivate the youth to join the Armed Forces....