Govt brings bill to clear decks for appointment of PM's secretary

Ignoring objections by political parties, the government on Friday introduced a bill in Lok Sabha to clear legal hurdles in appointment of former Telephone Regulatory Authority of India Chairman......

'The 2G scam is no scam'

'Do you know there is a 500 page report prepared by an inquiry committee headed by myself? When I placed the report in Parliament, have you heard any single Opposition leader give a notice for......

Sebi gets more power to clamp down on ponzi schemes

The government on Thursday gave more powers to market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India to crackdown on ponzi schemes, access phone call records to check insider trading and carry......

TEXT: President Patil's last address to Parliament

President Pratibha Patil on Monday addressed Parliament for the last time as President when she flagged off the Budget session. Here's the text of her speechHonourable Members I welcome you to this......

Jio overtakes BSNL, is India's largest landline service provider

The development marks a watershed moment in India’s telecom history since fixed-line or landline connections formed the final segment where a State-owned operator was in the top spot.......

Jio adds 17.6 lakh users in Oct; Airtel, VIL lose subscribers

India's largest telecom operator Reliance Jio gained 17.6 lakh mobile subscribers in October 2021 while market rivals Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea lost a cumulative 14.5 lakh users during the......

'India will eventually come through'

No government can 'ignore inclusiveness in a democracy', Montek Singh Ahluwalia tells Anjuli Bhargava. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   Lunch with BS is a known animal for Montek......

India's internet user base touches 825 million, bulk of it wireless

The subscriber base is made up of 778.09 million broadband internet users and 47.21 million narrowband internet users. Photograph: Mohammed Ameen/Reuters. The total number of internet users in the......