The government is believed to have rejected a proposal of Bharti Global Ltd for acquiring up to 49 per cent stake in Bharti Tele-Ventures.
Expressing concern over the abysmally poor rural tele-density of one per cent, the government is exploring the option of creating telecom infrastructure itself and then letting it to be shared by mobile operators who want to provide telecom services
Will give up extra airwaves in 15 service areas but will retain 3.75 megahertz in the Delhi and Mumbai.
India's tele-density touched 7.67 per cent with the addition of over 64 lakh (6.4 million) telephones in the April-July period taking the total number of phones to 8.29 crore (82.9 million).
Aided by contributions from the private sector's mobile segment, the country's tele-density increased marginally to 7.49 per cent during the first quarter ending June 30 pushing the total telecom customer base to 8.1 crore (81 million).
The former Brazil coach had developed ischemia -- a decrease in blood supply caused by obstruction of the blood vessels -- in the leg following an earlier operation last week.
Bharti Tele-Ventures edged up 1.32% to Rs 34.50 on BSE in early trades propelled higher by reports that the government may hike FDI limit in the telecom sector.
Bharti Tele flagged off trading on Friday with a solid spurt as the GoM on Thursday recommended an increase in FDI for the telecom sector to 74%, just ahead of the Union Budget.
Intensifying the ongoing tariff war, Tata Teleservices on Thursday announced half a paise per second tariff for domestic long distance (STD) calls for its CDMA prepaid users, making it cheaper than locals calls.
After 'Selfie with Mufflerman' and a series of fund raising dinners across the globe, AAP has roped in its NRI supporters for the party's "tele-door-to-door" campaign to woo voters ahead of the Assembly polls.
Zee Tele has reported a 3% increase in net profit at Rs 17.07 crore (Rs 170.7 million) for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 when compared with Rs 16.60 crore (Rs 166 million) last fiscal.
Docomo is looking to expand its reach beyond Japan and sees India and Africa as key emerging markets.
The reasons are too private to be discussed at a round table, listed out during a seminar, or uncovered in an academic course. A proud but insomniac connoisseur murmuring in his sleep may do a better job of explaining the phenomenon than an expert on a podium. Sreehari Nair airs his thoughts.
In a major blow to Tata Tele Services, telecom tribunal TDSAT on Friday said the company's fixed wireless service Walky would be treated as WLL (mobile) service and ordered it to pay a fee called access deficit charge to state-run BSNL.
India-France synergy is poised to open vistas of collaboration between the two countries, notes Rup Narayan Das.
It has been reported that Richard Branson's Virgin Mobile and Tata Teleservices are joining hands to launch Virgin in India.
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Puri said that Gandhi's "initial life" in the UK, his education prepared him for an "English-style barrister".
Dr Ravikant said the workers were thoroughly examined and their blood test, X-ray, and ECG reports were normal.
According to the police, the accused persons collected data, such as phone numbers and personal data from a portal, and the employees of the call centre randomly made calls using VoIP to US citizens.
India for the first time on Wednesday voted against Russia during a "procedural vote" at the United Nations Security Council on Ukraine, as the 15-member powerful UN body invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to address a meeting through a video tele-conference.
Severe cyclonic storm Michaung crossed south Andhra Pradesh coast close to Bapatla district between 12.30 pm and 2.30 pm on Tuesday with maximum gales of up to 90-100 km per hour speed, said an Amaravati Meteorological Centre official.
Bharti Tele Ventures Ltd has posted a net profit of Rs 65.20 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2002 as compared to a net loss of Rs 78.90 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2001.
After Vodafone Idea, Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) on Tuesday said it will opt for conversion of the interest amount on AGR dues into equity and post conversion, the government's holding in the company is expected to be around 9.5 per cent. The announcement of Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) came within hours of Voda Idea also deciding to opt for converting the interest amount on AGR dues into government equity. In a filing to the BSE, Tata Teleservices (Maharashtra) said Net Present Value or NPV of interest is expected to be nearly Rs 850 crore as per the company's estimates, subject to confirmation by the Department of Telecom (DoT).
'I somehow felt that Muzaffar Ali was in Aligarh to feel the pulse of the Muslim youth, especially in the darker and harsher times that India is passing through,' notes Mohammad Sajjad.
The deal between Bharti group and Tata Teleservices is yet another example of how swiftly things can change in business.
Spectrum is critical for Tata Tele because in some circles, Rajasthan for example, it has spectrum only in 60 per cent of the geography, while allocation for the rest has yet to come from the government.
HDFC Bank has reshuffled the portfolios of its senior management team. This is the first major rejig after the amalgamation of HDFC Ltd on July 1. "The runway for our growth is large. This change is being done to bring in a very sharp focus on leveraging what we have built and for enhanced execution," said Sashidhar Jagdishan, managing director and chief executive of HDFC Bank, explaining the reason for this overhaul.
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Out of Rs 86200.65 crore, Rs 83,000 crore have been allocated to the department of health and family welfare while Rs 3200 crore have been allocated to the department of health research.
The Supreme Court, which is hearing cases through video-conferencing since March last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will commence hybrid physical hearing from March 15.
The telecom ministry will set up an intelligence unit and a consumer protection system as part of continuing efforts to tackle the menace of pesky calls as well as to take strict action against financial frauds perpetrated using telecom resources.
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