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Dawood aide arrested in Mumbai

Dawood aide arrested in Mumbai

Rediff.com7 Jan 2003

Lamboo Shakil, the 42-year-old associate of Dawood, had come to the metropolis to carry out the gang's activities.

Bhujbal, Mumbai Police chief meet Advani

Bhujbal, Mumbai Police chief meet Advani

Rediff.com14 Sep 2003

The meeting comes on the heels of the gunning down of the key Mumbai blasts suspect, Nasir, in an encounter on Friday.

Nasir had plans for Sep 11: Police

Nasir had plans for Sep 11: Police

Rediff.com13 Sep 2003

Trai to seek call masking details from telecom operators

Trai to seek call masking details from telecom operators

Rediff.com7 Jun 2016

The Supreme Court recently quashed a rule that mandated telecom operators to compensate consumers.

Govt may review ban on porn websites

Govt may review ban on porn websites

Rediff.com4 Aug 2015

Facing flak over blocking of 857 websites, the government on Tuesday reviewed its order and decided to lift ban on those sites which did not contain pornographic material but had still faced action.

Call drops: Trai slaps penalty of up to Rs 10 lakh

Call drops: Trai slaps penalty of up to Rs 10 lakh

Rediff.com18 Aug 2017

Under the previous quality of service rules, penalty on call drop was Rs 100,000 per violation and could go up to Rs 200,000 in case of third subsequent violation.

Govt plans to use postman to educate people on schemes, policy

Govt plans to use postman to educate people on schemes, policy

Rediff.com19 Nov 2014

The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting runs various awareness programmes for the citizens leveraging the Internet and the social media.

Treat visa of IT professionals as a trade issue: India to US

Treat visa of IT professionals as a trade issue: India to US

Rediff.com23 Jan 2015

India has asked the US to treat the issue of visa for IT professionals as a trade-related one rather than an immigration issue.

Trai to issue net neutrality norms soon

Trai to issue net neutrality norms soon

Rediff.com22 Jan 2016

Telecom operators stressed that differential pricing for data is necessary for growth.

Spectrum auction pushed to September

Spectrum auction pushed to September

Rediff.com23 May 2016

About 2,000 MHz will be put up for auction in bands such as 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1,800 MHz, 2,100 MHz, 2,300 MHz and 2,500 MHz

Will govt impose curbs on WhatsApp, Skype?

Will govt impose curbs on WhatsApp, Skype?

Rediff.com16 Mar 2016

Telcos demanding OTT players to come under some sort of regulation as they are eating into their SMS and voice revenues.

RCom worst in telcos' call drop test at Hyderabad

RCom worst in telcos' call drop test at Hyderabad

Rediff.com10 Jun 2016

The company has reportedly been in the process of shutting its CDMA business and shifting its subscribers to 2G, 3G and 4G networks.

Govt lifts ban on websites sans child pornography

Govt lifts ban on websites sans child pornography

Rediff.com4 Aug 2015

Facing flak over its order to block access to 857 pornographic and humour websites, the government on Tuesday lifted ban on all those websites that do not feature child pornographic content.

Regulations shouldn't deprive people of Internet: Facebook

Regulations shouldn't deprive people of Internet: Facebook

Rediff.com6 Jan 2016

The new e-mail campaign asks Facebook users to act to save free internet access, while stating that free access to basic internet services is in danger.

Free Basics violates net neutrality: Nilekani

Free Basics violates net neutrality: Nilekani

Rediff.com2 Jan 2016

Aadhaar architect becomes most visible face to oppose Facebook plan

These schemes will help strengthen e-services in rural India

These schemes will help strengthen e-services in rural India

Rediff.com25 Dec 2014

Govt announces slew of schemes for rural India

Why it's not going to be a smooth ride for private oil retailers

Why it's not going to be a smooth ride for private oil retailers

Rediff.com9 Nov 2018

As fuel prices surged in September, the government's decision to ask companies to cut price by Rs1 each on a litre of petrol and diesel came as a dampner for private players.

Jio tussle: Trai comes down hard on telcos

Jio tussle: Trai comes down hard on telcos

Rediff.com27 Sep 2016

Jio makes data on call drops public, says 121 mn calls failed in a day

'Seeding of Mobile SIMs with Aadhaar an incentive'

'Seeding of Mobile SIMs with Aadhaar an incentive'

Rediff.com30 Oct 2014

The linking of Aadhaar number with mobile SIM cards would enable the subscribers to use a host of services, including financial transactions.

Maharashtra refinery hit by mega project jinx

Maharashtra refinery hit by mega project jinx

Rediff.com26 Jun 2018

The Rs 3-trillion West Coast or Nanar refinery has all the potential to become India's flagship petrochemicals project, with the planet's largest oil producer Saudi Aramco as its biggest shareholder. Yet the locals don't see the plant as a harbinger of better times.

PM launches portal for citizens to contribute in governance

PM launches portal for citizens to contribute in governance

Rediff.com26 Jul 2014

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched a website MyGov that aims to help citizens contribute in governance by giving their opinions and views on important issues like clean Ganga or skill development. The inauguration of the people-centric platform also marks the completion of 60 days of the new government.

Why SC ruling on AGR is crucial for India's telecom sector

Why SC ruling on AGR is crucial for India's telecom sector

Rediff.com20 Jun 2017

For the PMO this is urgent as the Digital India framework would depend on how the telecom companies perform. It is also linked to the proposed auction of 5G airwaves.

Prasad urges telcos to optimise networks to curb call drops

Prasad urges telcos to optimise networks to curb call drops

Rediff.com25 Aug 2015

Telecom operators have cited shutting down of mobile towers and lack of spectrum, as the major reasons for call drops

CAG hauls up ONGC for hiring a 2nd rig from Reliance

CAG hauls up ONGC for hiring a 2nd rig from Reliance

Rediff.com8 Aug 2013

CAG, in a report tabled in Parliament today, said Oil and Natural Gas Corporation hired rig 'Actinia' from RIL for six months in 2009 for Rs 146.71 crore (Rs 1.46 billion) saying it needed urgently drill three wells but its actual usage indicated the hiring was 'not necessary'.

Compensation for call drops not an answer, say telcos

Compensation for call drops not an answer, say telcos

Rediff.com18 Sep 2015

On September 4, Trai issued a consultation paper on call drops.

TRAI warns mobile operators on call drops

TRAI warns mobile operators on call drops

Rediff.com9 Sep 2015

Seeking urgent steps by mobile operators to check call drops, regulator TRAI on Wednesday said their performance would be reviewed after 15 days and warned it will "cross the bridge" if they fail to do the needful.

Low-cost male contraceptive finds no takers

Low-cost male contraceptive finds no takers

Rediff.com5 Apr 2017

It could also ease the burden on the 225 million women in developing countries, says Ari Altstedter.

'Call drops: Operators investing less in infra is the main reason'

'Call drops: Operators investing less in infra is the main reason'

Rediff.com7 Sep 2015

Trai is planning to map the quality of service of all telcos.

Earn while doing freelance sarkari job: Here's how!

Earn while doing freelance sarkari job: Here's how!

Rediff.com23 Jul 2015

All you have to do is visit www.digitalindia.gov.in

'Aadhaar is a major national security risk'

'Aadhaar is a major national security risk'

Rediff.com27 Sep 2018

'If your data is hacked you cannot go to court. Only UIDAI can go to court.' 'UIDAI is lying that Aadhaar is completely secure.'

Industry report says RJio's 4G speed fell 20% in Oct

Industry report says RJio's 4G speed fell 20% in Oct

Rediff.com4 Nov 2016

Reliance Jio saw fall in speeds from 7.2 mbps in September to 6 mbps in October, according to CLSA report.

OilMin frustrated KG gas project, says ONGC

OilMin frustrated KG gas project, says ONGC

Rediff.com1 Sep 2014

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation had in 2007 farmed out 15 per cent stake in the KG-DWN-98/2 block, which sits next to Reliance Industries' KG-D6 block, to Brazil's state-controlled oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA or Petrobras.

Will a cess on services make Swachh Bharat a success?

Will a cess on services make Swachh Bharat a success?

Rediff.com24 Nov 2015

The intial round of efforts did not achieve the objectives fully.

The truth behind Foxconn's big promises

The truth behind Foxconn's big promises

Rediff.com14 Aug 2015

Analysts say it is a case of over-promise and under-delivery.

Why Free Basics is so contentious in India

Why Free Basics is so contentious in India

Rediff.com5 Jan 2016

The programme has triggered a huge debate in India.

Aadhaar is based on unscientific thinking, fallible biometric data

Aadhaar is based on unscientific thinking, fallible biometric data

Rediff.com21 Nov 2017

Biometric authentication is based on the unscientific and questionable assumption that there are parts of human body that does not age, wither and decay with the passage of time.

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