Modi in Washington; to receive ceremonial welcome at White House

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Washington, DC on Wednesday on the second leg of his maiden state visit to the United States during which he will hold bilateral talks with President Joe......

NDA govt makes its first secretary-level appointments

In the first secretary-level appointments by the Narendra Modi government, Rakesh Garg was on Sunday named the new telecom secretary while Jugal Kishore Mohapatra is to be secretary in the......

Keshav Prasad Maurya or Manoj Sinha: Who will be UP CM?

After the historic win of Bhartiya Janta Partyin Uttar Pradesh elections on Saturday, the talk about the face of chief minister candidate is the next question.  IMAGE: UP BJP President......

Was this why Murmu was moved out of J&K?

G C Murmu rarely speaks in public and when he does, his statements are always in lockstep with the thinking within this government.Subhomoy Bhattacharjee reports. IMAGE: Girish Chandra Murmu, then......

BSNL bags Rs 82,916 cr from Rs 1.28 lakh cr telecom budget

The government has proposed the allocation of Rs 1.28 lakh crore for telecom projects and public sector firms under the telecom ministry with a majority of funds earmarked for state-owned Bharat......

Telecom industry wants govt to junk USOF, slash duties

Telecom services providers have urged the Ministry of Finance to suspend the universal service obligation (USOF) till the existing corpus is exhausted. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In......

Google India appoints Niti Ayog's Archana Gulati as head of public policy

Internet major Google has appointed former joint secretary at Niti Aayog Archana Gulati as head of public policy in India. Photograph: Charles Platiau/Reuters A Google spokesperson confirmed the......

Govt wants telecom towers to run on solar power

With diesel generators that power 300,000 telecom towers in the country guzzling fuel worth over Rs 6,400 crore (Rs 64 billion) every year, government has set up a panel to promote renewable energy......