'We Aren't Security Conscious As A Nation'

'Government officials use Gmail and ordinary phones without basic security consciousness.''Interoperability, especially in joint exercises with countries like the US, worries me.''It often means we......

SC questions RTE exemption for minority institutions

Doubting the correctness of its 2014 verdict that kept minority schools out of the RTE Act's ambit, the Supreme Court on Monday referred the matter to a larger bench for adjudication. IMAGE: A......

Digital access intrinsic to right to life, says SC, bats for disabled

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed changes in digital know your customer (KYC) guidelines for persons with disability and acid attack survivors, saying the right to digital access is an......

Indian student self-deports after US revokes visa for supporting Hamas

An Indian student at Columbia University, whose visa was revoked for allegedly "advocating for violence and terrorism" and involvement in activities supporting Hamas, has self-deported. IMAGE:......

Union Budget 2025-26: This is what telecom sector wants

High spectrum costs limit operators to invest in next-gen network infrastructure. Kindly note the image has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph: Adrees Latif/Reuters Key......

Govt may use reserve oil funds to finance fertiliser subsidy gap

For the first time, the government is likely to dip into the Oil Industry Development Fund (OIDF) to finance part of its fertiliser subsidy programme for 2025-26, according to official sources.......

Spectrum auctions will facilitate roll-out of 5G services: FM

The government will conduct a spectrum auction this year, which will facilitate the roll-out of 5G services by private telecom operators during the financial year 2022-23, Finance Minister Nirmala......

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......