Cut-throat competition, high spectrum costs, and frequent flip-flops in government policies have made it difficult for Vodafone to make money in the country.
Govt tells PSBs to integrate banking systems, rotate staff as a policy
The Swadeshi Jagaran Manch has pointed out that these firms pose a threat to domestic manufacturing and retailing as they do not pay relevant taxes such as GST, giving them a huge edge over local players.
Tata remains India's powerful brand with its value ring over $15 billion for the first time.
Chinese equipment contracts had been given by many public sector undertakings and government companies for their networks, even in sensitive places such as the north east.
While in all, 15 entities owe the government Rs 1.47 lakh crore -- Rs 92,642 crore in unpaid licence fee and another Rs 55,054 crore in outstanding spectrum usage charges, it is not immediately clear just how much of that has been sought by the government by midnight.
If IOC is not allowed to run its own affairs, then we can see it close down in the next 10 to 15 years, warns Sudhir Bisht.
'More than 900 companies believe that the majority of their employees worry about AI's role in potential job losses.' 'It makes employees anxious about working with machines or AI applications and fuels resistance to change,' says a Capgemini report.
In its report 'Global Top Picks', Barclays expects the current bull market in global equities to continue, generating a total return of 9 per cent in 2015.
ISRO needs next generation launchers and new facilities to manufacture and launch them.
At present 100% FDI is allowed, of which up to 49% investment in a company can be done through the automatic route
The suspicious van was wanted over the terror attacks and was taken into custody at Sungavila.
Cyber-security in India is at a nascent stage.
Boosting India's communication services, its latest satellite GSAT-16 was successfully launched on board Arianespace rocket from the spaceport of Kourou in French Guiana in the early hours of Sunday, after a delay of two days due to bad weather.
The world is home to a record number of 2,089 billionaires.
Delay due to rise in operating cost of telcos, late adoption of 4G network
Telecom Secretary J S Deepak has resolved the toughest issues facing the sector, but his real test will be in delivering on the govt's Digital India dream
India is looking at 5G technology as a major opportunity in terms of offering services tailored for rural India like telehealth, tele-education and bandwidth-heavy applications
'Employees may well be expected to be on call at almost all times -- much like the standard Indian approach to the workday,' points out Mihir S Sharma.
Water levels have started receding in Srinagar and telecommunication has been restored in parts of the city after it faced the worst floods in decades.
The arrest of three foreigners in connection with a case relating to possession of satellite phones once again goes on to show the lacklustre approach many have towards the Indian law. Three persons were arrested at Jalpaiguri in west Bengal for possessing satellite phones and were charged with violation under the Indian Wireless Telegraph Act 1933, Indian Telegraph Act 1885, the Indian Penal Code and the Foreigners Order of 1948.
At present, 70% of the mobile handsets sold in India are imported.
A panel led by the secretaries of the DEA and the DIPP would conduct a quarterly review on the pending proposals.
Spectrum trading will happen in 9 circles.
To revive BSNL and MTNL, DoT is taking various initiatives.
The Comptroller and Auditor General on Friday rapped space agency Indian Space Research Organisation for allowing a foreign private satellite service provider to park its satellite in an orbit slot meant for Indian satellites in violation of nation's SATCOM policy and extending "undue benefit" to a foreign firm.
It also carries equipment for meteorological data relay and satellite based search and rescue services being provided by earlier INSAT satellites.
SC raised questions over the government's decision ordering mandatory seeding of mobile numbers with Aadhaar.
Bharti Airtel had planned to charge separately for internet-based voice calls provided by Skype.
Move to address MNCs' taxation woes; UK likely to be the next.
Jio and Ericsson tested the limits of 5G by demonstrating multi-gigabit speeds and super-low latency capabilities that are making new offerings such as remote control of machines and 360-degree 4K video streaming.
Major carmakers in the country are loading barrels for the coming battle in the field, reports Arnab Dutta.
RJio will further add bottomline pressures on the already struggling telcos that will ultimately be forced to consolidate
Iran is India's largest importer of tea in value terms while in terms of volume, it is the second largest after Russia
The Internet is too important to let a few private telecom players decide what the rules will be for consumers, says Rajeev Chandrasekhar, independent member of Parliament who was one of the key petitioners seeking the scrapping of Section 66A of the Information Technology Act.
Even as Microsoft has seen exponential growth for its cloud platform Azure in India, the firm has not yet set up local servers.
Its internet penetration still matches up poorly to other countries
The Minister said government is aware that regional language barriers have impeded the e-governance initiatives in rural India.
'The target for next year is unlikely to be more than that of this year. The more you divest in any cycle, the less your potential pipeline for the next,' said an official. 'The first two issues we want to tackle and complete in FY20 are Air India and Hotel Ashok.'
Use of blockchain technology will ensure that banks will not be blindsided like in the case of the Nirav Modi-Mehul Choksi blowout at PNB, says Raghu Mohan.
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