Experts argue that the cost savings both in terms of capex as well as operating costs can be substantial in the next one to two years.
Revenue of Indian postal services has increased to Rs 4431.85 crore in 2004-05 from Rs 3297 crore in 2000-01, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday.
Minister of State for Commerce Jairam Ramesh was taken by surprise on Tuesday when Uttaranchal Chief Minister N D Tiwari complimented him saying he is being tipped to become the next Finance Minister in place of P Chidambaram.
Telecom Minister A Raja is likely to brief Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in a day or two on the changes he wants in BSNL's mega tender to add 45.5 million GSM lines, which was approved by his predecessor Dayanidhi Maran.
Swedish automobile major Volvo would be launching its cars in the country in the middle of 2007, Swedish Deputy Prime Minister Maud Olofsson said.
Dayanidhi Maran on Monday launched the Indian postal department's One India One Rate concept for speed post, under which a minimum rate of Rs 25 would be charged for delivering a package, not more than 50 gms, to any destination within the country.
India's first advanced semiconductor fab facility would come up in Hyderabad, with Andhra Pradesh overtaking close contenders Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in the race.
You may soon be able to talk without worrying about alarming bills, while on roaming.
Though both the Dravidian majors are facing questions on family politics, the ruling party especially finds itself in the dock since its late leader J Jayalalithaa had often used it to target her party's archrival DMK.
Taking exception to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed describing Hari Parbat as\n'Koh-i-Maran', the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday accused the coalition government of supporting 'talibanisation'.
Selvi was known for her proximity with DMK chief Karunanidhi's daughter Kanimozhi and political observers feel it might have been one of the reasons for naming her as the Union Minister to fill the vacancy created by Maran's exit.
She is the widow of Venkatesa Pannaiyar, an alleged don who was killed in an encounter by police a few years ago in Chennai.
MTNL, the state-owned telephone major in the two metro cities of Delhi and Mumbai, became an acronym for 'Mera Telephone Nahi Lagega' in the Rajya Sabha as members complained about the quality of mobile services.
The government is likely to introduce Quick Money Withdrawal Scheme on the lines of Any Time Money in post offices
Ageing leadership, reckless family-oriented politics, absence of inner-party democracy, lack of debate on core issues within the party are all taking a very heavy toll on the original Dravidian party, says R Ramasubramanian.
Communications Minister Dayanidhi Maran on Thursday said the government was targeting a three-pronged solution to the issue including computer penetration, connectivity and good content.
HCL Technologies' infrastructure management subsidiary, HCL Comnet, on Wednesday inaugurated a new facility
Global software leader Microsoft Corporation has assured the Indian government of its commitment to supply 5,000 personal computers for a pilot education programme in 100 schools across six states
Debunking a government charge about forming a cartel, India's top three private telecom players - Bharti, Reliance Infocomm and Videsh Sanchar Nigam
The Centre has asked BSNL to study the feasibility of setting up country's fourth\nsubmarine cable landing station on the eastern coast of Haldia, West Bengal.
In a move that could help the Indian government to bridge the digital divide in the country, Microsoft Corporation has offered to provide tools for language-based computing
Though SpiceJet is likely to resume flights, experts have a doubt on the airline's financial capabilities.
Stating that the road ahead for SpiceJet is "pretty tough", its original founder and new owner Ajay Singh on Thursday said he is in talks with more than one investor for fund infusion into the carrier.
At a time when the AIADMK has chosen the late Jaya's personal aide to lead the party, M K Stalin re-enters the scene with greater credibility and better clarity of his own role in the DMK, says N Sathiya Moorthy.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will lay the foundation stone for the $150 million Nokia mobile phone manufacturing facility at suburban Sriperumpudur on March 11.
Airlines' summer schedule in India commences from late March and lasts till October every year.
With this, the Maran family's cable TV network comes under government control.
Welcoming the concept of uniform call rates across India, proposed by Communication and IT Minister Dayanidhi Maran, Telecom regulator TRAI on Tuesday said this was a progressive step forward and it would take Indian telecom sector to new highs.
The DMK parliamentary party appears to be a house divided, reports R Rajagopalan.
Sun Network has acquired 100 per cent stake in Tamil publication major Dinakaran, said an Indiantelevision.com report.
"After my discussion with Craig Barret, the CEO of Intel said they have finalised on India, said IT minister Dayanidhi Maran.
The Centre is hoping to boost the growth of information and communication technology by lowering cost of PCs to enable more people use them, Union IT and Communications Minister Dayanidhi Maran said on Friday.
Microsoft chairman Bill Gates on Friday had a private meeting with senior officials of his company in Chennai for about two hours.
Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran on Wednesday projected that India would have 500 million telephones by 2010, to facilitate which the government was making efforts to release 45 mhz of spectrum by the end of this year.
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