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MTNL Trump offers new outgoing charges

MTNL Trump offers new outgoing charges

Rediff.com5 May 2003

The Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd has announced new outgoing rates under IUC regime for its pre-paid mobile card Trump, revising the outgoing charges for calls to landline phones to Rs 2.70 per minute.

1 killed, 35 injured in grenade attack in Srinagar

1 killed, 35 injured in grenade attack in Srinagar

Rediff.com4 Nov 2019

The attack took place at 1:20 pm in Hari Singh High Street market area.

How My Life Changed After Article 370 was annulled

How My Life Changed After Article 370 was annulled

Rediff.com10 Sep 2019

'I don't see people standing up against what is happening in Kashmir. I feel this clampdown can exist as long as the government wants it to.'

World's top 20 nations with telephone connections

World's top 20 nations with telephone connections

Rediff.com21 May 2013

From being an inevitable part of the telecommunication services, landline devices are becoming outdated.

BPL cuts cell tariffs; launches two new plans

BPL cuts cell tariffs; launches two new plans

Rediff.com8 May 2003

In line with other cellular operators, BPL Mobile has also lowered STD rates to Rs 1.99 from the pre-IUC (inter-connect usage charges) of Rs 2.99 per 60-second pulse rate to landline and wireless in local loop phones.

Curbs further eased in Valley; mobile net snapped in Jammu

Curbs further eased in Valley; mobile net snapped in Jammu

Rediff.com18 Aug 2019

They said protests took place at around a dozen places in which several protesters were injured.

Haryana police finds no proof of 'plot to kill' farmer leaders

Haryana police finds no proof of 'plot to kill' farmer leaders

Rediff.com24 Jan 2021

A day after protesting farmer leaders paraded a youth who claimed a plot to disrupt their January 26 tractor rally, the Haryana police on Saturday said it had found no proof to support the allegations during its probe. It said the youth had claimed that he 'cooked up' the conspiracy story under fear after some volunteers at a protest site caught him and accused him of eve teasing.

IAS officer Ashok Khemka gets another threat call

IAS officer Ashok Khemka gets another threat call

Rediff.com1 Nov 2012

Senior Haryana IAS officer Ashok Khemka, who is in the news following the recent controversy over land deals involving Robert Vadra, has received another threat call and Panchkula police have begun an enquiry into the matter.

Kashmir: Security beefed up after killing of labourers

Kashmir: Security beefed up after killing of labourers

Rediff.com30 Oct 2019

Clashes also broke out at several places in Kashmir on Tuesday, leaving several persons injured.

BSNL chief on what plagues the behemoth

BSNL chief on what plagues the behemoth

Rediff.com2 Jul 2012

He says he's now confident of arresting its decline through various measures, including renewed focus on landline and mobile services, sorting out procurement problems and outsourcing unutilised space and tower management.

Reliance Global Call offers up to 40% discount

Reliance Global Call offers up to 40% discount

Rediff.com22 Dec 2012

Reliance Global Call has launched its latest call plan 'Unlimited Calling Pack' for this Christmas and New Year season offering up to 40 per cent discount on uninterrupted calling to landlines and mobiles in India.

Class of '83 review

Class of '83 review

Rediff.com22 Aug 2020

Class of '83 is no Ardh Satya and Bobby Deol is no Om Puri, notes Sukanya Verma.

Vandalism reported in Kashmir, normal life affected for 46th day

Vandalism reported in Kashmir, normal life affected for 46th day

Rediff.com19 Sep 2019

Private cars have come under stone-pelting at many places as the miscreants want to enforce shutdown.

India's telephone subscriber base reaches 965 mn in June

India's telephone subscriber base reaches 965 mn in June

Rediff.com3 Aug 2012

Led by Bharti Airtel, telecom operators added 4.73 million new mobile phone users in the month of June 2012, taking the telephone subscriber base in the country to 965.52 million, telecom regulator Trai on Friday said.

Say bye to pesky calls, SMS from Sep 27

Say bye to pesky calls, SMS from Sep 27

Rediff.com5 Sep 2011

All those subscribers who have registered with the National Customer Preference Registry (earlier known as 'Do Not Call Registry') would get relief from all commercial communications, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) said.

BSNL launches voice, video telephony over IP

BSNL launches voice, video telephony over IP

Rediff.com18 Jul 2011

Now any customer can make audio video calls at will on any landline, mobile or Internet Protocol phone anywhere in the world, provided that both the ends have requisite video phone equipment.

Bengal suffered losses of over Rs 1 lakh cr due to Amphan: Mamata

Bengal suffered losses of over Rs 1 lakh cr due to Amphan: Mamata

Rediff.com22 May 2020

After conducting an aerial survey of some of the affected areas and attending a review meeting along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Basirhat in North 24 Parganas district, she said there is a need to work together at this hour of crisis.

Trailer review: Will Ittefaq be just as good?

Trailer review: Will Ittefaq be just as good?

Rediff.com5 Oct 2017

It looks as if first-time director Abhay Chopra has forgotten what 2017 is like, as he adapts the 1969 classic to the present time.

Paramjeet Singh Pamma: The ANGRIEST man in India

Paramjeet Singh Pamma: The ANGRIEST man in India

Rediff.com20 Jul 2015

A serial protester, Pamma has been dubbed as India's "most outraged man, says Veena Sandhu

New rules laid out for BPL census

New rules laid out for BPL census

Rediff.com13 Jun 2011

New census will include questions about religion and castes.

'Who will remember my films when I'm gone?'

'Who will remember my films when I'm gone?'

Rediff.com1 May 2020

'All my hard work will be forgotten.'

Shah reviews J-K situation

Shah reviews J-K situation

Rediff.com16 Sep 2019

The home minister took stock of the situation and was briefed about the steps taken to maintain peace along border areas as well as in the Valley, a security official said.

L&T bags hush-hush defence communication contract

L&T bags hush-hush defence communication contract

Rediff.com19 Apr 2020

Given the military's requirement for watertight cyber and communications security, L&T will establish a Security Operations Centre which will deal with security threats.

After 3-day ban, Internet services restored in J&K

After 3-day ban, Internet services restored in J&K

Rediff.com28 Sep 2015

Internet services in Jammu and Kashmir were fully restored on Monday, three days after the state government ordered the termination of data services fearing trouble during Eid-ul Azha, popularly known as Bakri Eid.

'It's the 25 years ahead of us that make us really excited'

'It's the 25 years ahead of us that make us really excited'

Rediff.com7 Aug 2020

India is today the second-largest telecom market in the world with over a billion customers and close to 600 million Internet users. New connections are available on the tap, calls are virtually free and it's hard to imagine anyone without a mobile phone today. Globally, there would be few parallels to this success story that truly democratised telephony and empowered a billion-plus people, observes Airtel's Sunil Bharti Mittal.

Aadhaar to be identity, proof for telephone lines

Aadhaar to be identity, proof for telephone lines

Rediff.com27 Jan 2011

The department of telecommunications has finalised its proposal to use the UID numbers for issuing new connections and detailed guidelines, including the activation procedure, will be issued shortly.

Banning telemarketing calls: What the aam aadmi says

Banning telemarketing calls: What the aam aadmi says

Rediff.com29 Dec 2010

Telecom subscribers who were waiting to the results of the telecom regulator's crackdown on telemarketing companies from making unsolicited calls/SMSes will have to wait longer.

SC to hear pleas against scrapping of Art 370 on Friday

SC to hear pleas against scrapping of Art 370 on Friday

Rediff.com15 Aug 2019

A special bench, comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justices S A Bobde and S A Nazeer, will hear the petitions.

Airtel announces rise in a pre-paid tariff pack

Airtel announces rise in a pre-paid tariff pack

Rediff.com22 Jul 2011

The company announced that users of advantage packs, which are based on per minute billing, will have to pay 60 paise per minute for local and STD calls to mobile phones and 90 paise for local and STD calls to landlines.

CBI unearths fake ISD call racket; arrests five

CBI unearths fake ISD call racket; arrests five

Rediff.com28 Jun 2010

The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a sub divisional engineer of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd of Roorkee, Ashok Chaudhary, and four private persons of Faridabad (Haryana) and Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh), including an NRI kingpin based in Saudi Arabia, Sayeed Zaidi, for running a racket to cheat BSNL to the tune of several crores of rupees by illegally activating unmentioned ISD facility to local landline numbers.

Happy and happening: Seenagers rock!

Happy and happening: Seenagers rock!

Rediff.com7 Aug 2020

They have everything they wanted as a teenager - only they seem to have got it all 50 years later, says ad guru Sandeep Goyal.

Your phone will now work inside Amarnath cave

Your phone will now work inside Amarnath cave

Rediff.com10 Jan 2010

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) shall provide these facilities during Amarnath yatra this year, he said adding that a detailed plan was being prepared by the BSNL.

17 mn mobile users added in July: Trai

17 mn mobile users added in July: Trai

Rediff.com7 Sep 2010

According to data released by the telecom regulator, the wireless subscriber base increased from 635.51 million in June to 652.42 million by the end of July, 2010, registering a growth of 2.66 per cent.

How India can ring in a telecom revolution

How India can ring in a telecom revolution

Rediff.com29 Oct 2010

The countrywide expansion of telecom services is impressive, but there is ample scope for improving rural tele-density.

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

Now, make phone calls from Gmail

Now, make phone calls from Gmail

Rediff.com26 Aug 2010

Google is all set to allow users to make phone calls from its popular e-mail service Gmail, a move that will intensify competition in the Internet telephone space.

BSNL blasted for losing users

BSNL blasted for losing users

Rediff.com18 Dec 2009

It is not just landlines, BSNL is losing mobile subscribers too, according to a Parliamentary panel which has pulled up the PSU for not taking effective steps to check its falling market share.

BSNL to invest Rs 15,000 cr in FY10

BSNL to invest Rs 15,000 cr in FY10

Rediff.com11 Jun 2009

BSNL will use the investment for mobile expansion and for services like 3G, broadband, wireless broadband, IPTV, WiMAX, mobile commerce (m-commerce), value-added landline, Enterprise Resource Planning and others.

Lift communication curbs, demands Kashmir Press Club

Lift communication curbs, demands Kashmir Press Club

Rediff.com24 Sep 2019

It added that there had been several reminders from the club to the government for freeing the communication of newspaper offices, journalists and the club itself.