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RCom will re-absorb 4,000 employees who had been sent to Ericsson

RCom will re-absorb 4,000 employees who had been sent to Ericsson

Rediff.com13 Oct 2017

With the addition of 4,000 employees, the RCom staff strength is estimated to rise to 9,500

China's Citic Telecom eyes undersea cable JV with Reliance Comm

China's Citic Telecom eyes undersea cable JV with Reliance Comm

Rediff.com23 May 2014

If completed, the move would create a 50-50 joint venture valuing Reliance Communications' cable assets at $1 billion.

Tim Cook visits ICICI headquarters, meets top management

Tim Cook visits ICICI headquarters, meets top management

Rediff.com18 May 2016

American technology giant Apple's chief executive Tim Cook on Wednesday met ICICI Bank's top brass at the country's largest private sector lender's corporate headquarters in Mumbai.

ISRO set to launch Cartosat-2, 29 European nano satellites

ISRO set to launch Cartosat-2, 29 European nano satellites

Rediff.com22 Jun 2017

The ISRO is strengthening 'eye in the sky', which helped the Indian army carry out surgical strikes last year, with the launch.

Telcos face a big challenge to keep India Inc connected

Telcos face a big challenge to keep India Inc connected

Rediff.com25 Mar 2020

Companies have activated a comprehensive pandemic response plan with requisite risk mitigation protocols for keeping networks working as telecom is an essential service.

IS failed in India despite large Muslim population: Rajnath

IS failed in India despite large Muslim population: Rajnath

Rediff.com3 Jun 2017

He said 90 IS sympathisers had been arrested across the country.

Old system is optional: PM Modi on farm laws

Old system is optional: PM Modi on farm laws

Rediff.com10 Feb 2021

The prime minister also said the government has offered to discuss clause by clause of the three farm laws and if there are any shortcomings it was ready to make changes.

RCom, Reliance Jio sign intra-city infra sharing pact

RCom, Reliance Jio sign intra-city infra sharing pact

Rediff.com7 Apr 2014

In the third infrastructure sharing agreement between firms run by brothers Mukesh and Anil Ambani, Reliance Industries' telecom arm has agreed to use Reliance Communication Ltd's intra-city fibre network to roll out 4G services.

Budget neutral for the telecom sector

Budget neutral for the telecom sector

Rediff.com12 Jul 2014

Excise duties on mobile phones to be 1% without CENVAT credit or 6% with CENVAT credit. This provision will have marginal impact on telcos.

Fixed-line vs 4G Internet: Which is cheaper?

Fixed-line vs 4G Internet: Which is cheaper?

Rediff.com28 Aug 2017

Fixed-line Internet is consistent and translates into a better experience for users.

Kareena, Hrithik, Sonakshi, Soha: Bollywood LOVES Maldives!

Kareena, Hrithik, Sonakshi, Soha: Bollywood LOVES Maldives!

Rediff.com3 Jun 2015

Is this the ultimate filmi tourist destination?

Google's new Play Store policy making app developers nervous

Google's new Play Store policy making app developers nervous

Rediff.com13 Nov 2020

Google is going ahead with a policy revision mandating 30% charge on in-app purchases across all apps on Play Store. This has left developers' community worried about tighter squeeze on their earnings, says Yuvraj Malik.

Reliance Jio to raise $1.5-bn debt abroad

Reliance Jio to raise $1.5-bn debt abroad

Rediff.com6 Aug 2014

Reliance joins a number of large companies, including the Essar and Adani groups, which are raising loans abroad as interest rates in India remain high.

Tata Tele may look to merge with rival, sell Viom stake

Tata Tele may look to merge with rival, sell Viom stake

Rediff.com28 Apr 2014

The company needs Rs 2,000 crore more in 2 years to repay debt.

Why telecom services stink in Delhi, Mumbai

Why telecom services stink in Delhi, Mumbai

Rediff.com21 Jul 2015

Govt says there is enough spectrum, telcos differ

Govt likely to ease levy on telecom companies

Govt likely to ease levy on telecom companies

Rediff.com5 Nov 2013

DoT plans to initiate move that might lower the revenues telcos share with government.

Jio@1: What will Mukesh Ambani do next?

Jio@1: What will Mukesh Ambani do next?

Rediff.com15 Sep 2017

The freebies are now over, but Jio will need to notch up subscriber numbers and margins to prove its sceptics wrong.

Reliance Jio's piggyback plan

Reliance Jio's piggyback plan

Rediff.com28 Jul 2013

The 4G service may use Reliance Retail, with a surging customer base, as the launch pad

2 reasons why Mukesh Ambani's broadband services will not be a hit like Jio

2 reasons why Mukesh Ambani's broadband services will not be a hit like Jio

Rediff.com26 Jul 2018

Laying fibre to home is a cumbersome and a slow process as every building has to be physically wired.

'Congress should name PM candidate before polls'

'Congress should name PM candidate before polls'

Rediff.com10 Feb 2014

Milind Deora, minister of state for communication and information technology and shipping, is one of the Congress' young guns under Rahul Gandhi. He tells Kavita Chowdhury that the core problem for the United Progressive Alliance in its second term has been its inability to communicate effectively. Edited excerpts:

'Modi village' is Varanasi's new hot spot

'Modi village' is Varanasi's new hot spot

Rediff.com16 Dec 2014

Jayapur, with a population of a little over 4,200, was like most other villages before Prime Minister Narendra Modi adopted it on November 7.

An arrest that bled India but gave BJP political heft

An arrest that bled India but gave BJP political heft

Rediff.com9 Nov 2019

The events that unfolded after Advani's arrest not only benefited the BJP, whose political clout grew exponentially, but also catapulted Lalu to the forefront of the anti-saffron camp.

Voda, Idea merger announced

Voda, Idea merger announced

Rediff.com20 Mar 2017

While Vodafone will hold 45.1% of the shares in the new entity, to be renamed at a later stage, Kumar Mangalam Birla and other promoters of Idea group will hold 26%. Vodafone India will also transfer 4.9% of its shareholding to Idea's promoters for a cash consideration of Rs 38.74 lakh crores.

Gauri Lankesh's killers identified her as 'durjan', claims probe team

Gauri Lankesh's killers identified her as 'durjan', claims probe team

Rediff.com26 Nov 2018

In August 2016, at a meeting of the syndicate, the main members identified Lankesh as a durjan "as told in the Kshatra Dharma Sadhana based on her speeches and writings

What went wrong with RCom, once India's No 2 telco?

What went wrong with RCom, once India's No 2 telco?

Rediff.com3 Jan 2018

Jio's disruptive strategy, including free voice services and data at throwaway rates, apart from offering all services free for six months, triggered a consolidation in the telecom sector.

Gujarat jails are mismanaged: CAG

Gujarat jails are mismanaged: CAG

Rediff.com26 Jul 2014

The Comptroller and Auditor General report tabled in Gujarat legislature has indicated security lapses and mismanagement by the jail staff in the state prisons.

TRAI to announce new measures to check call drop menace

TRAI to announce new measures to check call drop menace

Rediff.com29 Apr 2015

TRAI to soon put in place a new set of 'service quality benchmarks' to monitor call drop

Telecom operators slash call rates to quake-hit Nepal

Telecom operators slash call rates to quake-hit Nepal

Rediff.com26 Apr 2015

Telecom operators slash call rates to quake-hit Nepal

Cellular operators bat for net neutrality

Cellular operators bat for net neutrality

Rediff.com20 Apr 2015

Operators have invested billions of dollars in licence and spectrum.

Call drop penalty: It was never the right solution

Call drop penalty: It was never the right solution

Rediff.com13 May 2016

It would be perfectly possible for a rogue customer to disconnect a call and then claim compensation.

Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel continue to lose users; Jio gains

Vodafone Idea, Bharti Airtel continue to lose users; Jio gains

Rediff.com20 Aug 2019

The number of telephone subscribers in India increased from 1,183.15 million at the end of May to 1,186.63 million at the end of June.

Why Voda-Idea won't lead to a drop in call, data charges

Why Voda-Idea won't lead to a drop in call, data charges

Rediff.com30 Aug 2018

With their net debt estimated at Rs 1.15 trillion, the merged entity will not be in much of a position to dole out freebies, says Romita Majumdar.

The 6 most EXCITING gadgets in 2020

The 6 most EXCITING gadgets in 2020

Rediff.com31 Dec 2019

From OnePlus' Concept One smartphone to the Microsoft Xbox Series X, Khalid Anzar lists the top 6 gadgets we can look forward to in 2020.

'Call drops: Operators investing less in infra is the main reason'

'Call drops: Operators investing less in infra is the main reason'

Rediff.com7 Sep 2015

Trai is planning to map the quality of service of all telcos.

FREEZE! Animals on the Prowl

FREEZE! Animals on the Prowl

Rediff.com9 Sep 2021

Take a look at some of the jaw-dropping images.

NIA quizzes caretaker of shrine SP claims to have visited before Pathankot attack

NIA quizzes caretaker of shrine SP claims to have visited before Pathankot attack

Rediff.com12 Jan 2016

The NIA on Tuesday summoned the caretaker of a shrine in Punjab which a superintendent of police rank officer had claimed to have visited before being kidnapped by terrorists who attacked the Pathankot Air Force base hours later.

Fitter, stronger Berdych sweeps past Fognini into Australian Open quarter-finals

Fitter, stronger Berdych sweeps past Fognini into Australian Open quarter-finals

Rediff.com22 Jan 2018

Showing great mobility, the towering Czech neutralised the potentially tricky world number 25 in a sometimes tetchy two-hour contest on Margaret Court Arena.

How Google's India projects will ease our lives

How Google's India projects will ease our lives

Rediff.com28 Dec 2015

Though India is a low-bandwidth geography with relatively low Internet penetration, it has a very large number of sophisticated surfers and skilled computer users

The other e-commerce

The other e-commerce

Rediff.com8 Oct 2014

What will it take to get India's poor broadband penetration to be seen as a problem and not as a condition, thus enabling real, serious e-commerce to take off in India?

Sundar Pichai pitches Google Loon for internet access in rural India

Sundar Pichai pitches Google Loon for internet access in rural India

Rediff.com16 Dec 2015

Google uses solar panel and wind to power electronic equipment in the balloon throughout the day.