All stories by Kiran Rathee
Local language support in phones after July
Rediff.com27 Oct 2016Government was trying to notify the regulations by the end of this year but the initiative was delayed by issues raised by handset makers
Telco wars: We will intervene at appropriate time, says minister
Rediff.com21 Oct 2016We support healthy competition among telcos, says Telecom Minister Manoj Sinha.
Warning: Searching for Sonakshi Sinha can be dangerous
Rediff.com13 Oct 2016A search for "Sonakshi Sinha + Torrent" resulted in a 21 per cent chance of connecting to a malicious website
Spectrum sale ends, proceeds way off target
Rediff.com7 Oct 2016Upfront payment of Rs 32,000 cr just half of Budget estimate; no takers for 700 & 900 megahertz bands
Jio tussle: Trai comes down hard on telcos
Rediff.com27 Sep 2016Jio makes data on call drops public, says 121 mn calls failed in a day
Regional languages to be mandatory in mobiles
Rediff.com13 Sep 2016The move by the government to make local language support a must in mobile phones is aimed at making users communicate in local languages and access government services
Hackers attack Ratan Tata, Trai chief's Twitter accounts
Rediff.com11 Sep 2016Tata has 6.13 million followers on Twitter and has tweeted only 119 times since he joined the microblogging platform in April 2011
Soon you will be able to access driving licence on your mobile
Rediff.com8 Sep 2016The DigiLocker platform, launched on July 1, 2015, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has 2.1 million registered users and 2.4 million documents have been uploaded
HCL Infosystems gets a breather as postal dept blacklists
Rediff.com26 Aug 2016Interestingly, in December 2014 also, the DoP had issued an order blacklisting HCL Infosystems and its subsidiaries for a period of five years.
350% rise in cybercrime in India in 3 years: Study
Rediff.com26 Aug 2016Operating systems are increasingly subject to cyberattacks, as many are built around legacy technologies with weaker protocols
For telcos, data war may not be a bad thing
Rediff.com12 Aug 2016Analysts believe making mobile data more affordable will fuel mass market adoption of data services
Telecom, postal woes? Lodge a complaint on Twitter now
Rediff.com3 Aug 2016Consumers and businesses can tweet to communications minister Manoj Sinha (@manojsinhabjp) using #DOTSeva, #BSNLSeva, #MTNLSeva, and #PostalSeva.
With IT's spread, cyber attacks also expanding: Report
Rediff.com30 Jul 2016A new breed of hackers has emerged, whose main aim is not necessarily financial gain but causing disruption
India's smartphone revolution: 35 factories, 37,000 jobs in 2 years
Rediff.com25 Jul 2016Overall mobile phone production was about 68 million in 2014, increased to 100 million in 2015 and 350-400 million in July 2016.
Data tariff war: Idea matches reduction with Airtel
Rediff.com19 Jul 2016Idea has slashed prices by up to 67% for 3G/4G internet packs for both post- and pre-paid users.
Ahead of Jio launch, telcos cut data prices by up to 67%
Rediff.com18 Jul 2016Reliance Jio Infocomm has announced that it would launch commercial 4G services in 6 to 8 weeks.
Reliance Jio makes LYF smartphones cheaper
Rediff.com8 Jul 2016At Rs 2,999, LYF Flame is one of the most affordable VoLTE smartphone in the market now.
An IITian takes charge of the telecom ministry
Rediff.com7 Jul 2016Manoj Sinha, earlier minister of state for railways, will be tasked to conduct the auction and deal with issues like net neutrality.
Facebook keen to shift focus to other parts of internet.org
Rediff.com23 Feb 2016'The models that may work in one country may not work in another.'
Airtel expects 5-6 mobile operators in India after shakeout
Rediff.com27 Feb 2014According to rating agency Fitch, India can in the long run support five-six profitable telecom operators.