The Afghan Initiative

India has enhancedits involvement in Afghanistan. New Delhi currently spends around $100 million on various projects and $70 million on the reconstruction of a 213-kilometer road from Zaranj to......

No privatisation of BSNL, MTNL: Govt

The government told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited would not be privatised in the near future."In the near future, BSNL and MTNL......

BSNL starts satellite phone service, Tata Comm to bow out

State-owned BSNL on Wednesday started a satellite phone service through INMARSAT, which will be initially offered to government agencies and later opened for other citizens in a phased manner. The......

CCEA approves SAIL disinvestment

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Friday approved 10.82 per cent disinvestment in Steel Authority of India.The divestment may help the exchequer raise about Rs 4,000 crore (Rs 40......

VSNL's surplus land: DoT to approach Cabinet

Armed with the Telecom Commission's recommendation to hive-off 773 acres of surplus land with Tata Communications (formerly Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited), the department of telecommunications will......