Aadhaar-based re-verification of all mobile subscribers soon

All existing subscribers of mobile services will have to go for Aadhaar-based re-verification soon, with the government instructing telecom operators to initiate the process. Cellular......

Vasundhara Raje sworn-in as Rajasthan CM

Vasundhara Raje, who led the Bharatiya Janata Paty to a landslide victory in the Rajasthan assembly polls, was on Friday sworn in as the chief minister for the second time, in the presence of......

Protests over Kurien issue on, key witness retracts

In a new twist to the Suryanelli rape case, a local Bharatiya Janata Party leader on Friday alleged his statement was wrongly recorded by investigators benefiting Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairperson P K......

Suryanelli rape: 'I saw Kurien in Thiruvalla around 5 pm'

K S Rajan, the current Bharatiya Janata Party Kerala state secretary, was one of the persons whose testimony helped Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Prof P J Kurien dodge probe in the Suryanelli case.......

ISPs find work-from-home has boosted demand for data

Feedback from telecom members indicated a 10 per cent increase in traffic, but no fears of choked networks. Telcos currently use 65-70 per cent of the network capacity. In other words, they......

Telcos, DoT discuss part paying AGR ahead of SC ruling

The companies have offered to pay upfront the principal amount due for licence fees and spectrum usage charges (SUCs) on the basis of adjusted gross revenue (AGR). This amount will not include the......

Both 5G spectrum and 700 MHz band auction may see few bidders

Analysts at rating agency ICRA say the debt level of the telecom companies is very high and the ecosystem for the premium band is not in place. Forget 5G spectrum. Even the premium 700 megahertz......

Amit Shah to inaugurate mobile congress on Monday

Home minister heads several groups of ministers, including the one to decide the revival package for Bharat Sanchar Nigam and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam. His ministry also takes decisive calls on......

Why cellular operators are against Rajini's 2.0

'Everybody has freedom, but you cannot start a fire in a crowded theatre.' A couple of days before the release of the Rajinikanth starrer 2.0 , the Cellular Operators Association of India has......

Exciting Kannada releases this week!

Check out the movie releases, and make your pick! Four Kannada films will be releasing today, on January 23, a week after the Sankranti festival. Most of the films are directed by newcomers barring......

Review: Dasamukha makes you think

Srikanth Srinivasa says Kannada film Dasamukha is an unusual film.The Hollywood film Twelve Angry Men made in the 1950s and Ek Ruka Hua Faisla made in Hindi in the early 1980s turned the spotlight......

Review: Gopalapuram is a big bore

Gopalapuram is the kind of film you venture into for old time's sake, despite knowing there would not be more than two dozen people in a 400 odd capacity theatre. This Malayalam film's posters had......

Ranji Roundup: Saurashtra in control; Majumdar's ton steers Bengal

Chirag Jani bags five as Saurashtra in control against Jharkhand IMAGE: Saurashtra’s Harvik Desai (54*) and Sheldon Jackson (37*) stitched an unbeaten 81-run stand. Photograph: Kind......