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Saturday, March 14, 2026
TopicMinistry of Communications

Topic: Ministry of Communications

Modi govt’s Sanchar Saathi U-turn after backlash—mandatory pre-installation order shelved

Internet Freedom Foundation calls it a welcome development, adds 'we should treat this as cautious optimism, not closure, until formal legal direction is published'.

What is the Sanchar Sathi app? A consumer-protection tool raising privacy concerns

The mandate has also drawn wide criticism from Congress and other Opposition parties, who have alleged that this is a step towards state surveillance.

India Post suspends services to US amid uncertainty over new duty rules

Letters/documents, gift items worth up to $100 are exempted from suspension, taking effect from 25 August. Trump administration has withdrawn its duty-free exemption on low-value imports.

Employee expenses & ‘other revenue’. How accounting changes drove BSNL’s return to profits after 17 yrs

The ailing public sector telco recorded a net profit of Rs 262 crore in Q3 this year, the first time since 2007. A deeper look shows this is not due to material improvements.

On Camera

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.