Employees’ union says the move came as a 'huge surprise', and in its letter to Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, writes that 'failure is on part of management'.
Highest number of SIMs were culled in Bengal (over 12 L), followed by Haryana (over 5 L). A person had taken 5,300 connections using same image with different names, says minister.
The total expense of the project will be Rs 29,430 crore to cover around 3,60,000 villages in the 16 states and will be rolled out through public-private partnership model.
The Cabinet also revised the cost estimate of the northeastern region power system improvement project and decided to transfer the sugar export subsidy directly to farmers' accounts.
After demanding $3 bn each from Vodafone and Airtel, and a reported $24 bn from GAIL India, now the govt has sought $2 bn from a fertiliser maker in Gujarat.
The ECI needs to respond to Rahul Gandhi’s accusations professionally and transparently. Else, it will end up giving him the ammunition he is desperately seeking.
India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
Privatizing BSNL is the correct way ahead for the govt. The govt has absolutely no business in the telecom sector. BSNL has long outlived it’s utility. The sooner it is sold off, the better it will be for the Govt of India.
BSNL employees are lazy and arrogant. Anyone who has visited a BSNL office or called their customer care can vouch for the same.
The need of the hour is to privatize the organization. Unless it is privatized, these sarkaari babus would keep harrassing common folks. Their arrogance and attitude knows no limits.
Privatizing BSNL is the correct way ahead for the govt. The govt has absolutely no business in the telecom sector. BSNL has long outlived it’s utility. The sooner it is sold off, the better it will be for the Govt of India.
BSNL employees are lazy and arrogant. Anyone who has visited a BSNL office or called their customer care can vouch for the same.
The need of the hour is to privatize the organization. Unless it is privatized, these sarkaari babus would keep harrassing common folks. Their arrogance and attitude knows no limits.