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.
Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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.