Govt sought clarification of SC's 2012 judgment as a precaution and 'to cover all bases', it is learnt, and application was filed in December last year.
Cellular Operators Association of India writes to central govt saying theft of wireless equipment at all-time high, seeks police protection for telecom infrastructure.
Launch of Vibrant Villages Programme in April was major decision to develop areas along remote frontiers. Another important decision was to upgrade cellular network & mobile services.
Bill introduced in Lok Sabha Monday. Decision to keep OTTs outside its ambit comes despite telecom services providers’ push to bring them under the regulatory regime.
OTT apps allegedly misled startups into signing joint letter in which they asked it not to side with the telcos, Cellular Operators Association of India alleges.
TRAI has told service providers that use of more than three variable parts in the contents would be permitted only with proper justification and additional checks.
DoT says that 5G sites up to 2.1 km away from airports should be avoided at least till DGCA ensures tech upgrade. Experts, however, assert advanced tech is there to ensure safety.
5G was launched at India Mobile Congress, the country’s flagship telecom event. Telecom giants praised the new tech, announced timelines for implementation as early as March 2023
Draft bill released Wednesday continues to reserve for govt the right to intercept calls and take control of telecom services during a war or whenever national security is invoked.
The issue of inequality has assumed the blazing limelight at a time when inequality in India is said to be higher than it was in the British Raj. It's a ripe situation for half-truths and incendiary statements.
Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.
Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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