Stringent mobile radiation norms from Saturday
August 31st, 2012 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Stringent new radiation norms for mobile phone towers and mobile handsets will come into effect Sep 1 across the country, the government announced Friday, keeping ... Read more...
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Telecom Commission to meet Thursday on TRAI recommendations
May 23rd, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) The Telecom Commission, the highest policy-making forum in the communications ministry, will meet Thursday to take a call on the sector regulator's controversial recommendations on ... Read more...
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50 Indian double-decker buses to run on Bangladesh roads
May 7th, 2012 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 7 (IANS) As many as 50 Indian double-decker buses will soon run on the roads of this Bangladesh capital and Chittagong city, a media report said Monday.The ... Read more...
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Russian firm to operate two oil fields in Venezuela
April 13th, 2012 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
Caracas, April 13 (IANS/EFE) Russia's Gazprombak Latin America Ventures will operate two oil fields in northwestern Venezuela in a joint venture with Corporacion Venezolana del Petroleo, or CVP, the government ... Read more...
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Birla wrote letter to PM: Ex-telecom regulator
March 16th, 2012 - 8:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 16 (IANS) Former Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) chairman Nripendra Mishra told a CBI special court here Friday that Aditya Birla Group chairman Kumar Mangalam ... Read more...
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Protests erupt in Dhaka after bus hits journalist
December 28th, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 28 (IANS) Angry journalists from media houses in the Bangladesh capital Wednesday staged demonstrations, burnt tyres and vandalised vehicles after a fellow journalist's right leg had to be ... Read more...
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High court declines to hear fresh plea on 2G (Lead)
December 21st, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Wednesday declined to hear a new petition alleging violation of licence conditions in allocation of 2G spectrum by the communications ministry, ... Read more...
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C-DOT to transfer optical fiber technology to firms Monday
December 4th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IANS) Government-aided autonomous research organisation Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DOT) will Monday transfer indigenously designed broadband internet technology to state-run firms and private players to ... Read more...
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Idea Cellular gains maximum via mobile number portability
November 30th, 2011 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Telecom service provider Idea Cellular has gained the maximum number of subscribers from other companies via the mobile number portability (MNP) route reporting a net ... Read more...
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Sun TV shares slide on telecom tangle
October 10th, 2011 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 10 (IANS) Sun TV Network's stock prices fell Monday morning as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) raided the residences and offices of its promoter Kalanithi Maran and ... Read more...
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2G case: CBI records Jaswant Singh’s statement
September 24th, 2011 - 4:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has recorded former finance minister Jaswant Singh's statement in connection with the 2G spectrum case, an official said ... Read more...
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BJP says ‘culpability’ of Chidambaram evident in 2G
September 23rd, 2011 - 6:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said the "culpability" of P. Chidambaram was evident in the 2G spectrum scam and demanded a fair investigation ... Read more...
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No notice yet but Jaswant to copperate with CBI
September 2nd, 2011 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Former finance minister Jaswant Singh Friday said that though he had got no notice from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), he would "fully cooperate" ... Read more...
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No Maran role in Aircel deal, CBI tells apex court (Lead)
September 1st, 2011 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Thursday told the Supreme Court that there was no evidence to suggest that former communications minister Dayanidhi Maran ... Read more...
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May quiz Jaswant on telecom issues, CBI tells apex court
September 1st, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court was Thursday told by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)that it "may examine" the then finance minister Jaswant Singh over alleged wrongdoings ... Read more...
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Traditional mail sees massive decline as email, SMS take over
August 26th, 2011 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) In the era of high speed communication where a mobile phone message gets delivered to its recipient within seconds, snail mail -- like postcards and ... Read more...
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Ahluwalia defends Manmohan Singh’s role in 2G case
August 7th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia has steadfastly defended his mentor and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the handling of second generation (2G) ... Read more...
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‘Vajpayee was telecom minister when migration policy was cleared’
August 2nd, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) A former telecom secretary during the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) regime told the joint parliamentary committee (JPC) probing the 2G spectrum allocation Tuesday that then ... Read more...
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Nepal PM gives in to Maoists to survive ouster bid
August 1st, 2011 - 8:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Aug 1 (IANS) Facing an ultimatum from the Maoists, his own allies, to reshuffle the cabinet or face the withdrawal of their support, Nepal's embattled Prime Minister Jhala Nath ... Read more...
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Give Raja, Kanimozhi bail: Jaswant Singh
July 1st, 2011 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) DMK MPs Kanimozhi and A. Raja as well as others accused in the 2G spectrum scam should be given bail, says senior Bharatiya Janata ... Read more...
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Medvedev moves to limit media responsibility
June 2nd, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 2 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has instructed the country's communications ministry to prepare proposals restricting the responsibility of online media outlets for their readers' comments.Medvedev, who ... Read more...
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No undue powers to access personal data: Communications ministry
May 10th, 2011 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) No government agency has been provided undue powers to access sensitive personal information under rules of the Information Technology Act, the communications and information technology ... Read more...
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Discord in Nepal as prime minister claims two-thirds majority
May 5th, 2011 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 5 (IANS) Fresh discord erupted in Nepal as beleaguered Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal claimed two-thirds majority with the expansion of his cabinet, but his own party men ... Read more...
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Bangladesh promotes its rail network
May 5th, 2011 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, May 5 (IANS) Bangladesh is focusing on its rail network that was neglected since the British era. With major projects ahead, a separate division is being formed as part ... Read more...
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Major triumph for Nepal Maoists in cabinet reshuffle (Lead)
May 4th, 2011 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 4 (IANS) Exactly three months after they helped communist leader Jhala Nath Khanal become the new prime minister, Nepal's Maoists won a major triumph Wednesday with the indebted ... Read more...
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Malaysian airlines troubled by crash rumours
March 17th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, March 17 (IANS) A Malaysian budget airline, AirAsia, is facing an unusual problem -- hoax messages are being posted on blogs that speak of its planes crashing.The ... Read more...
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New rail link to connect Agartala with Bangladesh town
March 10th, 2011 - 4:47 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 10 (IANS) The construction work on a 10-kilometre railway track directly linking southeastern Akhaura town in Bangladesh with Agartala, the capital of Indian state of Tripura, is ... Read more...
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Apex court chides ministry for bypassing telecom panel
March 8th, 2011 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday chided the communications ministry for going by its convenience in approaching the Telecom Commission as and when it was expedient and ... Read more...
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Warring Nepal Maoists finally name ministers
March 4th, 2011 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, March 4 (IANS) After a protracted battle with their ruling ally, followed by fierce wrangling within its own top leaders, Nepal's Maoist party Friday finally announced the names of ... Read more...
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63 quizzed in spectrum scam, CBI tells apex court
March 2nd, 2011 - 1:48 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court was told Tuesday that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has till now interrogated 63 people in connection with the 2G spectrum ... Read more...
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Spectrum policy deviations began under NDA in 2003: Sibal
February 4th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Deviation in policies on award of spectrum for second generation (2G) phone services started in 2003 during the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government, Communications Minister Kapil ... Read more...
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Ex-minister Raja’s arrest not first in telecom ministry
February 2nd, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The arrest of a former minister and top brass in corruption case is not new to the communications ministry.Sukh Ram, minister in the P.V. Narasimha Rao ministry, ... Read more...
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‘Centre’s action on 2G issue subject to outcome of petition’ (Lead)
February 1st, 2011 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday said whatever steps the central government takes to regularise 2G spectrum licences of firms which failed to fulfil their rollout obligations would ... Read more...
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Was hurt for a while at cabinet rank denial, says Verma
January 27th, 2011 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 27 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Steel Beni Prasad Verma Thursday expressed his displeasure over denial of cabinet rank while being inducted into the union council of ministers earlier ... Read more...
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45 voodoo priests lynched in Haiti for cholera deaths
December 24th, 2010 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Port Au Prince (Haiti), Dec 24 (IANS) At least 45 people - most of them voodoo priests - have been lynched by angry mobs blaming them for the spread of the cholera ... Read more...
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