China’s smartphone firms warned of patent disputes
April 15th, 2012 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 15 (IANS) China's smartphone companies are at risk of becoming embroiled in disputes over intellectual property rights since many important patents are held by international companies like Google ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Love struck teenager gets big phone bill!
December 8th, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 8 (IANS) A woman in Britain nearly had a 'heart attack' after learning that her 14-year-old son's romantic conversations with his new girlfriend have cost her over 900 ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Pakistan bans offensive words in texts
November 21st, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Islamabad, Nov 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s list of offensive words surprisingly includes "JESUS CHRIST." The list will come into force on Monday (21st of November 2011) but ahead of ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
iPhone 4s Pre-orders create new record
October 10th, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Oct 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Without doubt, Apple will always look at the days of Steve Jobs as a remarkable moment in the history of the company regardless of what happens ... Read more...
Posted in Technology Industry News |
Airtel denies shutting down of operations in Manipur following militants attacks
April 23rd, 2011 - 10:36 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Apr 23(ANI): Airtel has denied that it has stopped its operations in Manipur following continuous attacks by militants on telecom towers and employees associated with the industry."Airtel services in Manipur continue ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Airtel shuts down operations in Manipur following militants attacks
April 22nd, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Apr 22 (ANI): Following continuous attacks by militants on telecom towers and employees associated with the industry in Manipur, the tower service of Airtel company has stopped its operations in the ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Man held for cheating on pretext of erecting phone towers
April 10th, 2011 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) A 22-year-old man was arrested for cheating thousands of people across the country on the pretext of installing mobile towers of telecom companies on their ... Read more...
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Taliban threat shuts mobile networks in Afghanistan’s Helmand province
March 24th, 2011 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 24 (ANI): All mobile companies in Afghanistan's Helmand province have switched of their networks after a Taliban threat.Helmand has been at the centre of Nato's effort to fight the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Aircel launches 3G services in India
February 23rd, 2011 - 7:31 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb.23 (ANI-Business Wire India): Telecom major Aircel has launched its 3G services on its home turf of Chennai.Aircel has an all-India subscriber base of over 50 million and is ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Idea Cellular stock falls 4.52 percent
February 22nd, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Telecom service provider Idea Cellular's stock fell 4.52 percent in intra-day trade Tuesday following reports that the company's licenses in six circles could be cancelled as ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
CBI quizzes Raja in 2G spectrum case
February 2nd, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) DMK leader and former communications minister A. Raja was Wednesday questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the the 2G spectrum scam for ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
BJP attacks Congress, Mukherjee over remarks on PM’s PAC offer
January 2nd, 2011 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Sunday said the Congress was "not serious" about fighting corruption, after Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's said that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Raja quizzed again, says he ‘cooperated’ (Second Lead)
December 25th, 2010 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) Former communications minister A. Raja was quizzed by the CBI for the second consecutive day Saturday on the 2G spectrum scam. Emerging after six hours of questioning, ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Raja questioned again on 2G scam (Lead)
December 25th, 2010 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) DMK leader and former communications minister A. Raja was questioned here again for the second day Saturday by the CBI that is probing the 2G spectrum allocation ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Raja at CBI office for questioning again
December 25th, 2010 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 25 (IANS) DMK leader and former communications minister A. Raja reached the CBI headquarters here for the second consecutive day Saturday for further questioning in the 2G spectrum scam.He ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
CBI quizzes Raja in 2G spectrum scam
December 24th, 2010 - 8:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Friday questioned former communications minister A. Raja here for several hours in connection with the 2G spectrum scandal, two weeks ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
CBI action against Kalmadi, Raja very late: BJP
December 24th, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Dec 24 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday called the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) action against Commonwealth Games Organising Committee chief Suresh Kalmadi and former communications minister A. ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Raja arrives in Delhi ahead of CBI questioning (Lead)
December 23rd, 2010 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Chennai, Dec 22 (IANS) DMK leader and former communications minister A. Raja Wednesday promised to cooperate with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in its probe into the allocation of the ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Former CVC Vittal bats for Thomas
December 9th, 2010 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 9 (IANS) Beleaguered Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) P.J. Thomas Thursday got the backing of one of his predecessors, N. Vittal, who said it would be wrong to question his ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
CBI seizes papers in daylong raids on Raja, family, aides
December 8th, 2010 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Chennai, Dec 8 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday seized "incriminating documents" after searching the houses of disgraced former telecom minister Andimuthu Raja in New Delhi and Chennai ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Trinamool favours JPC, but will support government decision
December 7th, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Though in favour a joint parliamentary committee probe into the controversial 2G spectrum allocation, the Trinamool Congress, an ally of the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA), ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
No need for JPC, says Pawar (Lead)
December 7th, 2010 - 12:16 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar Monday backed the government on its refusal to set up a joint parliamentary probe into the 2G spectrum allocation issue.Pawar, ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
17 days of parliament deadlock costs nation Rs.132 crore
December 6th, 2010 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 6 (IANS) The non-functioning of parliament is proving very costly for the nation. With the expenditure for each day lost estimated at Rs.7.8 crore, the cumulative loss works ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
TRAI rules out compensation for number portability
December 3rd, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 3 (IANS) The telecom regulator Friday dismissed mobile companies' contention that they should be paid for allowing subscribers to shift from one network to another using mobile number portability. ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
2G scam: Apex court pulls up Raja, issues notice on Tata’s plea (Roundup)
December 2nd, 2010 - 11:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) The 2G spectrum scam featured prominently in the Supreme Court Thursday, with the court upbraiding former telecom minister A. Raja for being intemperate in his letter ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Raja was intemperate in letter to PM: Apex court
December 2nd, 2010 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) Even as former telecom minister A. Raja told the Supreme Court Thursday that he walked in the footsteps of his predecessors in allocating spectrum to mobile ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
CBI files report in apex court on spectrum probe
November 29th, 2010 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 29 (IANS) After the Supreme Court slammed it for not questioning former telecom minister Andimuthu Raja, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Monday filed a report on its probe ... Read more...
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BJP accuses Congress of cover-up in Adarsh scandal
November 27th, 2010 - 11:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Saturday accused the Congress of being engaged in a cover up operation in Mumbai's Adarsh Cooperative Housing scandal to shield "some ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Loss to exchquer key question in spectrum case: Apex court
November 25th, 2010 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) As the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Thursday offered to file in the Supreme Court a status report on its probe into the scandal involving allocation of ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Why wasn’t Raja quizzed, Supreme Court asks CBI (Lead)
November 25th, 2010 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday pulled up the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for not questioning former telecom minister A. Raja in the scandal on spectrum allocation to ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Spectrum case is mother of all scams: Apex court
November 24th, 2010 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Given the enormity of the amount involved, the scandal related to spectrum allocation to mobile companies was the mother of all scams, the Supreme Court said Wednesday."This ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Letter casts aspersions on judges hearing spectrum case
November 24th, 2010 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday revealed that it had received a letter alleging that the bench hearing the case related to allocation of spectrum to mobile companies had ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Supreme Court reserves order on Swamy’s plea (Lead)
November 24th, 2010 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday reserved its order on Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy's petition seeking direction to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to grant him sanction to ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
CBI open to filing report in apex court on spectrum probe (Lead)
November 24th, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it was willing to file a status report, as and when required, on its investigations ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
ED records lobbyist Nira Radia’s statement (Lead)
November 24th, 2010 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) Wednesday recorded the statement of corporate lobbyist Nira Radia, whose name figures in the scandal involving 2G spectrum allocation to mobile companies, ... Read more...
Posted in Business |