Gang of fraudsters busted, three arrested from UP
September 19th, 2012 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) Three members of an international gang of fraudsters have been arrested for duping hundreds of people in the country of crores of rupees, police said ... Read more...
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59.31 mn subscribers opted for MNP till July: TRAI
September 9th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 9 (IANS) The total number of subscribers opting for mobile number portability (MNP) has risen to 59.31 million, with Karnataka receiving the maximum number of 7.2 million ... Read more...
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Assamese begin return journey to Bangalore, Pune
September 4th, 2012 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Sep 4 (IANS) In groups small and large, people from the northeast who fled cities like Bangalore and Pune fearing violence following Bodo-Muslim clashes in Assam have started returning ... Read more...
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Reliance Capital starts mutual fund service through SMS
August 29th, 2012 - 5:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) Reliance Capital Asset Management, a unit of Reliance Capital, Wednesday launched Systematic Investment Plan (SIP) in mutual funds through SMS.This is the first-of-its-kind initiative by any ... Read more...
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Two helplines to assist northeast people in Bangalore
August 23rd, 2012 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Aug 23 (IANS) About 50 civil society organisations joined hands to form a Peace and Solidarity Forum and set up two helplines for assisting people from the northeast living ... Read more...
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Reliance Capital arm launches mobile-based payment system
August 9th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 9 (IANS) Reliance Capital Asset Management (RCAM), a unit of Reliance Capital, Thursday launched a mobile-based service for mutual fund investment in partnership with HSBC.RCAM is the first ... Read more...
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Tens of thousands across Australia receive death threat SMS
July 23rd, 2012 - 10:17 pm ICT by BNO News
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (BNO NEWS) -- Tens of thousands of Australians have received text messages purporting to be from a hired hitman who threatens to kill them unless they pay $5,000, officials said ... Read more...
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(VM) Joshi fears for his life, writes to Chidambaram (Lead)
July 9th, 2012 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sanjay Joshi, known as Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's bete noire, Monday said he feared for his life ... Read more...
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Over 50 mn opted for mobile number portability till May
July 5th, 2012 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) The total number of subscribers opting for mobile number portability (MNP) has risen to 50.16 million, with Karnataka receiving the maximum number of 5.8 million ... Read more...
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45.89 mn subscribers opted for MNP till April: TRAI
June 27th, 2012 - 4:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The total number of subscribers opting for mobile number portability (MNP) has risen to 45.89 million, with Karnataka receiving the maximum number of 5.11 million ... Read more...
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Aarushi case: Arguments on charges inconclusive (Lead)
May 22nd, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, May 22 (IANS) The initial arguments to frame charges against Rajesh and Nupur Talwar, the parents of murdered teenager Aarushi, remained inconclusive in a Ghaziabad court Tuesday even as ... Read more...
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Team Anna launches SMS cards
April 6th, 2012 - 4:24 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 6 (IANS) Team Anna has launched a pan-India SMS card to spread information about the campaign against corruption. One crore cards, priced at Rs.25, have been issued in ... Read more...
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32.79 mn subscribers opt for mobile number portability
March 6th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) The total number of subscribers opting for mobile number portability (MNP) has risen to 32.79 million, with Karnataka receiving the maximum number of 3.39 million ... Read more...
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Direct webcast of poll in Agra
February 19th, 2012 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Feb 19 (IANS) For the first time, a direct webcast of the poll exercise from 50 stations would be watched by Election Commission functionaries and senior officials in this ... Read more...
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Four Nigerians held for cheating
February 1st, 2012 - 12:39 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Four Nigerians have been arrested for cheating by using official logos of the union finance ministry, the Airports Authority of India and the International Cricket ... Read more...
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29.24 mn subscribers opt for mobile number portability
January 30th, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) About 292.4 lakh (29.24 million) mobile phone subscribers have opted for mobile number portability (MNP) with Karnataka receiving the maximum number of 2.83 million requests ... Read more...
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25.84 mn subscribers opt for mobile number portability
January 9th, 2012 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 9 (IANS) About 258 lakh (25.8 million) mobile phone subscribers have opted for mobile number portability (MNP) with Gujarat receiving the maximum number of 2.49 million requests ... Read more...
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India mulls bank account number portability
January 3rd, 2012 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) After allowing portability of mobile numbers and health insurance policies, the Indian government plans to give customers the flexibility to change his/her bank without changing ... Read more...
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New Telecom Policy likely to be delayed till June 2012
December 23rd, 2011 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) The New Telecom Policy, which is likely to have no roaming charges for subscribers within the country and allow for mobile numbers to be ported ... Read more...
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Glued to earplugs, two students crushed by train
December 1st, 2011 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Dec 1 (IANS) The widespread habit of listening to music while walking cost two teenagers their lives here Thursday. The cousins, who were walking on a railway track, could ... Read more...
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Chandigarh Police arrest two for tourist visa fraud
November 21st, 2011 - 12:03 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 20 (IANS) In a unique case of forgery and fraud for arranging tourist visas, Chandigarh Police Sunday arrested two immigration agents, including a former paramilitary trooper.The special investigation ... Read more...
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Draft National Telecom Policy hints at a progressive policy: KPMG
November 18th, 2011 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) The draft National Telecom Policy (NTP) hints at a progressive policy that can propel the Indian telecom sector to new heights of growth, audit ... Read more...
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Termination action on 35 telecom licenses by March
November 18th, 2011 - 4:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 18 (IANS) The department of telecom (DoT) Friday said it is in the process of issuing notices to telecom companies pertaining to 35 licenses that failed ... Read more...
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DoT extends deadline for receiving comments on draft NTP
November 8th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) The Department of Telecom (DoT) Tuesday said it has extended the deadline for receiving feedback on the draft National Telecom Policy (NTP) till Dec 9 ... Read more...
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Pesky SMSs again - via new routes
November 6th, 2011 - 12:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Your phone buzzes and you reach for it - only to find yet another telemarketing call or SMS, though you thought you had blocked them. ... Read more...
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New telecom policy to be unveiled in January
November 4th, 2011 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) A new telecom policy which may do away with roaming charges for subscribers within the country will be announced in January 2012, Communications Minister Kapil ... Read more...
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Over 180.59 lakh opt for mobile number portability
October 20th, 2011 - 4:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) About 180.59 lakh (18.1 million) mobile phone subscribers have opted for mobile number portability (MNP) with Gujarat receiving the maximum number of 17.63 lakh requests ... Read more...
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Man held for duping people with fake jobs
October 15th, 2011 - 1:11 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) A marketing executive of an outsourcing agency for sale of mobile numbers and internet connections was arrested for duping unemployed engineers by offering them lucrative ... Read more...
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Free roaming, high broadband speeds in new telecom policy
October 10th, 2011 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 10 (IANS) The new telecom policy will bring cheer to consumers with the government Monday proposing to remove roaming charges for subscribers within the country, exponentially increasing ... Read more...
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Agra blast bomb unique in welding design: police
September 22nd, 2011 - 12:37 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Sep 22 (IANS) The crude improvised explosive device (IED) used in the Sep 17 Agra blast that injured four people was "unique" in its design, investigators said Thursday, ... Read more...
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Amitabh’s prank rings wrong bells in Punjab
September 21st, 2011 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 21 (IANS) Their mobile phones are ringing thanks to "Kaun Banega Crorepati" (KBC), but the calls have nothing to do with millions of rupees. A prank by ... Read more...
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Mayawati turns her focus to people’s needs
September 17th, 2011 - 12:34 am ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Sep 16 (IANS) With state assembly elections knocking at her door, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati Friday presided over a day-long review meeting of several key departments and sounded ... Read more...
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Two held for siphoning off loan EMIs
May 16th, 2011 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Two people, including a former employee of a collection agency, have been arrested for siphoning off equated monthly instalments (EMIs) repaid by customers on their ... Read more...
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Three satellite phones seized
May 12th, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The Delhi Police Thursday said it had seized three satellite phones from a news channel."We seized the gadgets on Wednesday after we found that a ... Read more...
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India’s 300 mn mobile phone ‘ghosts’ (Comment)
May 4th, 2011 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
A few days ago, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the industry watchdog, said the country's mobile phone subscriber base had reached an astounding 812 million, adding 20 million ... Read more...
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