IT secretary signals stricter govt controls for AI, biometric devicesIndia's IT secretary, S Krishnan, emphasized the need for strategic autonomy and control over AI and biometric hardware. Citing concerns ov...
06 Jun, 2026, 12.26 AM IST
India, Oman trade pact to come into force from June 1; Check what's insideIndia and Oman's Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, CEPA, begins on June 1. This pact offers Indian exports 100% duty-free acces...
31 May, 2026, 05.01 PM IST
Mythos alert: Banks, telcos take test to check cybersecurity scoreMythos cyber audit: Companies are testing their public-facing assets using existing AI models such as Opus 4.7 and GPT 5.5 and have also as...
28 May, 2026, 01.37 PM IST
India-Nordic partnership set to usher in "golden era", says PM ModiIndia and Nordic nations are poised for a new era of strong ties. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced this following new trade agreement...
19 May, 2026, 08.10 PM IST
India-Japan seek to advance coop in critical minerals, semiconductors & ICTIndia and Japan have strengthened economic ties. A key dialogue focused on industrial and technological cooperation. Five sectors were prio...
13 May, 2026, 08.33 AM IST
Meta loses court fight over compensation to Italian publishersMeta Platforms has faced a significant setback in Europe as the EU's highest court mandated that they pay publishers for utilizing snippets...
12 May, 2026, 05.51 PM IST
UPI underdogs seek fair play; WhatsApp tightens scam defencesSmaller UPI players will meet NPCI to curb the growth of industry leaders PhonePe, Google Pay and Paytm. This and more in today’s ETtech To...
29 Apr, 2026, 07.43 PM IST
India Inc stares at a reckoning as Mythos rewires cybersecurityIndian enterprises could be facing a structural cybersecurity risk after the release of the advanced AI model Mythos by Anthropic. As Mytho...
14 Apr, 2026, 08.08 AM IST
DoT asks licensees to name nodal officer as 'trusted telecom Portal' launched“Those licensees who have not submitted Authorization letter for appointing a Nodal Officer for this portal are requested to submit the sam...
16 Jun, 2021, 08.24 PM IST
India re-elected as member of ITU council till 2022India secured 165 votes and ranked third among the 13 countries elected to the council from the Asia-Australasia region, and eighth among t...
06 Nov, 2018, 07.30 PM IST
Amity, National Skill Development Council offer engineering training in telecomThe first batch of 28 B.Tech. students of Electronics and Telecom Engineering have undergone the skill training along with their regular ac...
21 May, 2015, 05.39 PM IST
Telecom department warns of threat to communications infrastructureAnother major worry, it feels, is the fact that Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers (ICANN) is US-based, and hence bound by U...
16 Dec, 2014, 10.55 AM IST
China-made SIMs may make telecom and banking sectors vulnerable: National Security CouncilThis is important to restrain transmission of sensitive data outside territorial limits of India, said the NSC communication, which was rev...
17 Sep, 2014, 10.25 AM IST
Government may float $1 billion fund for 'Made in India' telecom gear pushOnce promoters of telecom start-ups commit that development and manufacturing will happen in India, fund will bear full costs through equit...
04 Sep, 2014, 09.22 AM IST
India set to frame new testing norms for telecom equipmentThe telecom department has established a pilot lab and creation of a full-fledged certification center and development systems is in progre...
20 Jun, 2013, 04.38 AM IST
- National Advisory Council suggest for comprehensive telecom plan exclusive to North Eastern region
National Advisory Council(NAC), headed by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi has suggested preparation of comprehensive telecom plan exclusive to...
03 Dec, 2012, 07.45 PM IST
- Telecom ministry waives off spectrum fee for community radio services
The telecom ministry said Friday that it would waive off spectrum free for community radio services (CRS) in the interest of 'inclusive and...
28 Sep, 2012, 09.51 PM IST