400-year-old Panzath festival in Kashmir revives community spirit and river conservationVillagers in Qazigund, Kashmir, are reviving the Panzath festival. This ancient tradition involves cleaning the Panzath Nag stream and ritu...
20 May, 2026, 05.01 PM IST
How a 15-year-old boy gave millions of blind people the ability to readLouis Braille, a teenager, created a revolutionary dot-based reading system. This system, based on a six-dot cell, allows blind individuals...
20 May, 2026, 04.42 PM IST
Holding stocks is harder than finding them: 10 mid- and small-caps stocks that may be worth holding on toHolding a stock is not an act of blind faith. It is not refusing to change one’s mind. It is not averaging down because the stock has falle...
17 May, 2026, 06.20 AM IST
India’s invisible workforce gets a new safety net: Key labour reforms for migrant employees decodedIndia's inter-state migrant workers gain significant protections under new labour code rules notified on May 8, 2026. The Occupational Safe...
15 May, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
For investors with long-term perspective: 5 mid-cap stocks from different sectors with upside potential of up to 30%Even before the US-Israel-Iran war began, there was a sort of readjustment taking place in the mid-cap segment – a kind of valuation readju...
28 Apr, 2026, 11.46 AM IST
Iran war could make petroleum products from clothes to crayons more costlyGlobal oil disruptions are making everyday items more expensive. From plush toys to bandages, the cost of materials derived from petroleum ...
22 Apr, 2026, 03.20 PM IST
More data doesn’t mean better credit: Account aggregators prove whyIn this new era, competitive advantage will belong to those with the most disciplined analytical frameworks.
20 Apr, 2026, 11.26 AM IST
Why ‘unlimited’ or ‘100% restoration’ benefit in health insurance may not save you from a big hospital bill; here’s what policyholders should knowHealth insurance restoration benefits, often misunderstood as unlimited coverage, restore your sum insured only after it's fully exhausted ...
16 Apr, 2026, 05.58 PM IST
Will your hospital bills fall with new IRDAI move? Know how policyholders will be impacted with the formation of this new panelPolicyholders facing rising premiums, slow claims, and opaque hospital pricing will soon see changes. IRDAI's new sub-committee aims to sim...
12 Apr, 2026, 08.12 PM IST
Port your number temporarily with app 'Hotel My Phone'Next time you forget to carry your phone or its battery dies, never mind. Here's a new app for peer-to-peer temporary number portability.
01 Apr, 2015, 10.32 AM IST
Trai extends date for comments on MNP, emergency numberTelecom regulator Trai today extended the date for receiving stakeholder comments on mobile number portability for corporates.
05 Apr, 2013, 09.25 PM IST
- PM flags off MNP, telcos to focus on retaining customers
The long-awaited nationwide rollout of mobile number portability, the facility that empowers customers to dump their cellphone operator wit...
21 Jan, 2011, 05.30 AM IST
- Idea launches MNP helpline for mobile users
Three days ahead of the launch of Mobile Number Portability, Aditya Birla group firm Idea Cellular on Monday started a helpline to guide ov...
17 Jan, 2011, 05.28 PM IST
- MNP to shield consumers if licences are cancelled
Mobile Number Portability will safeguard the interest of subscribers in case new operators' licences are cancelled for missing rollout obli...
10 Jan, 2011, 05.38 AM IST
- Mobile number portability to have no major impact on telcos: Fitch
MNP, which allows a subscriber to change his/her operator but retain the number, is likely to intensify competition on the postpaid front, ...
29 Nov, 2010, 05.41 PM IST
- Number portability to roll out first in Haryana on Nov 25
Ushering in the next-generation of telecom reforms, cell phone users will be able to avail the mobile number portability (MNP) facility fro...
01 Nov, 2010, 01.46 AM IST
- Ministry orders number portability by September
If Implemented, customers can access MNP before 3g launch; telcos likely to strike roaming deals .
21 May, 2010, 08.31 AM IST