Trai proposes capping data rates under PM WaniThe telecom regulator proposes capping the broadband connectivity costs for public data offices (PDOs) at twice the retail home broadband r...
16 Jan, 2025, 12.40 AM IST
Telcos-ISPs, tech cos blow hot & cold over Wi-Fi hotspot planA conflict is emerging between telecom and internet service providers and tech companies over the government's PM-Wani Wi-Fi hotspot initia...
19 Sep, 2024, 08.04 AM IST
Earnings boost from AI, ML; public Wi-Fi scheme stalledFamiliarity with emerging technologies such as AI and ML has boosted the earnings of B.Tech graduates. This and more in today’s ETtech Top ...
16 Sep, 2024, 08.15 PM IST
India's ambitious PM-WANI push fails to pick up pace amid major pushback by telcosDespite the PM-WANI scheme's goal to democratise internet access, its impact has been limited due to resistance from telecom operators and ...
16 Sep, 2024, 12.46 AM IST
Trai proposes lower cost structure for public Wi-Fi providers under PM-WaniThis comes after Trai noted that in the name of commercial agreement, TSPs/ISPs are often pushing public Wi-Fi providers to connect the acc...
24 Aug, 2024, 08.51 AM IST
BSNL to migrate 30,000 wifi hotspots to PM-WANI framework by June: DoT officialIn a bid to fuel broadband internet proliferation across the country, the government, in December 2020, approved the setting up of public w...
24 May, 2022, 04.35 PM IST
Telecom body wants 60 GHz band waves allotted without auctionsThe delicensing of the V-band has been strongly opposed by telecom carriers, who fear that if done, broadband players will use those airwav...
27 Sep, 2021, 07.24 AM IST
NC chief Farooq Abdullah begins deliberations within party over Centre's invite for talksThe PM's meeting with all political parties from Jammu and Kashmir on June 24 is part of the Centre's initiatives to bolster political proc...
20 Jun, 2021, 03.56 PM IST
Make in India: HFCL ships 1 lakh indigenous Wi-Fi systems in record timeThe homegrown company, that has an order book of Rs 7,500 crore has supplied Wi-Fi gear to private players and is also eyeing to further sh...
06 Jan, 2021, 04.28 PM IST
Prime Minister Wani: Centre targets two million Wi-Fi hotspots by the end of 2021Once the service is live, anyone can register as a public data operator aggregator (PDOA) by filling in a one-page form on the central regi...
22 Dec, 2020, 08.36 AM IST
CSC network to become largest provider of WANI WiFi hotspots in rural IndiaThe initiative by the government-run network of digital kiosks will provide a major boost by immediately onboarding around 200,000 hotspots...
11 Dec, 2020, 09.09 PM IST
US lawmaker slams Nawaz Sharif for praising Wani in his UN addressIn his address to the UN General Assembly on September 21, Nawaz Sharif described Hizbul commander Burhan Wani a "young leader".
13 Jul, 2018, 12.08 PM IST
BIMSTEC goes beyond BRICS, says terrorists not martyrsThe BIMSTEC document also stated that there should be no glorification of terrorists as martyrs. This is significant because Pakistan PM Na...
12 Jul, 2018, 08.48 PM IST
Government defends Brics' terror stand in Goa as its 'firmest'There was no mention of either cross-border or Pakistan-based terror groups like LeT and JeM in the declaration.
21 Oct, 2016, 12.27 PM IST
US lawmaker slams Nawaz Sharif for praising Burhan Wani in his UN address"Disappointed to see the Pakistan PM use the UN to praise a militant group that uses violence to promote its cause," Congressman Ted Poe sa...
29 Sep, 2016, 12.07 PM IST
Congress roots for dialogue to calm down Kashmir Valley unrestRajnath Singh today said he will review situation in J&K during his two-day visit there beginning tomorrow, and may hold talks with cross s...
23 Aug, 2016, 05.41 PM IST
Talk to separatist leaders: Jammu and Kashmir MLAs in all-party meetingCurfew and communication blockade across Kashmir continued for 13th day as government imposed harsh restrictions, despite half-day relaxati...
22 Jul, 2016, 02.22 AM IST