26,121 Indian websites hacked in 2020: Union minister Sanjay DhotreThere have been attempts from time to time to launch cyber attacks on Indian cyberspace, said Minister of State for Communications and IT S...
11 Feb, 2021, 06.31 PM IST
Pre-call COVID-19 awareness messages critical in fight against pandemic: Sanjay DhotreThe coronavirus-related awareness messages aimed at leveraging pre-caller tunes for maximum public outreach is considered "indispensable" i...
04 Feb, 2021, 05.01 PM IST
Over 2.9 lakh cyber security incidents related to digital banking reported in 2020: DhotreThe Minister noted that the rising popularity of non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) along with e-commerce has also expanded the scope ...
04 Feb, 2021, 04.52 PM IST
Government blocked 296 mobile apps since 2014, says Union minister Sanjay DhotreThe minister also said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) -- the requesting agency for blocking of these apps under section 69A of the IT A...
04 Feb, 2021, 04.51 PM IST
Network gear sourcing under amended general financial rules, says Sanjay DhotreIn response to a question that if the telecom ministry plans to allow the use of Chinese equipment for 5G, Dhotre said 5G technology in tel...
23 Sep, 2020, 09.11 AM IST
MeitY in process of amending IT rules for intermediaries to make them more accountable: DhotreDhotre said Section 79(1) of the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000, grants intermediaries a conditional immunity with regard to any thi...
22 Sep, 2020, 09.19 PM IST
Cyber security incidents in India tripled to 3.5 lakh in July, August from Jan-March: Sanjay DhotreDhotre, responding to a question from BJP MP Vishnu Dayal Ram, quoted data from Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In), saying t...
21 Sep, 2020, 06.42 PM IST
India's electronic component imports for 2019-20 stand at Rs 1.15 lakh cr: Sanjay DhotreMoS for IT Sanjay Dhotre said the COVID-19 pandemic in China coincided with the Chinese New Year festivities, which extended till mid-Febru...
17 Sep, 2020, 07.16 PM IST
More than 44% of BSNL's mobile network equipment sourced from ZTE, 9% from HuaweiWhile replying to a question on the market share of Chinese companies ZTE and Huawei in India, Minister of State for Communications Sanjay ...
17 Sep, 2020, 05.26 PM IST
Govt has no intentions of discontinuing 2G mobile services: Union MoS Sanjay Dhotre“The choice of technology for provision of telecom services are left to the Service Provider as per their respective business consideration...
16 Sep, 2020, 08.19 PM IST
Telecom sector created 76,359 jobs in two years: Sanjay Dhotre"76,359 jobs have been created since 2018-19 in telecom sector," Dhotre informed the House. A total 40,445 jobs were created in 2018-19 and...
19 Mar, 2020, 06.10 PM IST
Aadhaar issued to over 90 pc of population: Sanjay DhotreIn a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Electronics and IT Sanjay Dhotre said the UIDAI does not maintain urban/rural ...
19 Mar, 2020, 05.08 PM IST
Government gets Rs 25,900 crore in AGR dues; asks telcos to make full payment"The Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) have made some payments in compliance with the Supreme Court order dated October 24, 2019," Minister ...
11 Mar, 2020, 03.50 PM IST
Govt takes action against 8,000 social media links: Sanjay DhotreThe government on Wednesday said it has taken action against over 8,000 links on social media in 2018 and 2019 under the Information Techno...
04 Mar, 2020, 05.42 PM IST
Balance AGR dues of telcos pegged at Rs 1,30,440 crore: Sanjay DhotreThe government has received Rs 15,896.5 crore payment from telecom companies towards AGR liabilities, placing the remaining dues at Rs 1,30...
04 Mar, 2020, 04.57 PM IST
Over 26,400 complaints against telcos received by Trai: Sanjay Dhotre"Trai Act, 1997 does not envisage handling of individual consumer complaints by Trai. However, complaints received in Trai (Telecom regulat...
11 Dec, 2019, 05.23 PM IST
India will not compromise on security of telecom networks: Sanjay DhotreThe remarks come in the backdrop of US' concerns over deployment of Huawei telecom gear in new and upcoming networks.
26 Aug, 2019, 03.15 PM IST