India fast moving towards full Capital account convertibility: RBI" There is an effort to liberalize FPI debt flows further with the introduction of the Fully Accessible Route (FAR) which places no limit o...
14 Oct, 2021, 06.48 PM IST
Train driver in Mumbai halts train in time, saves life of elderly man crossing tracksAfter the incident, the Central Railway issued an advisory asking people not to cross rail tracks, and warned that it could prove fatal.
18 Jul, 2021, 07.55 PM IST
India allows Huawei to participate in 5G trialsThe US has been pressuring its allies and friendly countries, including India, to bar Huawei from 5G deployments, flagging security concern...
31 Dec, 2019, 07.31 AM IST
Huawei India CEO thanks government for its faith in the Chinese firmTelecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said govt had decided to give 5G spectrum for trials to all players.
30 Dec, 2019, 09.59 PM IST
Govt will give 5G spectrum for trials to all players: Ravi Shankar Prasad"We have taken a decision to give 5G spectrum for trials to all players," Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said. An in-principle decisi...
30 Dec, 2019, 04.47 PM IST
Idea to sell 2G, 3G, 4G mobile data at same price from March-end"Idea will allow open market data recharges of 1GB and above to work on Idea's 2G, 3G or 4G network without any differential prices. This w...
17 Mar, 2017, 06.03 PM IST
3G, 4G, now 5G: India takes early callIndia is aggressively pursuing the agenda at the body which is making standards for 5G of which India has been made a member only two years...
20 Oct, 2016, 04.23 PM IST
Facebook targets 2G data users with 'Lite' mobile appThe application, occupying less than half megabyte, supports all function as that of main application except video streaming and advance lo...
30 Jun, 2015, 07.52 PM IST
Idea to replace roaming pacts in Delhi, launch 3G on its own network in AprilUntil now, Idea has used roaming pacts to offer 3G in Delhi. Overall, the company provides 3G services in 21 service areas of India except ...
14 Jan, 2015, 03.58 AM IST
Idea introduces 2 new smartphones at Rs 4,999 & Rs 8,300Idea FAB, a dual-SIM smartphone, powered by a 1.2 GHz dual core processor and running on Android Jelly Bean 4.2 OS, is priced at Rs 4,999.
13 Aug, 2014, 03.57 PM IST
N Ravi Shankar and Shankar Aggarwal, in the race to become the new Telecom secretaryIssues that confronts the new secretary include those surrounding penalties imposed on operators, final guidelines on sharing.
14 Jun, 2014, 09.14 AM IST
4G still 2-3 years away: Shashi Shankar, IdeaIndia's top telcos may have bought 1800 Mhz spectrum recently with an eye on 4G services, but the telecom market is not yet ready for servi...
19 May, 2014, 11.51 AM IST
Idea looking at own 3G in Delhi, may cut data tariff to woo usersUnder the country’s new liberalised spectrum regime, operators can offer any kind of telecom service on any band of airwaves.
07 May, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Idea may cut data rates, to launch 3G in Delhi by JanIncluding Delhi, Idea will be offering 3G services in 11 circles through its own licenses. While it had won 11 3G licenses and airwaves in ...
06 May, 2014, 04.00 PM IST
Jet Airways to repay $600 million debt by MarchThe Naresh Goyal-led Jet Airways today said it will retire USD 600-million debt by this fiscal end by way of sale and lease back of some it...
05 Nov, 2012, 07.07 PM IST
Idea Cellular rules out tariff hikes for nowThe country's third largest GSM player Idea Cellular today ruled out any immediate hike in tariffs, saying it keeps revising its tariffs on...
24 Sep, 2012, 08.13 PM IST
Coalgate: Demand for Manmohan's resignation to continue, BJP saysBJP national spokesman Ravi Shankar Prasad clarified there was no softening of stand by his party on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's resign...
02 Sep, 2012, 09.54 PM IST