Sebi, DoT join forces to curb market frauds via real-time data sharing platformSecurities and Exchange Board of India and Department of Telecommunications signed an MoU to share real-time intelligence via Digital Intel...
15 Apr, 2026, 07.44 PM IST
‘You can delete Sanchar Saathi as per your wish’: Scindia on govt’s tracking app after ‘snooping’ rowUnion Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia defended the Sanchar Saathi app against surveillance allegations, emphasising its consumer safety benef...
02 Dec, 2025, 01.48 PM IST
DoT's Sanchar Saathi traces over 20 lakh lost, stolen phones: MoS TelecomThe telecom department's Sanchar Saathi platform has successfully traced over 20 lakh lost or stolen mobile phones, as stated by Minister C...
20 Jun, 2025, 09.00 PM IST
Telcos disconnected 73 lakh mobile connections failing reverification: MoS CommunicationsTelecom companies have disconnected nearly 73 lakh mobile connections for failing reverification, flagged due to fake proof of identity or ...
07 Aug, 2024, 08.48 PM IST
DoT asks telcos to reverify 6.8 lakh suspect mobile connectionsThe Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is initiating a re-verification process for approximately 6.8 lakh mobile connections suspected ...
23 May, 2024, 07.37 PM IST
What's Chakshu portal? How to report fraud spam calls, messages and cybercrime on this portal?The government has launched Chakshu portal under Sanchar Sathi initiative to combat telecom fraud, empowering users to report suspicious ca...
05 Mar, 2024, 11.24 AM IST
TRAI proposes tweaks in MNP rules to curb SIM-swap fraudsThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has proposed changes to the mobile number portability (MNP) rules to prevent SIM-swap frau...
27 Sep, 2023, 11.41 PM IST
Verification mandatory for SIM card dealersThe Indian government has made it mandatory for SIM card dealers to be verified and has discontinued bulk connections to combat online fina...
18 Aug, 2023, 01.16 PM IST
Cyber frauds: Verification now mandatory for SIM card dealers, no bulk connectionsThe telecom operators will do mandatory registration of franchisee, point of sale (PoS) agents and distributors. This will help in eliminat...
18 Aug, 2023, 01.03 PM IST
Centre mandates police verification for SIM dealers, ceases bulk connections, KYC also mustThe minister said that the government has disconnected 52 lakh mobile connections. While 67,000 dealers have been blacklisted, 300 FIRs hav...
17 Aug, 2023, 04.49 PM IST
IRCTC issues warning about fake mobile app campaign to deceive usersIRCTC, the catering and tourism arm of the railways, has warned its customers about the circulation of a malicious mobile app campaign prom...
15 Aug, 2023, 08.58 PM IST
Six million mobile connections fraudulent, says DoTAs per DoT officials, to break the network of cybercriminals, a multi-pronged strategy is being utilised by various government and autonomo...
10 Aug, 2023, 08.05 AM IST
Scam Alert! Malicious mobile app campaign targets IRCTC users; Check what you need to know“Alert: It has been reported that a malicious and fake mobile app campaign is in circulation where some fraudsters are sending phishing lin...
05 Aug, 2023, 09.01 PM IST
Police response seen slow in helping DoT recover lost mobilesAs per officials, DoT is facing a hurdle in the issue of fake connections too, as states have to initiate penal action against the fraudste...
09 Jul, 2023, 11.54 PM IST
Users traced over 2.5 lakh missing phones using DoT's AI portal CEIRDepartment of Telecommunications (DoT) has launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-based portal launched Central Equipment Identity Regist...
08 Jun, 2023, 11.31 PM IST
Around 5.4 lakh mobile phones blocked, 2.6 lakh lost ones traced using DoT portalIndia's artificial intelligence-based Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) has, within a month of its launch on 16 May, allowed mobil...
08 Jun, 2023, 05.38 PM IST
Sanchar Saathi: Now subscribers can track, block lost cellphone via portalWith the help of the portal, the device can be deactivated even if the new SIM card has been inserted as the device is tracked through its ...
17 May, 2023, 01.20 PM IST