Limit net shutdowns as they hit critical services: TelcosTelecom operators have requested the Indian government to dissuade states from ordering internet shutdowns. They argue that these disruptio...
07 Dec, 2024, 08.15 AM IST
Slice gets CCI's clearance to merge with North-East Small Finance BankCCI has cleared the merger of fintech firm Slice with North-East Small Finance Bank and approved the acquisition of stake and majority shar...
12 Mar, 2024, 10.40 PM IST
All inhabited villages in Northeast to be connected with 4G network by Dec 2023: Kiren RijijuThe Union Minister of Law and Justice said the purpose of the meeting was to ensure coordination among different stakeholders, bring all of...
08 Nov, 2022, 03.19 PM IST
Move is on to extend internet connectivity between Coxbazar landing station in Bangladesh to Agartala: Ashwini VaishnawAccording to a release issued by the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), Vaishnaw, who visited Guwahati on Tuesday, also said that a study to...
05 Jan, 2022, 07.00 PM IST
NE to have tourist circuit trains: Railway Minister Ashwini VaishnawPromoting the rich heritage of northeast and showcasing its beautiful culture to the entire world has been an endeavour of the Railways, Va...
05 Jan, 2022, 02.37 PM IST
India lost $1.3bn due to 4,196 hours of no internetIndia was the third worst-hit economy worldwide after crisis-hit Iraq and Sudan thanks to state-imposed shut downs across Jammu & Kashmir, ...
10 Jan, 2020, 12.57 PM IST
Internet services suspended across Assam till MondayWith the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Parliament, there have been continuous protests and violent agitations, across the ...
14 Dec, 2019, 02.31 PM IST
As anti-CAB protests rock North Eeast, Congress says situation akin to Jammu & Kashmir, slams BJPThe Congress said that these protests, which, according to officials, claimed at least two lives in Assam on Thursday, are "spontaneous" an...
12 Dec, 2019, 09.13 PM IST
Vodafone India launches 3G services on its own network in ShillongVodafone India has more than 4.8 million customers in Assam and North East circles with 40% being data users.
13 Jan, 2016, 02.48 PM IST
Vodafone launches 3G on own network in JorhatVodafone India, the country’s second largest mobile carrier, launched 3G services on its own network in Jorhat, Assam Wednesday.
07 Oct, 2015, 01.32 PM IST
New Call Telecom in talks with 12 Indian companies for acquisitionNew Call Telecom said it is in talks with 12 Indian companies, including 3-4 firms in the northeastern region, for acquiring them over the ...
03 Sep, 2015, 09.57 PM IST
Broadband via Bangladesh to improve net speed in NE statesThe Tripura Chief Minister has asked BSNL authorities to be cautious regarding the quality of so that it could attain world class quality.
11 Jul, 2015, 11.07 PM IST
Digital India initiative: Government to connect 55,000 villages with phones by December 2016The telecom department plans to take mobile network by December 2016 to nearly 10 per cent of villages that are still unconnected, to make ...
05 Jan, 2015, 04.36 PM IST
Anonymous joins protests against Internet shutdown in KashmirHacktivist group Anonymous joined thousands of others to protest the shutdown of internet services in Kashmir for the fourth consecutive da...
12 Feb, 2013, 08.54 PM IST
Govt fails to identify hate mongers on social media as Twitter, Google & Facebook refuse to share detailsInvestigations ran into a fire wall, as Twitter, Google and Facebook refused to share details of users who uploaded the objectionable mater...
07 Feb, 2013, 08.50 AM IST
- Home Ministry raises objections on Telecom policy provisions
The Home Ministry has asked the Department of Telecom to ensure that in all policies related to number portability, law enforcement agencie...
04 Jun, 2012, 05.02 PM IST
- Prepaid connections to be banned in NE from next month
On and after February 22, millions of pre-paid cellular users in Jammu and Kashmir and northeast states may no longer be able to use their ...
10 Jan, 2009, 01.47 AM IST