UP smart meter update: Will apartment and society prepaid meters also shift to postpaid? Check full details hereUttar Pradesh government has discontinued the prepaid system for smart electricity meters and shifted to postpaid billing. However, this ch...
07 May, 2026, 03.06 PM IST
How a Rs 20 electricity bill payment by an SBI customer led to the bank paying Rs 2.2 lakh in compensationA State Bank of India customer was defrauded of ₹1.99 lakh after attempting a ₹20 electricity bill payment. The National Consumer Disputes ...
17 Apr, 2026, 01.12 PM IST
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
Telecom regulator asks public not to fall prey to fraudulent calls claiming to be from TRAITRAI alerted citizens about fraudulent calls threatening mobile disconnection, claiming to be from them. It clarified it does not contact u...
21 Aug, 2024, 07.22 PM IST
Real-time intel platform to curb cybercrime, fraudThe government has established a real-time intelligence sharing platform to tackle cybercrime and online fraud. With over 750 stakeholders ...
12 Jul, 2024, 09.25 AM IST
Trai asks mobile users to report fraudulent calls/ SMSes/ WhatsApp messages to DoTThe telecom regulator in India has urged mobile users to report fraudulent calls, text messages, and WhatsApps from third-party agencies cl...
06 Jun, 2024, 05.14 PM IST
Band ho Jaa SIM SIM: Govt targets cyber thievesOn May 9, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) had asked telcos to disconnect 28,220 mobile handsets and re-verify over two million m...
20 May, 2024, 03.27 PM IST
Govt asks Jio, Airtel, Idea to block 28,000 phones, verify 20 lakh numbersThe Department of Telecom (DoT) has directed major telecom operators to block 28,200 mobile handsets allegedly linked to cyber crimes. This...
13 May, 2024, 03.16 PM IST
DoT directs telcos to block 28,200 mobile handsets, re-verify 20 lakh mobile numbersCollaborating with the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and state police, DoT aims to combat the misuse of telecom resources in cybercrime an...
10 May, 2024, 06.43 PM IST
Telecom department blocks mobile handsets, disconnects numbers involved in fraudsThe Department of Telecom (DoT) has launched the Chakshu portal to combat telecom fraud. Since its launch, the DoT has blacklisted 52 entit...
07 May, 2024, 07.16 PM IST
Trai issues public advisory against fraudulent calls threatening disconnection of mobile servicesThe regulator also clarified that it had not authorised any agency to contact customers for such activities, and accordingly, all such call...
15 Nov, 2023, 04.51 PM IST
DoT issues advisory against calls threatening disconnection of mobile servicesThe Department of Telecom (DoT) issued an advisory warning citizens about malicious calls threatening disconnection of their mobile service...
10 Nov, 2023, 10.19 PM IST
Mobile numbers deactivated or disconnected on subscriber's request not allocated for at least 90 days: TRAI to SCThe Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has informed the Supreme Court that mobile phone numbers deactivated for non-usage or at t...
03 Nov, 2023, 04.26 PM IST
Telcos asked to list disconnected numbersThe move is aimed to address a potential security risk situation when a mobile user has had his/her number permanently disconnected but fai...
23 Nov, 2019, 11.06 AM IST
Trai plans disconnection norms for inactive mobile subscribersTwo hundred million pre-paid mobile connections in the country are not active of which about 55 million have remained unused for more than ...
12 Dec, 2012, 10.29 AM IST
Trai moves to check arbitrary disconnection of SIMsTrai has said that telecom subscribers at various forums have represented that their mobile connections were being disconnected arbitrarily...
02 Dec, 2012, 12.13 PM IST
- Operators to stop services for mobiles with invalid IMEI
Phones from the grey market can now land you in trouble as telecom operators have started informing subscribers that services to cellphones...
25 Mar, 2009, 09.27 PM IST