Famous alphonso mango is facing existential crisis this yearRatnagiri's Alphonso mango growers are facing a challenging season due to weather disruptions that significantly reduced production. This h...
01 Jun, 2026, 04.32 PM IST
First Taiwan, then South Korea? How global AI supercycle is demoting Indian stock marketA global AI-led market shift is driving massive foreign capital outflows from India toward East Asia’s technology hubs, with overseas inves...
26 May, 2026, 11.53 AM IST
Amid ‘Cockroach Janta Party’ buzz, here’s how a cockroach found in a DU hostel created a messDelhi University South Campus hostel students protested after a cockroach was found in breakfast chutney. This comes as the newly launched ...
21 May, 2026, 02.23 PM IST
'Prasad' in temples: SC refuses to examine plea raising food quality concernsThe Supreme Court dismissed a plea seeking regulation of the quality of temple food offerings, stating it falls under state policy. The ben...
29 Nov, 2024, 02.34 PM IST
Amid Tirupati laddu controversy, Ayodhya Ram Mandir sends its prasad for testingThe Ram Mandir in Ayodhya has sent prasad samples for testing amid allegations of animal fat in Tirupati laddus. Chief priest Acharya Satye...
27 Sep, 2024, 07.32 PM IST
Viral video shows mice on Siddhivinayak Temple prasad packets amid Tirupati laddus controversy, trust deniesA video showing mice on prasad packets at Mumbai's Siddhivinayak Temple has raised concerns. The temple trust denies the allegations, stati...
24 Sep, 2024, 03.33 PM IST
Consumers need to testify telcos self-regulation drives: Ravi Shankar PrasadCommunications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad downplayed the steps taken by telecom operators to self-regulate their services.
21 May, 2016, 05.13 AM IST
Trai to decide on Supreme Court order, we expect better service: Ravi Shankar Prasad"When they can expand telecom services to the nook and corner of the country, why can't they improve the quality?" Prasad asked soon after ...
11 May, 2016, 08.47 PM IST
Trai to decide on Supreme Court order, we expect better service: Ravi Shankar PrasadThe apex court set aside the call-drop penalty provision put in place by the Trai, which mandated mobile providers to compensate consumers ...
11 May, 2016, 03.59 PM IST
Ravi Shankar Prasad does plainspeak, will be 'tough' on call dropsTelecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said he will remain tough on the issue of service quality of telecom companies.
19 Dec, 2015, 05.14 PM IST
Government mulls levying penalty on telecom operators for call dropsAs the call drop menace refuses to subside, government is now weighing the option of slapping penalty on telecom operators.
26 Aug, 2015, 09.13 PM IST
DoT to monitor quality of services to check call dropsWith call drops increasing by the day, the telecom department (DoT) has decided to crack down on the deteriorating telecom services.
08 Jul, 2015, 04.09 AM IST
Government orders special audit of mobile networks to check call dropsGovt ordered a special audit of mobile networks and said regulator TRAI has been asked to formulate a system of "incentives and disincentiv...
07 Jul, 2015, 08.24 PM IST
Ravi Shankar Prasad asks BSNL to improve quality of servicesThe minister also said that the govt is committed to revive BSNL & numbers of initiatives are in the pipeline to bring the PSU back to the ...
28 Apr, 2015, 06.08 PM IST
Department of Telecom to soon meet service providers on call drop issue:Ravi Shankar Prasad"I have asked my officials to call a meeting of all service providers regarding call drops faced by customers," Prasad told PTI.
22 Apr, 2015, 02.38 PM IST
Telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad asks operators to improve quality of serviceHe said that he is answerable for QoS delivered by state-run telecom firms, but at the same time accused previous govt of hurting financial...
02 Apr, 2015, 09.09 PM IST
Market okay for time being, valuations look fairly stretched: Sanjeev Prasad"I don't want to bet on liquidity as a theme for investment. Market looks okay for time being, but valuations are fairly stretched."
18 Oct, 2013, 12.02 PM IST