X launches standalone XChat messaging app on iOSX has launched XChat's standalone messaging app for iOS, offering private and group chats, file sharing, and audio/video calls. The app emp...
26 Apr, 2026, 06.00 PM IST
Truecaller joins telcos against AI-based number blockingTruecaller opposes mandatory AI-driven blocking of spam calls, emphasizing user consent and the potential inaccuracies of AI models. CEO Ri...
20 Mar, 2026, 10.17 AM IST
TRAI moots termination charges to tackle spamIndia's telecom regulator, TRAI, is taking steps to combat spam calls. New proposals include charging businesses for commercial calls. Tele...
14 Mar, 2026, 12.26 AM IST
TRAI proposes AI tools to detect & block spam calls, messagesTelecom regulator TRAI is proposing new rules. Telecom companies will soon be allowed to use AI tools. These tools will help detect and blo...
13 Mar, 2026, 10.20 PM IST
Airtel, Google team up to block spam on enhanced messaging serviceAirtel and Google have joined forces to curb spam in RCS messages, marking a global first by integrating Airtel’s spam filters with Google’...
02 Mar, 2026, 11.59 AM IST
Airtel, Google partner to check spam in messages with web linkBharti Airtel is partnering with Google to deploy an AI-enabled spam protection tool on Google's messaging platform. This collaboration aim...
01 Mar, 2026, 08.08 PM IST
Airtel's AI filter finds 71 bn pesky calls and 2.9 bn messages till JanBharti Airtel has taken a bold stand against the growing wave of scams. With the help of its advanced AI spam detection system, the company...
11 Feb, 2026, 01.01 PM IST
Trai to roll out user-friendly DND app to combat spam menace"The intention is to make it user-friendly... the experience should be good, and it should become the preferred app for DND registration," ...
17 Dec, 2024, 08.18 AM IST
AI on spam: How Airtel detects 8 billion spam calls in 2.5 monthsThe telecom operator said it spotted a million spammers a day and that its spam tracking solution led to a 12% fall in answered spam calls....
10 Dec, 2024, 12.18 AM IST
War on spam: Airtel's network flags 8 bn spam calls in 2.5 months; identifies 1 mn spammers dailyBharti Airtel's AI-powered network flagged 8 billion spam calls and 0.8 billion spam SMSes in 2.5 months. Delhi led in received and origina...
09 Dec, 2024, 01.39 PM IST
Trai's spam call check: 50 entities blacklisted, 2.75 lakh numbers disconnected in two weeksTelecom service providers have blacklisted over 50 entities and disconnected more than 2.75 lakh mobile numbers following TRAI's crackdown ...
03 Sep, 2024, 03.52 PM IST
TRAI calls for joint effort from JCoR members to tackle increasing spam messages, callsThe telecom regulator emphasized the need for a united effort to combat spam messages and calls at a meeting of the Joint Committee of Regu...
27 Aug, 2024, 07.24 PM IST
Spam calls and messages: How to activate DND on Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and VodafoneBlock spam calls by activating Do Not Disturb feature. Use codes to block specific call categories. Follow network-specific steps for Jio, ...
03 Apr, 2024, 04.09 PM IST
Nearly a million complaints regarding spam calls/messages logged in 2022Last year, telcos disconnected 32, 032 numbers that were found in repeated violation of regulations regarding telemarketing, while more tha...
26 Jul, 2023, 05.37 PM IST
How to block irritating marketing spam calls, activate Do Not Disturb (DND) on Jio, Airtel, ViDespite several measures by Trai in the past few years, the problem of pesky telemarketing calls and messages has remained as it is. Howeve...
06 Jul, 2023, 12.52 PM IST
WhatsApp to introduce ‘classifiers’ to identify spam callsThe Meta-owned instant messaging platform hopes to completely stop spam calls over the next two days, a source said.
13 May, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Trai overhauls rules on pesky calls, spam messages; spells out obligation of telcosThe regulations provide for registration of senders, registration of headers, and, more importantly, registration of subscribers' consent.
19 Jul, 2018, 10.21 PM IST