Trai eases SMS whitelisting norms to reduce disruptionTrai has clarified that only the static parts of URLs in commercial messages need to be whitelisted to avoid disruption, as its new mandate...
01 Oct, 2024, 08.05 AM IST
Impractical to implement new URL whitelisting norms: TelcosIndia's top telecom companies have informed the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) that they cannot implement the new mandate on ...
21 Sep, 2024, 08.37 AM IST
Companies, banks struggle to implement Trai's URL whitelisting normsIn a directive issued a few weeks ago, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) had asked telcos to stop transmitting messages cont...
03 Sep, 2024, 01.36 AM IST
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)-Urban 2.0 Scheme approved by Cabinet: Eligibility, who will benefit, interest subsidyPradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY)-Urban 2.0: The Union Cabinet has given the green light to the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) 2...
12 Aug, 2024, 11.43 AM IST
Top regulators, govt departments join forces to counter pesky calls, online fraudRegulators such as RBI, SEBI, Trai, along with government departments like the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, and ...
22 May, 2024, 05.29 PM IST
All internet firms may not get to dock in safe harbourA draft of the revised IT Act (The Digital India Bill) shows that the default exemption to internet intermediaries currently available unde...
19 Oct, 2023, 06.00 AM IST
Angel Tax on multinational companies may bedevil FDIThe government provided a blanket exemption from angel tax to various structures such as pension and sovereign wealth funds, among others i...
29 May, 2023, 06.20 AM IST
Data centre companies call for reciprocity in data flowIn their submissions, these companies asked for Indian users' data to be transferred only to countries that allow their citizens' data to b...
17 Jan, 2023, 09.11 AM IST
Zomato to inspect cloud kitchens hosting more than 10 brandsThe food aggregator pointed out that in the recent past, the statutory body Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has also s...
23 Sep, 2022, 08.07 PM IST
ED sends showcause notice to WazirXAgency claims transactions worth Rs 2,790.74 cr carried out in violation of forex rules; CEO Shetty says crypto exchange in compliance with...
12 Jun, 2021, 09.56 AM IST
Broadband internet services restored in KashmirAfter seven months, J&K residents are accessing social media websites on mobile and broadband connections. A government order on Wednesday ...
05 Mar, 2020, 06.42 PM IST
Ban on social media lifted in J-K, access to internet services on 2G to continue till Mar 17The internet facility was snapped across Jammu and Kashmir on August 5 last year, the day when Centre abrogated the special status to the e...
05 Mar, 2020, 09.20 AM IST
2G mobile Internet services extended in Jammu & Kashmir till March 4; tighter vigil on use of VPNsIssuing an order, the home department of the union territory said that while assessing the impact of the directions relating to regulation ...
25 Feb, 2020, 04.32 PM IST
J&K cyber cops question 10 over social media misuseOver 1,000 social media handles were suspended and 10 suspects questioned for alleged misuse of social media in Jammu and Kashmir. The admi...
21 Feb, 2020, 12.18 PM IST
Net banking & card frauds up 50%, Delhi is ATM con capitalThe numbers of ATM frauds in public sector banks were, however, more revealing. While State Bank of India, with over 58,000 ATMs across Ind...
11 Dec, 2019, 12.28 PM IST
Aerocity hotels told to install facial recognition softwareHotels at the hospitality district near the Delhi airport are now installing facial recognition software in line with the latest addition i...
20 Nov, 2014, 03.18 AM IST
- An Alpine haven disappears
India has done well to rework its tax treaty with Switzerland to obtain information on Indians hiding their money in Swiss accounts.
02 Sep, 2010, 05.24 AM IST