CCPA cracks down on ecommerce giants for illegal sale of walkie-talkies amid rising security woesThe Central Consumer Protection Authority issued the notices to Amazon, Flipkart, Meesho, OLX, TradeIndia, Facebook, Indiamart, Vardaan Mar...
09 May, 2025, 07.04 PM IST
CCPA cracks down on online sale of unauthorised walkie-talkiesAmid India-Pakistan tensions, CCPA cracks down on unauthorized walkie-talkie sales online. The focus is on listings lacking proper licenses...
09 May, 2025, 05.11 PM IST
Government can take control of all telecom networks in times of emergency under new Telecom ActThe Telecommunications Act will establish Digital Bharat Nidhi for funding research and development instead of just supporting rural teleco...
22 Jun, 2024, 01.57 PM IST
OTT not under ambit of Telecom Bill: Ashwini VaishnawThe minister's first official comments on the issue are likely to allay concerns raised by some app makers and activists that the broad def...
23 Dec, 2023, 07.28 AM IST
Telecommunications Bill 2023 tabled in Lok SabhaUnion Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has introduced the Telecommunications Bill, 2023, which allows the government to suspend or prohibit use of...
18 Dec, 2023, 04.38 PM IST
DoT moves to remove illegal mobile signal gearIn a fresh set of guidelines issued on February 27, the wireless monitoring organisation (WMO), a wing of DoT, said that once a telecom fir...
08 Mar, 2023, 01.05 AM IST
Telecom Bill leaves a lot to be covered through regulations: NASSCOM"A future-ready Telecommunication Bill will be an important step towards designing a framework which supports regulatory stability, investm...
23 Sep, 2022, 09.40 PM IST
New telecom bill likely to be in place in 6-10 months: Aswini VaishnawThe Department of Telecommunications has set the deadline of October 20 on the draft bill.
23 Sep, 2022, 06.10 PM IST
Sale of illegal repeaters, boosters: DoT cautions e-commerce companies to abide by ruleshe Department of Telecom (DoT) had rapped e-commerce businesses on the issue, on several occasions, and had also made it clear that these c...
17 Apr, 2021, 09.27 PM IST
DoT's wireless monitoring wing brings down 140 illegal mobile signal boosters in Delhi"We have conducted awareness campaigns with which people are made aware, not to use illegal mobile signal boosters. "During the campaign, p...
03 Mar, 2021, 06.56 PM IST
National Investigation Agency file charge-sheet in extortion case by NSCN (IM)National Investigation Agency (NIA) filed charge-Sheet in the case of extortion by NSCN (IM).
29 Dec, 2020, 11.08 PM IST
Telcos ask etailers to stop sale of signal boostersCOAI has noted that the specifications of boosters and repeaters sold online claim that these devices enhance signals across the 800 MHz, 9...
14 Mar, 2019, 07.53 AM IST
Four illegal telephone exchanges busted in Maharashtra ; 4 arrestedActing on a tip-off, a police team raided four apartments at a building in Mumbra area yesterday and seized electrical equipment worth Rs 1...
14 Aug, 2018, 12.24 PM IST
Seven Hizbul OGWs arrested from Sopore in KashmirThe arrests were made in separate raids over the last few days and come close on heels of security forces gunning down a top Hizbul Mujahid...
14 Jul, 2018, 10.46 AM IST
DoT to make presentation to PMO on Communications BillAccording to sources, DoT is working on the idea of establishing a single regulatory framework for communications, IT and broadcasting sect...
10 Feb, 2015, 09.01 PM IST
DoT panel moots new telecom regulatory body with more powers than TRAIUnder a proposed communications convergence legislation, the new body would be chaired by a retired Supreme Court judge or Chief Justice of...
25 Aug, 2013, 12.55 PM IST
- Govt warns against unauthorised phone tapping
In a written statement, the DoT issued a statement saying the power of interception of telegraph messages in the interest of the sovereignt...
30 Dec, 2010, 07.10 PM IST