The five-judge constitution bench of Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, struck down Section 57 of the Aadhaar Act which allowed not only the government but also any private entity to demand Aadhaar.

Reliance Jio is preparing to launch fifth generation telecom services, which can support download speeds 50 to 60 times faster than 4G, within six months of spectrum allocation.

Paytm parent One97 Communications has moved insolvency court against Reliance Telecom citing non-payment of dues.

The DoT had reportedly barred Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp from the list of companies allowed to work with local companies in 5G technology-based trials due to \"security\" concerns.

Anil Ambani on Tuesday said there has been a 'creative destruction' of the telecom sector that has resulted in creation of oligopoly which is going towards a duopoly and may be even a monopoly in the future.

Anil Ambani said that the first priority for RCom, which is credited for democratising telecom services through cheaper offers in early 2000s, is to resolve its over Rs 40,000 crore debt.

Lessons from the failure of some of India's biggest business names.

The proposals floated by the DoT reportedly include combining all telecom levies into one charge, on the lines of the GST that subsumed indirect taxes. Most of the disputes relate to multiple levies under different heads such as licence fees, spectrum usage charges and one-time spectrum fee

The funds will be raised from the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation, Tata Trusts, The Mittal Foundation, British Telecom and Comic Relief.

Govt to fine-tune e-commerce rules; panel formed to look into issueThe government has set up a group of secretaries to review a recently released draft ecommerce policy, which has drawn severe criticism from many stakeholders. The nascent but booming online retail space has largely been without regulations until a task force led by then commerce secretary Rita Teaotia put together the draft policy. The new group will be chaired by the secretary in the department of industrial poli...

The telecom operators had disagreed to the model recommended by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India on grounds that it will have adverse effects on the debt-ridden industry and might even compromise national security.

The department has now requested the government to provide funds so that an agency could be hired for getting offline examinations conducted.

Spicejet operates the first biojet fuel flight for the countrySpicejet's flight yesterday between Dehradun and Delhi was special. The flight was powered by a blend of 75% air turbine fuel and 25% biojet fuel. This was a first for the country which is looking for ways to cut down fuel costs.A blend of 25% of bio jet fuel and 75% of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) was carried in one of the two engines of the plane, while the other engine carried only ATF. International standards permit ...

Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications (RCom) today said it has completed the planned sale of optical fibre assets worth Rs 3,000 crore, to Mukesh Ambani-backed Reliance Jio Infocomm (RJIO).

Srivastav said that when he first got the notice from the Income Tax department, he didn't take it seriously.

The government is likely to introduce new guidelines soon to ensure better compliance, speedier action to stop the spread of rumours or offensive content on their platforms, as well as better enforcement.

There is still no clarity on the pricing. However, it is anticipated that the cost will far surpass that of normal rates for mobile services.

The transaction entailed 248 nodes covering close to 5 million sq. ft. of area, used for hosting the telecom infrastructure, all of which now stands transferred to Jio, RCom said in a statement.

There are also very sinister developments, that provokes crime like mob lynching, revenge porn. You (WhatsApp) must find solutions to these challenges which are downright criminal violation of Indian laws, says Union IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.

As the nation mourns Vajpayee's loss, let's looks at the reasons why the country should be thankful to the poet prime minister.