Bharti Airtel's acquisition of telecom spectrum in eight circles from Aircel for Rs 3,500 crore is 'credit positive' as it would extend the firm's footprint to make it a pan-India 4G operator, Moody's Investors Service said today.

According to sources, all states except Andhra Pradesh, Assam and Kerala, participated in a meeting called by the Department of Telecom (DoT) and chaired by Telecom Secretary J S Deepak over a uniform policy for rolling out telecom infrastructure.

\"We are pleased to inform you that Airtel M Commerce Services Limited (AMSL), a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel Limited has been granted payments bank licence from Reserve Bank of India on April 11, 2016,\" Bharti Airtel said in a regulatory filing.

It is working with Reliance Communications to provide its customers with a complete portfolio of highly secure and scalable infrastructure as a service (IaaS) offerings running on the IBM cloud, IBM said.

Income Tax department has activated the Aadhaar and net banking-based e-filing verification system for taxpayers to file the first appeal before a tax officer, on similar lines of online ITR filing.

\"With Nokia's Single RAN (radio access network) site solution, Idea Cellular will be able to optimize its investments and deliver a superior mobile broadband experience, with faster speeds and better smartphone performance for its subscribers,\" the statement said.

Domestic handset maker Micromax will now integrate a new wallet offering, powered by Visa and TranServ, for its smartphone users as it looks to beef up its services business.

Shares of Bharti Airtel on Monday surged by over 4 per cent after the company announced that it will acquire rights to use 4G spectrum of Aircel in eight telecom circles for Rs 3,500 crore.

Through this service, applicants located anywhere in India and applying for visas to the UK, can complete the relevant application and enrol biometric data from their homes or offices, VFS Global said in a release here.

ATC president and chief executive officer James D Taiclet Jr had met Prasad on Tuesday and apprised him of the company's plan to invest more in India.

Consumers who paid their electricity bills 7 days before the due date received Rs 200 cash back under the two-month-long scheme launched in February and Rs 150 on all other dates before the due date.

\"Contrary to market belief that Jio has started rolling out 4G SIMs commercially, our channel checks in Mumbai and Delhi suggest that although SIMs have been shipped to the retail outlets, they are not yet available for sale,\" the consultancy said in a report.

The Union Cabinet has cleared liberalisation of spectrum - allocated without auction to telecom companies - at Trai recommended price with the balance being collected after deriving market rate through bidding.

Stressing that government's mission is to have 'one nation, one grid, one price', Power Minister Piyush Goyal said that electricity is available at same rate of Rs 4.40 per unit across India.

India's all-singing, all-dancing movie hits capture the attention of hundreds of millions of fans - but they generate precious little in box office profits for the world's largest cinema industry.

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is regaining smartphone share in India with a revamped line-up packed with special features including a safety mode for motorcyclists, as rival Apple Inc readies a renewed push in India.

The latest version of the app will encrypt every call, message, photo, video, file and voice message that is sent on the platform by default, including group chats.

Taking into account the views and suggestions from stakeholders on the discussion paper on 'Large Exposures Framework and Enhancing Credit Supply through Market Mechanism', a fresh discussion paper will be issued by April 30, 2016 on large borrowers meeting part of their funding requirements from markets, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said.

The F1 Plus features a 5.5-inch AMOLED display with Gorilla Glass 4 protection. It has got an all metal body with 6.6mm thickness and weighs 145 grams. 

Apple iPhones have just had their most terrible quarter in India since over their decade long existence here (despite few new product launches) and Apple itself forecasted its first ever fall in revenues.