Closing of company's services in 10 circles is estimated to impact around 22 lakh customers.

Telecom regulator TRAI on Wednesday started pre-consultation process for nationwide mobile number portability services that will allow users to retain their numbers even after they shift from one service area to another.

The beheading of an Indian lance corporal, allegedly by Pakistani soldiers on January 8, has provoked a furore across the country. What the fracas was all about:

Reputed consultancy firm Deloitte has been asked to study the Rohit Nandan Committee report on air connectivity and recommend measures within a month to connect smaller towns and cities on a low-cost basis.

The second round of spectrum auction will begin in March after the Cabinet decides on reducing reserve price of 800 MHz band, used for offering CDMA-based mobile services.

Punjab National Bank (PNB) has said it has received all regulatory approvals for acquiring 30 per cent stake in Metlife India Insurance.

A gas pipeline from Gujarat to Jammu & Kashmir is raising the expectations of people in India's northernmost state.

The government was targeting a minimum of Rs 28,000 crore from the sale of 2G spectrum in the GSM band and the tepid response may upset its efforts to meet the revised fiscal deficit target of 5.3 per cent of GDP.

Faced with a rising fiscal deficit, the government has been hoping to garner Rs 40,000 crore from auction of spectrum (CDMA and GSM).

The companies who have lost their licences after the Supreme Court judgement will be treated as new companies for participating in the auction and they need to obtain Unified Licence if they win the spectrum.

After notifying FDI in retail, top echelons of the UPA government want to operationalise it on a fast track basis in some states to ensure its benefits are visible.

The number of successful women entrepreneurs is growing. They are now found in the most unlikely of places, from the most unlikely of backgrounds, finding opportunities few knew even existed. Business Today profiles five such unusual women entrepreneurs, who stayed the course, overcoming all obstacles.

The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has invited applications for combined recruitment of Assistant Grade III in general, depot, technical and account cadres.

Rajasthan has extended its support for allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in the multi-brand retail, stating the move would improve availability of quality goods.

Steel Authority of India (SAIL) and Vedanta group firm Sterlite Industries are being moved out of the National Stock Exchange's benchmark index Nifty.

Apart from Delhi, about six states have been hit due to the northern grid failure including Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan andJammu Kashmir.

Over the last 15 years, as HCC diversified and took on bigger projects, it accumulated debt amounting to Rs 4,300 crore. Servicing it has taken a heavy toll on the balance sheet.

Pranab Mukherjee was elected the 13th President of India after he defeated P. A. Sangma in a contest that ended on expected lines.

As President-elect, Pranab Mukherjee begins a new chapter in public life that spans over four decades.

The lull in the south-west monsoon, which has virtually scalded Delhi and much of north India, is expected to be over by Friday. But the outlook for the rest of the season does not appear to be bright.