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Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Mittal

Telecom sector highly taxed like tobacco industry: Sunil Mittal

Operators and Department of Telecom are under litigation for revenue maximisation, says Sunil Mittal.

25 Oct 2018 1:02 PM IST

The Minister of Law and Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad, said the government has been of view that Right to Privacy should be fundamental right. (Photo: PTI)

India supports digitisation but won't compromise on data integrity: IT...

Indian market represented a large footfall for social media companies like Facebook, WhatsApp and Twitter.

25 Oct 2018 12:37 PM IST

Meanwhile, DoT said it will take a call on next round of auction of 5G spectrum.

Fibre infra must for unleashing full potential of 5G: Trai chief

Advocating PPP model for creating common shared infrastructure at reduced costs, says Trai chief.

24 Oct 2018 2:51 PM IST

Petroleum ministry has been demanding to bring petrol and diesel on GST to give relief to consumers from high prices.

Petrol price witnesses decline on Wednesday

The petrol price in Delhi has been reduced by nine paise to retail at Rs 81.25 per litre.

24 Oct 2018 11:27 AM IST

RBI Governor Urjit Patel at a press conference after the monetary policy review meeting in Mumbai. (Photo: PTI)

Parliamentary panel to summon RBI governor Patel on IL&FS controversy

The RBI governor had blamed the bank management for lapses.

24 Oct 2018 11:03 AM IST

The US social network, which bought WhatsApp in 2014, has drawn heavy criticism since it acknowledged that information about many millions of users wrongly ended up in the hands of political consultancy Cambridge Analytica.

Fake bank apps may have led to customers' data being stolen

The report further said that the deceptive malware in these apps may have stolen thousands of customers' account and...

24 Oct 2018 1:26 AM IST

The sensitivity of animals to the sound and smell produced by fireworks is extremely high.

Manufacturers of fireworks fear losses

It also stated categorically that crackers cannot be sold online and warned of strict punishment for any violation.

24 Oct 2018 1:26 AM IST

Low interest rates, push to clear inventories by real estate developers, and governments interest rate subsidy on a affordable housing make it an opportune time to buy a house.

Cash crunch in NBFCs to hurt realtors

Ongoing crisis is likely to impact home loan approvals, says expert.

24 Oct 2018 1:25 AM IST

The FBI had warned the public last week about such email scams. They also mentioned that they recently received a surge of reports about the sextortion issue. The bureaus Internet Crime Complaint Center said that victims have received such extortion attempts via emails and physical letters too.

Internet services sector may create 12 million new jobs by 2022

The sector, valued at USD 33.8 billion at present, is expected to reach USD 76.4 billion by 2022.

23 Oct 2018 6:09 PM IST

As the downward spiral of the rupee continues, its effect will be felt in the government not being able to hold the fiscal deficit, inflation in oil and other imports, the fall of investments made in the stock market and the increased cost to companies in repaying foreign loans.

Private Equity investments ease to USD 14.60 bn in Jan-Sept: report

The environment for private equity market has been sluggish due to concerns like the economy.

23 Oct 2018 4:24 PM IST

The RBI has always said monetary policy should be accompanied by fiscal policy if the wheels of the economy are to be greased. (Photo: PTI)

CAG Mehrishi questions RBI's accountability over NPA crisis in banks

The banking sector had NPAs or bad loans worth over Rs 9.61 lakh crore by the end of 2017-18.

23 Oct 2018 4:19 PM IST

Acting tough on those violating emission norms, Irdai has said vehicles without a valid Pollution Under Control (PUC) certificate will not be insured.

Vehicle owners to pay 18 per cent under GST on pollution check

The AAR said that the government has authorised the applicant to issue PUC certificate on payments.

23 Oct 2018 2:22 PM IST