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A new US study found that children who had a smartphone by age 12 were at a higher risk of depression, obesity and insufficient sleep than those who did not yet have one.

Indian govt orders smartphone makers to preload state-owned cyber safety app

December 02, 2025 8:52 am

The government said the app was essential to combat "serious endangerment" of telecom cyber security from duplicate or spoofed IMEI numbers, which enable scams and network misuse.

Jyotiraditya Scindia, Minister of Communications and Development of North Eastern Region, at a press conference on the sidelines of IMC 2025.

‘Open to help those that missed targets’: MoC Scindia on Telecom PLI scheme beneficiaries

October 10, 2025 10:34 am

Speaking at a press conference, Union Minister of Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia also highlighted telecom and digital inclusion as key drivers of India’s economic growth.

PM Modi onstage at the inauguration of IMC 2025 at Yashabhoomi Convention Centre in Delhi. (Image: IMC)

At IMC 2025 inauguration, PM Modi says, ‘India's indigenous 4G stack now export ready’

October 15, 2025 5:52 pm

PM Modi was speaking at the inauguration of the ninth edition of the India Mobile Congress (IMC) organised by the DoT and COAI in New Delhi.

Bharti Airtel's shares closed lower by 0.43 per cent at Rs 1,668.40 on the BSE on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalisation of Rs 9.5 lakh crore.

Bharti Airtel enters cloud services market with launch of ‘Airtel Cloud’ for businesses in India

August 06, 2025 9:21 am

Airtel has forayed into the enterprise cloud services market amid efforts by the Centre to make India a global hub for data centres.

Cabinet approves refarming of 687 Mhz of spectrum, more to come, says Scindia

January 18, 2025 1:07 am

Speaking at an event of industry body COAI, the minister said mobile services need 2,000 Mhz of spectrum by 2030, and the cabinet decision takes the total quantum of radiowaves to 1,587 Mhz.

TRAI's latest mandate directs telecom operators to offer call and SMS-only tariff plans

December 26, 2024 3:09 pm

TRAI New Rule: The amendment by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India introduces several new consumer protection regulations.

Govt rolls out new system to block fraudulent calls originating from abroad

October 07, 2024 8:29 pm

The new anti-spam mechanism has reportedly stopped over 4.5 million spoof calls from entering the Indian telecom network.

Key rules proposed by DoT under the new Telecom Act: All you need to know

September 06, 2024 9:32 am

Here is a complete overview of the various rules drawn up by the DoT to set the Telecom Act into motion.

'Progressive': Internet and mobile association welcomes Telecom Bill, hails exclusion of OTTs, email from its ambit

December 18, 2023 9:37 pm

The Bill provides for administrative assignment of spectrum for Global Mobile Personal Communication by Satellites, as suggested by the IAMAI

Govt releases Rs 2,874 crore to PLI beneficiaries so far: Official

April 27, 2023 10:28 am

The government has released Rs 2,874.71 crore to the beneficiaries of the PLI scheme till March, with a majority of companies from eight sectors like electronics, telecom, pharma and food processing, a senior official said.