- Bharti Airtel has launched operations in the northern part of Sri Lanka, which was previously war-torn. The company is now serving customers in Jaffna, Vavuniya and Mannar districts - Daily Mirror - My Settlement with NewsX - Avirook Sen in Open Magazine - Mumbai Taximen's Union will float an online forum to report errant cabbies - MidDay - Mint has the gory details of the CAG (auditors) report on the 2G scam. The report hasn't been made public yet, but feel free to send us a copy if you have it, to nikhil@medianama.com - Telecom operators have been asked to store text messages for 6 months, as per a report in the Economic Times - How Social Networking is Moving Back to Private - The Next Web - Lavasa and MGM ink pack for Hollywood style theme park - Economic Times - Record labels fail to get 'three strikes' rule enforced in Ireland - Guardian - India Today edit plagiarises Slate story on Rajinikanth - CounterMedia [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="444" caption="Source: xkcd"][/caption] - Biometrics: The Difference Engine: Dubious security - The Economist - DGCA Allows for use of Mobile Phone by Passengers after Aircraft Lands and Exists active Runway - PIB - RCOM may consolidate its enterprise operations - Economic Times - ESPN-STAR Sports may make Rs. 4 billion from the Cricket World Cup - IndianTelevision - DoT may allow Etisalat-Allianz merger - Economic Times (ED: Haven't they already?)
