In response to MediaNama’s RTI on the Aakash Tablet, the Ministry of Human Resource Development has passed the buck (and the RTI) to the Indian Institute of Technology Rajasthan, Jodhpur. ... Continue_Reading

The Pakistan Government blocked micro blogging network, Twitter, for a few hours on Sunday, over blasphemous drawings related to Prophet Mohammed that emerged on the site, reports ... Continue_Reading

The motion for annulment of the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines) Rules 2011, which was moved in Rajya Sabha by  P.Rajeeve, a Rajya Sabha MP from Kerala, and a member of the Communist ... Continue_Reading

The Internet and Mobile Association of India has expressed despair over the TRAI’s recent recommendations on Mobile VAS, specially on its recommendation of introducing licensing. ... Continue_Reading

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued regulations regarding ‘Duration of advertisements in television channels’ to all broadcasters, following complaints from subscribers on the increasing duration and distracting formats of TV ... Continue_Reading

Bureaucracy may just get a hold of VAS if this goes through: After an extensive consultation process, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has finalized two key recommendations on Value ... Continue_Reading

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has taken cognizance of the fact that certain spammers were sending promotional messages through the transaction pipe, and trying to bypass the additional interconnect charges applicable ... Continue_Reading

If you watched Satyamev Jayate, the Aamir Khan anchored talk show that focuses on social issues in India, and solicits extensive user participation, you might have noticed that Khan asks ... Continue_Reading

It’s worrying how court orders to prevent copyright violation are being issued and executed in India ... Continue_Reading

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has allotted BWA spectrum to Qualcomm enabling the company to offer wireless broadband services in the country, reports ... Continue_Reading

India’s Postal Department has apparently sent back around 50,000 Aadhaar cards issued in Hyderabad to The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), citing non-existing addresses, reports ... Continue_Reading

The Indian government has deferred the implementation of GAAR- General Anti-Avoidance Rules by an year, giving temporary relief to startups, which were to be taxed for angel investments since the Budget ... Continue_Reading