Fake Indian currency detected in Delhi bankSeptember 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Fake Indian currency nominally worth Rs.700,000 was detected at a Citi Bank branch in the national capital, police said Friday. Citi Bank's Connaught Place branch manager G.S.
From next year, keep your mobile number when you change operatorSeptember 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's telecom regulator Wednesday issued guidelines on mobile number portability (MNP) that will allow subscribers to change operators while retaining the original number, but only within a particular circle. The new facility will become a reality from Dec 31 in metros and by March 20, 2010 in the rest of the country, said a statement from the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.
RCom launches mobile numbers starting with '8'September 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Reliance Mobile, the GSM arm of telecom operator Reliance Communication (RCom), Wednesday said it would launch a new mobile number series beginning with the digit "8" in the Delhi-National Capital Region circle. Reliance will be the first telecom operator to shift from the practice of beginning a cell phone number with the digit "9".
Airtel brings HTC Magic to IndiaJune 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Taiwanese handset major HTC Corp, in collaboration with Bharti Airtel, Tuesday launched HTC Magic, India's first smartphone that will run on Google's Android operating system. The device is priced at Rs.29,900 and will be available in Airtel relationship centres and authorised HTC resellers in 17 cities.
Citibank assistant manager held for fraudJune 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - An assistant manager of Citibank's Ludhiana branch has been arrested along with his two accomplices for committing fraud to the tune of Rs. 10 million, police said Monday.
Tata Teleservices launches GSM serviceJune 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Tata Teleservices, one of the leading telecom players in the country, Wednesday launched mobile services on the GSM platform under the Tata DoCoMo brand. The company in which Japan's NTT DoCoMo has 26 percent stake, said it will invest $2 billion (Rs.9,450 crore) for the pan-India rollout of the services.
SMS, listening to music top mobile phone usage: SurveyJune 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Text messages, listening to music and surfing the Internet are the most popular activities of the Indian mobile user, while work-related tasks such as checking emails and managing meetings take a backseat, according to a report by a leading IT publication group. "SMS was one of the most popular mobile application with an overwhelming 92 percent respondents using it," said the report by specialist IT media house Cybermedia.
Mobile polling booths for Jaisalmer votersMay 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Voters in the desert city of Jaisalmer in Rajasthan can escape the sweltering sun and still exercise their franchise this Thursday - thanks to mobile polling booths at their doorstep. On May 7, the poll panel has made special facilities for at least six mobile polling booths to zip across 12 specified places in Jaisalmer district where over 2,000 people are eligible to cast their votes.
Virgin Mobile launches online cricket game spoofing IPLApril 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Telecom service provider Virgin Mobile Wednesday launched an online cricket fantasy game, Indian Hatke League (IHL), with an aim to leverage the cricket mania during the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) season. The online game will provide users the option to play for any of the eight teams participating in the 47-day IPL, to be held in South Africa April 18-May 24, while their scores on the basis of performance will determine their standings.
R-Com launches free unlimited call offer in DelhiMarch 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Reliance Communications (R-Com) here Tuesday launched the Reliance Mobile GSM Unlimited Free On-Net Calling Pack, an offer that will enable customers make free unlimited local calls to the company's GSM numbers. 'Now, upon doing a recharge of Rs.169, GSM subscribers can enjoy unlimited calling to any local Reliance Mobile GSM number,' the company said in a statement.
Mobile surveillance unit launched in DelhiFebruary 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Security solutions provider Vision Group Sunday launched a mobile surveillance unit, which will help security officials quickly deploy surveillance cameras in emergency situations. At an international security expo here, the Vision Group unveiled the Mobile Surveillance Unit, which it termed as the first ever such facility in the country.
NDTV Convergence forays into mobile advertisingJanuary 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Buoyed by the 3.8 million page views a month of NDTV Active, the mobile portal of the television channel, its content provider NDTV Convergence has now tied up to foray into cellular phone advertising. NDTV Convergence Monday announced its partnership with Affle, one of India's leading mobile media companies that would power advertising on NDTV Active.
Airtel launches lifetime prepaid plan at Rs.99January 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Airtel has slashed the one time processing fee for lifetime validity customers from Rs.295 to Rs.99, the company said in a statement Monday. According to the new tariff plan, an Airtel customer on the lifelong plan will have to make a minimum recharge of Rs.200 every 180 days.
Boy stoned to death for mobile phoneJanuary 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 20-year-old man was arrested here for stoning a 10-year-old boy to death and robbing him of a mobile phone and Rs.50, the police said Saturday. Sonu was arrested Friday for murdering Vikas, near Madanpur Khadar in southeast Delhi late Monday, the police said.
Mobile virtual network operator policy in JanuaryDecember 22nd, 2008 NEW DELHI - The government will soon come out with a policy on Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO), a senior official of the Department Of Telecommunications (DoT) said here Tuesday. 'MVNO policy is under consideration and we are hoping to come out with the policy by January 5, 2009, that is the last application date,' DoT Joint Secretary J.S.