Hyderabad-based Way2SMS launches email alerts on mobile

October 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Five days after a fake email notice that purports to come from the Income Tax Department started making the rounds among taxpayers, the government Tuesday cautioned them, saying it had not sent any such emails. Millions of net users received the fake email in the last six days that asked the taxpayers to submit refund form along with their credit card details.

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".

September 15th, 2009 MUMBAI - Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Tuesday said it has raised Rs.413.5 crore through the issue of over 1.87 crore shares to institutional buyers on private placement basis. The company opened qualified institutional placement (QIP) issue Sep 10 and closed Monday, it said in a regulatory statement.

September 3rd, 2009 HYDERABAD - An Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter took off for Hyderabad from Kurnool Thursday with the body of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy and four others killed in a chopper crash a day earlier.

July 14th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Tata Motors on Tuesday rolled out the first commercial consignment of Nano, regarded as the World's cheapest car to be showcased at Hyderabad on Tuesday. "The first consignment has come to Hyderabad.

July 2nd, 2009 LOS ANGELES - A new satellite designed to allow the convergence of cellphones and satellite phones throughout the US was successfully launched Thursday, mobile communications provider TerreStar announced. Weighing 6,910 kg, TerreStar-1 is the largest commercial satellite ever and was launched by Arianespace from Kourou, French Guiana Tuesday.

May 7th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Buddibot, a web applications company, has developed a web-based communication tool to keep distributed families connected. This tool, comprising a mobile webcam, will help elderly people remain in touch with their children studying and working abroad through video and audio streams.

April 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.

April 6th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Political parties in Andhra Pradesh are using unique mobile digital screen to woo voters. Designed and manufactured by the Hyderabad-based MIC Electronics Limited, the mobile digital screen enables two-way video conferencing and also displays live images to a large audience within the radius of 200-300 metres.

March 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.

March 13th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Telecom operator Aircel Thursday announced it will invest $5 billion over the next three to five years to expand its operations across the country. Aircel, part of Malaysia-based Maxis Communications Bhd, will invest $1 billion this calendar year, and expects to nearly double the existing subscriber base of 17 million.

February 5th, 2009 JAMMU - Telecom operator Reliance Communications (RCom) Friday launched its GSM services in over 50 towns and more than 5,000 villages in Jammu and Kashmir, and said its nationwide footprint has been completed. 'National and state highways, rail routes, tourist locations and places of worship have been covered,' said Arvind Kumar, RCom's head of Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab circle.

January 21st, 2009 BANGALORE - Mobile service provider Virgin Mobile Thursday announced the India launch of 'New Thumb Rule', its latest SMS proposition that allows subscribers to send 100 national and 100 local SMSes free-of-cost daily after paying for the first three messages of each type. The subscribers do not have to avail of any special package to access the latest offer and they can send free SMSes to any network, Virgin Mobile chief executive M.A.

January 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.

January 5th, 2009 JAIPUR - Reliance Communications (R-Com), India's only telecom service provider to offer GSM and CDMA services nationwide, has launched mobile GSM services in over 1,450 towns and more than 10,000 villages in Rajasthan. The company also launched a first-of-its-kind Customer Experience Programme (CEP) for subscribers opting for its GSM services, which offers up to 100 percent savings to sub-Rs.300 Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) mobile customers for a one-time subscription charge (including GSM SIM) of Rs.25.