Stolen phones could soon be blocked making theft of phones unproductive.

The telecom regulator TRAI is expected to come out with recommendations on how this is to be done by December, said sources.

The government has kept non-AC second class rail travel, Metro, pre-school and recognised educational institutions out of service tax net in the revised “Taxation of Service based on Negative List” draft released Friday.

Former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam was subjected to frisking at JFK Airport in New York at the end of September this year; his coat and shoes were taken from him even as he was already seated inside

There is good news for small savers: the government on Friday raised interest rates on post office savings and the public provident fund.

The interest rate paid on a post office savings account has

There is good news for small savers: the government on Friday raised interest rates on post office savings and the public provident fund.

The PSU oil marketing companies Thursday hiked petrol prices by `1.80 per litre in New Delhi to offset the increase in the cost of crude oil imports.

Controversial corporate lobbyist Niira Radia on Sunday announced her exit from the public relations business. She will not renew business contracts with existing clients.

Controversial corporate lobbyist Niira Radia on Sunday announced her exit from the public relations business. She will not renew business contracts with existing clients.

Radia, 51, Vaishnavi Group c

The chairman of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advi-sory Council, Dr C. Rang-arajan, on Thursday said that in the present time of high inflation the primary focus of the RBI should be to bring down prices, and not look at growth.

The government will work to make roaming free and allow consumers to keep their mobile numbers even if they move to another state, according to the draft of the new telecom policy unveiled on Monday.