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'Snooping with Sanchar Saathi app neither possible, nor will it happen': Scindia

India, Dec. 3 -- The central government's cybersecurity app 'Sanchar Saathi' cannot snoop on anyone, and it never will, communications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.... Read More


MeitY blocked 87 illegal loan apps after regulatory review: Govt in Parliament

India, Dec. 2 -- The government has informed Parliament that the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has blocked 87 illegal loan lending applications under Section 69A of the In... Read More


Users free to delete Sanchar Saathi if they want: Telecom minister Scindia

India, Dec. 2 -- The Union minister for communications Jyotiraditya Scindia clarified on Tuesday that the Sanchar Saathi application can be deleted by a user from their phone. HT had reported the same... Read More


Govt directs companies to pre-install 'Sanchar Saathi' application

India, Dec. 1 -- The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued a directive to all original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), directing them to mandatorily install the Sanchar Saathi app on all m... Read More


Govt directs companies to pre-install 'Sanchar Saathi' app for mobile phone, data security

India, Dec. 1 -- The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued a directive to all original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), directing them to mandatorily install the Sanchar Saathi app on all m... Read More


Govt makes SIM-linking mandatory for chat apps

India, Nov. 30 -- The government has directed major app-based communication services, including WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Arattai, Snapchat, Sharechat, Jiochat and Josh, to ensure their apps cannot ... Read More


Govt to infuse Rs.4.5K-cr in SCL Mohali

New Delhi, Nov. 29 -- The government will pour in Rs.4,500 crore over the next three years to modernise the Semi-Conductor Laboratory (SCL) in Mohali and scale up its production a hundredfold, ministe... Read More


Centre to amend IT rules to curb 'obscene' content online, SC told

New Delhi, Nov. 26 -- The ministry of information and broadcasting (MIB) has prepared a detailed proposal to amend the Information Technology (IT) Rules, 2021, to regulate digital content considered o... Read More


Karnataka, Telangana lead in recovery of lost phones, Delhi lags far behind

India, Nov. 25 -- Karnataka and Telangana have emerged as the top-performing states in recovery of lost phones, each crossing 1 lakh recoveries, as per data from the Sanchar Saathi portal. The portal ... Read More


centre to revamp i.t. rules to limit obscene content

New Delhi, Nov. 25 -- The Union ministry of information and broadcasting has prepared a proposal to amend the Information Technology (IT) Rules, 2021, to regulate digital content considered obscene. T... Read More