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New telecom minister Manoj Sinha on Friday said resolving call drop issue will be the top priority and hoped for qualitative improvement in 4-5 months with a mega-spectrum auction likely to be held in September. (Representational image)

COAI alleges Trai acting in undue haste to conclude call connect...

Telecom operators levy interconnection charge (IUC) on incoming calls from network of other operator.

20 July 2017 8:32 AM IST

Traders are exploring innovate ideas to beat GST norms.

Taxmen plan to go slow on GST for six months

CBEC chairperson Vanaja Sarna said there will be genuine errors due to lack of understanding in the initial days.

20 July 2017 12:41 AM IST

The schemes run by EPFO and ESIC provide mandatory cover to formal sector workers in the country.

EPFO directs field offices to settle pension on retirement day

There are about 48.85 lakh central government employees and 55.51 lakh pensioners in the country.

19 July 2017 7:11 PM IST

Rajya Sabha members from the state have outperformed their Lok Sabha members in the matter of utilising development funds.

Fund-raising via preferential allotment at Rs 1,835 cr in April

Firms had raised a total of Rs 44,251 crore during the entire 2016-17 fiscal through 409 preferential allotments.

19 July 2017 6:59 PM IST

NITI Aayog, along with Nasscom and telecom operators, will also be launching a helpline for all digital payments-related queries soon. (Photo: Representational Image)

Digital transactions declining since March

Number of digital transactions has come down from 119.07 crore in March 2017 to 118.01 crore in April.

19 July 2017 6:34 PM IST

New Rs 20 notes are on anvil.

Rs 20 notes in Mahatma Gandhi 2005 series to be out soon

New notes will be bearing inset letter 'S' in number panel and signature of Governor Urjit R Patel.

19 July 2017 6:20 PM IST

GST Council meeting on tax on tobacco was held through video conference showing the pressure on the government to act on the cigarettes issue.

Cigarettes won't get costlier under GST, clarifies CBEC Chairman

GST Council raised cess on cigarettes to take away an estimated Rs 5,000 crore annual -"windfall-" manufacturers could...

19 July 2017 5:52 PM IST

COAI, along with Reliance Jio has been asked to appear before the Standing Committee on Information Technology scheduled to be held on Thursday to address the issue of quality of service and call drops.

Dual SIM 4G smartphones have network speed issues: IT minister

COAI had alleged that there is a 'massive influx of untested and uncertified smartphones' which cause call drops.

19 July 2017 5:29 PM IST

UIDAI has rolled out the mAadhaar app to literally carry around our Aadhaars in our pockets.

UIDAI's 'mAadhaar app': Carry your Aadhaar in your pocket

The app aims to provide an interface to Aadhaar number holders to carry their demographic information with them...

19 July 2017 4:46 PM IST

As per the framework, banks are required to implement decision of the JLF within 90 days of the approval.

Banks to take Rs 2.4 trillion haircut to resolve top 50 NPA

Haircuts have been classified into four categories marginal, moderate, aggressive and deep.

19 July 2017 3:51 PM IST

Police had recovered unaccounted cash of Rs 44.25 lakh, in the denomination of old Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes, and jewellery worth Rs 2 lakh from the possession of a man in the Naxal-affected Kondagaon district on November 11. (Photo: Representational Image)

Parliamentary panel may finalise report on demonetisation on Thursday

Panel has called representatives of IT industry body Nasscom for a presentation on digital payments.

19 July 2017 3:25 PM IST

Ms Nirmala Sitharaman

TFS proposal gets mixed response from WTO: Nirmala Sitharaman

In February, India had circulated draft legal text on Trade Facilitation in Services Agreement (TFS) at WTO.

19 July 2017 3:18 PM IST