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TRAI SCHEME: Tata Sky, Airtel, D2h launch new Multi TV plans

Royal Enfield waiting period down to zero as Jawa readies to vroom

TRAI SCHEME: 85% users have chosen MSO packs – GTPL

BS-VI to hurt sales of diesel cars, boost electric vehicles – M&M

BS-VI switchover could bring mega deals for consumers

Bad news for cable, DTH players: TRAI says long-duration packs must continue

On 2019-02-122019-02-12 by Sreejiraj Eluvangal

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India today set the cat among the pigeons among cable and DTH operators by saying that customers should be given the option of continuing with their long duration packs if they so desire. This has potential negative implications for all...

TRAI gives extra time for selecting new packs; creates confusion among cable, DTH operators

On 2019-02-122019-02-12 by Trisha Thomas

The Telecom Regulatory Authority has given time till Mar 30 for those subscribers who have not exercised their choice under new TV channel plans. The cable and DTH providers have been told to move customers who fail to exercise their choice to a ‘best fit...

Akhilesh Yadav tears into Yogi after being blocked from visiting Allahabad University

On 2019-02-122019-02-12 by Trisha Thomas

Akhilesh Yadav has laid into Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath after he was stopped from attending a function at Allahabad University. “Today, I was stopped from boarding a flight to attend a student union program at Allahabad University. I haven’t been given a reason...

2018 was a good year for Delhi’s pollution levels – Met data

On 2019-02-122019-02-12 by Trisha Thomas

Annual meteorological data has revealed that 2018 was yet another year of improvement for Delhi’s air quality. In 2018, the number of ‘Good’ to ‘Moderate’ days — based on air pollution levels — jumped to 159 from 152 in the previous year and only 108...

Sharp drop in Indians going to the Gulf for employment

On 2019-02-112019-02-15 by Sanjay Kumar

The number of Indians going to the Gulf region for employment has seen a sharp decline in the last three years, according to statistics from the ministry of external affairs. A total of 3.4 lakh Indians obtained emigration clearance in 2018 to go to the...

Vodafone Idea users to get faster 4G this year

On 2019-02-102019-02-11 by Sreejiraj Eluvangal

Customers of Vodafone and Idea networks will notice an improvement in their 4G experience in coming weeks, especially in areas like Mumbai and Delhi, as the company starts deploying massive amounts of cash to improve the networks in such areas. The network improvement will be...

Voltas to set up Rs 500 cr appliance complex in Tirupati

On 2019-02-102019-02-10 by Trisha Thomas

Voltas, India’s largest air-conditioner maker, said it will invest Rs 500 cr to set up a AC and appliance manufacturing complex in Tirupati. The plant will initially manufacture and assemble air conditioners and related cooling products, starting from the second half of next year. It...

TRAI gives OK to multi TV schemes, but price must be uniform

On 2019-02-082019-02-08 by Trisha Thomas

Media regulator TRAI clarified that nothing in the new tariff regime prevents cable and DTH operators from offering discounts on the network charges payable by customers. Accordingly, it said, some of the cable and DTH operators have restarted their discounted multi TV offers. The topic...

Delhi HC rejects plea to censor Game of Thrones, other web series

On 2019-02-082019-02-08 by Trisha Thomas

The Delhi High Court today dismissed a petition by a lawyer’s organization, Justice For Rights, seeking censoring of online content such as Game of Thrones, Spartacus, Vikings and Sacred Games. The petition, filed late last year, claimed that such videos constituted “unregulated, uncertified, sexually explicit,...

Why Mayawati, not Rahul Gandhi, is Congress’ real PM candidate for 2019

On 2019-02-072019-02-07 by Sreejiraj Eluvangal

With India’s general elections only weeks away, a large section of ‘secular’ voters in India are learning to live with Rahul Gandhi as their most viable bet for a non-Modi prime minister. However, a deeper look, along with recent experience, suggests that it is Mayawati,...

Mukesh Ambani: Reliance Jio To “Shortly Launch” E-Commerce Venture With 3 Cr Sellers

On 2019-02-072019-02-07 by Sreejiraj Eluvangal

Even as Amazon and Flipkart find their business models crippled by new changes in the law, India’s richest man Mukesh Ambani announced that his upcoming e-commerce venture will partner with 3 cr sellers, making it the biggest such platform in the country by number of...

Mobile data prices down 96% under Modi

On 2019-02-062019-02-06 by Trisha Thomas

Prices of mobile data have crashed by 96% under Modi’s tenure, while those of voice services fell by 76%, according to data released by Department of Telecom. On average, 1 GB of mobile data used to cost Rs 254.95 in December 2014, DoT said, while...

TV BLACKOUT: TRAI issues show-cause notice to DTH operator

On 2019-02-062019-02-06 by Trisha Thomas

Media regulator TRAI said it has issued a show cause notice to a ‘large’ platform operator for showing black screens to its customers during the migration to the new TV channel tariff scheme. It did not give the name of the platform operator, merely noting...

TRAI disputes CRISIL report, says cable, DTH not more expensive

On 2019-02-062019-02-06 by Trisha Thomas

Media regulator TRAI today issued a clarification on a report by the research wing of credit rating agency CRISIL in which the agency had claimed that the introduction of the regulator’s new TV pricing norms will increase cable and DTH prices. CRISIL had taken the...

BASE PACK CHARGE: TRAI sets up call center for complaints, gives phone no.

On 2019-02-062019-02-06 by Trisha Thomas

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has issued new directions to cable and DTH operators prohibiting them from forcing any channel other than Doordarshan’s on their consumers in the name of ‘base packs’ or ‘basic service tier’, and also set up a call center to...

Strides Pharma Bangalore plant passes USFDA inspection with zero observations

On 2019-02-062019-02-06 by Sanjay Kumar

Strides Pharma said the US Food & Drug Administration completed an inspection of the company’s primary manufacturing facility in India with zero adverse observations. The company’s formulations facility at KRSG Gardens in Bangalore was inspected by the USFDA for good manufacturing practices in August 2018...

RBI fines UCO Bank over fraud reporting

On 2019-02-052019-02-05 by Sreejiraj Eluvangal

The Reserve Bank of India has fined the UCO Bank for discrepancies in complying with the central bank’s norms on classifying and reporting frauds and on collection of account payee instruments, the bank said. “..the Reserve Bank of India..under the Banking Regulation Act, 1949 imposed...

TRAI IMPACT: More HD channels coming to cable networks

On 2019-02-052019-02-05 by Trisha Thomas

The implementation of TRAI Tariff Order of 2017 from this month has increased monthly cable prices for many users, but it is also having a positive impact on the availability of premium and HD channels on several platforms. The new rules give all cable operators...

TRAI plan not activated? Try resubmitting the channel list

On 2019-02-042019-02-04 by Trisha Thomas

The rollout of the new TV channel pricing mechanism by the media regulator has led to many users facing a black out or being saddled with the wrong set of channels and packs by their cable and DTH operator. Even as the roll-out hits its...

TRAI PACKS: Channel selection page for Airtel Digital, Dish TV, D2h and Tata Sky

On 2019-02-042019-02-04 by Trisha Thomas

Many users of Airtel Digital, as well as rivals like Dish TV and D2h are facing issues with the activation of their new TRAI-compliant plans, with customer care officials not able to help in many cases. Unlike Dish TV and D2h, Airtel Digital users are...

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