RS Sharma appointed new TRAI Chairman

Last Updated: Monday, July 27, 2015, 19:44

Government on Monday appointed IT Secretary R S Sharma as new chairman of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India.

Raje asks Centre to chip in with 75% for central schemes

Last Updated: Saturday, June 27, 2015, 20:50

She also demanded that states under exceptional circumstances like Rajasthan be given special concession and freedom for implementation of these schemes.

Net neutrality report to be out soon, waiting for TRAI: Prasad

Last Updated: Saturday, June 27, 2015, 16:55

Apart from the six-member committee appointed in January this year by DoT, Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) had also invited stakeholders comments on issues such as net neutrality and regulation of OTT services like WhatsApp and Skype.

Financial inclusion to remain 'pipe dream' sans broadband: TRAI

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 29, 2015, 17:24

Advocating deeper broadband penetration to ensure success of Jan Dhan scheme, telecom regulator TRAI's chief Rahul Khullar on Wednesday said financial inclusion will otherwise remain a "pipe dream" and merely opening bank accounts will not serve the purpose.

TRAI to announce new measures to check call drop menace

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 29, 2015, 13:43

To check the call drop menace, telecom regulator TRAI will soon put in place a new set of 'service quality benchmarks', non-adherence to which may lead to stricter penal action against the mobile operators.

Available spectrum very scarce in India: TRAI Chairman

Last Updated: Monday, March 30, 2015, 19:11

Expressing concerns over spectrum scarcity in the country, TRAI Chairman Rahul Khullar on Monday said the availability of airwaves in India is less than 40 per cent as compared to European nations.

NITI Aayog to monitor, evaluate govt policies: Plan Minister

Last Updated: Monday, January 19, 2015, 15:29

As lakhs of crores of rupees earmarked annually towards central Plan Expenditure, NITI Aayog will actively monitor and evaluate implementation of government programmes and initiatives, Planning Minister Rao Inderjit Singh said here Monday.

Sindhushree Khullar appointed NITI Ayog's CEO

Last Updated: Saturday, January 10, 2015, 18:11

Former Planning Commission Secretary Sindhushree Khullar was on Saturday appointed as Chief Executive Officer of the newly formed NITI Aayog.

Sindhushree Khullar to be NITI Aayog CEO

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 6, 2015, 19:28

Erstwhile Planning Commission Secretary Sindhushree Khullar is believed to have been appointed as CEO of the newly formed NITI Aayog.

Sindhushree Khullar likely to be new CEO of NITI Aayog

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 6, 2015, 18:20

Secretary of the erstwhile Planning Commission, Sindhushree Khullar is most likely to become the new CEO of NITI Aayog (National Institution for Transforming India).

'Broadband for all panchayats by 2016 too ambitious target'

Last Updated: Thursday, December 18, 2014, 23:09

As government targets to expand broadband connectivity to all 2.5 lakh panchayats of the country by 2016, telecom regulator TRAI chief Rahul Khullar Thursday termed it as a very "ambitious" target, saying believing in it would be like "deluding ourselves".

J&K drug scam: Chargesheet filed against 3 govt officials

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 19:44

The crime branch of Jammu and Kashmir Police has filed charge-sheet against three senior government officials for their "culpable role" in the spurious drug scam that rocked the state earlier this year.