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  Fed up with calls and messages from bosses after office hours? Australia to allow workers to ignore

  World | February 08, 2024 14:57 IST

  Reacting to the draft bill, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said, "What we are simply saying is that someone who isn't being paid 24 hours a day shouldn't be penalised if they’re not online and available 24 hours a day."

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  How to stop the spam calls on your smartphone?

  Technology | April 03, 2023 19:45 IST

  If you don’t want to download an additional app, many smartphones now come with built-in tools that include an auto spam call block feature.

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  WhatsApp Create Call Link Feature: Step-by-step guide to creating audio and video call links

  Technology | October 21, 2022 18:17 IST

  WhatsApp has added a new feature for group calls- Call Link which enables the user to connect with around 32 participants on the instant messaging platform. Earlier, only 8 people could be added to the group video and audio calls. Here is a step-by-step guide to know how the new feature works.

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  We get minimum 3 spam calls every day- Report

  Technology | May 17, 2022 18:20 IST

  More than 95% of mobile subscribers have registered on the DND (Do Not Disturb) list of TRAI (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India). They further stated that even after setting the DND list, they still get several unwanted calls from different phone numbers.

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  Zoom faces a massive drop in usage as offices slowly get back to pre-Covid set up

  Technology | April 14, 2022 12:20 IST

  It is reported that due to the lifting of work from home, Zoom has witnessed a huge drop in the usage of its video conferencing. This has led Zoom to witness the stock erosion by the value of nearly 80 per cent as compared to what it had in 2020.  

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  Rs 10,000 fine on every call, SMS by pesky callers after 50 violations

  Business | July 05, 2021 23:28 IST

  The Department of Telecom has proposed to further tighten the noose on pesky callers by imposing a Rs 10,000 penalty for every call and SMS made by telemarketers after 50 violations, according to an official source.  

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  Will govt record all your calls including those via WhatsApp?

  India | January 30, 2021 19:06 IST

  A social media post circulating on various platforms claimed that the government has introduced new telecom rules for calls, including those made via WhatsApp. According to the purported document, all calls will be recorded and saved.

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  Average customer unlikely to pay for outgoing calls, says Jio

  Business | December 08, 2019 16:06 IST

  Telecom operator Reliance Jio has claimed that it is offering five times more free outgoing calls limit on other networks than an average customer requires and they are unlikely to pay for the calls.

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  Airtel may charge you for incoming calls from other networks

  Business | October 23, 2019 12:49 IST

  Vodafone Idea and state-owned BSNL have also favoured levying of the interconnect usage charge (IUC), currently 6 paise per minute, on every incoming calls from network of other operators. However, Jio has opposed continuation of the charges.

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  This new feature on WhatsApp will let you switch voice to video calls!

  Technology | January 10, 2018 11:56 IST

  The new feature was spotted by watcher of the popular chat app WABetaInfo, which said that the feature is only available to those who have signed up to the beta version of WhatsApp.

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  Jordan calls for solution to Palestinian issue

  World | November 28, 2014 6:49 IST

  Amman: King Abdullah II of Jordan on Thursday said Middle East will continue to suffer from instability and lack of security if no solution to the Palestinian issue is found, media reported.In a letter sent

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  Barack Obama calls immigration plan commonsense, lawful

  World | November 21, 2014 7:08 IST

  Washington: President Barack Obama was addressing the nation on Thursday night about executive actions on immigration.His plan would spare millions from deportation and allow them to work legally in the United States. The moves mark

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  Iran nuclear talks: Ban Ki-moon calls for a successful deal

  World | November 21, 2014 6:12 IST

  United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called for the Iran nuclear talks to be brought to a successful conclusion that meets the concerns and interests of all sides.Ban urged the participants in the

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  Barack Obama calls for Asia free press, sidesteps US case

  World | November 14, 2014 12:25 IST

  Yangon: President Barack Obama is pressing for greater press freedoms in Myanmar and China but is sidestepping questions about the status of a New York Times reporter whom U.S. prosecutors want to testify in a

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  UK Prime Minister calls for extremism to be rooted out

  World | November 14, 2014 8:00 IST

  Canberra: British Prime Minister David Cameron has used a rare address to the Australian Parliament to call for extremist preachers to be banned and for extremism to be rooted out of schools, universities and prisons.Britain

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  Ukraine calls for global efforts to de-escalate crisis

  World | November 13, 2014 6:09 IST

  Kiev: Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseny Yatsenyuk on Wednesday urged the international community to make coordinated efforts to de-escalate the tensions in the country's eastern regions."In order to establish peace, the international community should act as

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  New DoNER minister calls meeting of NE CMs on Nov 19

  Politics | November 10, 2014 19:48 IST

   New Delhi, Nov 10 (PTI) The Centre has convened a meeting of chief ministers of all the eight northeastern states on November 19 to chart out a concrete time-bound roadmap to ensure equitable development and

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  Chinese president calls for fulfilling Asia-Pacific dream

  World | November 09, 2014 11:25 IST

  Beijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday said efforts should be made to fulfil the Asia-Pacific dream of more economic vibrancy, free trade and investment opportunities in the region.He was speaking at the Asia-Pacific Economic

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  African Union calls for Burkina Faso army to transfer power to civilians

  World | November 04, 2014 8:39 IST

  Addis Ababa: The African Union (AU) has called for the army in Burkina Faso to transfer power to civilians in two weeks period.The Peace and Security Council of the 54-member pan-African bloc held its meeting

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  Barak Obama calls for more efforts against Ebola crisis

  World | October 07, 2014 6:36 IST

  Washington: Calling Ebola crisis an issue of global security, US President Barack Obama on Monday urged further efforts from international community to fight the deadly virus in West Africa.After meeting his national security aides, Obama