Free Wifi
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How to connect to free Wi-Fi at Indian railway stations? A quick guide
Technology | Feb 24, 2024, 09:13 AM ISTMajor Indian railway stations offer free Wi-Fi services, making it convenient for passengers to access the internet while waiting for their trains. Here's everything you need to know about this facility.
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Free WiFi in Uttar Pradesh from August 15. Check details
India | Jul 24, 2021, 04:23 PM ISTUnder this initiative by the state government, people especially the youth will be able to avail free WiFi facility across all 75 districts, offices, municipal councils, 17 municipal corporations and 217 public places in the state.
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Free wifi for farmers protesting at Singhu border, Delhi govt announces
India | Dec 29, 2020, 04:52 PM ISTThe Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has announced free wifi facility for farmers protesting at the Singhu border over three contentious farm laws.
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Free WiFi to continue after Google partnership ends: Railways
Business | Feb 18, 2020, 01:09 PM ISTA day after the Google announced that it is gradually winding down its free public WiFi Station programme, currently available at 415 railway stations in India, the Railways has assured the continuation of the free WiFi services at these stations.
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Free WiFi on Delhi Metro Airport Express Line: How to connect, setup and use on Android, iPhone
Technology | Jan 02, 2020, 04:46 PM ISTDelhi Metro has finally installed Free WiFi hotspots on Airport Express Line: Here's how you can use it
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Now, get free WiFi at 5,500 railway stations in India
India | Dec 06, 2019, 07:51 PM ISTThe Railways has provided free WiFi at 5,500 stations across the country, the national transporter's digital arm RailTel said on Friday. Jharkhand's Mahuamilan station, which comes under the East Central Railway zone, has become the 5,500th station to get the facility, it said.
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Indian Railways installs free WiFi at 3000th station; 1,000 enabled in just 15 days
India | Aug 19, 2019, 06:33 PM ISTThe railways' free Wi-Fi facility at stations began from Mumbai Central in January 2016 and within 16 months it was live at 1,600 stations across India. Railway's telecommunications arm RailTel began the process with a vision to turn stations into a platform for digital inclusion.
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Delhi awaits free WiFi internet access as Kejriwal government's tenure nears completion
India | Jul 15, 2019, 07:44 AM ISTIn its manifesto, the Aam Aadmi Party had promised free WiFi internet at all major points across Delhi. The tenure of the Arvind Kejriwal-government is nearing completion, yet the dream of having free WiFi access persists. In the past, several deadlines to provide free WiFi have been missed.
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Railway stations to get free Wi-Fi on Shimla-Kalka route
India | Mar 07, 2019, 02:17 PM ISTHimachal Pradesh chief minister Jai Ram Thakur launched the free Wi-Fi facility along with the 'hop-on hop-off' service which will let passengers get down at any station and board another incoming train without purchasing new tickets.
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Reliance Industries will invest in Punjab; to provide free WiFi to government institutions
Apr 12, 2017, 06:27 PM ISTA slew of investment initiative has been promised by the Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani today for the development of Punjab across a wide spectrum of sectors.
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Good News: Mount Everest regions to get free wi-fi soon
World | Feb 09, 2017, 02:58 PM ISTWeak mobile signal blues are now going to be a thing of past with the Nepalese government embarking on a drive to equip the region around the Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world,
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Google, Railtel roll out free Wi-Fi service at 100th railway station
Dec 23, 2016, 01:55 PM ISTGoogle, in collabration with Railtel, on Thursday rolled out free WiFi service at Udhagamandalam (Ooty) station in Tamil Nadu, taking to 100 the railway stations where it offers high speed internet to an estimated 10 million people.
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Facebook taps rural India with free internet access through ‘Express Wi-Fi’
Nov 30, 2016, 01:50 PM ISTMonths after it received flak for allegedly violating net neutrality norms with ‘Free Basics’, social networking giant Facebook is now testing Wi-Fi hotspots across villages and small towns in India to provide free internet access.
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Delhi to get 1,000 Wi-Fi hotspot spots by year end
Jun 24, 2016, 06:57 PM ISTNew Delhi: Delhi Dialogue Commission (DDC) Vice Chairman Ashish Khetan has announced that the Delhi government will provide 1,000 Wi-Fi hotspot zones in the national capital by the end of this year. He said that
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15 lakh Indians using Wi-Fi at railway stations: Google
Jun 20, 2016, 08:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: Almost 19 railways stations across the country have been offered with high-speed Free Wi-Fi services by Google. The tech giant recently revealed that almost 1.5 million Indians are using Wi-Fi services. The company
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Digital India: Free Wi-Fi service launched at Patna, Ranchi & Visakhapatnam station
May 21, 2016, 11:22 AM ISTNew Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday launched free Wi-Fi service at three more railway stations across India via video conferencing. These stations are at Patna in Bihar, Visakhapatnam in Odisha and Ranchi in
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Google rolls out free public Wi-Fi services at five railway stations
May 10, 2016, 11:13 AM ISTNew Delhi: Tech giant Google on Monday announced the launch of free high-speed public Wi-Fi service at 15 railways stations across India over the extensive fiber network of Indian Railway’s RailTel, which provides internet services
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Google launches free RailWire Wi-Fi services at three railway stations
May 06, 2016, 10:16 AM ISTNew Delhi: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu on Thursday launched free Wi-Fi service at the railway stations at Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, Raipur in Chhattisgarh and Kacheguda in Telengana. The service was commissioned by RailTel, a
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DMRC to soon get free Wi-Fi service, grants 10-Year Contact to Techno Sat Comm
Apr 21, 2016, 12:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: Techno Sat Comm Wednesday said Delhi Metro Rail Corporation has awarded a 10-year contract to it for providing free Wi-Fi service to commuters and the Internet facility would be launched in the second
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Google, RailTel expand free Wi-Fi services to 9 more Indian railway stations
Apr 15, 2016, 05:39 PM ISTNew Delhi: Google in collaboration with RailTel, the telecom arm of the Indian Railways, has rolled out free Wi-Fi service at 9 more stations, taking the total to 10 where it will offer high-speed Internet