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  Airtel, Vodafone, Idea hike mobile Internet rates by up to 100%

  October 06, 2014 11:35 IST

  New Delhi: Telecom operators have raised mobile internet rates up to 100 per cent in June-September period across country.Airtel is latest to increase mobile rates by up to 33 per cent while Vodafone and Idea

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  Idea, IOC enter into pact for 24x7 LPG booking

  June 10, 2014 19:39 IST

  New Delhi: Idea Cellular and IOC have entered into a partnership that will allow over 82 million LPG consumers of Indane to book LPG 24x7 on mobile phones and get delivery status updates via IVR

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  Idea prices issue to institutional investors at Rs 134/share

  June 10, 2014 18:21 IST

  New Delhi: Idea Cellular today said it priced its offering of 22.38 crore shares to institutional investors at Rs 134 each, raising Rs 3,000 crore. The securities allotment committee of the board of directors of Idea

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  Idea hikes monthly rentals by Rs 50

  June 01, 2014 16:20 IST

  Mumbai: Idea Cellular has hiked the monthly rentals of its post-paid customers by Rs 50 from June.  “Effective from the June bill cycle, the monthly rental will have a nominal increase of Rs 50 per

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  Idea, Airtel, Vodafone start 3G service in Punjab

  May 29, 2014 17:14 IST

  Chandigarh: Telecom operators Idea Cellular, Airtel and Vodafone today launched 3G services in Punjab, expanding their footprint to 21 out of 22 service areas covering 28 states in the country.While 3G spectrum in Punjab is

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  Google to stop mining student emails for ad ideas

  May 01, 2014 20:46 IST

  San Francisco: Google will stop looking for advertising ideas in the emails of students using a suite of the Internet company's free products tailored for schools. The changes announced Wednesday affect Google's “Apps for Education” service

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  'Chindia' still vibrant idea: Jairam Ramesh

  March 28, 2014 0:10 IST

  New Delhi: “Chindia”, an idea projecting the joint rise of China and India remains a vibrant concept, but it can only be a reality if both nations can overcome suspicions and establish reciprocal partnerships, says

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  Telecom user base rises to 92.20 cr in Jan: TRAI

  March 12, 2014 23:44 IST

  New Delhi: The total number of telecom subscribers in the country rose marginally to 92.20 crore in January, on the back of increase in rural subscribers, sectoral regulator TRAI said on Wednesday.The overall user base

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  Gameloft partners Idea Cellular to offer game content, subscriptions

  March 11, 2014 10:48 IST

  New Delhi: Gameloft, a global publisher of digital and social games, has partnered with Idea Cellular to offer quality gaming to more than 130 million subscribers of the country's third largest telecom operator.Gameloft has popular

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  Airtel, Idea, Vodafone hike 2G Internet rates

  October 15, 2013 17:38 IST

  New Delhi: Major telecom companies Airtel, Idea Cellular and Vodafone have halved the amount of data downloads on 2G networks under certain tariff plans, pushing up the cost of using mobile Internet services.Customers will, for

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  Trai recommends full number portability within 6 mths

  September 25, 2013 18:14 IST

  New Delhi: Telecom regulator Trai today recommended that MNP be fully implemented across the country within six months to allow subscribers to retain their numbers even when they shift from one service area to another.Presently,

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  Idea to pay Rs 40K for disconnecting services without notice

  July 07, 2013 15:23 IST

  New Delhi, July 7: Rapping Idea Cellular Limited for "unfair trade practice", a consumer forum here has directed the telecom company to pay Rs 40,000 as compensation to a subscriber for disconnecting her mobile services

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  Airtel, Idea cut promotional benefits, free minutes

  January 23, 2013 18:24 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 23: India's top mobile phone carrier, Bharti Airtel, and Idea Cellular have decided to cut back on various promotional offers. However, at the same time Airtel said there will be no change

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  How to make a call or SMS even with zero balance in mobile

  November 23, 2012 17:23 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 22: If you ever find yourself in a situation where you need to make an emergency call and there is no balance in your prepaid mobile, then don't worry. All major mobile

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  Idea launches dual-SIM 3G Android smartphone for Rs 7,190

  September 25, 2012 13:14 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 25: Idea Cellular announced its fourth smartphone for the Indian market, called Idea 3G Aurus. The new Idea 3G smartphone Aurus is targeted at people on a budget who aspire to have

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  Prakash Karat Revives Third Front Idea

  Politics | March 24, 2012 20:56 IST

  Jammu, Mar 24: Citing Samajwadi Party's electoral victory in Uttar Pradesh, CPI(M) today revived the idea of a Third Front, pitching for a unity of Left and democratic forces to give the people another alternative

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  Airtel, Idea, Loop Summoned For Refusing Number Portability

  March 21, 2012 19:51 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 21: Three major telecom players—Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Loop Mobiles and their top officials were today summoned by a Delhi court for allegedly rejecting number portability requests from their subscribers in

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  TRAI Says, SC Verdict Won't Impact Customers Much

  February 02, 2012 18:02 IST

  New Delhi, Feb 2: Telecom regulator Trai today said there will not be much impact on customers due to cancellation of 122 2G licenses of eight companies, as around 95 per cent of total subscribers

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  Govt Asks Bharti, Vodafone, Idea To Stop 3G Roaming Pacts

  December 22, 2011 12:46 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 22 : Coming down heavily on operators for violating licence norms, the Telecom Ministry has asked service providers to discontinue their 3G roaming agreements and is also contemplating imposing penalty on them.

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  Idea Launches Smartphones To Promote 3G Service

  November 23, 2011 23:26 IST

  Mumbai, Nov 23: Leading GDM operator Idea Cellular on Wednesday launched 3G Android smartphones to attract its existing 2G users to its 3G services.“These smartphones will further drive our existing 3G services. Users will now