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  Aadhar and PAN can now be linked through SMS: Income Tax department

  India | May 31, 2017 14:22 IST

  In a move aimed at easing the process of linking the Aadhaar number with PAN for taxpayers, the Income Tax (IT) department today said it has introduced an SMS-based facility that can be used to link the two.

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  Tired of unsolicited calls & SMS? Here is what you can do

  India | February 10, 2016 14:02 IST

  Many of us are sick and tired of those unsolicited calls & SMS. While there is a Do Not Disturb (DND) option to block all such calls & SMS, some of us might want to

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  PM Modi to personally greet each policeman in country on Republic Day

  Politics | December 21, 2015 21:15 IST

  New Delhi: In a unique effort to reach out to all 18 lakh policemen in the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to send SMSes to each one of them on the coming Republic

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  Shocking! Amitabh Bachchan was receiving 'dirty, abusive' sms from over a year

  Bollywood | August 31, 2015 21:01 IST

  Mumbai: Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who announced today that his twitter account has been hacked, has now filed a complaint with the police against the “dirty, abusive” sms that he has been receiving for the past

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  Why are discounted SMS rates not valid on certain days?

  India | August 13, 2015 17:22 IST

  Did you ever receive that dreaded text message from telecom service provider that discounted and free packages won't apply the next day and that normal rates would apply? Did you ever wonder as to why

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  Now get mobile data deactivated by a call or SMS to 1925

  August 07, 2015 18:08 IST

  New Delhi: Mobile subscribers will be able to activate or deactivate internet service on their mobile phone by calling or sending an SMS to a new toll free number 1925 from next month onwards.The new

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  SMS alerts for train delays, water vending machines on anvil

  India | August 03, 2015 15:30 IST

  New Delhi: SMS alerts to passengers on train delays and setting up of 4,615 water vending machines at a number of railway stations are among the new initiatives of the railways to improve facilities for

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  Trai cuts roaming call charges by up to 23%, SMSes by 75%

  April 10, 2015 16:04 IST

  New Delhi: Telecom regulator body TRAI has cut national roaming call charges by up to 23 per cent while sending a local SMS will cost only 25 paise, a steep cut of 75% from the

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  Mobile calls to be cheaper by up to 23%; SMS to cost 40% less

  April 09, 2015 18:38 IST

  New Delhi:  Mobile calls while in roaming will be cheaper by up to 23 per cent, while sending SMSes will cost up to 40 per cent less from May 1 as regulator TRAI has slashed

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  Allahabad HC asks Indian Railways to introduce SMS service for distress calls

  India | September 27, 2014 9:26 IST

  Lucknow: Allahabad High Court has said that the Indian Railways should put in place a system for making distress call through SMS and other mobile applications."Railways should implement short messaging service (SMS) as well as

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  Know how to book your meal on a train journey via SMS

  September 24, 2014 15:58 IST

  New Delhi: Now railway passengers can book their meals through an SMS to 139 as the service will be launched from tomorrow on a few select trains on a trial basis.The SMS food service will

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  Sebi widens probe into investment scams via WhatsApp, SMSes

  June 06, 2014 17:11 IST

  New Delhi: Capital market regulator Sebi has widened its probe into suspected investment scams through mobile SMS and WhatsApp messages, wherein investors are lured into promise of huge returns after initial payments. Two individuals – Mansoor

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  Centre to act only against websites posting inflammatory content

  India | August 24, 2012 14:48 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 24  :  Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde today said only those social media accounts which have posted objectionable and inflammatory content are being blocked and there is no need for others to be

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  150 Pakistani Lawmakers Receive Death Threats On SMS

  World | November 19, 2011 17:43 IST

  Islamabad, Nov 19: Around 150 federal and provincial lawmakers in Pakistan have received anonymous threat messages saying they would be killed if they did not resign from their seats, Interior Minister Rehman Malik claimed today. 

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  Prank: SMS From Bipasha's Phone To People Saying Hi, I Am Single

  Bollywood | April 08, 2011 16:55 IST

  Mumbai: Bollywood hottie Bipasha Basu lost her cellphone while shooting in Madhya Pradesh and the next day when the phone materialized, all hell broke loose, says a media report. The report quotes a 'source' close

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  A Strange Case Of Proxy SMS

  Cricket | October 11, 2010 17:00 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 11: The BCCI today dismissed reports that its Secretary N Srinivasan had sent messages to Indian Premier League franchises, allegedly asking them to align with the Board. In the wake of media

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  Govt Extends Ban On Bulk SMS, MMS Till Sept 29

  India | September 23, 2010 17:44 IST

  New Delhi, Sept 23:  The government today extended till September 29 the ban on bulk SMSes and MMSes as a preventive measure in view of the court verdict on the Ayodhya title suit.  An order

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  After SMS Ban In Valley, Protesters Take To Facebook

  India | July 06, 2010 9:43 IST

  Protesters in Kashmir valley have taken recourse to Facebook to voice their dissent after SMSes were banned in the valley by the state administration, reports Mid DaY.The protesters   have now flocked to the social networking