Is India ready for the AI revolution? The rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, from generative AI tools to sophisticated machine learning algorithms, are transforming industries across the nation. From fintech's burgeoning use of AI-powered fraud detection to the agricultural sector's embrace of precision farming technologies, the impact is undeniable. This week saw a major breakthrough in indigenous 5G technology development, signaling India's growing prowess in the global tech landscape. But alongside this progress comes the crucial discussion surrounding data privacy, cybersecurity, and the ethical implications of AI deployment. How will India navigate these challenges and harness the transformative power of technology for inclusive growth? Explore the latest developments in Indian tech, from the rise of digital payments to the burgeoning startup ecosystem, and discover how innovation is shaping the nation's future. Stay informed with Abtak.com – your gateway to understanding the tech revolution reshaping India.
Hyderabad: The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has rolled out a new feature called Kavach in India. It allows women subscribers to recharge their BSNL phone numbers at offline stores without revealing it to the retailer. The Kavach feature aims to help Indian women with BSNL telecom services to keep their phone numbers private and reduce the risk of unwanted contact and misuse. It was officially announced on March 8, 2026, to mark the celebration of International Women's Day. With the Kavach feature, women with a BSNL subscription can generate a temporary 10-digit number linked to their real phone number. Once the feature is activated, the temporary number is sent to the user through SMS, which can be shared at any BSNL authorised retail store. It is worth noting that the temporary 10-digit number is not permanent, as it expires after some time, just like a One-Time Password (OTP). So, users will have to generate the temporary number every time they want to recharge their phone number. BSNL Kavach: How to activate this feature Female BSNL users can activate the Kavach feature and receive a temporary 10-digit number by following the steps below:
New Delhi, Jun 27 (PTI) The total number of telecom subscribers in India grew marginally to 120.7 crore in May with Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel adding over 99 per cent new customers during the month, according to data published by sector regulator Trai on Friday. The total net subscriber addition by telecom service providers was 43,58,231 while Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel jointly added 43,51,294, thereby accounting for 99.84 of the total net subscriber addition in May. The overall growth in subscriber base was mitigated by loss of subscribers by debt-ridden Vodafone Idea (Vi) and publi ...Read More >
Chandigarh (Haryana) [India], July 13 (ANI): The Haryana government on Saturday ordered the temporary suspension of mobile internet and bulk SMS services in Nuh district amid apprehensions of communal tension and public disorder. According to an official order issued by the Department of Home Affairs under Section 20 of the Telecommunications Act, 2023 and Rule 3 of the Telecommunications (Temporary Suspension of Services) Rules, 2024, the suspension will remain in effect from 9:00 PM on July 13, 2025, to 9:00 PM on July 14, 2025. Also Read | Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: Prashant Kishor Sl ...Read More >
Jharsuguda (Odisha) [India], September 27 (ANI): Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Odisha's Jharsuguda on Saturday, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Baijayant Jay Panda said that telecom projects worth Rs 37,000 crores would be launched and connect several villages. Applauding the double-engine government, Panda said that the people's wishes in the state were coming true. "PM views Odisha specially. He has visited underdeveloped areas, like the northeast, more than all the previous PMs' visits combined. In last 1 year, he has visited Odisha too several times. He has been here e ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The launch of Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited's (BSNL) indigenous 4G network has secured India's future, said a top executive of the state-controlled telecom carrier on Saturday. "The nationwide rollout of our indigenous 4G network, built on the strength of collaboration with TCS (Tata Consultancy Services), Tejas Networks, and C-DoT (Centre for Development of Telematics), is a resounding declaration of an Atmanirbhar Bharat," said Robert J Ravi, CMD, BSNL, in a statement. "The 'Made in Bharat' stack, brought to life by the relentless dedication of team BSNL, secures our digital futu ...Read More >
Bareilly: Security was beefed up across four districts in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly division on Thursday in view of Dussehra, with security personnel out on the streets and drones in the air, while the government has also ordered suspending internet services in Bareilly district for 48 hours, officials said. According to a notification issued by the home department, mobile internet, broadband and SMS services will remain suspended in Bareilly from 3 pm on October 2 to 3 pm on October 4. Home Secretary Gaurav Dayal said in an order that there is a possibility of social media platforms, such as ...Read More >
New Delhi, October 15: In a festive gesture aimed at attracting new users, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), India's state-owned telecom operator, has launched a special 'Diwali Bonanza' offer. As part of the scheme, BSNL is offering free 4G mobile services for one month at a token cost of just INR 1 for activation, with no other charges involved. The offer is valid from October 15 to November 15, 2025 and is available exclusively to new customers. Under this plan, subscribers will enjoy unlimited voice calls (as per terms and conditions), 2 GB of high-speed data per day, 100 SMS per day, ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 20 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that the Inmarsat satellite phone services has been restored for over 30 fishermen from Tamil Nadu who were stranded at sea. The British satellite telecommunications company restored satellite phone services after interventions from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), Sitharaman informed in a post on social media platform X. The fishermen belonging to Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari district were left stranded at sea amid turbulent weather, she said, stating th ...Read More >
New Delhi: Probing an organised cybercrime network involving the use of over 20,000 illegally procured SIM cards, CBI conducted raids in Delhi, Noida and Chandigarh over the weekend and discovered a 'phishing factory' that was using SIM boxes -- devices that can hold hundreds of SIMs cards, disguise international calls and bypass telecom rules -- to dupe thousands of people.Three suspects -- Sonveer Singh, Maneesh Upreti and Himalaya -- have been arrested in connection with the case.TOI had repor ...Read More >
MUMBAI: India's telecom sector is ringing in steady growth once again adding millions of new connections every month while the race for broadband supremacy continues to heat up like a fiercely contested cricket match. According to the latest data released by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on 1 April 2026, the total telephone subscriber base in the country reached 1,321.31 million at the end of February 2026. This marked a net addition of 7.31 million subscribers during the month, translating into a monthly growth rate of 0.56 per cent. Wireless subscribers (including mobile ...Read More >
With its competitive pricing, BSNL is now posing a stiff challenge to industry leaders such as Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio and Sunil Mittal's Airtel. In a major setback for Reliance Jio -- India's largest telecom provider led by billionaire Mukesh Ambani -- it lost a whopping 7.9 million (79 lakh) subscribers in a single month this year as millions of users switched to state-owned BSNL after private telcos hiked mobile tariffs by a significant margin earlier in July 2024. According to data r ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 27 (PTI) The total number of telecom subscribers in India grew marginally to 120.7 crore in May with Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel adding over 99 per cent new customers during the month, according to data published by sector regulator Trai on Friday. The total net subscriber addition by telecom service providers was 43,58,231 while Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel jointly added 43,51,294, thereby accounting for 99.84 of the total net subscriber addition in May. Also Read | Bodoland Lottery Result Today, June 27, 2025: Assam State Lottery Sambad Friday Lucky Draw Results Declare ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Centre, on Monday, extended Robert J Ravi's additional charge as the chief managing director (CMD) of state-controlled telecom carriers Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) by three months, according to a regulatory filing by MTNL in aftermarket hours. '...as an interim measure and subject to the approval of the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC), the additional charge of the post(s) of CMD, BSNL, along with CMD, MTNL and CMD, B ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has announced plans for an additional ₹47,000 crore capital expenditure (capex) to boost Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd's (BSNL) network infrastructure. The state-owned telecom company spent ₹25,000 crore last year to install 1 lakh towers for its 4G mobile services. BSNL has already completed the installation of over 95,000 towers as part of that initiative. "We have another close to ₹47,000 crore capex plan in place for BSNL. Meanwhile, BSNL has done its highest-ever capex of ₹25,000 crore during last year," the DoT said, quoting Union Teleco ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the state-run telecom company BSNL's fully indigenous 4G network on September 27, Union Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Friday. With this milestone, India will join the league of select nations capable of building and manufacturing their own telecom networks and equipment. Speaking at a pre-launch event, Scindia said, "Tomorrow will be the day when the world will see India not just as a service provider but as a complete 4G stack developer and equipment manufacturer." He added that India's telecom ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: The state BJP is all set for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jharsuguda on Saturday, during which he will lay foundation stone and inaugurate developmental projects worth over Rs 60,000 crore across the country. The Prime Minister will also address the 'Namo Yuva Samabesh' at Amlipali ground at Jharsuguda during the visit. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi, deputy chief ministers KV Singh Deo and Pravati Parida, several ministers, BJP MLAs and state BJP president Manmohan Samal are camping at Jharsuguda. The BJP organised a massive bike rally at Jharsuguda on Friday even ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: State-controlled Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Numaligarh Refinery (NRL) to deploy a private 5G network for the public sector oil company, which would be India's first captive non-public network (CNPN) in the refinery sector. BSNL and NRL, in a joint statement on Sunday, said that the deployment would usher in a new era of secure, ultra-reliable, and real-time industrial connectivity, while supporting mission-critical opera ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar/Jharsuguda: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday laid the foundation stone and inaugurated multiple development projects across various key sectors worth over Rs 60,000 crore during his visit to Jharsuguda, Odisha. This is the Prime Minister's seventh visit to Odisha in 15 months since the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came to power in the state in June 2024. The projects unveiled today span across telecommunications, railways, higher education, healthcare, skill development, and rural housing sectors, among others. Providing a major boost to national communication infrastruc ...Read More >
Jharsuguda (Odisha) [India], September 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, during his address in Jharsuguda, Odisha, following the inauguration of multiple development projects, said that the state is advancing at the speed of a "double engine," with new projects worth thousands of crores of rupees underway for the development of the state and the country. He also announced the launch of BSNL's indigenous 4G services and the approval of new semiconductor units. "A year and a half ago, during the assembly elections, the people of Odisha had resolved to move forward with a new ...Read More >
Jharsuguda, Sep 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday laid the foundation stone and inaugurated several development projects worth Rs 60,000 crore in Odisha's Jharsuguda and reiterated his call for an 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat (self-reliant India)'. These projects span various sectors, including telecommunications, railways, higher education, healthcare, skill development, and rural housing, among others. Addressing the large gathering, PM Modi extended Navratri greetings to the people of the state amid the "Modi-Modi" chants. The Prime Minister also thanked the people for ...Read More >
Imphal (Manipur) [India], June 8 (ANI): The district magistrates of Imphal West, Imphal East, Thoubal, Kakching, and Bishnupur districts have issued prohibitory orders on Sunday. Citizens have been requested to cooperate with the orders, which include restrictions on gatherings. The assembly of four or more persons has been restricted in Imphal West, Imphal East, Thoubal, and Kakching districts. The orders have been issued in view of prevailing law and order situation. Also Read | Indian Citizen Dies in UAE: Civil Engineer Issac Paul Olakkengil From Kerala Dies During Scuba Diving Session at ...Read More >
Cellular Operators Association of India, however, expresses concern over spammers taking the route of over-the-top or internet messaging apps which remain unregulated New Delhi: Mobile users will now be able to differentiate between genuine and spam SMS as telecom operators have rolled out suffixes that will appear before the sender's name or header, industry body COAI said on Tuesday. The Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI), which represents telecom operators like Reliance Jio, Airt ...Read More >
Guwahati, Jul 15 (PTI) Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will visit Assam on Wednesday during which they will interact with party functionaries of the state. State Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi said the district, block and mandal presidents of the party will be able to present their views before its top leadership during Kharge and Gandhi's visit. Also Read | Did Lucknow Court Judge Take Selfie With Rahul Gandhi During Hearing of Indian Army 'Defamation' Case? BJP's Amit Malviya Found Fake in Fact Check. "I look forward to welcoming Shri ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 18 (PTI) The Supreme Court has said money cannot be recovered by filing an FIR and seeking help of police as it quashed a cheating case against the producer of Bollywood movie "Tanu Weds Manu". A bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan expressed displeasure over the approach of the Allahabad High Court in dealing with the petition of producer Shailesh R Singh for quashing of the FIR against him by complainant Kunal Jain. "Money cannot be recovered, more particularly, in a civil dispute between the parties by filing a first information report and seeking the help of the ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Punjab National Bank (PNB) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) to open salary accounts for the public sector telecom carrier's employees. Under this MoU, PNB will extend its specially designed salary account offerings to the employees of BSNL, covering a wide range of benefits aimed at ensuring their financial security and convenience. The key features of salary accounts include free hospicash facility, free term insurance, free personal air and accidental insurance cover, free accidental education cover and girl child marriage c ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will unveil on Saturday state-owned BSNL's 'Swadeshi' 4G stack, marking India's entry into a coveted league of nations such as Denmark, Sweden, South Korea, and China that produce and manufacture homegrown telecom equipment. This is a new era for the telecom sector, Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia announced on Friday. Scindia said that over 97,500 mobile 4G towers will be commissioned by the PM at Jharsuguda, Odisha, on September 27. Over 92,600 mobile sites installed by Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) are of indigenised 4G techno ...Read More >
New Delhi, Sep 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha on Saturday to lay the foundation stone and inaugurate multiple development projects worth over Rs 60,000 crore in Jharsuguda, an official statement said. These projects span various sectors, including telecommunications, railways, higher education, healthcare, skill development, and rural housing, among others. He will also address a public gathering on the occasion. In the field of telecom connectivity, the Prime Minister will commission more than 97,500 mobile 4G towers built at a cost of around Rs 37,000 cr ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 1 (PTI) Union telecom minister Jyotiraditya Scindia unleashed a string of data, ranging from BSNL's consecutive profit after 18 years to connecting over 2 lakh gram panchayats with broadband, on social media platform X to counter claims of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on the Digital India programme. Scindia suggested to Kharge to go check on the web for telecom scams in India which will show activities related to the UPA regime while the present regime is recognised with leadership in technology. Also Read | India Developing Its Own Bunker-Buster Missile? Reports Say ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Centre has extended the additional charge of department of telecom (DoT) senior official Ravi A Robert Jerard for the second time as chairman and managing director (CMD) of state-owned BSNL and MTNL for three months with effect from July 15, a regulatory filing said. Jerard was appointed chairman and managing director (CMD) of the telecom public sector units on July 14, 2024, after the Appointment Committee of Cabinet (ACC) denied extension to the then CMD PK Purwar. "In continuation of this Department's order...dated January 16, 2025, and to ensure that the post(s) of CMD, BS ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his Odisha visit on Saturday will inaugurate multiple development projects worth over Rs 60,000 crore in Jharsuguda. He will also address a public gathering on the occasion, a release from the Prime Minister's Office said. These projects span across telecommunications, railways, higher education, healthcare, skill development, and rural housing sectors, among others. In the field of telecom connectivity, the Prime Minister will commission more than 97,500 mobile 4G towers built at a cost of around Rs 37,000 crore with swadeshi technology. This ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], September 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that BSNL's 4G stack embodies the swadeshi spirit. Responding to a post by Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on X, PM Modi said: "Union Minister Scindia highlights how BSNL's 4G stack embodies the swadeshi spirit. Also Read | Eknath Shinde Orders Suspension of MSRDC Officer Over Traffic Woes in Thane, Mumbai Metropolitan Region; Announces MMRDA Will Use AI To Study Congestion Issues. "With over 92,000 sites connecting 22 million Indians, it reflects India's journey from dependence to confidence, driving e ...Read More >