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ED eyes Rs 151 crore BSNL land deal in Chennai for new office complex
The Directorate of Enforcement is set to acquire a significant land parcel from BSNL in Chennai. This move aims to establish a new office complex for the agency. The proposal is under review, with a final decision anticipated soon. This expansion reflects the ED's growing responsibilities and increasing case load across India.
BSNL to augment 4G infra in Jharkhand at estimated cost of Rs 1,573 cr: Official
BSNL is executing projects worth Rs 1,573 crore in Jharkhand as part of its pan-India 4G rollout. PM Modi will launch the national 4G rollout from Odisha, featuring 97,500 indigenous mobile towers. In Jharkhand, BSNL is implementing the 4G Saturation Project to connect 2750 remote villages and upgrading 816 towers in LWE-affected areas.
India can be third pillar of growth with US, UK: TCS CEO K Krithivasan
Tata Consultancy Services CEO emphasizes the importance of emerging markets like India for future growth. Discusses revenue trends, technology spends post-US elections, and interest rate cuts. Highlights deepening engagement with Tata Group firms and employee work from office policies.
Master plan of Rs 424 crore for upgrading facilities at Badrinath temple: Uttarakhand CM Dhami
On Saturday, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced a master plan worth Rs 424 crore for upgrading facilities at the Badrinath temple. The initiative aims to enhance pilgrimage experiences while balancing environmental sustainability and economic growth.
Arunachal CM dissuaded the Deputy commissioner from entertaining fake land compensation demand
The chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, Pema Khandu, urged the district commissioners to expedite the process of submitting their respective land compensation assessment report so that user agencies can move forward with their parts. He also strongly dissuaded the DCs from entertaining fake land compensation claims and directed them to take legal action against people constructing anything on lands after notifications have been issued.
Plan in works to improve LWE areas' communication network
In a meeting with I&B officials last month, senior home ministry officials took stock of the existing telecom infrastructure to decide the way forward. They pointed out that it was very important to share infrastructure in difficult areas for "faster and efficient delivery of services," official sources said.
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Thank God 'Mir Zafars' quit TMC, saved party: Mamata Banerjee in apparent jibe at Adhikari family
"Thank God, the 'Mir Jafars' (traitors) have left (TMC). I am relieved. It has saved us (the party). They never used to allow me to come to Khejuri, Nandigram or Kanthi whenever I wished to visit these places. As if this was their 'zamindari'. Now, nobody can stop me from coming here," Banerjee said.
BJP is the biggest pandemic of the country, torturing Dalits the most: Mamata Banerjee
Banerjee, who held a protest march against the Hathras gang rape case, said she will stand by the Dalit community till the end as her caste is "humanity" and she does not believe in differentiation on the grounds of caste and religion.
Will Coal India become the next BSNL?
Coal India Limited may be dragging on with a huge manpower pool, suffers from low productivity issues, and is forced to operate small and unviable legacy mines — pits handed over to the company during nationalisation. But analysts and market watchers feel that its rivals — foreign and domestic — will still be starting with a set of disadvantages.
Nilesh Shah on what govt can do to bring back animal spirits in market
With growth, income increases, jobs are created and fiscal discipline will come into place.
Reliance Jio's pricing policy is not sustainable: Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman, Bharti Airtel
"The good news is that Jio will start charging from the 1st of April. But still, the pricing to our mind is unsustainable for the industry. It though is better than zero."
Sensex on a firm footing, Nifty holds 7900; top fifteen stocks in focus
The S&P BSE Sensex rallied as much as 157 points in trade on Wednesday, led by gains in ICICI Bank, ONGC, State Bank of India, Tata Motors and RIL.
Telecom PSUs to spend Rs 6,463 crore this fiscal
BSNL will get Rs 100 crore as refund of upfront charges paid for spectrum to BSNL on surrender of BWA spectrum from government.
Telecom Commission may consider spectrum sharing rules next week
The Telecom Commission, the highest decision-making body in DoT, may next week also discuss issues of availability of spectrum for the next auction.
BSNL targets Rs 1,600 cr revenue from tower biz in 5 years
BSNL has set a target to garner Rs 1,600 crore in revenue in next five years from its telecom tower business, which its plans to hive off into a separate company.
How the heads of four big government projects will change the way we work, bank and live
ET breaks down the work of big government projects and how it could leave an indelible imprint on the lives of Indians in the years to come.
Telecom panel meet remains inconclusive
The Telecom Commission, the apex policy-making wing of the communications ministry, will meet again by July-end to decide on key sectoral issues.
10 stocks you shouldn't pick
Here are the firms that have been hammered by experts and the reasons that they are unlikely to yield good returns.
Fear over the free market
Some pundits think state-controlled cos from China, Russia and India are a huge threat for free markets worldwide. But they are wrong.
MTNL gives up Zamtel buyout plan
State-owned Mahanagar Telephone Nigam has abandoned its bid to buy out Zambian telco Zamtel as BSNL too has backed out from the deal, a senior company executive said
Mobile towers on residential areas: TRAI to decide by June
TRAI will come out with a policy on cellsites or telecom towers in all cities that have a population of over one million. Are touch-screen phones user-unfriendly?
Stocks to watch: GVK Power, JSW Steel, Reliance Power, Reliance MediaWorks, Edserv Softsystems, NTPC
Crude oil prices were steady in Asian trade Monday after OPEC ministers said they don't expect any change in production levels. Benchmark crude for January delivery was up at $75.67 at against Friday’s close of $75.47.
VC funds jittery on Budget-eve
Plan to bring overseas M&As involving Indian cos under the tax net, that too with retrospective effect from June 1976, is making venture capital sector worried.
BSNL, TCIL to lay optic cable across Myanmar
State-owned BSNL in collaboration with Telecommunications Consultants India Ltd (TCIL) will lay fibre optic cable across Myanmar (Burma).
Lords of undersea cables
While one half of the world will read the first couple of years of this century as the era of bulk infrastructure sell-off, the East will view it as the turning point in the history of technology when the undersea cable business shifted continents to Asia
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