Surya Grahan Timing: Solar Eclipse is taking place today, February 17, 2026, however, this Solar Eclipse will not be visible ...

Union Minister of Communications and Development of the Northeastern Region, Jyotiraditya Scindia, informed the Parliament ...

MUMBAI: Now that the sound and fury around the Sanchar Saathi app has died, it’s time to look at the debris. What happened? What was it about? There’s a history to this. Every technology controversy ...

India has reversed course on a directive that would have forced smartphone makers to preload a government cybersecurity app on all new devices, stepping back just two days after issuing the mandate ...

The Sanchar Saathi app has become one of the most talked-about apps in India’s tech and telecom space currently. Although the government claims it as a security tool to protect users from fraud and ...

On December 3, 2025, the central government revoked a recent directive from the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) that mandated all mobile phone manufacturers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi ...

In order to protect the citizens against purchasing the non-authentic handsets as well as to enhance the success of the Sanchar Saathi initiative, the DoT has issued Directions dated 28.11.2025 ...

The government has announced that it will no longer require mobile manufacturers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi on all new smartphones. The decision comes hours ...

The government on Wednesday rolled back an order mandating pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi cybersecurity app on smartphones sold in the country. The order to manufacturers - including American ...

Government assures the Sanchar Saathi app is not for surveillance, emphasizing public control over security. Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia stated the app, designed to combat fraud and theft, can ...

Noting that cyber attacks are quite sophisticated, the MoS said the Sanchar Saathi app will prevent cyber fraud of "all the vulnerable people, because the goal of the app is to take the information ...

India’s ministry of communications on Wednesday rolled back its decision to make Sanchar Saathi, pitched as a cybersecurity app, mandatory for all mobile devices in the country. The move came after ...