Free Basics

Ain't we creating a 'class of parasites' by political freebies, asks SC

Says due to these benefits, people are not willing to work

Delhi, Bihar Assembly elections in 2025 to test the fate of freebies

This year will have the fewest elections of any in the current five-year electoral cycle. What does that mean for welfare schemes?

Facebook keen to shift focus to other parts of internet.org

Mobile operators have been seeking same service same rules for over-the-top players like Facebook-owned WhatsApp and Skype

Free Basics helped one dominant player: Vodafone CEO

Earlier this month, Facebook shut down the controversial programme after a Trai directive to this effect

Free Basics was helping one dominant player: Vodafone

The Free Basics programme met with severe criticism in India as critics saw this as violation of the principle of net neutrality