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121 Indians hit; we may never know Pegasus breach extent: WhatsApp to govt

121 users in India targeted, full extent of Pegasus spyware attack may never be known: WhatsApp told Govt

Will revive BSNL, make it profitable: Telecom Minister Prasad in Lok Sabha

Last month, the government approved a Rs 69,000 crore revival package for BSNL and MTNL

Prasad calls for proactive steps to clear cases pending for over 10 years

Prasad said he has been urging the high courts to expedite cases that are more than 10 years old

IT Act well-equipped to deal with hacking, spyware: Ravi Shankar Prasad

The government said some media reports attempting to malign the government of India for the reported breach are completely misleading

BSNL notifies voluntary retirement scheme; available for workers till Dec 3

Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had recently asked BSNL to start a dialogue with its employees on the VRS

Any attempt to create monopoly on data will not be acceptable: Govt

'India takes privacy seriously of which informational privacy is an integral part, and data imperialism will not be acceptable'

Prasad directs BSNL, MTNL to proceed fast on VRS, asset monetisation plans

The minister who met the boards of BSNL, MTNL categorically told the cos that they have been given a strong incentive package by the govt and must roll up their sleeves now to become more competitive

Fixed security issue, told Indian govt about spying attempt: WhatsApp

In India, where there are 400 million WhatsApp users, the security breach was allegedly used to spy on activists, journalists and government critics.

AGR verdict: Reliance Jio says telcos have sufficient capacity to pay dues

It also slammed the Cellular Operators Association of India for writing ex-parte to the government on the financial distress in the sector

Jio in letter war with COAI over telecom stress

Based on current data, analysts said Bharti Airtel had enough opportunity to monetise and pay the AGR dues

BJP will not take Gopal Kanda's support in Haryana: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Kanda had, on Friday, said he had decided to extend his unconditional support to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

DoT seeks relief for BSNL, MTNL once again, but with fewer demands

Dept has apparently sought funds for VRS schemes of the two firms and allotment of 4G spectrum, proposes to raise finances via asset monetisation

BSNL is in strategic interest of nation, we are looking into issues: Prasad

The debt-ridden PSU has not been able to pay salaries of employees for September

Ravi Shankar Prasad withdraws comment linking economy to hit movies

He alleged that some people were misleading people over the unemployment scenario

Ravi Shankar Prasad cites success of 3 films to deny economic slowdown

He alleged that some people organised against the government are misleading people over unemployment scenario.

Ravi Shankar Prasad cancels meetings to reach out to Patna floods victims

All this is being recounted gleefully to highlight Nitish Kumar's failure.

Sensitive, super-sensitive data must be stored locally in India: Prasad

The minister's comments come in the backdrop of burning debate on data, as also storage restrictions being mulled for personal data

Ensure protection of user privacy, prevent abuse: IT Minister to tech firms

India has already forced foreign payment firms such as Mastercard Inc and Visa Inc to store data locally

Apple has big plans for India, electronic cos bullish about country: Prasad

The minister said he had a whole-day meeting with global and Indian chief executive officers of the electronics industry on Monday

Ravi Shankar Prasad asks Apple, Samsung to help us become e-export hub

He said his ministry and NITI Aayog would in the next two to three months work with them on incentives for the sector