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After Vodafone, Airtel cuts 2G data rates by 90% in Punjab, Haryana

Jun 20, 2013

Airtel said that the Volume Based Charges (VBC) on its recharge vouchers for 2G data usage of three denominations have been reduced to 1 paisa per 10 KB from 10 paisa per 10 KB making internet usage affordable for its subscribers. #Punjab #Vodafone #CorporateStrategy #Haryana #Airtel #mobile internet #Mobiles #data usage rate
Kindest cut of all: Vodafone slashes 2G data rates by 80%

Jun 18, 2013

Vodafone India has kicked off a rate war in the 2G internet services by cutting the rates by a sharp 80 percent to 2 paise per 10 kb. #Internet #2G #Vodafone #CorporateStrategy #Aircel #Idea Cellular #mobile internet #2G data
Roaming charges: After Airtel, Vodafone gets Rs 100 cr fine for violating licence terms

Jun 14, 2013

The department of telecommunication has fined Vodafone Rs 100 crore for violating licence norms on the SLD service that allows roaming customers to be on local networks and thereby avoid paying roaming and STD charges. #Business #Bharti Airtel #WhyNow #Vodafone #Idea Cellular #DoT #Department of Telecommunications #Telecom Spectrum #Spectrum license agreement #Subscriber Local Dialing

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FM claws back policy space from SC in Voda: 2G next?

May 09, 2012

Pranab Mukherjee made it very clear that making policy was government's right, not courts. Does this mean it will make its own 2G auction policy? #2G scam #Policy Watch #Vodafone case #Spectrum Auction
How to get telcos to pipe down: revenue share auctions

May 05, 2012

India's telecom sector is screaming blue murder over Trai's spectrum pricing. Maybe they should bid in terms of revenue share. #Vodafone #Bharti #Idea #TRAI #Spectrum War
Did Pranab-da pull a fast one on Voda and P-notes?

Apr 02, 2012

How could the Vodafone law change has just been a clarification when it was there on the statue book in 1922, asks one expert. #Pranab Mukherjee #Vodafone #Budget 2012 #Gaar #P-Notes

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After 3G, Vodafone slashes 2G data rates 80%

2013-06-19 04:11:00

After voice calls and SMS, it looks like data has become the latest pawn in the telcos’ price-war game. In a surprising move on Tuesday, India’s number two telco, Vodafone, slashed 2G data rates for both prepaid and postpaid customers by a sharp 80% in K #India #Madhya Pradesh #Chhattisgarh
Gold Coast Mail
Vodafone promises fastest speeds, but not in the Tweed

2013-06-17 21:00:00

VODAFONE may have recently launched what they claim is the fastest 4G network in Australia, but Tweed residents have been all but forgotten. Late last month My Daily News reported many regional customers connected to the carrier's network were struggling #Australia #Vodafone NZ Ltd #Bill Morrow
ThinkDigit.com
After Vodafone, Airtel slashes 2G data tariffs by 90%

2013-06-20 04:20:00

Airtel hopes price cut will help boost the usage of mobile internet in rural and urban areas. Shortly after Vodafone announced an 80 percent cut in 2G data tariffs, Airtel has also announced a massive 90 percent cut in 2G data tariffs for prepaid custome #Bharti Airtel #Vodafone #India

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Why India should have been prepared for Uttarakhand floods

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Why the political isolation of Narendra Modi is temporary

If Modi stands in splendid isolation today, it would appear that he represents a break from the consensual leader. But once again the disagreement over Modi is all about optics.
Why is the Kedarnath pilgrimage so important? Five key points

According to reports, while the temple is safe, the outer compound has been damaged and the town around the temple has suffered massive losses as it felt the full force of the rising waters.
It's batting vs batting as India take on SL in Champions Trophy

The key player battles for the Champions Trophy semi-final between India and Sri Lanka in Cardiff.

The 4 MLAs who helped Nitish Kumar keep calm and carry on

Nitish Kumar’s fate today might swing on six independents. Four of them have extended their support, and two are undecided. Here we give you the low-down on who the decision-makers might be today
Hauz Khas Village: The hypocrisy of high-end 'alternative' chic

HKV provides Delhi’s socialites and chatterati with what they need most: Obnoxious status display masked as anti-establishment virtue.
Why diversification is at the heart of a good financial future

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India lose 1-5 to Australia, crash out of Hockey World League

An error-prone India needed a miracle to topple Australia in what was the 100th international fixture between the two sides.

Lok Sabha polls 2014: Back to basics for Congress and BJP

With the playing field level, from now on it will be a battle of strategies for the Congress and the BJP
Chidu's 'Ferrari' of reforms has an autorickshaw engine

A slew of economic reforms has been promised this month, but one should not expect anything more than fancy footwork from the FM.
From a fed-up, die-hard fan: An open letter to SRK

Forget all this surrogacy business. The reason we love Shah Rukh Khan is that he’s been one of Bollywood’s smarter actors. But of late, SRK’s been a bit disappointing, complains a fed-up, die-hard fan.
Dhoni has Ganguly's touch but with a difference

Rohit, Kohli, Raina, Jadeja, Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar, Umesh – that’s the core of the Indian team today and perhaps it wouldn’t be wrong to say that they are Dhoni’s boys.

Vajpayee, Advani, Modi: Every leader has given Hindutva a twist

From Vajpayee to Advani to Modi –the Sangh Parivar has come a long way, presenting before India every few years a Hindutva face rendered presentable through a shrewd makeover
Why Nitish 'really' dumped the Modi-led BJP

While prima facie it might seem to be a clash of two strong personalities i.e. Modi and Kumar, there is much more to the split than that.
3 Indias at war: Sensex India, Maoist India, and Bharat

The current tensions in India can directly be traced to three visions of India – one of which will involve breaking the country
Last man standing: Why it's easy to feel sorry for Misbah

Sympathy for a Pakistani cricketer, especially a batsman, is a novel emotion for those of us coming from the 90s.

Fear of the unknown grips the BJP in Bihar

Although the party is maintaining a brave face, the eventuality of a split has left many leaders on tenterhooks.
In Mamata's Bengal: Zero tolerance for rape or protesting against rape?

Bengal tops the list in violence against women. There have been several reports of gang rape in the past few weeks. The Mamata government has taken quick and stern action – against the women protesting the rapes in front of the CM’s residence.
Food security: For poor’s sake, jholawalas must speak up

The subsidy to the rich accounts for more than 7 percent of the GDP while that for the poor, with the food security act, would account for 1.1 percent.
Patients get HIV in Assam hospital after blood transfusion, panic spreads

Many patients who were administered blood from the same blood bank fear the worst.

Why a BJP-JD(U) split will be good for India

Neither UPA nor NDA is an alliance. And the BJP and JD(U) were mere power-sharers, not allies. To grow, alliances have to be built around principles not just power-sharing
Chidu takes comfort in Fitch upgrade, but where are real reforms?

At a press conference, Finance Minister P Chidambaram, however, did not reveal any concrete steps but promised more reforms by August. He said the rupee’s decline is in line with that of the currencies of other countries with high current account deficit like India.
Why cutting interest rates will have little impact on industrial production

The index of industrial production (IIP), a measure of the industrial activity in the country, grew by a meagre 2% in April 2013, in comparison to the same period during 2012. The index was expected to grow by around 2.4% (source: India: Weak growth and sticky retail inflation. Sonal Varma and Aman Mohunta, Nomura). In [...]
Why 'Sir' Ravindra Jadeja is a people's genius

If one was simply to go by numbers, young and jolly Jadeja is on course to be a great. That’s not overrating him — it’s the simple logic of statistics one cannot argue against.