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India sees telecoms consolidation as Vodafone lines up $2 bln investment

New Delhi/Mumbai/Srinagar, Oct 16 (ANI): Telecom Minister, Kapil Sibal has said that Vodafone Group has planned to invest more than $2 billion in the country, a victory for a policy change designed to boost foreign interest and thin out the crowd of a dozen players in the world’s second biggest mobile phone market. The investment plan by Britain's Vodafone follows the removal in August of a cap on foreign firms investing in telecoms companies. Sibal on the occasion, also said that it was “possible” that the government could hold another auction of third-generation (3G) spectrum, which would be the first since 2010, but he gave no timeline for this. Oct 16, 2013
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Free Roaming Comes to BSNL after Vodafone, Idea

State-run telecom operator BSNL has launched two special plans for customers while on roaming within the country. BSNL users can now enjoy unlimited free roaming service on incoming calls at just ₹5. Jul 12, 2013
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Mobile Network Subscriptions Declined in April: TRAI

The telecom industry witnessed a slump in the number of subscriptions in April, according to the telecom regulator TRAI. Surprisingly, the stoop in wireless as well as wireline subscriptions was noticed particularly in urban areas. Jul 7, 2013
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Samsung Introduces Buy-Back Scheme for Galaxy S4 in India

Smartphone leader, Samsung today begun the buy-back scheme to the prospective consumers to trade-in their old device in exchange for ₹5,000 discount on the company's flagship Galaxy S4 that will apparently reduce the price of the device to ₹36,500 from current price of ₹41,500. Jul 6, 2013
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Telecom Commission Proposes 100% FDI in Telecom

The Indian Telecom Commission on Tuesday has approved the finance ministry's proposal to increase the ceiling on foreign direct investment (FDI) to 100 percent from 74 percent in the telecom sector. Jul 3, 2013
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World's Slimmest Smartphone Huawei Ascend P6 Unveiled [PHOTOS]

Taking a step closer in competing with Apple and Samsung in mobile technology, Chinese technology giant Huawei unveiled its new smartphone, Ascend P6 at an event in North London on Tuesday. The company has claimed that Ascend P6, measuring 6.18 mm thick and weighing about 120g is world's slimmest smartphone. Jun 19, 2013

CBSE Class XII Results 2013 Declared; 82% Clears Examination

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) declared the eagerly-awaited Class XII results on Monday. The total pass percentage this year is 82.10 percent, which is two percent more than the previous year's result. A total number of 9,44,721 students appeared for the exams this year, which marked an increase of 15.81 percent. May 27, 2013