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How the internet arrived in India

India went online on 15 August 1995—actually the day before, so the announcement could happen on Independence Day. What began as a triumph immediately turned into a nightmareIn an era of internet blockades, the inside story of the struggle that went into getting India online 25 years ago

10 min read10 Feb 2020
Companies

Cabinet clears Rs700 crore equity infusion in HPIL for VSNL surplus land case

The cabinet has approved the transfer of administrative control of HPIL from the department of telecommunications to the ministry of housing and urban affairs

1 min read4 Apr 2018
Companies

Tata Communications board approves demerger of surplus land via HPIL

Tata Communications board has approved a draft scheme of arrangement and reconstruction between Tata Communications Limited and HPIL

1 min read13 Dec 2017
Opinion

Tata Group’s tortured tryst with telecom

As chairman N. Chandrasekaran seeks a final solution to Tata’s telecom travails, there will be few tears shed about the disappearance of the Tata Teleservices brand

4 min read11 Oct 2017
Opinion

Evolving Internet in India

Compared to India's 70 years of Independence, the Internet in the country is relatively young at 31

5 min read18 Aug 2017
Politics

Lok Sabha passes Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill

The bill seeks to exempt land banks of erstwhile public sector undertakings from levy of capital gains tax when transferred to the government

2 min read11 Aug 2016
Industry

The birth of the Internet in India

From Internet evangelists, through unstable dial-up connections, to the smartphone set. The story of Internet in India

11 min read30 Jun 2015
Industry

Govt not to sell its stake in Tata Communications

Move to help the firm comply with the capital markets regulator’s minimum public shareholding norm

2 min read21 Jan 2013
Companies

Govt close to hiving off surplus VSNL land

Govt close to hiving off surplus VSNL land

2 min read25 Apr 2012
Companies

Tata Communications seeks $2 bn loan eyeing C&W bid

Tata Communications seeks $2 bn loan eyeing C&W bid

1 min read5 Mar 2012
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The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared

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