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DoT sets up committee for net neutrality

The principle stipulates that internet service providers should not discriminate or impose any kind of barrier for accessing internet

Govt sends legal notice to BBC, bans film on social media

The government also served a court order on all social media websites against hosting the content

Spectrum auction: Bids worth Rs 65,000 cr received at end of second day

Eleven bidding rounds have been completed and operators are bidding aggressively in 900 MHz band

Bharti to enter residential realty

The company has projects in retail and commercial segments and it is looking to enter the residential market starting with Delhi-NCR

DLF beset by multiple issues

With a new set of problems to the fore in recent weeks, experts say action on asset sales & debt assumes more urgency

Landline STD calls to cost 30% less

Cabinet note on hiving off BSNL's tower assets soon

Monetisation of other passive infrastructure assets could help the company raise Rs 10,000-15,000 crore

Sales elude realty sector, all eyes on Budget

This explains the Indian realty market: Enquiries have gone up substantially in the past six months but home sales have hardly seen an uptake

DoT to rope in professional experts for faster execution of NOFN

National Optic Fibre Network to connect all 250,000 gram panchayats by Dec 2016 is important for govt's Digital India programme

BSNL to raise Rs 3,000-cr short term loan

It has also invited proposals for launching mobile-based wallet services, in partnership with a bank and other agencies

Other sectors may also get special incentive in Budget

Incentives under the scheme are provided on a 10-year basis; the current policy will expire in July this year

Housing.com eyes M&A in data research

The firm is entering new segments related to home shifting such as movers and packers, interior design, legal agreements and others

Newsmaker: Kabul Chawla

A hidden fortune in New York

DLF to divest or opt for project JVs to raise Rs 3,000 cr

Real estate major also looking to set up two Real Estate Investment Trusts in next fiscal

BSNL to make profits by '18-19 with focus on data services: Anupam Shrivastava

Interview with Chairman & MD, BSNL

Telecom ministry wants Budget boost for making of equipment

It has said such benefits would help lower the cost of services and in the goal of affordable telephony

Luxury realty had hit a low in 2014

From Jan-Nov 2014, the launch of new units in the price bracket of Rs 10-30 cr dipped by 66% in Delhi NCR and by 33% in Mumbai Metropolitan Region

There's a campaign going on saying there's huge spectrum scarcity, when there's none: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Interview with Minister for IT and Communications

Infra ministries told to review delayed projects

Cabinet Secretariat directs review meetings should lay more emphasis on projects delayed by more than six months & have cost overruns of Rs 100 cr

Aadhaar may be brought under IT & Communications ministry

The ministry, under Ravi Shankar Prasad, will soon prepare a Cabinet note for bringing Aadhaar under its administrative jurisdiction