From Y2K to Rafale: Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a man of progress and science

Born on December 25, 1924, in Gwalior, 'Atal Ji' joined the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) at an early age in 1939, only to be drawn towards Communist ideology in 1942. He followed the path till 1945, after which he once again looked towards the RSS for ideological guidance and joined the organisation as a full-time worker in 1947.

BSNL Planning to Launch 5G Network in India Ahead of Time

The state-owned telco, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has been keen on the task of launching 5G before other telecom companies in India. The government is also of the thought that India should not

WhatsApp Spotted Testing Picture-in-Picture Mode for Android

WhatsApp is working on one of the much-anticipated features for Android- Picture-in-Picture (PiP). The feature, which is already present on Apple iPhones, once rolled out, will allow users to watch YouTube or Instagram videos right in the WhatsApp application itself.

WhatsApp and Google Partner to Allow Free Uncounted WhatsApp Data Backup on Drive

Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp has established an agreement with Google which will now allow WhatsApp users to store their chat and media backup on Google Drive without it occupying storage on their Google Drive.

Google Tracks Your Location Even With Location Data Turned Off to Improve Google Experience

In recent times, Google has faced a lot of criticism over reports which stated that the search giant is tracking users location data even with the location services turned off. Google has now updated its

My Bizarre soul connection with Atal Bihari Vajpayee

It was the late 90’s I had just started to gain my senses and was getting used to reading the front page of the newspaper. I was really getting curious about what a nuclear test was and why was the world so scared of it. For all the tests, I knew a math test was the scariest. My uncle who was an avid reader saw this and decided that it was the time in my life when I started to learn a little more about outside world.

Vajpayee's legacy: Laying the foundation for India's telecom revolution

When former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee formed the government in 1998, the telecom sector was in a complete mess. The telecom companies were bleeding and the teledensity was quite low. The usage of telecom services didn't gather pace due to expensive call rates (data didn't exist at the time!). Long before the Reliance Jio's big entry into the sector, Vajpayee government took some historic decisions to fast-track the growth in the telecom sector. Here's a list of some crucial decisions:

Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s 5 Strategic Decisions Which Changed India Forever

Late Atal Bihari Vajpayee served the Parliament for record 47 years – He was a 12-terms Parliamentarian, having served Lok Sabha for 12 terms, and Rajya Sabha for 2 terms.
Between 1996 and 2004, he served the nation as Prime Minister and took several crucial economics, strategic and social decisions which altered the future of India.

How Atal Bihari Vajpayee, 'father of modern telecommunication in India', transformed the sector

Telecom industry leaders hailed former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who passed away on Thursday at the age of 93, as the father of modern telecommunication in the country.

Telecom customers in Kerala to get free services for 7 days

New Delhi | Telecom operators have announced free call and data services, extension in bill payment dates and other relief measures for seven days for customers in the flood-hit state of Kerala.

BSNL launches VOIP-based WINGS service for making calls over the Internet

BSNL launches VOIP-based WINGS service for making calls over the Internet

• Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) has launched BSNL WINGS, which is a VOIP-based service.