The cellular operators Association of India (COAI), which represents all three private telecom companies— Airtel, Reliance ...

The government’s directive, aimed at curbing cybercrime, will render chat apps defunct if not always connected to the ...

What is a SIM card used for? A SIM card, or a subscriber identity module/subscriber identification module, is a tiny memory card that contains unique information and is linked to a particular network ...

The SIM binding mandate has divided opinion: supporters welcome the better security, while critics argue that it is causing ...

India’s new SIM binding rule could change how WhatsApp, Telegram and other messaging apps work. Here is a simple explainer on ...

India's Union government mandates SIM card verification and six-hour session timeouts for messaging apps to combat cyber ...

The new rule will make it mandatory for users to keep their SIM card with which they registered a messaging app inside their ...

Govt mandates users to keep the same physical SIM card, which was used for registering on the app, inside their device.

The order comes against the backdrop of “misuse” of telecommunication identifiers and equipment for cybersecurity purposes, ...

The Indian Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is implementing a new rule requiring messaging apps like WhatsApp and ...