New Delhi [India], December 5: For years, India's fitness trainers have managed their work the hard way notes on phones, plans made late at night, payment reminders sent one by one on WhatsApp, and client details scattered across multiple places. Most trainers didn't complain; they adapted.
Congress general secretary KC Venugopal on Thursday hit out at the Centre after it withdrew its proposal to make the Sanchar Saathi app compulsory on all mobile phones. He called it another example of what he described as Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "flip governance," where policies ar
Congress MP Manish Tewari on Wednesday questioned the Centre's intentions behind its earlier move to mandate the pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi app on mobile phones.
The Ministry of Communications on Thursday removed mandatory pre-installation of Sanchar Saathi app on mobile handsets imported or manufactured in India, days after proposing to mandate it.
As a furore erupted over Centre's decision to mandate pre-installation of Sanchar Saathi app on all mobile phones, Union Minister of Communications Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday urged everyone not to go on rumours.
Union Minister of Communications, Jyotiraditya Scindia, on Wednesday reiterated that the Sanchar Saathi application can be deleted from mobile phones and will not be operational until the user registers on it.
Congress MP Amar Singh on Wednesday criticised the government over the mandatory pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi app on mobile phones, calling it "snooping" and an infringement on the privacy of ordinary citizens.
The Centre's move to mandate the pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi app on all mobile phones triggered a major political row on Tuesday, with Opposition leaders alleging a threat to privacy, while the government clarified that using or activating the app remains completely voluntary.<
Under the MoU, a telecom-based safety alert system will be developed across the National Highway network, where travellers will receive warnings on their mobile phones as they approach identified risk locations, such as accident-prone stretches, stray-cattle zones, fog-affected areas, and em
Patra explained that Sanchar Saathi allows users to report suspicious calls, fraudulent activities, and malicious links, empowering them to protect themselves. The app utilises IMEI tracking to combat phone duplication and aid in recovering stolen devices.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday strongly criticised the Modi government's directive requiring all mobile manufacturers to pre-install the Sanchar Saarthi app on new and existing phones, calling it a "brazen attack on individual privacy and liberty."
Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Tuesday refrained from commenting on the directions to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi App on mobile phones, stating that he would debate the issue in the House.