National Telecom Policy 2012: Free Roaming Cabinet Approved

The government of India today approved a National Telecom Policy 2012, which will replace more than a 12 years old telecom regulations and now mobile service  users will be able to avail FREE Roaming and keep their Phone Numbers even if they switch service providers anywhere in the country with the Nation Wide Intra Circle MNP, proposed in the new Telecom Policy.

The cabinet has approved the new National Telecom Policy with some changes from what was proposed earlier, The New Telecom Policy recommends one Nation, one license policy across services and service areas to abolish Roaming charges. The distinction between local and STD calls would vanish, as the policy aims at a ‘one-nation-one-licence’ regime.

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Karuna revives TESO, demands Elam for Lankan Tamils

Reviving a pro-Ealam organisation floated nearly three decades ago, DMK President M Karunanidhi today pitched for a UN-sponsored referendum for a separate homeland (Eelam) for Sri Lankan Tamils and asked India to play a role in it. Chairing the first meeting of the Tamil Ealam Supporters Organisation (TESO) headed by him in 1985, Karunanidhi said it would promote the struggle for Tamil Ealam in "democratic and peaceful" means. "For the formation of a Tamil Ealam, UN should conduct a referendum and the Government of India should take all efforts for this purpose," a resolution adopted at the meeting presided over by the 88-year old DMK leader said.

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Ferry Boat capsizes in the Brahmaputra in Assam

According to reports, a ferry has capsized in the Brahmaputra river near Dhubri in Assam. Some reports suggest that 50 people may have died in the accident.

Assam state police chief J.N. Choudhury says the boat was carrying about 200 passengers, but details were sketchy because bad weather and the remoteness of the area hampered communication.

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UC Browser For Mobile

If you find the default IE mobile web browser to be a little clunky then give UC Browser a try.

UC Browser is designed to make mobile Web access quicker and more convenient. It's a pretty lightweight application that manages to cram in a number of interesting features without slowing down your browsing experience too much.

Viewing WAP and web sites in UC Browser is a painless experience thanks to its multiple tabs, which allow you to have several pages loaded at once in much the same way as Firefox does. You can flick between the pages simply by tapping tabs, or by using the window icon at the bottom to pull up a pop-up screen listing the tabs you have open.

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Sachin Tendulkar to be Nominated for Rajya Sabha

Sachin Tendulkar is to be Nominated for Rajyasabha MP by the UPA Government thereby the development of the Sports is expected .The above will be declared officially shortly. Sachin met Sonia and Rajeev Shukla today to discuss the matter.

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