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Time of India
a day ago
- Business
- Time of India
Breather for telecom operators from paying Rs 141 cr penalty over spam
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel New Delhi: India's telecom operators need not pay penalties to the tune of ₹141 crore till August 8 for failing to control spam. The regulator had levied the fines on the telcos, but Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has put off the payments till the next date of hearing in the the matter till next month, the tribunal had at a hearing Thursday asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to submit an affidavit on the sides presented their arguments during the hearing. As Trai has to share further information, the tribunal asked the counsel for the regulator to file an affidavit containing the requisite regulator had levied penalties on all three private telcos-Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea-as well as state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) for failing to control the private operators had challenged the move, arguing that the regulator should not have levied the penalties when an anti-spam platform was still in the process of had stayed Trai's penalties in fines were levied as part of the Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations, 2018 (TCCCPR). The telcos argue that the delay in implementation of spam control measures was caused due to Covid and that they were not responsible for support their point, the telcos submitted details to the TDSAT stating that when Trai imposed the penalties, the digital consent acquisition (DCA) platform was still being staying the penalties in its January 28 order, the TDSAT had observed that telecom firms were not responsible for the delay in implementation of the regulations, including the DCA."Thus, it is unfair and arbitrary on the part of the respondent to impose financial disincentives on the appellants (telcos) for something which was beyond their control," TDSAT had said in the levying of penalties on telecom firms as part of the TCCCPR has been a point of dispute between the regulator and the telcos. While the regulator has been imposing penalties on telcos, it has not realised any money as operators contended that they should not be held accountable for something which they don't control or to get the amount itself, the regulator had even asked the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to encash the bank guarantees of the companies to recover the amount. But DoT has not agreed to the request.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Telcos get temporary relief in ₹141-crore spam penalty case
New Delhi: India's telecom operators won't need to pay penalties to the tune of around ₹141 crore levied by regulator for not being able to control spam till August 8, the next date of hearing on the case in the Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal ( TDSAT ). The telecom tribunal, at a hearing Thursday, adjourned the matter till August 8, and asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India ( Trai ) to submit an affidavit on the matter. During the hearing, both sides presented their arguments. As Trai has to share further information, the tribunal asked the counsel for the regulator to file an affidavit containing the requisite details. The regulator had levied penalties on all three private telcos - Reliance Jio , Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea as well as state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd. (BSNL) - for failing to control spam. However, the operators had challenged the penalties, arguing that the regulator should not have levied the penalties when an anti-spam platform was still in the process of development. TDSAT had stayed the Trai's penalties in January. The fines were levied as part of the Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations , 2018 (TCCCPR). The telcos argue that the delays in implementation of spam control measures were caused due to Covid and they were not responsible for the delay. To support their point, the telcos submitted details to the TDSAT stating that when Trai imposed the penalties, the digital consent acquisition (DCA) platform was still being deployed. While staying the penalties in its January 28 order, the TDSAT had observed that telecom firms were not responsible for the delay in implementation of the regulations, including the DCA. 'Thus, it is unfair and arbitrary on the part of the respondent to impose financial disincentives on the appellants (telcos) for something which was beyond their control,' TDSAT said in the January order. The levying of penalties on telecom firms as part of the TCCCPR has been a bone of contention between the regulators and telcos. While the regulator has been imposing penalties on telcos, it has not realised any money as operators contended that they should not be held accountable for something which they don't control or perpetuate. Failing to get the amount itself, the regulator had even asked the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to encash the bank guarantees of the companies to recover the amount. But the DoT has not agreed to the request of Trai. The regulator has been strengthening the TCCCPR rules, but the telcos argue that since key stakeholders like telemarketers, over the top (OTT) have been kept out of the purview of the rules, there won't be desired results to curb spam.
Time of India
2 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
TDSAT halts ₹141 cr spam penalties on telcos, next hearing on August 8
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel India's top three private telcos won't need to pay penalties to the tune of around Rs 141 crore levied by regulator for not being able to control spam till August 8, the next date of hearing on the case in the Telecom Disputes Settlement & Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT).The telecom tribunal, at a hearing Thursday, adjourned the matter till August 8, and asked the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) to submit an affidavit on the the hearing, both sides presented their arguments. As Trai has to share further information, the tribunal asked the counsel for the regulator to file an affidavit containing the requisite regulator had levied penalties on all three private telcos - Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea - for failing to control spam. However, the operators had challenged the penalties, arguing that the regulator should not have levied the penalties when an anti-spam platform was still in the process of development. TDSAT had stayed the Trai's penalties in fines were levied as part of the Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations, 2018 (TCCCPR). The telcos argue that the delays in implementation of spam control measures were caused due to Covid and they were not responsible for the support their point, the telcos submitted details to the TDSAT stating that when Trai imposed the penalties, the digital consent acquisition (DCA) platform was still being staying the penalties in its January 28 order, the TDSAT had observed that telecom firms were not responsible for the delay in implementation of the regulations, including the DCA.'Thus, it is unfair and arbitrary on the part of the respondent to impose financial disincentives on the appellants (telcos) for something which was beyond their control,' TDSAT said in the January levying of penalties on telecom firms as part of the TCCCPR has been a bone of contention between the regulators and telcos. While the regulator has been imposing penalties on telcos, it has not realised any money as operators contended that they should not be held accountable for something which they don't control or to get the amount itself, the regulator had even asked the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to encash the bank guarantees of the companies to recover the amount. But the DoT has not agreed to the request of regulator has been strengthening the TCCCPR rules, but the telcos argue that since key stakeholders like telemarketers, over the top (OTT) have been kept out of the purview of the rules, there won't be desired results to curb spam.
Time of India
4 days ago
- Sport
- Time of India
Alex Ovechkin's top three goals do not include Wayne Gretzky's record-breaking goal
(Image via Getty Images: Alex Ovechkin) Who would have thought that Alex Ovechkin's 895th goal would not be one of his favorites? Nobody, right? But that's the case. Chris Cerullo of the Russian Machine Never Breaks reported that the 39-year-old Washington Capitals' captain named his top three goals while talking to Match TV. One was from the 2006 Winter Olympics, where he represented Russia. The second was from his rookie NHL season. And the third one was from the 2018 Stanley Cup Final. Let's discover a little bit more about each of his favorite goals. Yes, it does not include the one where he defeated The Great One! But, but, but. The rest of them are ten times closer to his heart. Russia versus Canada in the 2006 Winter Olympics Ovechkin Olympic Games2006 5th goal The Great One's defeater, Alex Ovechkin, recently told Match TV, 'The first(goal) was at the 2006 Olympics, when we beat Canada.' It was a power-play goal. It was his first-ever Olympic game. Alex Ovechkin was only 20 years old. And, he had scored a game-winning goal for Russia against Canada in the 2006 Winter Olympics. Ovechkin came diving towards Canada's goal post. He was assisted by ice hockey center Viktor Kozlov. A crucial pass from Kozlov led to his game-winning goal! Canada's goaltender had almost fallen to the ground, trying to defeat Wayne Gretzky's defeater! But alas, Alex Ovechkin wrote the first chapter of his extraordinary history that day! Washington Capitals versus Phoenix Coyotes in the 2006 NHL season Alex Ovechkin Amazing Goal vs Phoenix Coyotes 2006 (All Camera Angles) 'He may be the only guy who can score that goal,' the commentator called Ovechkin's play. The goal could not be captured with our naked eyes. It was only visible through slow motion. Even Wayne Gretzky, who was in the NHL stands, looked up to the Tumbletron and waited for a replay of the remarkable goal scored by Alex Ovechkin! Ovechkin told Match TV, 'The second(goal) was my rookie season, when I scored a behind-the-back shot against Phoenix.' The commentator described Ovechkin's goal as 'Simply sensational. This may be the prettiest goal of the season. Even Wayne Gretzky, The Great One, is gonna see how this one went in. That spectacular display of stick handling on his back. That is the goal of the year. We have a winner. Don't even bother to send in your votes!' Washington Capitals versus Vegas Golden Knights in Game 5 of the 2018 Stanley Cup Final Ovechkin's Game 5 Stanley Cup Final Goal 'The third(goal) was the Stanley Cup Final when I scored in the fifth game of the series against Vegas,' Alex Ovechkin told Match TV. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like "혈액순환 대박입니다!'' 특허 받은 ''이것'',,면역력, 혈행, 활력 싹~ 20대처럼 가뿐해져!! 카이스트 건강비결 더 알아보기 Undo 'So surgical. So precise. So athletic,' described one of the commentators. The Washington Capitals were leading the series of the 2018 Stanley Cup Final against the Vegas Golden Knights by a 3-1 score. In the second quarter of the match with less than 10 minutes left on the clock, Ovechkin stood close to the Vegas net, waiting for the puck. Ice hockey center Nicklas Backstrom played with the puck for a while before passing it over to Ovechkin. The captain waited patiently. But when he received the puck from Backstrom, it straightaway stormed into the Vegas net! Thanks to their goaltender, Marc-Andre Fleury. Fleury's body deflected the puck, and it went straight into the net again! Also Read: NHL Trade News: Buffalo Sabres sign defenseman Radim Mrtka to a three-year entry-level contract | NHL News - Times of India Catch Rani Rampal's inspiring story on Game On, Episode 4. Watch Here!
Hindustan Times
5 days ago
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Karnataka State Commission for Women urges CM to form SIT in Dharmasthala case
Karnataka State Commission for Women chairperson Nagalakshmi Chowdhury on Monday urged chief minister Siddaramaiah to form a special investigation team (SIT) to probe allegations of mass graves, disappearances, and crimes against women and students in Dharmasthala over the past two decades. a daily-wage labourer has claimed that he personally buried more than 100 bodies in and around Dharmasthala (File photo) This comes in the wake of a court deposition by a daily-wage labourer, who under tight security on Friday claimed that he had personally buried more than 100 bodies in and around Dharmasthala. His identity has been withheld due to security concerns. In a letter, Chowdhury said: 'In connection with the above subject and statement, a person has recorded a statement in court claiming to have buried hundreds of bodies in the Dharmasthala region.' She noted that the Women's Commission had taken serious note of both the court statement and media reports aired on July 12, which mentioned the discovery of a human skull and included comments from the family of a missing medical student. 'The Commission has taken the media report and the statement of the man who claimed to have buried bodies very seriously,' she wrote. 'These suggest a disturbing pattern of severe abuse, murders, rapes, unnatural deaths, and disappearances involving several women and students over more than 20 years.' She also flagged reports from families who had faced inaction from law enforcement. 'Many families have alleged that police did not respond properly when they went to file cases about their missing or deceased children,' the letter said. Given the gravity of the allegations, Chowdhury called for an independent and high-level probe. 'I therefore request the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) under the leadership of senior police officers to conduct a comprehensive and impartial investigation into cases of missing women and students, unnatural deaths, murders, and sexual assaults that have occurred in the Dharmasthala region over the last 20 years,' she wrote. The state government has not yet issued a response to the demand. The daily-wage labourer had first approached Dharmasthala police with a complaint on July 4. He was represented by advocates Ojaswi Gowda and Sachin S Deshpande. On July 10, he was granted protection under the Witness Protection Scheme, 2018. He appeared before the principal civil judge and judicial magistrate in Belthangady around 4.40 pm on Friday, wearing a mask and escorted by his legal team. Inside the courtroom, he reportedly reaffirmed his claims and gave details about the locations where he said the bodies — mostly of women and young girls — had been buried. His statement lasted nearly 80 minutes and was recorded in full. He was later taken into police custody for further legal procedures. His advocates confirmed the witness protection granted to him. 'A communication to this effect was sent to us on the evening of July 10 by the authorities concerned. The complainant conveys his gratitude to the district judiciary, Dakshina Kannada, the police authorities in Dakshina Kannada and the Government of Karnataka for acting expeditiously on the request for witness protection,' the advocates said.
