More than one crore fraudulent mobile connections disconnected with the help of Sanchar Saathi, the Ministry of Communications said in a statement on Tuesday.To curb the menace of spam calls, TRAI has directed telecom operators to disconnect and blacklist entities using bulk connections for spam calls, including robocalls and pre-recorded calls. In addition, around 3.5 lakh unused or unverified SMS …
The government of India has been taking strict measures on cybercrime which has been growing like wildfire. The Department of Telecommunications received inputs from vigilant citizens regarding such fraud from 14 mobile numbers. ‘Chakshu’ facilitates citizens to report suspected fraud communication received over call, SMS, or WhatsApp to defraud like KYC expiry or update of bank account, sextortion, impersonation as …
Central government through its Department of Telecommunications has issued a new advisory for the general public. The government has also advised citizens to report such fraud communications at the 'Chakshu-Report Suspected Fraud Communications' facility of the Sanchar Saathi portal. Further, citizens can check the mobile connections in their name at the 'Know Your Mobile Connections' facility of the Sanchar Saathi …
On Monday, the Department of Telecommunications unveiled two new technological initiatives to enhance the fight against mobile-based scams. Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw revealed the introduction of ‘Chakshu’, a platform empowering citizens to report suspected fraudulent communications from mobile numbers through calls, SMS, or popular social media apps like WhatsApp. Spam Reporting Platform Incorporated into the DoT’s Sanchar Sathi portal, ‘Chakshu’ …
Employees have been protesting outside the office of MTNL as their salaries haven’t been paid for two months—August and September The employees of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd and Bharat Sanchar Nigam are going on strike as their salaries have been delayed. Employees have been protesting outside the office of MTNL as their salaries haven’t been paid for two months—August and …