Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena leaders Shirish Kashinath Patil, Mayur Thakur and Sandeep Salve joined the Uddhav Thackeray camp ...

In a move to boost India’s cybersecurity, the telecom ministry has told smartphone companies to pre-install a ...

Sanchar Saathi is a government-developed cybersecurity application designed to empower users by providing awareness material ...

The app asks for permissions to handle calls, SMS, access call logs, photos and files, and use the camera for IMEI scans.

Opposition MPs like Priyanka Gandhi, John Brittas have lashed out at the govt over surveillance fears from the Sanchar Saathi ...

Reuters had earlier revealed that the Department of Telecommunications privately issued a November 28 directive asking ...

Sanchar Saathi promises fraud protection and lost-phone recovery, but mandatory installation has sparked a privacy backlash.

Critics warn of privacy risks and potential state surveillance. What does the app really do, and should every Indian handset ...

The department of telecommunications (DoT) issued a statement on Wednesday saying the app had 'no other function other than ...

A massive political row has erupted over the Centre's direction to mobile phone manufacturers to install the Sanchar Saathi ...

Communications Minister Scindia has earlier praised the Sanchar Saathi app and said it has done a "yeoman service" in ...

The Centre describes Sanchar Saathi as a “citizen-centric” initiative aimed at empowering users and preventing fraud, ...