Failure to provide village phones -- DoT may scrap licences of private operators
THE Government is threatening to terminate the basic services licences of the six private operators - Bharti Telenet, Hughes Tele.com, Tata Teleservices, Reliance Telecom, Shyam Telecom and HFCL Infotel - if they fail to fulfil their commitments regardin g village public telephones (VPT).

`Uncertainty in markets, but no cause for alarm'
THE dampening effect of the uncertainty that looms large on the global markets is expected to continue on the Indian markets, but there is no cause for undue alarm, say analysts and bankers.

Cable TV eats into AIR's pie
ALL-INDIA Radio (AIR), the oldest entertainer, is losing out to the new generation satellite channels. And this is evident in its the declining revenues.

Hunger and death amidst plenty
THE world's bourses might be shuddering from impending US retaliation for the acts of terror on its soil. The rupee might be under pressure amidst prophesies of doom for the Indian economy in general, and the stock markets, in particular. But in the vill ages of Kashipur block in Rayagada district of Orissa, the poorest of poor tribals and Harijans have no clue about the latest preoccupation of the rest of the world.

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