TRAI mandates a 24-hour SMS block after SIM replacement or eSIM transfer. During this period, UPI apps, OTP-based bank ...

SIM binding requires messaging apps to verify that the original KYC-verified SIM card remains physically present and active ...

Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Monday said that the government would not extend the deadline for compliance with ...

Starting March 1, WhatsApp, Telegram and other platforms that use mobile numbers for login will have to follow a new ...

A new SIM-binding regulation is set to change how messaging platforms operate in India. Users of services such as WhatsApp, Telegram and Arattai will need to adjust to stricter verification measures ...

Industry pushback intensifies as social media platforms grapple with India’s SIM-binding rules amid compliance deadline challenges.

RCS (“Chat features”) in Google Messages can be great when it works: typing indicators, better group chats, higher-quality media, and Wi‑Fi messaging in some cases. When it doesn’t work, the symptoms ...

In a letter dated February 23 to the Department of Telecom (DoT) secretary Amit Agrawal, BIF highlighted the legal opinion ...

India’s new SIM binding rule will make WhatsApp, Telegram and other apps work only with active SIM in phone, causing logouts on web to curb fraud.

Broadband India Forum (BIF) has questioned the legality of the government's mandate to link app-based messaging services to active SIM cards, calling it 'unconstitutional'.