In a move which is sure to be opposed by handset manufacturers, the department of telecommunications (DoT) has issued a directive requiring that its fraud-reporting ...

The Department of Telecom has directed manufacturers and importers of mobile handsets to ensure that its fraud reporting app Sanchar Saathi is pre-installed in all new devices within 90 days.

India mandates all cellphone makers to pre-install the "Sanchar Saathi" cybersecurity app within 90 days, allowing users to uninstall it if desired. All cellphone makers and importers must pre-install ...

New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has mandated the pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi application in all mobile handsets manufactured or imported in ...

Congress general secretary K C Venugopal said that the right to privacy is an intrinsic part of the fundamental right to life and liberty.

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked all mobile handset makers to mandatorily pre-install the Sanchar Saathi application (app) in all their newer products, whether manufactured or ...

New Delhi-The Congress has rejected the directions of the Department of Telecommunications on pre-installation of the Sanchar Saathi app in new mobile handsets as unconstitutional, and demanded its ...

Speaking with reporters on the DoT's directions to pre-install Sanchar Saathi app on mobile handsets, Congress's member of Parliament (MP) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra says, "It is a snooping app. It is ...

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued directions requiring all mobile handsets manufactured or imported for use in India to come with the Sanchar ...

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has asked all mobile handset makers to mandatorily pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app in all their newer products, whether manufactured or imported for use ...

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Monday (December 1, 2025) ordered smartphone manufacturers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app on new devices sold from March 2026, and to make sure ...

The Indian government has issued a directive to all smartphone manufacturers and importers, mandating the pre-installation of the government-owned Sanchar Saathi app on all smartphones manufactured ...