Tech, Media & Telecom

Bharti Airtel's "AirtelThanks" program will enable eligible Airtel subscribers to earn cashback in the form of digital coupons, which can be redeemed to make payment against a prepaid or postpaid connection, according to a statement by the company. The cashback of Rs 2,000, Bharti Airtel said, will be credited to the customer's account on mobile app My Airtel.

JioPhone 2, an upgraded version of Reliance Jio's existing feature phone called JioPhone, was introduced in August this year. Thursday would mark the seventh flash sale of JioPhone 2, since then. According to Reliance Jio, the JioPhone 2 can be ordered under the flash sale from the company's website, jio.com, or mobile app, MyJio.

Under the plan priced at Rs 1,699, Reliance Jio will provide unlimited data and voice calls, among other benefits, for a validity period of 365 days. Under its "Jio Diwali 100% Cashback Offer", subscribers will get a 100 per cent cashback on prepaid recharges priced at Rs 149 and above.

BNSL's new pack offers 2 GB data per day and after the consumption of daily limit, the speed gets reduced to 80 kbps.

Reliance Jio's cashback offer is valid till November 30, 2018 and offer must be redeemed on or before December 31, 2018.

Quashing reports that 50 crore Aadhaar-verified mobile numbers are at the risk of disconnection if they are not backed up by a fresh identification, the government and the Aadhaar-issuing body said on Thursday that these numbers will not be disconnected. The Department of Telecom (DoT) and Unique Identity Authority of India (UIDAI) also said that the government will not push for re-verification of such mobile service customers. The clarification came after media reports claimed that the government is looking at disconnecting almost half of the number total mobiles numbers in circulation as they were procured on the basis of Aadhaar verification.

The US is planning a major overhaul in the definition of employment and specialty occupations under H-1B visas, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said. The move will have an adverse impact on Indian IT (information technology) companies and small and medium-sized contractual firms, mostly owned by Indian-Americans, according to a report by news agency Press Trust of India (PTI). The President Donald Trump-led administration also said that revoking the H-4 visa, which allows spouses of H-1B visa holders to work, will benefit some US workers. H-1B visa, the most sought-after among Indian IT professionals, is a non-immigrant visa that allows US companies to employ foreign workers in speciality occupations that require theoretical or technical expertise.

Reliance Jio has reported 2 quarters of profit, driven by subscription growth that has continued even after the firm began charging for data services.

Vodafone Idea Prepaid Recharge Plan offers: Under its new scheme, Vodafone is offering a 10 per cent cashback on prepaid recharge plans done via Paytm.

ITServe Alliance in its 43-page lawsuit filed last week alleged that the US Citizenship and Immigration Services has recently begun a practice of approving H-1B petitions for shorter than three years duration.

Despite always staying in the shadow of Bill Gates, his partner and friend since they were teens, Allen was a passionate lover of computers and a key figure in the creation of Microsoft in 1975.

On infinity postpaid recharge plan of Rs 499 and above, the customer will also get three months Netflix subscription gift worth Rs 1500.

Under its new Rs 398 plan, Airtel is offering 105 GBs of data with a daily limit of 1.5 GB per day.

The addition of this new prepaid plan to Airtel's prepaid portfolio comes amid high competition in the telecom industry.

Reliance Jio also announced a cashback of Rs 200 on purchase of the JioPhone 2 device in the sale using digital wallet Paytm. Thursday's flash sale of JioPhone 2 marks the sixth such sale since the launch of JioPhone 2 in August.