DoT mandates pre-installing Sanchar Saathi app on all phones in India, sparking a major political fight over privacy, ...

In a special report on the escalating political face-off, the focus is on the Department of Telecommunications' new directive ...

India has ordered all new smartphones to come pre-loaded with a non-removable, state-run cybersecurity app, sparking privacy concerns. Under the order - passed last week but made public on Monday - ...

On the last working day of November 2025, the department of telecommunications (DoT)—reportedly acting unilaterally, without any meaningful consultation with key stakeholders such as the telecom ...

India has ordered smartphone makers to pre-install a government-run cybersecurity app that cannot be removed, a move that has ...

India's mandate requiring smartphone makers to preload a state-owned cyber safety app on all new devices has triggered a ...

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Monday directed that all mobile phones manufactured or imported into India after December 1 must come with the government’s Sanchar Saathi app ...

Sanchar Saathi is the government’s telecom security platform that helps users report fraud, block stolen phones, verify SIM connections, and check handset authenticity. Here is what the app does and ...

Consumers will be free to delete the Sanchar Saathi app preloaded on new smartphones, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia ...