After severe backlash on the Sanchar Saathi app from digital rights groups, opposition parties and concerned citizens, the government has revoked the order to make it mandatory for all new smartphones ...

Congress and other Opposition leaders accused the government of attempting “brazen snooping”, while digital rights groups said enforced embedding violated user consent and created potential for misuse ...

MUMBAI: Now that the sound and fury around the Sanchar Saathi app has died, it’s time to look at the debris. What happened? What was it about? There’s a history to this. Every technology controversy ...

NEW DELHI: Faced with a barrage of criticism over its order for mandatory pre-installation of state-run Sanchar Saathi app on new smartphones, including charges of surveillance by Opposition parties ...