The Ministry of Digital Development and Artificial Intelligence has explained new rules for purchasing SIM cards in Kazakhstan, which came into force on January 3, 2026.

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Aadhaar users can now update their personal details without visiting an enrolment centre. A recent change to the UIDAI’s official app lets residents update the mobile number linked to their Aadhaar ...

The new Aadhaar App allows users to update their mobile number directly from their own phones, eliminating the need to visit an enrolment centre. (Photo by Hemant Mishra / Mint / FIle ) The Unique ...

In a major relief for millions of Aadhaar holders, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has finally activated the mobile number update facility online. Users can now change their ...

How many mobile connections are currently active in your name and linked to your identity documents, and could any of them be in the hands of fraudsters? If you are unsure, the Sanchar Saathi app from ...

The applications must regularly check if the original SIM card associated with the account is inserted in the phone. (Image: Unsplash) The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued a new ...

App-based communication providers like WhatsApp and Telegram can only implement device-level binding at most, not true SIM binding, telecom specialist and former Qualcomm Vice President for Government ...

Within hours of the government announcing that Sanchar Saathi would not be mandatory on new smartphones, digital rights campaigner Nikhil Pahwa who was also associated with the Internet Freedom ...

India has mandated an active SIM linkage for messaging apps like WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal to work on a device in the coming days, with the government asserting that 'SIM binding' is essential to ...