Pushing back against SpaceX Chief Executive Elon Musk’s allegations that India is delaying satellite broadband licences to favour incumbent players, Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said the government does not allow monopolies in any sector and has granted licences to all three companies that applied.

At a press briefing at the India Mobile Congress on Friday, Scindia said “India does not allow a monopoly in any sector”, and even in satcom, it has not provided preferential treatment to any player.

Stringent traffic restrictions came into force across the national capital from 6 am on Saturday ahead of a protest at Jantar Mantar by the CJP, demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, with diversions planned at several points across Delhi.

Police personnel were out in large numbers across the capital, manning barricades and keeping a close watch on vehicular movement as security was stepped up ahead of the demonstration.

Elon Musk shared reports of Reliance-backed firms' donations to the BJP, stepping up his campaign against the corporate giant he had accused of blocking the entry of Starlink into India.

Musk on Friday evening posted screenshots of news reports on Reliance-backed firms' donations to the BJP, hours after he sarcastically addressed industrialist Mukesh Ambani as "Prime Minister Ambani" and accused him of seeking to protect a "monopoly".

Air India will offer travel SIM cards to passengers for their overseas trips.

EasyRoam, an Air India-branded travel SIM card that offers international roaming services, has been developed in partnership with Tata Communications.

The ancillary product will be available for purchase as a physical SIM card as well as eSIM on a dedicated Air India-branded webpage.

The BJP on Thursday alleged that the Congress is trying to create "Nepal- and Bangladesh-like anarchy" in the country through its street protests, as Rahul Gandhi is "desperate" to come to power.

Showing some video footage of INDIA bloc' Wednesday protest, BJP spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari said the way Rahul.

CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, YouTuber Dhruv Rathee and actor-activist Prakash Raj led a protest here on Thursday against CEC Gyanesh Kumar, demanding his immediate resignation over alleged irregularities in the SIR of electoral rolls.

Protesters from various walks of life, including women and students, gathered in large numbers at Freedom Park and the mood dramatically turned electric.

India’s communications ministry on Thursday said it followed a “fair and non-discriminatory” authorisation framework for all telecommunication services, including satellite communication services, and that preferential clearance of any single operator would be inconsistent with that regulatory environment.

In a statement, the ministry said security assessment was part of the process and was currently under way for all three licensees. Once completed, the companies would move to the next stage of seeking spectrum assignment.

Dismissing Elon Musk's allegations that his satcom company Starlink is being blocked in India, Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal said that even his satcom venture, Eutelsat OneWeb, is awaiting approvals to start operations.

On Wednesday, Musk alleged that "certain oligarchs" have blocked Starlink in India to maintain their monopoly.

Come January 1, customers will be able to view their savings and investments across asset classes in a single monthly statement, with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday allowing depositories regulated by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to include bank deposit information in their Consolidated Account Statement (CAS) through NBFC-Account Aggregators (AAs).

Opposition MPs of the INDIA bloc decided to hold a sit-in at Jantar Mantar on Wednesday to raise the issue of 'vote chori' and seek the ouster of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, a day after their eight-hour dharna to press for a meeting with election commissioners.

A large number of MPs of opposition parties got together for lunch at a restaurant at Janpath in central Delhi hosted by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge.

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