A massive political row has erupted over the Centre's direction to mobile phone manufacturers to install the Sanchar Saathi mobile app in all handsets manufactured or imported in India. While the ...

The recent government directive asking all smartphone manufacturers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app on all devices sold in India has sparked a fresh wave of debate online, with users and ...

The Indian government has quietly ordered all major smartphone manufacturers — including Apple, Samsung, Vivo, Xiaomi, Oppo and others — to ship new devices with the Sanchar Saathi app pre-installed.

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued new directions effective from November 28, mandating all mobile handset manufacturers and importers to pre-install the state-owned cybersecurity ...

The Department of Telecommunications has asked smartphone makers to pre-install a government-run cybersecurity app called Sanchar Saathi on all new devices.(istockphoto) The Union government’s ...

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Monday (December 1, 2025) ordered smartphone manufacturers to pre-install the Sanchar Saathi app on new devices sold from March 2026, and to make sure ...

New Delhi [India], December 2 (ANI): Congress MP KC Venugopal termed the Department of Telecommunications' (DoT) directions mandating the pre-installation of Sanchar Saathi application for mobile ...

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Shashank Mani Tripathi on Tuesday defended the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) move to mandate the Sanchar Saathi app be preinstalled on mobile phones, saying it ...

Opposition Outrage: Congress, AAP and other parties call the app a “snooping tool,” demanding transparency on its data access and legal basis. Industry Pushback: Several smartphone manufacturers ...

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has issued new rules for all mobile handsets in India, effective November 28. The directive makes it mandatory for all manufacturers and importers to ...