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Telecom committee to examine Trai recommendations
NEW DELHI: The Government today decided to refer the concerns of telecom operators on recent recommendations of Trai to an Internal Committee of the Department of Telecommunications headed by Member (Technology).
This decision was taken here today in a meeting of the Minister of Communications and Information Technology Minister A Raja with the representatives of Access Service Providers viz. COAI and AUSPI and representatives of their member service providers. CMDs of MTNL and BSNL were also present.
Various issues on licences, spectrum, allocation, charging of spectrum and roll-out obligations, merger and acquisitions and other related issues were discussed in the meeting and it has been decided that the Internal Committee will finalize the views and refer to Telecom Commission.
The Telecom Commission also decided to constitute an Internal Committee under Chairmanship of Member (Services), Department of Telecom, to give its recommendations on implementation of the Sam Pitroda Committee Report for improving performance of BSNL.
The Committee will take inputs from BSNL including its Employees Association and submit its report to Full Telecom Commission within a month.
The decision was taken in the meeting of Full Telecom Commission held under the Chairmanship of Telecom Secretary and Telecom Commission Chairman P J Thomas.
The Commission has also decided to constitute an Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) under Chairmanship of Member (Telecom) in the Department of Telecom with representatives from all stakeholders as members to examine the issue of imposition of financial penalty for violation of terms and conditions of UAS/CMTS license agreements.
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With 57 per cent single new users, Ashley Madison rebrands as discreet dating platform
Platform says majority of new members now identify as single
INDIA: Ashley Madison is shedding the “married-dating” label that defined it for two decades, repositioning itself as a platform for discreet dating in what it calls the post-social media age.
The rebrand, unveiled in India on 27 February, 2026, marks a structural shift in business model and identity. Once synonymous with married dating, the company now describes itself as the “premier destination for discreet dating” under a new tagline: Where Desire Meets Discretion.
The pivot is data-driven. Internal figures show that 57 per cent of global sign-ups between 1 January and 31 December, 2025 identified as single: a notable departure from the platform’s married core. The company argues that its community has already evolved beyond its original positioning.
“In an age where our lives have been constantly put on public display, privacy has become the new luxury,” said Ashley Madison chief strategy officer Paul Keable. He framed the platform’s offering as “ethical discretion” for singles, separated, divorced and non-monogamous users seeking private connections.
The shift also taps into wider digital fatigue. A global survey conducted by YouGov for Ashley Madison, covering 13,071 adults across Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US, found mounting discomfort with hyper-public online lives.
Among dating app users, 30 per cent cited constant swiping and messaging as a source of fatigue, while 24 per cent pointed to pressure to curate public-facing profiles and early personal disclosure. Some 27 per cent said fears of screenshots or information being shared contributed to exhaustion; an equal share cited unwanted attention.
The retreat from oversharing appears broader. According to the survey, 46 per cent of adults actively try to keep most aspects of their life private online. Only 8 per cent feel comfortable sharing most aspects publicly, while 35 per cent say they are becoming more selective about what they disclose.
Ashley Madison is betting that this cultural recalibration towards controlled visibility can be monetised. By doubling down on privacy infrastructure and reframing itself around discretion rather than infidelity, the company is attempting to convert reputational baggage into a premium proposition.
