Telecom
Govt’s 5G spectrum auction fetches Rs150,173 cr
02 Aug 2022
CCI approves Google’s $700 million investment in Bharti Airtel
04 Jul 2022
Google’s acquisition of 1.28 per cent equity share capital in Airtel will have a huge impact on the Indian company as the two are looking to form multiple commercial agreements in the future
Ericsson to acquire Vonage for $6.2 billion to expand cloud business
22 Nov 2021
The transaction builds on Ericsson’s stated intent to expand globally in wireless enterprise, offering existing customers an increased share of a market valued at $700 billion by 2030
Govt grants 4-year moratorium on AGR dues, allows conversion of dues into equity
15 Sep 2021
Telecom service providers have been given the option to pay the interest amount arising from the deferment of payment of AGR dues by way of equity, while also permitting 100 per cent foreign direct investment under automatic route in telecom sector, with necessary safeguards
Kumar Mangalam Birla steps aside from Vodafone Idea board
09 Aug 2021
Vodafone Idea has to pay dues of over Rs58,000 crore to the telecom department that are linked to adjusted gross revenues dating back to 2007, while the company has gross debt of Rs1,80,000-crore
Reliance creating largest cable network with 2 new subsea systems
17 May 2021
The India-Asia-Xpress (IAX) system that connects India eastbound to Singapore and beyond and the India-Europe-Xpress (IEX) system that connects India westbound to the Middle East and Europe will address the region’s data revolution
BSNL’s 4G rollout to be a boon for rural India
21 Apr 2021
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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