Telecom industry wants govt to junk USOF, slash duties

Telecom services providers have urged the Ministry of Finance to suspend the universal service obligation (USOF) till the existing corpus is exhausted. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com In......

India's Billionaire Club Has New Entrants

The IPO boom in 2023 added four new promoters to the billionaires' list. IMAGE: The Richest Indian: Reliance Industries Chairman and MD Mukesh Ambani, seen here virtually addressing the Tamil Nadu......

Mobile speed: India ranks above Japan, UK, Brazil

The launch of 5G services in India turbocharged mobile download speeds here, pushing the country's ranking 72 notches higher to 47th spot in Speedtest Global Index, ahead of nations like Japan, the......

Sensex jumped 333 points to close at 66,599

Benchmark BSE Sensex rallied further 333 points to extend its winning run to a sixth straight session on Friday driven by buying in index heavyweights HDFC Bank, Larsen & Toubro and Reliance......