News for 'Indian Telecom Services'

Why is ability of Indian cos to generate profit declining?

Why is ability of Indian cos to generate profit declining?

Rediff.com30 Apr 2014

Revenue yield on every rupee of investment fell to Rs 1.06 in FY13 from Rs 1.20 in FY08.

Tata group companies outshine the market under N Chandrasekaran

Tata group companies outshine the market under N Chandrasekaran

Rediff.com20 Jan 2022

The group began to outperform the broader market only with the onset of the pandemic in March 2020 while earlier it was largely keeping pace with the Sensex. The group's market cap is up 164.4 per cent since the end of March 2020 against a 105 per cent rally in the Sensex.

Telcos face CBI heat over international call norms

Telcos face CBI heat over international call norms

Rediff.com25 Feb 2013

Complaint says Singapore Telecommunications sold services illegally in connivance with Bharti and Tata Communications.

Reliance turns to China to repeat cheap phone revolution in India

Reliance turns to China to repeat cheap phone revolution in India

Rediff.com14 May 2015

RIL has been talking to groups including Gionee, Huawei and Xiaomi

Rs 93,847 crore allocated for education in interim budget

Rs 93,847 crore allocated for education in interim budget

Rediff.com1 Feb 2019

While Rs 37,461.01 crore has been allocated for higher education, Rs 56,386.63 crore has been earmarked for school education.

Bigger reforms coming, we'll see a V-shaped recovery: CEA Subramanian

Bigger reforms coming, we'll see a V-shaped recovery: CEA Subramanian

Rediff.com14 May 2020

Krishnamurthy Subramanian listed land, labour, law, and liquidity as the key areas of big reforms.

Grey market? DoT may revoke license!

Grey market? DoT may revoke license!

Rediff.com7 Mar 2005

Hit hard by the rising number of illegal telecom exchanges and unauthenticated mobile customer base, Department of Telecom is considering amending the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885 to include stringent penalties of up to Rs 5 crore.

Why costly diesel is a bigger worry than petrol

Why costly diesel is a bigger worry than petrol

Rediff.com8 Mar 2021

While consumers feel that petrol pinches directly, diesel hurts indirectly, as it is an input in almost all the goods and services we use.

RIL's Rs 53,125 cr rights issue will be India's biggest equity fund raise

RIL's Rs 53,125 cr rights issue will be India's biggest equity fund raise

Rediff.com17 May 2020

The rights issue price has been set at Rs 1,257 a share, a discount of nearly 14 per cent to the last closing price of Rs 1,459. The company had set May 14 as the record date for the rights issue, which meant shareholders as on that day would be eligible to apply. Shareholders will be able to apply for one share for every 15 shares held.

Facebook board member apologises for 'colonialist' remark on India

Facebook board member apologises for 'colonialist' remark on India

Rediff.com11 Feb 2016

Facebook on Thursday announced that it has shut down Free Basics in India.

RIL plans to form new arm for digital initiatives

RIL plans to form new arm for digital initiatives

Rediff.com25 Oct 2019

The new entity will continue to work on technologies in areas like healthcare and education, while also looking at next-gen competencies like artificial intelligence, Blockchain, virtual and augmented reality, among others.

Reliance open to 30% stake sale in Jio

Reliance open to 30% stake sale in Jio

Rediff.com31 Jul 2014

The company will wait for sizeable user base for better valuation.

Mobile tariff to rise if spectrum is charged: Mittal

Mobile tariff to rise if spectrum is charged: Mittal

Rediff.com2 Mar 2012

Indian mobile phone users will have to pay more if the service providers are charged for spectrum, which was earlier given free to the operators, chairman of the country's largest telecom company Bharti Airtel Sunil Mittal has said.

Reliance Money launches mobile trading in equities

Reliance Money launches mobile trading in equities

Rediff.com24 Feb 2009

"Any Reliance Money customer who has an Internet access through a GPRS or CDMA-enabled mobile phone can log in to the Reliance Money website using his or her existing user ID, security token number and trade in equities and commodities," said Reliance Money Director and CEO, Sudip Bandhopadhyay. With this initiative, the company will now be tapping approximately 347-million telecom users based in India.

We won't take Jio's call: Telcos tell PMO

We won't take Jio's call: Telcos tell PMO

Rediff.com7 Sep 2016

COAI sid the huge volume of traffic from RJio will pull down the weighted average voice realisation for other operators from 30-40 paise to 22-25 paise per minute or lower

Friday's Bharat Bandh: What will work and what won't

Friday's Bharat Bandh: What will work and what won't

Rediff.com1 Sep 2016

Over 18 crore workers are expected to participate making this a much bigger strike than last year.

Foreign e-com cos creating massive unemployment, alleges RIL

Foreign e-com cos creating massive unemployment, alleges RIL

Rediff.com23 Mar 2021

Capital dumping is being used by foreign e-commerce firms to subsidise and engage in predatory pricing, oil-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries (RIL) has told the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) in an internal document. The document alleges that this is leading to massive unemployment and financial distress among small merchants and kirana stores. It consists of various recommendations and proposed changes that deal with Press Note 2 of 2018 (PN 2), which RIL wanted Assocham to present to the government, according to sources.

With Ambani upping the ante, Jio looks to dial disruption 2.0

With Ambani upping the ante, Jio looks to dial disruption 2.0

Rediff.com11 Sep 2020

Jio's global partnerships took shape this year when Jio Platforms, a 100 per cent subsidiary of Reliance Jio which has invested in various digital platforms, was able to woo a bevy of marquee investors: Facebook, Google, Qualcomm, Intel, and a numerous PE funds.

Iridium to re-enter India with domestic partners

Iridium to re-enter India with domestic partners

Rediff.com8 Apr 2013

In talks with BSNL, MTNL to float a firm in which it will hold 49 per cent.

Digital revolution: India comes of age

Digital revolution: India comes of age

Rediff.com31 Dec 2010

India's digital world has witnessed tremendous growth in the past decade.

Trai likely to monitor courier firms

Trai likely to monitor courier firms

Rediff.com10 Feb 2006

Centre owes Rs 3 trn to states and industry

Centre owes Rs 3 trn to states and industry

Rediff.com5 May 2020

Assocham president Niranjan Hiranandani said his talks with government officials showed dues to industry and states were pending in the form of refunds of income tax, value-added tax, and GST, and compensation, payments to discoms in the power sector, fertiliser subsidies, etc.

Infrastructure growth quintessential to boost economy: Survey

Infrastructure growth quintessential to boost economy: Survey

Rediff.com29 Jan 2021

Terming investment in infrastructure "quintessential" to boost growth, the Economic Survey on Friday said post unlocking of the economy, infra sectors are poised for growth and construction of roads is expected to return to the high pace attained before COVID-19. The infrastructure sector will be the key to overall economic growth and macroeconomic stability, the Survey said emphasising that the year after the crisis (2021-22) will require sustained and calibrated measures to facilitate the process of economic recovery and enable the economy to get back on its long-term growth trajectory. "Basic infrastructure facilities in the country provide the foundation of growth. In the absence of adequate infrastructure, the economy operates at a suboptimal level and remains distant from its potential and frontier growth trajectory.

Walmart's $16 bn Flipkart buy is the biggest deal this year

Walmart's $16 bn Flipkart buy is the biggest deal this year

Rediff.com9 May 2018

Sachin Bansal, who had co-founded Flipkart with Binny Bansal in 2007, would exit the company

Bharti Airtel Q1 net profit down 30.8% on higher expenses

Bharti Airtel Q1 net profit down 30.8% on higher expenses

Rediff.com27 Jul 2016

Bharti Airtel said net sales rose 7.9 per cent

Railways mulls private-run trains in the Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah stretches

Railways mulls private-run trains in the Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah stretches

Rediff.com10 Sep 2019

On these routes, the train speed would also be increased to above 160 kmph over the next four or five years by revamping the entire signaling, tracks and fencing.

Data privacy: Govt awaits Srikrishna panel's report before framing law

Data privacy: Govt awaits Srikrishna panel's report before framing law

Rediff.com19 Jul 2018

IAMAI in a statement, which represents digital businesses in India, said Trai's recommendation to formulate standards of anonymisation and de-identification was akin to putting the cart before the horse, and till such time the Srikrishna Committee submits the report, making these standards would be like groping in the dark.

Govt vows to keep web access equal for everyone

Govt vows to keep web access equal for everyone

Rediff.com24 Nov 2017

India's stand is important against the backdrop of US FCC's decision to roll back its net neutrality rules adopted in 2015

J&K: One lakh evacuated, focus shifted to relief

J&K: One lakh evacuated, focus shifted to relief

Rediff.com11 Sep 2014

Flood waters receded further in Kashmir Valley on Thursday enabling rescue teams to evacuate another 2000 stranded people and provide crucial supplies for people desperately waiting for help in submerged areas.

Jhunjhunwala's portfolio gained Rs 2618 cr in April-July

Jhunjhunwala's portfolio gained Rs 2618 cr in April-July

Rediff.com22 Jul 2020

Among the lot, Rallis India, Escorts, Jubilant Life Sciences, and Crisil added half of the total gains made in the ace stock-picker's portfolio.

When will Modi privatise railways?

When will Modi privatise railways?

Rediff.com18 Mar 2020

'The new trains should be fast, but the roll-out of the privatisation plan should be slow and well-considered,' recommends T N Ninan.

'RJio broke no rules with cheap data plan'

'RJio broke no rules with cheap data plan'

Rediff.com25 Jul 2017

'We referred the case to the attorney general.' 'I told Mukul Rohatgi, "mujhe aap ka honest opinion chahiye".' 'He too said those were different offers.' Trai could not have stopped Reliance even if the Jio offers had been the same, Trai chief Ram Sewak Sharma tells Subhomoy Bhattacharjee.

Index heavyweights lift Sensex, Nifty to lifetime highs

Index heavyweights lift Sensex, Nifty to lifetime highs

Rediff.com11 Jun 2021

Dr Reddy's was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising over 3 per cent, followed by PowerGrid, TCS, HCL Tech, Infosys and Reliance Industries. On the other hand, L&T, IndusInd Bank, Bajaj Finserv and Bharti Airtel were among the laggards.

IIT, IISc scientists dislike Facebook's Free Basics

IIT, IISc scientists dislike Facebook's Free Basics

Rediff.com30 Dec 2015

They are asking TRAI to reject the plan in the interest of protecting the citizens' right to use Internet

Sensex ends below 40K as virus fears grow

Sensex ends below 40K as virus fears grow

Rediff.com26 Feb 2020

On the Sensex chart, Sun Pharma was the top loser, followed by Maruti, L&T, Hero Motocorp, Infosys, ONGC and RIL.

Bharti Airtel drops move to charge more for VoIP calls

Bharti Airtel drops move to charge more for VoIP calls

Rediff.com29 Dec 2014

VoIP services include communications applications such as Skype, Line and Viber

Egypt's Orascom gives up India hopes

Egypt's Orascom gives up India hopes

Rediff.com15 Nov 2006

What happens if India bans Chinese smartphones

What happens if India bans Chinese smartphones

Rediff.com21 Oct 2020

Chinese mobile brands are deeply entrenched in the Indian market. A move to bar them may send a bold diplomatic message. But its cost for the local industry is anybody's guess. In the event that Chinese brands face curbs, two handset makers - Samsung and Apple - squarely stand to gain.

Airwaves of over Rs 5 trn may be sold for 5G auction

Airwaves of over Rs 5 trn may be sold for 5G auction

Rediff.com2 Aug 2018

If it happens, this would mean the largest spectrum auction in terms of amount with over 7,000 Mhz going up for sale across eight bands

'Inflation is the biggest threat right now'

'Inflation is the biggest threat right now'

Rediff.com15 Jun 2021

'For equities, inflation trending upwards but within the range of expectations can actually be a big positive as it helps earnings and may shift flows from bonds to equities.'