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Thursday, October 30, 2025
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Topic: Airtel

Airtel’s passive-aggressive, angst-ridden response misses the main point about bigotry

Airtel should know that in times like these, neutrality is a conscious choice of allowing tacit support to bigots.

In battle against Jio, Sunil Mittal’s tower deal tells Ambani he’s no walkover

Billionaire Sunil Bharti Mittal, who controls India’s largest mobile company, has just signaled a $14.6 billion fight to the finish. 

How long is a quarter? 6 months if you’re Reliance Jio

When it posted results for July through September last year, Jio’s operating earnings were $220 million. Overall, it had a loss of $41 million, and subscriber numbers were growing 12 percent a quarter.  But, Jio packed six months of sales into one quarter while counting only 3 months of expenses. 

Airtel and Jio prepare for a Rs 36,500 crore final telecom battle

Mittal-controlled Bharti Airtel and Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio Infocomm bond sale may finally end India's steep telecom price pain.

On Camera

Russia’s super-missile test shows a new, expensive technological race—with dire outcomes

The test raises a question. Why have Russian nuclear strategists now invested in the Burevestnik, when the US abandoned nuclear ramjet propulsion in 1964?

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.