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Saturday, February 14, 2026
TopicIndian telcos

Topic: Indian telcos

Airtel bets on digital, launches cloud & AI platforms. Telcos to save ‘up to 40%’ on cloud spending

At a conference in Gurugram, Gopal Vittal, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Bharti Airtel, highlighted Airtel’s group revenue of $21.5 billion in FY25.

After throwing Vodafone Idea a lifeline, govt sees value of its stake in the telco jump 32% in a yr

Govt became shareholder in VI last yr after it approved company’s plans to convert Rs 16,000 cr of interest liability it owed govt into equity. Price of Vodafone stock has risen post FPO.

OTTs must pay up cash-strapped Indian telcos. Don’t worry, it won’t violate net neutrality

OTT companies deliver leviathan revenues to their home countries—and little to no contributions to the Indian govt as they do not pay any license fee or regulatory costs.

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How the RSS dialogue on caste changed over 100 years. Sangh and its ‘samajik samrasta’

Contrary to naysayers, the RSS practices what it preaches. It is closer to the Gandhian teaching of improving the individual morally and spiritually to change the external environment.

7 lakh jobs created, Rs 50 lakh-cr investments bagged, says UP CM. Oppn flags MoU-reality gap

CM Yogi Adityanath claims that from being called a ‘bimaru’ state, UP is now among the top-3 economies in India. The 2026 Budget session of the UP assembly is currently underway.

Australian amphibian aircraft firm eyes Indian civil & military market, ties up with Apogee Aerospace

Aligning with India's push to promote inter-coastal air connectivity, Apogee has ordered 15 seaplanes in a deal valued at Rs 3,500 crore.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.