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Topic: Jio

It’s here — an ultra-affordable 4G smartphone ‘built for India’ by Google & Jio

JioPhone Next will run a re-engineered version of Android operating system & deliver translation features, a voice assistant & a great camera, Sundar Pichai said.

India has got record FDI this year despite pandemic. But it’s largely due to one company

In the first half of this fiscal, tech sectors attracted a bulk of the FDI, but govt is hopeful that some of its decisions will attract inflows into other sectors too.

Viral images of ‘Jio’ bags of wheat trigger boycott call on Twitter, but Reliance logo is fake

Twitter users share photos of bags of wheat bearing Reliance Jio name, comment on how farmers' protest is justified. However, company is strictly a digital arm of Reliance Group.

Why the world is out to de-fang Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google

Europe & US seem set on curbing the dominance of FAANG firms. There’s limited debate in India, where almost all of them have done deals with Jio.

Jio and Facebook can drive India to achieve its $5 tn economy goal — Mukesh Ambani

In conversation with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Mukesh Ambani talked about Facebook and Jio's partnership and explained how it will benefit India in the long run.

Mukesh Ambani’s Jio teams up with Qualcomm to ready 5G solutions for India

Jio teaming up with Qualcomm for 5G leaves the company immune to political disputes linked to Chinese equipment vendors that global operators are embroiled in.

Vodafone Idea plans to raise $1.5 billion to revive business, days after relief from SC

The telecom operator is working to identify potential investors in US & could also raise part of the funds through other methods such as an offering of equity-linked securities.

2020 has been a forgettable year for most, but not for Mukesh Ambani and Reliance Jio

Everyone’s buying into the Reliance Jio dream for now. Big investors such as Facebook and Google are writing a cheque to own a slice of it.

After luring Google & Facebook, Mukesh Ambani plans to build a global digital company

Mukesh Ambani unveiled a slew of services from Jio, including a 5G network as early as next year and a mega video-streaming platform.

Reliance Jio raises $4 billion from share sale to investors

Mukesh Ambani's Jio has now sold about 25% of its shares to buyers, including Facebook and US private equity firms KKR & Co., and Silver Lake.

On Camera

Iran’s real fantasy is to take over Muslim world. Palestine is just a façade

Since 1979, Iran has used the Palestinian issue as a façade for its regional agenda to oppose American diplomacy, the Western world, and the existence of Israel.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

From 2004 to 2024, bad news has come wrapped as good news for Congress

Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.