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Boria Majumdar says Ind-Pak matches ‘one-sided’, civil service appointments ‘diluted’- Satyananda Mishra

The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Mukesh Ambani’s Jio juggernaut is running over Sunil Mittal’s Airtel in mobile war

Airtel is struggling to add subscribers in a saturated market after Jio managed to lure more than 300 million users over the past 3 years.

No decision on eminence tag to universities whose patrons IB identified as ‘anti-Modi’

UGC to ask govt to clarify if all 19 institutions recommended by expert panel, including 9 flagged by the IB, can be granted the Institute of Eminence tag.

Mukesh Ambani outlines plan to take on Amazon in India

Jio currently has 280 million subscribers, while Ambani’s retail arm operates nearly 10,000 outlets.

Anil Ambani clears court hurdle to sell telecom assets to Jio

Reliance Communication's shares jumped 12 per cent at 12:31 p.m. in Mumbai after the court order while the benchmark S&P BSE Sensex was up 0.1 per cent.

In movie-mad India, it is Jeff Bezos vs Rupert Murdoch vs Netflix

As smartphone adoption surges, Indians are watching digital video content for an average of over 8 hours each week, which is more than TV.

After nearly a decade, Reliance’s shares surge with the launch of Jio

Shares have gone up by 135% and Reliance now stands first in the 30-stock index.

Tata to cough up Rs 9000 crores in dues before tele-deal with Airtel is approved

Before exiting the tele-communications sector, the government demands all Tata's dues be settled first.

Institution of Eminence tag not given to Jio Institution: Prakash Javadekar

HRD minister said the panel had only recommended for a letter of intent, subject to certain conditions.

Jio Institute declared top-notch by Modi govt, but you can’t find it in Google search

When it comes up in 3 years, institute will have far greater autonomy; UGC says selected under ‘greenfield’ category.

On Camera

How economic planning stifled India’s growth and talent

The Indian planning system did not encourage individuals based on ‘what they knew’, but on ‘whom they knew’. Many left for countries that recognised their talent.

All bets off as online gaming bill shakes industry & key players suspend ‘gambling’ on their platforms

The new law, which the government has framed as a moral duty, forced major platforms like Dream11 & Zupee to shut operations, wiping out hundreds of crores in market capitalisation. 

Post-Sindoor, joint doctrine tasks Special Forces with fighting info warfare & countering propaganda

Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.