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TopicJyotiraditya Scindia

Topic: Jyotiraditya Scindia

At elite Doon summit, old boys grapple with ‘egalitarianism’ and ‘aristocracy of service’

DOSCOs like Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, FSSAI CEO Rajit Punhani, and Goldman Sachs chairman of global banking Raghav Maliah gathered at the first Doon School Old Boys’ Society summit.

Elon Musk’s Starlink to get licence to operate in India soon, says Jyotiraditya Scindia

OneWeb & Reliance have received spectrum allocations to begin testing their services, Union Minister of Communications Scindia says in an interview with ThePrint. 

Scindia backs boycott of Türkiye & Azerbaijan by tourists & traders, calls it an ’emotional decision’

After tourists cancelled trips to the 2 countries, traders’ body CAIT announced trade boycott. Union Minister Jyotiratidtya Scindia says 'national sentiments have been hurt'.

Northeast set for economic take-off with Rs 1.12 lakh cr in investment commitments from Tata, Reliance

Driving this wave of interest is the upcoming Rising North-East Investors Summit in New Delhi, organised by the Ministry for Development of the North Eastern Region.

How should India respond to Trump tariff? Raghav Chadha has an idea involving Starlink

Responding to concerns raised by Chadha, Scindia outlines measures taken by Centre to protect India's security interests with regard to satellite networks including Starlink.

Centre rethinks BSNL proposal to slash workforce by a third after employee union writes to minister

Employees’ union says the move came as a 'huge surprise', and in its letter to Telecom Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, writes that 'failure is on part of management'.

1st Ashtalakshmi Mahotsav in Delhi this week, to showcase economic potential & culture of Northeast

The 3-day event will feature local products, music, fashion show and more; Modi will inaugurate it on 6 December.

Friction in DMK first family? Kanimozhi’s absence at Udhayanidhi-chaired meet fuels speculation

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Govt says it will allocate satcom spectrum administratively, despite auction calls by Jio, Airtel

Communications minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said Tuesday at India Mobile Congress that TRAI will decide cost of spectrum. Starlink & Amazon's Kuiper prefer administrative allocation.

9,560 villages got mobile connectivity in 100 days of Modi 3.0, India becoming atmanirbhar—Scindia

The 36,721 villages that still remain outside telecom & mobile internet connectivity will be connected by mid-2025, ensuring 100 percent coverage, asserts telecom minister.

On Camera

Rahul Gandhi wants to jail Himanta Sarma but Congress has a Bihar-sized problem in Assam

The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'

Stocks fall, oil prices climb as Trump issues fresh threat to Iran ahead of his deadline

Fears that an escalation of the conflict could heighten a fuel squeeze & endanger the economy unnerved traders, with NYT reporting Iran stopped negotiating a truce with the US.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.