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TopicMukesh Ambani

Topic: Mukesh Ambani

Mukesh Ambani’s wealth surged by $17 billion this year, the most in Asia

Mukesh Ambani’s net worth is now about $61 billion. The surge in his fortune was fuelled by a 40% jump in the shares of Reliance Industries.

Why SBI credit cards could face a Mukesh Ambani challenge

Indian consumers & merchants are thriving on cardless digital credit and Mukesh Ambani with 335 million customers on Jio stands to gain most.

India’s credit card boom has run into a problem—Mukesh Ambani

Mukesh Ambani wants to connect 30 million small retailers with common inventory-management, billing and tax platforms as well as low-cost payment terminals.

Mukesh Ambani in talks to sell his news business to Times of India group

Mukesh Ambani is considering various options ranging from an outright exit to a stake sale of the news business that’s been losing money.

Sony in talks to buy stake in Mukesh Ambani’s Network18 TV company

A successful deal will help Sony bolster its local offerings & take on rivals such as Netflix while it will give Network18 access to international content.

Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance overtakes BP, breaks into club of 6 global oil supermajors

Reliance’s market value has surpassed BP and it’s also narrowing the gap with PetroChina Co., currently Asia’s biggest oil company by market cap.

Mukesh Ambani advises Airtel, Vodafone Idea how to raise money

Bharti Airtel can easily raise money by selling assets or shares, while Vodafone Idea has no dearth of resources to pay govt, Reliance Jio says.

This is how India ruined its mobile phone companies

High fees, frequent policy flip-flops & endless tax demands from govt’s that treated carriers as cash cows have driven most of the operators aground.

Do debt-hit private telecom firms need helping hand? Panel of civil servants to decide

India’s telecom sector has shrunk from a dozen operators to just three private firms, after Reliance Jio debuted in 2016 with free calls & cheap data.

Mukesh Ambani readies India’s Alibaba with $24 billion holding firm

Ambani’s move is latest sign of Reliance’s pivot toward data & digital services for future growth, as it builds platform to take on Amazon & Flipkart.

On Camera

Rahul’s ‘vote chori’ attack on EC is a political dead-end. He still has a point

The ECI needs to respond to Rahul Gandhi’s accusations professionally and transparently. Else, it will end up giving him the ammunition he is desperately seeking.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.