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Sunday, August 17, 2025
TopicReliance Jio

Topic: Reliance Jio

Facebook is on a roll in India with WhatsApp payments and deal with Mukesh Ambani

With WhatsApp payments, Facebook can gradually expand its UPI base starting with as many as 20 million users. This comes after the firm bought a 9.99% stake in Ambani’s Jio Platforms.

Mukesh Ambani’s Jio Digital Fibre InvIT to raise Rs 39,710 crore from Reliance firms

The trust will raise about Rs 14,710 crore by issuing units and also raise Rs 25,000 crore through a loan from Reliance firms to reduce existing debts and fund expansion.

Amazon and Mukesh Ambani’s Jio are getting ready for an epic fight

Jeff Bezos regards India as a key frontier for Amazon, particularly after failing to break into China. Now he faces a homegrown champion Jio, backed by some of his fiercest US rivals.

Mukesh Ambani is now on a shopping spree of online retailers to take on Amazon

Mukesh Ambani’s Jio is looking to acquire several local online retailers to help expand product offerings as he races to compete against Amazon.

SC seeks details of spectrum sharing pact between Reliance Communications & Jio in AGR case

The top court also asked the Department of Telecom to file the requisite documents in this regard and posted the matter for further hearing on 17 August.

25 years since India made first mobile phone call, time to focus on self-reliance, Modi says

Modi requested the telecom sector to ensure greater security at all levels against threats. Mukesh Ambani called for urgent policy changes to move from 2G to 5G.

Why Mukesh Ambani is coming for your smartphones and wallets

The combination of digital & retail is the way forward for Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance as the outlook for energy & materials is gloomy even in the long term.

Mukesh Ambani wants to be India’s Huawei, Xiaomi, Zoom & Tencent. But can he?

Mukesh Ambani is audaciously positioning himself to profit from the US-China tech cold war, with some help from Google and Facebook.

After raising $20 billion for Jio, Mukesh Ambani is seeking money for Reliance Retail

Mukesh Ambani told shareholders that Reliance Retail is getting inquiries from investors & may start bringing some on board in the coming months.

Jio developing homegrown 5G solution, says Mukhesh Ambani

Speaking at Reliance Industries' AGM, Ambani said the solution will be ready for trials as soon as 5G spectrum is available and can be ready for field deployment next year.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?