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Monday, August 11, 2025
TopicTelecom companies

Topic: Telecom companies

Bickering govt, court delays, Rs 42,000 cr hanging – story of India’s bankruptcy delays

Telecom payments case is another example of how govt branches are delaying bankruptcy settlements while banks suffer the world’s worst bad debt ratios.

Dear Narendra Modi, please suspend your PR for just two years and focus on India

We need to think beyond post-Covid recovery and ask the larger question: how do we get back to 7-8% GDP growth?

New tensions on LAC shouldn’t escalate like Galwan. Raise diplomacy stakes to push China back

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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.

How will you recover AGR dues from telecom companies facing insolvency, SC asks DoT

The apex court also said it needs to ascertain the bonafides of the telecom companies who have gone under proceedings under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code.

SC reserves order on issue of timeline for payment of AGR dues by telecom companies

During the hearing, the bench observed that 15 or 20 years is not a reasonable time period and the companies should come forward with appropriate time frame.

Supreme Court asks telecoms with AGR dues to submit their financial details of last 10 years

The court’s direction came after the companies claimed they were not in a position to submit fresh bank guarantees with regards to the payment of AGR dues.

SC slams telecom dept for Rs 4 lakh crore claim on PSUs, asks it to reconsider demand

The top court also directed telecom companies to file affidavits on how they propose to make payment of their liabilities towards AGR dues. 

SC is being obstinate in dealing with telecom firms. Such verdicts have contributed to slowdown

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Mohan Bhagwat says no to ‘nationalism’ — NIE, TOI & telcos worry ET, Mint

A round-up of the most important reports in major newspapers around the country – from TOI and HT, Express and The Hindu to The Telegraph, Mumbai Mirror and The Tribune, as well as top financial dailies.

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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.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

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.