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Thursday, August 28, 2025
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Topic: Telecom

Mukesh Ambani emerges winner as Airtel, Vodafone face Rs 92,000 crore hurdle

Mukesh Ambani’s Jio has emerged largely unscathed while Airtel & Vodafone have to pay the govt a combined Rs 92,000 crore.

After telecom, Anil Ambani’s shipyard faces insolvency as banks reject debt restructuring

A bankruptcy tribunal ruling favouring banks will deal another blow to Anil Ambani’s stressed empire after his wireless carrier slipped into insolvency.

Power to water: If India wants to fulfil economic goals, it needs better infrastructure

For too long, governments have focused on making money from infrastructure rather than seeing it as a service that can power growth.

Go to Lahaul-Spiti for ‘internet ka vanvaas’. Digital India & telecom companies skipped it

The goal of Digital India cannot be achieved without ending the digital deprivation of its most marginalised communities.

Can’t wait no more, says Huawei as India holds off decision on choosing firm for 5G trials

Huawei, the world's largest telecom equipment maker, is one of the torchbearers of 5G technology, which is yet to be rolled out.

Many countries have blocked Huawei, but India can’t afford to ban it from its telecom story

Experts in the US and other countries have long suspected that Huawei’s products spy for China, but it seems inextricable from India’s telecom sector.

Fix call drops and sluggish speed before you think of regulating internet

It would be bad enough if TRAI was merely interested in protecting telecom operators at the cost of consumer interests.

Telecom officials allegedly twisting the rules to overstay in Delhi-NCR

Ashish Joshi, an officer from their own service (IP&TAFS), alleges disconnect from ground realities and addresses complaints to ministry and PMO

On Camera

Op Sindoor awardees don’t fit traditional gallantry criteria. Redefine parameters for modern wars

The casualty list of the personnel killed or wounded during Op Sindoor has not been formally published. The public has been denied the opportunity to stand by and honour the families of the fallen.

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.