Mukesh Ambani unleashes Jio war on telcos

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Ambani's 45-minute speech cost Airtel, Idea Rs 11,983 crore In what could be the worst nightmare for Bharti Airtel, Mukesh Ambani said Reliance Jio would offer free voice services to its active users. readmore Sikka wants Infy to hardsell its automation, ecommerce plans Infosys said it was hoping to become the go-to IT provider for its customers and reducing the amount of work that comes from requests-for-proposals (RFP). India's bid to join US alliance could irk China, Pakistan: Media The Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement allows India and US militaries to access each other's military facilities for refuelling and replenishment.

Editor's Pick Tendulkar gifts BMW cars to Sindhu, Sakshi, Dipa Tendulkar, who was the Goodwill Ambassador of the Indian team at Rio Olympics, handed over the keys at a function at Gopichand Badminton Academy here. From big oil to big data: Inside Ambani's $20-billion startup Jio Jio could make Reliance the most comprehensive provider of telecom, internet services across India and give it access to country's untapped 'big data.' When John Kerry thought others came in a Ferry US Secretary of State John Kerry who was earlier scheduled to reach IIT campus on around 0945 am on Wednesday reached an hour late due to in a traffic jam caused by heavy rain in Delhi. Zee Entertainment sells Ten Sports to Sony Pictures for Rs 2,600 crore The Rs 2,600-crore deal with ZEE will raise Sony Pictures' sports profile and put it on an equal footing with Star India.

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Story of The Week An IAS officer got a call from PM Narendra Modi at 10 PM and this is what happened next A young voice from the other side apologised for calling so late and asked if he is free for a few minutes because the Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi wants to talk to him. read more

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Stock Round Up RJio too big for Idea, Airtel? See what 5 brokerages are saying Telecom is a capital-intensive industry and with heavy debt on balance sheets of most telecom operators, freebies will be hard to come by.

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