Data is the new oil
How Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries is on a mission to prove the above statement right by stringing together its “pearls”—investments into apparently unrelated sectors.
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Epic global big tech battle in the Indian backyard
Tectonic shifts across technology, regulations, markets and investor expectations are the reason behind turbocharging Asia’s second-most populous nation’s digital economy.
Mukesh Ambani: The story of unparalleled ambition
The story of 21st-century wealth is the story of Reliance Industries. And steering it all is a humble person of an unassuming disposition – Mukesh Ambani.
RIL Q4 net profit down 37%
Despite a weak business outlook, RIL looks well-poised to progress on its debt reduction plans with Jio Platforms likely to see another Facebook-like deal and a rights issue.
RIL’s credit rating could be upgraded
Facebook’s $5.7-billion investment in RIL’s subsidiary will help both companies monetise their digital platforms; it will also aid in deleveraging RIL’s balance sheet, says Fitch Ratings.
RIL takes hyperlocal route to battle Amazon, Flipkart
Strategy to put small businesses at the centre of the universe is very different from how e-commerce has operated in India.
RIL-Facebook deal lifts markets
RIL closed 10% higher, and contributed over 51% and 43% in the points gained by the Sensex and the Nifty 50.
FACEBOOK AND JIO INK $5.7-BN DEAL
The mega deal will help RIL deleverage and expand its new commerce initiative, while giving Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp access to Jio’s 388 million users.
Telecom: India’s call drop moment
Once the poster child of India’s growing economic clout, Indian telecom is in the doldrums. A rapid technological shift, competition, and legal wrangles have roiled the sector. What happens now?
AGR: Staggered payments last hope for telcos
All eyes are now on the apex court’s decision vis-à-vis allowing staggered payments of AGR dues, as the shadow of doubt on Vodafone Idea’s existence still looms
