Idea Cellular launches a share sale to raise $546 million before merger with Vodafone
• 7 years agoIdea, part of the metals-to-financials Aditya Birla conglomerate, intends to use the funds to reduce debt including loans for airwave purchases.
Aroon Purie hands over reins of India Today to daughter Kallie; appoints her as group vice-chairperson
Shantanu Guha Ray • 7 years agoAroon Purie, chairman of Living Media group, has stepped down from active duties at the conglomerate, appointing his daughter Kallie to handle operations.
Charts: Vodafone, Idea Cellular to merge in all-share deal: Birth of a giant
Fp Staff • 8 years agoWith 204.68 million customers, Vodafone enjoys market share of 18.16 per cent. Idea has 16.9 per cent with 190.51 million customers as of December 2016, according to Trai data
Vodafone, Idea in $23 billion deal to create new Indian telecom leader
• 8 years agoAnalysts have said Jio's entry is the catalyst for mergers and exits of some foreign players.
Digital Advertising in India will cross Rs 255 billion mark in 2020
Fp Archives • 8 years agoDigital advertising in the country is expected to cross the Rs 255 billion mark in 2020, growing at a CAGR of 33.5%, a CII-KPMG report said.
Rahul Gandhi's charges against Narendra Modi: Weak evidence likely to harm Congress more
Prakash Nanda • 8 years agoWill Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi succeed in unseating Prime Minister Narendra Modi from power by “proving” the latter corrupt?
India and MIT: How we became a technological force to reckon with
Rohininair • 9 years agoProf Ross Bassett’s book, The Technological Indian, looks at Indian students at MIT from 1882 to 2000
Big boost for Digital India: India Inc commits Rs 4.5 lakh cr, to create 18 lakh jobs
Fp Staff • 10 years agoPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched the "Digital India Week" as part of the larger initiative to empower the people and extend services better with the use of information technology and its tools.
Retail consolidation gains momentum: Now, Aditya Birla buys Jubilant's retail business
Fp Archives • 10 years agoThe new entity will have a retail network of 1,869 exclusive stores
Diversifying in non-tobacco biz? ITC in talks to buy Century's paper business
Fp Archives • 10 years agoITC Ltd, India's largest cigarette maker, is in talks with Century Textile and Industries Ltd to buy its paper division in a bid to diversify revenue to non-tobacco businesses, said two sources directly involved in the deal.