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Manjusha Mohandas, Star Singer contestant, dies after one week of hospitalisation due to road accident
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Manjusha Mohandas, Star Singer contestant, dies after one week of hospitalisation due to road accident

Manjusha was studying in her second year of MA in Performing Arts at the Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit in Kalady.

Bharti Infratel, Indus Tower merger deal gets SEBI nod, to approach NCLT for approval
Business

Bharti Infratel, Indus Tower merger deal gets SEBI nod, to approach NCLT for approval

In April this year, Bharti Airtel, Idea Cellular and Vodafone Group had announced an agreement for the merger of Indus Towers and Bharti Infratel to create the largest mobile tower operator in the world outside China.

Idea shares surge 16.6 percent as merger with Vodafone India clears government hurdle
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Idea shares surge 16.6 percent as merger with Vodafone India clears government hurdle

Idea paid 39.26 billion rupees ($569.4 million) and a bank guarantee of 33.22 billion rupees to the DoT

Nokia 3.1 goes on sale today in outlets and online on Paytm Mall and Nokia.com
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Nokia 3.1 goes on sale today in outlets and online on Paytm Mall and Nokia.com

The Nokia 3.1 features a 5.2-inch HD display and comes with 2 GB RAM and 16 GB storage.

Jio tops charts in 4G download speed while Idea registers highest upload speed
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Jio tops charts in 4G download speed while Idea registers highest upload speed

Jio's national average of 4G download speed was more than double compared to Bharti Airtel.

Vodafone-Idea merger approved by Telecom Ministry but with some payment conditions
Business

Vodafone-Idea merger approved by Telecom Ministry but with some payment conditions

The combined operations of Idea and Vodafone will create the country's largest telecom operator worth over $23 billion (or over Rs 1.5 lakh crore),

DoT has no hand to play in Vodafone-Idea merger delay says Telecom Minister
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DoT has no hand to play in Vodafone-Idea merger delay says Telecom Minister

The merger deal was expected to be completed last month, but the DoT is seeking legal opinion on it.

Users will soon be able to place voice calls over public Wi-Fi networks: Report
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Users will soon be able to place voice calls over public Wi-Fi networks: Report

According to reports, the calling services over the public Wi-Fi would be offered at no additional cost.

Idea-Vodafone merger may not meet 30 June deadline as DoT readies fresh demand of Rs 4,700 cr
Business

Idea-Vodafone merger may not meet 30 June deadline as DoT readies fresh demand of Rs 4,700 cr

Both Idea and Vodafone were expecting the merger deal to create India's largest telecom company to be completed by 30 June, 2018.

Telecom department expected to clear Vodafone-Idea merger tomorrow to create country's largest mobile operator
India

Telecom department expected to clear Vodafone-Idea merger tomorrow to create country's largest mobile operator

The Vodafone-Idea merger will create the country's largest mobile service operator.

Airtel joins Jio in offering 'truly unlimited' data to its prepaid customers, giving users 128 Kbps speeds even after they hit their daily data caps
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Airtel joins Jio in offering 'truly unlimited' data to its prepaid customers, giving users 128 Kbps speeds even after they hit their daily data caps

Airtel's offer improves on Jio's offer by offering double the internet speed post the usage of the high-speed data.

OnePlus 6 and Idea partner to bring Rs 2,000 cashback and other offers for customers
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OnePlus 6 and Idea partner to bring Rs 2,000 cashback and other offers for customers

Postpaid users will get a cashback of Rs 2,000 where the user will get a discount of Rs 100 per month on subscribing to the Nirvana 499 plan for 20 billing cycles.

Vodafone India posts Q4 operating profit of Rs 9,805 crore for FY18, reports 18.7% decline in organic service revenue
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Vodafone India posts Q4 operating profit of Rs 9,805 crore for FY18, reports 18.7% decline in organic service revenue

odafone India on Tuesday posted operating profit of Rs 9,805 crore for the financial year 2017-18, ended 31 March

Jio enters the postpaid market: Here's how Jio's Rs 199 plan offering 25 GB data per month compares with Airtel, Vodafone and Idea
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Jio enters the postpaid market: Here's how Jio's Rs 199 plan offering 25 GB data per month compares with Airtel, Vodafone and Idea

For ISD calls, the Jio SIM will be pre-activated where the calls would begin at Rs 50 per minute.

Idea Cellular posts sixth straight quarterly loss, net loss widens to Rs 9.62 billion
Business

Idea Cellular posts sixth straight quarterly loss, net loss widens to Rs 9.62 billion

Idea Cellular Ltd, India’s third-biggest telecoms carrier, posted a sixth straight quarterly net loss that was narrower than expected but showed the firm continues to battle intense competition sparked by Reliance Jio

Credit Suisse says close to 40 million Reliance JioPhones sold so far; incumbents should be worried
Business

Credit Suisse says close to 40 million Reliance JioPhones sold so far; incumbents should be worried

At present, it's difficult to gauge whether Jio is eating into others' share or adding to the pie with customers buying Jiophones as their secondary device.

4G phone revolution is flourishing in the villages of rural India but there's ample scope for exponential growth
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4G phone revolution is flourishing in the villages of rural India but there's ample scope for exponential growth

A recent study by CMR (CyberMedia Research), reveals that one out of three 4G subscribers’ lives in the villages.

Airtel tops in 4G internet speed but Jio has the largest 4G network coverage: Report
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Airtel tops in 4G internet speed but Jio has the largest 4G network coverage: Report

Interestingly, after 4G as India is looking hopeful for 5G, it is yet to catch up with its 4G internet speed.

Aircel files for bankruptcy: Why consolidation is the way forward for telecom industry
Business

Aircel files for bankruptcy: Why consolidation is the way forward for telecom industry

What happened to Aircel was neither sudden nor unexpected; the rapid and unprecedented market consolidation is changing the workings of the telecom market like never before