The latest spectrum auction to sell airwaves to mobile companies ended within two days, with Sunil Bharti Mittal’s Bharti Airtel buying nearly 60% of the £1.13 bn that was sold. After seven rounds of bidding, just over a quarter or 141 Mhz spectrum...
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2nd Feb 2026 | Updated at 06:19pm 2nd Feb 2026
India’s economic rise signals global power shift
India has now surpassed Japan to become the world’s fourth-largest economy in nominal GDP, with a GDP of $4.18 trillion, according to the government’s year-end economic review.The country is poised to overtake Germany within the next 2.5 to...
India poised to be 3rd largest economy by 2030: S&P
India is poised to be the third largest global economy by 2030 but rising population presents mounting challenges in basic service coverage and growing investment needs to maintain productivity, S&P Global Ratings said.
With growing smartphone exports, India is rapidly closing the gap with China and Vietnam. According to a report, mobile phone exports from China and Vietnam decreased by 2.78 per cent and 17.6 per cent respectively in FY24 compared to the previous...
Infosys CEO Salil Parekh has agreed to pay Rs 25,00,000 as settlement charges for failing to put in place adequate internal controls to comply with Sebi’s rules to prevent insider trading.
UltraTech Cement, controlled by Kumar Mangalam Birla, has acquired a 23% stake in India Cements from veteran investor Radhakishan Damani for £188.5 mn. The move intensifies UltraTech’s rivalry with Gautam Adani’s Ambuja Cements and ACC as both...
GST collections grew 7.7% in June to £17.4 bn, first time in three years when monthly mop-up rose at single-digit rate.During the month, based on transactions in May, central GST collections are estimated to have increased 3.4% to £3.20 bn,...
Adani Airports will chart the next decade with £17.5 bn infusion. The investment will be managed by Adani Airports Holdings, which runs seven airports across the country. Adani Airports is also building the Navi Mumbai airport, which is expected...
Pharma major Dr Reddy’s Laboratories is set to buy British consumer healthcare giant Haleon’s nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) portfolio, excluding the US business, for a 500 million pounds.
India is looking to tap funds from the UK, Saudi Arabia and Japan to finance the mega infrastructure ambition, with new structures to route the funds being discussed.
Indian health insurer Niva Bupa is planning to raise $360 million in an IPO, potentially valuing the business at up to $2.5 billion, according to sources, the latest company to cash in on a stock market surge.
Vodafone Group has sold a bigger-than-planned 18% stake in India’s Indus Towers, raising $1.8 billion (over £1.5 bn) that will serve to reduce its debt, the British telecom group said.
