Top Headlines: India's billionaire club shrinks, Airtel 5G monetisation

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Illustration by Ajay Mohanty
Illustration by Ajay Mohanty
BS Web Team New Delhi
2 min read Last Updated : Dec 29 2022 | 11:35 AM IST
As several lose the 'billionaire' tag in 2022, some richest Indian promoters become even richer. Airtel sees “very limited” scope for monetisation of 5G due to lack of compelling difference between 4G and 5G. 

Read more on these in our top headlines. 

India's billionaire club shrinks to 120, Gautam Adani tops rich list

The year 2022 saw many lose the 'billionaire' tag, though some of the richest Indian promoters have become even richer. Read More

Bharti Airtel sees limited scope of 5G monetisation currently: Executive

The scope for monetisation of 5G is currently “very limited” and subscribers do not see any compelling difference between 4G and 5G when they use various services, according to a top Bharti Airtel executive. Read More
 
After Gambia, now Uzbekistan alleges Indian cold drug killed its children

After Gambia, it is now Uzbekistan that has alleged that children in that country have died after consuming medicines manufactured by an Indian drug firm. Read More

Reliance Industries topped the growth charts in the last 20 years


Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) has been one of the top performing companies in the large cap space under the chairmanship of Mukesh Ambani and has beaten the broader market both in terms of earnings growth and shareholder returns. Read More

Need to quickly end call drops, improve quality: Govt tells telcos

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) in a meeting on Wednesday asked service providers to quickly fix call drops and improve quality, responding after complaints and as the country adopts 5G. Read More

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