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Elon Musk shares reports of Reliance-backed firms' donations to BJP

Elon Musk shared reports of Reliance-backed firms' donations to the BJP, stepping up his campaign against the corporate giant he had accused of blocking the entry of Starlink into India. Musk on Friday evening posted screenshots of news reports on Reliance-backed firms' donations to the BJP, hours after he sarcastically addressed industrialist Mukesh Ambani as "Prime Minister Ambani" and accused him of seeking to protect a "monopoly". Musk had also asked if Ambani would consider allowing the satellite internet service to compete in the country. Earlier, Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia asserted that India does not permit monopolies in any sector, and that despite the buzz around one particular company, three players have received satcom licences and can start operations after individually meeting the security requirements and milestones.

Best of Opinion: Elon Musk should never get a satellite licence in India

From Starlink's security concerns and Maharashtra's drought politics to challenges facing Modi's third term and Shashi Tharoor's political branding, today's opinions examine a variety of issues

India doesn't allow monopoly in any sector, says Telecom Minister Scindia

Scindia says Jio, OneWeb and Starlink have licences, with operations subject to security compliance and spectrum charges, amid Elon Musk's allegations of entry barriers

Musk is not worth pandering to

India has good reason to keep satellite communications under the control of operators subject to Indian laws and security oversight

Elon Musk targets Ambani over Starlink's entry into India, alleges monopoly

Musk accused Ambani of seeking to protect his monopoly and urged him to allow Starlink to compete, saying satellite internet could improve access to education and markets

India needs level playing field for businesses to compete: Rahul Gandhi

India needs a level playing field where every business has a fair chance to compete, and the Congress is committed to breaking the chain of crony capitalism, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said on Friday. The remark came a day after his exchange on X with US business tycoon Elon Musk, who had asked whether Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani is the "real boss" of India amid a controversy over Starlink satellite internet services. Gandhi on Thursday said to the business tycoon: "Wait till you discover the other guy." In another post on his WhatsApp channel a day later, Gandhi said India needs a level playing field where every business has a fair chance to compete. "Congress party and I are committed to breaking this chain of crony capitalism and building an economy driven by innovation and hard work -- not political patronage," Gandhi said. He also shared a video montage including his exchange with Musk. "I am not anti-business; I am anti-monopoly," Gand

India allows no monopoly, satcom firms must meet security norms: Scindia

Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Friday asserted that India does not allow monopoly in any sector, and said despite the buzz around one "particular" company, the fact is three players have received satcom licences and can start operations after individually meeting security requirements and milestones. The comments assume significance amid raging controversy over satellite communications and allegations by trillionnaire Elon Musk that his Starlink's satcom services are being blocked by certain oligarchs who want to "maintain their monopolistic chokehold on the Indian people". Scindia on Friday said India doesn't allow monopoly in any sector. "Let me set the record straight. For us, the Department of Telecommunications, we are technology agnostic... Our job is to be able to provide the bouquet of services to every single customer. It is for the customer to choose in a free market which service he or she prefers, and within that service bouquet, which company's service

SpaceX takes aim at US wireless carriers with spectrum acquisition

SpaceX has agreed to acquire Grain Management's nationwide 800 MHz spectrum portfolio, strengthening Starlink Mobile's push to deliver satellite connectivity directly to standard phones

Indeed troubling: Musk responds to Rahul Gandhi amid Starlink entry row

Gandhi had earlier replied to Musk's post, which claimed that Starlink was unable to secure a licence despite complying with Indian laws and requirements for five years

Trump honours Elon Musk with National Medal of Science at White House

Trump, before presenting the award, described Musk as 'an industrial titan, a brilliant engineer, and one of the greatest technology founders to ever live'

Govt counters Musk, says satellite clearance process non-discriminatory

Elon Musk says Starlink can fill gaps left by mobile services; posted on X earlier that 'certain oligarchs' were blocking its India entry

Eutelsat OneWeb awaiting govt nod: Bharti Enterprises chairman Sunil Mittal

Bharti Enterprises Chairman says the group's satellite services would begin 'hopefully soon' in India

'Wait till you discover other guy': Rahul responds to Musk's 'Ambani' post

Musk questions whether Mukesh Ambani is the "real boss of India"; government says security clearances are pending for all three satcom licensees

Awaiting approval of Satcom services: Bharti Airtel's Sunil Bharti Mittal

Dismissing Elon Musk's allegations that his satcom company Starlink is being blocked in India, Bharti Airtel chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal said that even his satcom venture, Eutelsat OneWeb, is awaiting approvals to start operations. On Wednesday, Musk alleged that "certain oligarchs" have blocked Starlink in India to maintain their monopoly. Musk did not explicitly name any company but said, "You can guess who they are". India's telecom market has three private players: Reliance Jio, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea. Musk-led Starlink, Jio Satcom and Eutelsat OneWeb are the three satellite communications companies in the fray to start satellite services in the country. The government has granted licences to the three satellite communications companies for starting operations in the country. However, all the companies need spectrum and security clearance before starting the service. When asked about his view on Musk's allegations, Mittal at India Mobile Congress said: "We are wai

Starlink's India entry: Why Musk's satellite internet launch is stalled

Elon Musk's Starlink has spent nearly five years preparing to enter India, securing key licences and building infrastructure, but its commercial satellite internet service is yet to launch

Govt says satellite internet rules fair after Musk's Starlink bias claim

The government says all three licensed satellite communication providers are undergoing security assessments and must meet the same regulatory requirements before receiving spectrum

Musk blames 'certain oligarchs' for delay in Starlink's entry into India

Musk alleges unnamed oligarchs are blocking Starlink's India entry, hours after a SpaceX executive said its infrastructure was ready and operations awaited official approvals

SpaceX in talks with investors to borrow $40 billion to buy Nvidia chips

SpaceX is in early talks with banks and investors to raise $40 billion to fund purchases of Nvidia chips, potentially marking one of the largest AI-related debt financings

Elon Musk is a trillionaire again as SpaceX claws back post-IPO slump

The fortune of the world's richest person jumped by $65 billion on Monday to $1.04 trillion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index

Elon Musk to rename SpaceX AI arm SpaceXSI after Trump's directive

Musk confirmed the change in a post on X while responding to a user who suggested the rebranding of SpaceXAI