Airtel, Jio add users in Dec '25; Vi, BSNL continue to lose base

Airtel, Jio add users in Dec ’25; Vi, BSNL continue to lose base

India’s wireless subscriber base expanded in December 2025, but the gains were concentrated largely with Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio, while Vodafone Idea Ltd and state-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) continued to see subscriber erosion, according to operator-wise data released yesterday by the Telecom Regulato...


After backtracking on boycott threat, PCB claims ICC concessions

After backtracking on boycott threat, PCB claims ICC concessions

Amidst a flurry of memes and jokes, finally one thing has become clear: the cricketing world successfully called Pakistan’s bluff. After pouting and posturing for a few days and threatening not to play India in the ongoing Men’s T20 World Cup and lobbying unsuccessfully with other cricketing nations, Pakistan finally...


Netflix assures court ‘Ghooskhor Pandat’ will be renamed

Netflix assures court ‘Ghooskhor Pandat’ will be renamed

Netflix India yesterday informed the Delhi High Court that the Manoj Bajpayee-starrer film, ‘Ghooskhor Pandat’, will be renamed. The statement was made before Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav, who was dealing with a petition seeking a stay on the release of the film on account of its "offensive" and "defama...


Spotify Q1 earnings above estimates on user growth, price hikes

Spotify Q1 earnings above estimates on user growth, price hikes

Spotify forecast first-quarter earnings above Wall Street estimates yesterday , as the Swedish streaming company benefits from strong user growth and price hikes, sending its shares up nearly 12 percent in premarket trading. The results are the first since co-CEOs Gustav Soderstrom and Alex Norstrom took the reins fr...