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India Telecom Operating Profit to Rise 12-14 pc in FY26: Report

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August 19, 2025

The operating profit of India's telecom companies is projected to grow at a strong rate of 12-14 per cent to Rs 1.55 lakh crore this fiscal, driven by surging data consumption and a consequent increase in the average revenue per user (ARPU), a report said on Monday.

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India Telecom Operating Profit to Rise 12-14 pc in FY26: Report

The robust operating performance, along with declining capital expenditure (capex) intensity of leading players after completion of 5G rollout, will improve their free cash flow. This will support credit profiles of leading players in the industry, Crisil Ratings said in its report.

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Jitan Ram Manjhi backs KC Tyagi's Bharat Ratna demand for Nitish Kumar

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Procedural Overreach

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Before Taking Part in the Rally Vintage Cars Face Rigorous Prejudging

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Language Bill sparks inter-state row as Vijayan rejects ‘imposition’ charge

A sharp political and interstate dispute has erupted over the Malayalam Language Bill, 2025, with the Kerala government firmly rejecting allegations of linguistic imposition following strong criticism from Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah.

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Arms consignment dropped by Pak drone near J&K’s Samba border recovered

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To meet electricity demand, Tamil Nadu to revive stalled Ennore thermal expansion

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BJP in damage-control mode in Cooch Behar

With the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections approaching, the Bharatiya Janata Party has begun damage-control efforts in politically sensitive Cooch Behar, where internal discontent within the party has triggered embarrassment from the district to the national level.

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Sorry state of education

The National Education Policy 2020 rightly aims to introduce vocational education at all levels, by integrating vocational education into mainstream education. However, implementation of NEP 2020 seems to be running far behind schedule; NEP had envisaged that by 2025, at least half of the students would have vocational exposure, through school and higher education. The problem in implementation of NEP appears to be of finance and resolve; the NEP document requires that 6 per cent of GDP be spent on education, while we are spending less than half that

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US President Donald Trump reiterates that he stopped India-Pak conflict

United States President Donald Trump has reiterated, for seemingly the umpteenth time, his claim of having stopped a war between India and Pakistan in May last year, saying nobody more than him deserved the Nobel Prize.

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