Day: February 7, 2019

Due to a brutal tariff war with Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, the firm which is also India’s largest telco by revenue saw losses in what was its first full-quarter results post completion of the merger of Vodafone India and Idea Cellular on 31 August last year.

TRAI has taken care not to reveal the name of the operator but instead noted it as ‘one large service provider’. However, reports state that the service provider in question is Airtel.

The board meeting, which will be the first after the interim budget 2019-20, will also be addressed by the Finance Minister, reports state.

Actor Suriya is awaiting the release of NGK, being directed by selvaraghhavan. A political thriller, the movie features Sai Pallavi and Rakul Preet as heroines. The actor is currently working on the final schedule of KV Anand’s Kaappaan.

Former Australia cricket captain Steve Smith’s surgery for an elbow injury went ‘very well’ and he remains on track for the World Cup in England, his management said.

Facebook-owned messaging app WhatsApp has said there are instances of the platform being abused by political parties and it has been engaging with them to emphasise that the misuse will lead to banning of such accounts.

Vidarbha lifted their second successive Ranji Trophy title with a comfortable 78-run win over Saurashtra in the final, proving that their maiden triumph last year was no ‘fluke’. Vidarbha needed five wickets to defend their title while Saurashtra, in a chase of 206, were left a mountain to climb after a top-order collapse on Wednesday.

Three Indians led by top-seed Prajnesh Gunneswaran powered their way to the third round of the Chennai Open Challenger 80 ATP tennis tournament here.

Director Venkat Prabhu’s Party will hit the screens 5 April. The movie stars Jai, Shaam, Mirchi Shiva, Chandran, Ramya Krishnan, Regina Cassandra, Sanchita Shetty and Nivetha Pethuraj. Produced by Amma Creations T Siva, it has music by Premji Amaran. The movie has Rajesh Yadav as cinematographer and Praveen KL as the editor.

Melmaruvathur Adhiparasakthi multi-specialty hospital jointly with GMR Varalakshmi Foundation recently observed ‘Road Safety Week’ at the hospital campus by conducting a live demo on safety precautions and talk show to emphasise the need for awareness.