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Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing director, Reliance Industries (RIL) said that all   Reliance Jio 's new users will get free voice calls and data from December 4 to 31 March 2017 as part of the company's new year offer. He also said that Jio is the fastest technology in the world. This is his first such appearance outside the company’s annual general meeting. Addressing the company’s stakeholders on Thursday through a live broadcast over the firm’s social media channels, he said, "In the last three months, Reliance Jio has grown faster than Whatsapp, Facebook and Skype". Ambani took this day to congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the 'bold' and 'historic' decision to demonetize old currency. "By doing this, our prime minister has given the strongest push to growth of digitally-enabled, optimal-cash economy in India", he said. Mukesh Ambani   said that digitally-enabling transactions will boost economic growth, whi...

Reliance Jio to launch on Sept 5: Top 10 things to know The mega telecom disruption is finally here. Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) chairman   Mukesh Ambani   announced at the 42nd AGM that Jio will be launched on September 5, offering customers free domestic voice calls and zero roaming charges. "Jio will out an end to voice call charges in India. No   Reliance Jio   customer will ever have to pay for voice calls again," Ambani said during the AGM. Data tariff plans will begin from Rs 149 for 0.3 GB to Rs 4,999 for 75 GB. All data plans, except for the 0.3 GB plan, will also provide unlimited 4G data at night. "These are the simplest and the most attractive tariff plans in the market, with the lowest data rates anywhere in the world," Ambani said.   Read Full Story Read More On: *   Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani says to slash telecom prices *   Jio impact: Bharti Airtel, Idea slip over 9%, Idea nears four-year low * ...

In a boost to firms like  ONGC   and Reliance Industries, the government plans to raise natural  gas price   by about 60% for their undeveloped gas discoveries in difficult areas. While domestically-produced gas is currently priced at an average of rates in gas-surplus countries like the US, Canada and Russia, for deep-sea discoveries yet to be developed, the government plans to price them at an average cost of alternative fuels -- naphtha and fuel oil as well as imported LNG. Show full article

After cracking over 2% in the previous session, marketsmade a comeback today morning with Sensex reclaiming the crucial 25,000 mark in the early trades. However, the Sensex slipped below the key level but continues to remain firm as investors purchase the battered bluechips at attractive valuations. At 11:15 am, S&P BSE Sensex was up 63 points at 24,915 and Nifty50 was up 17 points at 7,585. Read Articles