HFCL vs Sterlite Tech: Both stocks turn multibaggers, rocket up to 375% YTD. Should you invest amid AI boom?Optical fibre makers HFCL and Sterlite Technologies are experiencing a boom, with shares surging due to massive demand for AI-driven data c...
29 May, 2026, 01.32 PM IST
Sterlite Technologies shares rise 5% after subsidiary bags $1.1 billion hyperscaler AI contractSterlite Technologies shares rose nearly 5% after its subsidiary secured a multi-year optical connectivity supply agreement worth an estima...
25 May, 2026, 10.39 AM IST
Holding stocks is harder than finding them: 10 mid- and small-caps stocks that may be worth holding on toHolding a stock is not an act of blind faith. It is not refusing to change one’s mind. It is not averaging down because the stock has falle...
17 May, 2026, 06.20 AM IST
Airtel to set up 56 edge data centres within 2 yrs; tariff structure in India needs to change: Gopal VittalBharti Airtel is set to build 56 edge data centers in the next 18 to 24 months. This expansion aims to significantly scale up the company's...
14 May, 2026, 09.42 PM IST
Google breaks ground on Indian AI megahubGoogle has begun construction on its largest artificial intelligence hub outside the United States. "By establishing Vizag as an internatio...
28 Apr, 2026, 11.12 AM IST
Indian Railways fast-tracks safety with ₹1,364 cr Kavach pushIndian Railways has approved projects totaling over ₹1,300 crore to enhance safety and communication systems. These initiatives include the...
07 Apr, 2026, 07.40 PM IST
HFCL bags Rs 10,159 crore global deal to supply optical fibre cables over five yearsIndian telecom equipment maker HFCL has secured a significant international contract valued at approximately Rs 10,159 crore. This five-yea...
13 Mar, 2026, 10.59 AM IST
Rs 61-cr telecom package for Lakshadweep gets nod"With this, Lakshadweep's bandwidth is set to increase to 100 GBps from the available bandwidth of 1.71 GBps," the administration said in a...
27 May, 2022, 10.17 PM IST
RIL fibre arm to raise nearly Rs 40,000 crore via InVIT routeThe fibre optic unit, earlier a part of RIL's telecom arm, Reliance Jio, has a debt of Rs 87,296.3 crore, including suppliers' credit.
02 Oct, 2020, 01.30 PM IST
PM lays foundation for 9 highway projects in Bihar, inaugurates optical fibre connectivityAsserting that the pace of highway construction has doubled since his party came to power in 2014 and expenditure on it rose by five times ...
21 Sep, 2020, 05.43 PM IST
All villages to be connected with optical fibre in next 1,000 days, says PM ModiThe prime minister also announced a new policy on cyber security to be unveiled shortly amid threats emanating from cyber space.
15 Aug, 2020, 04.03 PM IST
PM Modi inaugurates first ever optical fibre cable project for Andaman and Nicobar IslandsThe Prime Minister had laid the foundation for 2,312-kilometer Chennai - Andaman and Nicobar Islands (CANI) connecting submarine optical fi...
10 Aug, 2020, 11.37 PM IST
Andaman optical fibre cable project symbol of PM Modi's commitment to ease of living: JP NaddaBJP president JP Nadda on Monday said the inauguration of the optical fibre cable project linking the Andaman and Nicobar Islands with the ...
10 Aug, 2020, 01.36 PM IST
Govt unlikely to meet optical fibre roll-out deadline: ParPanelGovernment may miss the deadline of December 2016 for rolling out optical fibre network across 2.5 lakh village panchayats, a Parliamentary...
21 Dec, 2015, 09.56 PM IST
Sterlite Technologies eyes defence contract worth Rs 7,000 croreThe company's CEO Anand Agarwal said Sterlite produces state-of-the-art optical fibres, which can compete with the best globally.
06 Jul, 2015, 04.21 PM IST
Aksh Optifibre bags Rs 100-crore defence NFS projectThe defence NFS project comprises of a total of 57,015 kilometres of optic fibre network and is expected to be completed in 18 months.
04 Nov, 2014, 12.50 PM IST
Govt needs Rs 13,645 crore to meet rural broadband targetGovt will dip into the Universal Service Obligation Fund, which has a little over Rs 21,800 crore left to finance a slew of projects.
20 Jun, 2013, 04.47 AM IST