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Shiny headlines mask Jio’s dull performance
Reliance’s telecom business has demonstrated impressive growth in Q1. Yet, fundamental slippages are holding back profitability, even as Airtel continues to keep its lead. Expect more headwinds, not a bumper IPO.
20 Jul 2025
Reliance’s Vantara is noble but also very clever
Both from the perspective of a common man, who has nothing to do with it, and a Reliance Industries shareholder, who actually funds it, how should one view Anant Ambani’s animal welfare initiative?
22 Mar 2025
Retailers hustle to battle quick commerce and consumption slump
From DMart to Shoppers Stop, Spencer’s to Reliance Retail almost every big retailer is looking to offer faster home deliveries to jump-start their flagging footfall. But can they unseat the startups?
04 Mar 2025
Why is SEBI painting the nailing of Ketan Parekh as a big win
The indictment of the former big bull and his associates is seen by the regulator as a ticket to redemption. But is it really?
06 Jan 2025
Five famous people in our stories this year
From Byju’s Divya Gokulanth to Ebix’s Robin Raina, five personalities that we wrote about in 2024.
29 Dec 2024
Five big developments that we tracked closely this year
From the Byju’s flameout to the fresh Adani tempest, The Morning Context helped cut through the clutter around the big developments in Indian business.
28 Dec 2024
Reliance Industries shareholders are stuck in a rut
The core oil-to-chemicals business is in the midst of its worst crisis, dragging down profits that fund the behemoth’s other ventures. The worst part: there is little hope of an uptick anytime soon.
16 Dec 2024
How Anand Jain, once an RIL insider, pulled off a real estate masterstroke
The Jai Corp chairman, by persuading investors to exit his real estate-focused fund at a discount, ends up with a deal that benefits just his family.
25 Nov 2024
When Reliance lost out to a small trust in a Mumbai property tussle
Surprised by the stiff resistance to its attempts to wrest control of the trust that owns the prime plot of land in upscale Breach Candy, the conglomerate seems reconciled to licking its wounds.
27 Oct 2024
Spotting the winners in India’s battery rush
While many companies are flocking to this burgeoning sector, some early movers stand out.
15 Oct 2024