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<ul><li><keyword id="19896911" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="Reliance-Jio" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Reliance Jio" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Reliance Jio">Reliance Jio</keyword> and <keyword id="19896909" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Airtel" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Airtel" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Airtel">Airtel</keyword> have reported an increase in subscribers in May 2024.</li><li><keyword id="20116054" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vi" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="Vi" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="Vi">Vi</keyword> has once again reported a decline in subscribers, along with state-owned <keyword id="19970536" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="BSNL" source="keywords" meta.keywordsubtype="org" meta.entityname="BSNL" meta.hostid="261" meta.entityid="BSNL">BSNL</keyword>.</li><li>The overall subscriber base in India has also recorded a significant increase.</li></ul> India’s top <keyword id="20055601" type="General" weightage="20" keywordseo="telecom-operators" source="keywords">telecom operators</keyword>, Reliance Jio and Airtel have recorded an increase in their subscribers in May 2024, while Vi has once again recorded a decline in its user base. The overall net additions to the Indian telecom user base in May 2024 was 2 million, up from 1.47 million in April 2024. This takes the total subscriber base from 1.167 billion in April 2024 to 1.169 billion in May 2024. <h2>Reliance Jio records 2.2 million subscribers</h2>Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Jio, which recently announced a<a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/telecom/news/reliance-jio-and-airtel-price-hike-new-plans-and-how-you-can-save-money/articleshow/111331794.cms"> price hike</a> added 2.2 million subscribers in May 2024, further strengthening its leadership in the Indian telecom segment. <div type="Article" hostid="261" msid="111512587" title="Jio vs Airtel vs Vi recharge plans comparison – plan benefits and price comparison after tariff hike" mstype="2" mssubtype="0"></div> Jio’s subscriber base has increased from 472.42 million subscribers in April 2024 to 474.62 million subscribers in May 2024. Out of the 474.62 million subscribers, the company’s active subscriber base stood at 436.95 million, which is 92.06%. <h2>Airtel adds 1.25 million subscribers</h2>Sunil Mittal-led Bharti Airtel added 1.25 million subscribers in May 2024, taking its subscriber base to 387.77 million users, up from 386.52 million subscribers in April 2024. Like always, the company continues to enjoy a high active subscriber base. Airtel’s active subscribers stand at 384.16 million users out of its 386.52 million users, which is 99.07% of its total user base. <h2>Vi continues to bleed subscribers</h2>Despite various attempts from the company, Vi continues to lose subscribers. The company lost nearly a million users in May 2024 with a decline of 9,24,797 users. The company’s subscriber base decreased from 219.08 million in April 2024 to 218.16 million users in May 2024. Out of the 218.16 million users, the company’s active user base stands at 190.97 million users. <h2>State-run BSNL loses over half a million users</h2>State-run telco Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) reported a loss of 0.51 million subscribers in May 2024, taking its total user base from 86.84 million in April 2024 to 86.33 million in May 2024. BSNL was recently in the news as social media users protested against the price hike announced by Jio, Airtel and Vi, calling for users to port to BSNL. We will have to wait for a few months to know whether this movement actually transferred to real life or was just limited to social media. <h2>MNP requests continue to grow</h2>Mobile number portability (MNP), which allows users to shift from one telecom operator to another, recorded 12 million requests during April 2024. With this, the total number of MNP requests received since the introduction of this in November 2010 has reached 985.60 million. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/oneplus-nord-4-with-metal-back-snapdragon-7-gen-3-launched-in-india-starting-at-32999/articleshow/111787031.cms">OnePlus Nord 4 with metal back, Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 launched in India starting at ₹29,999</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/budget/news/budget-2024-expectations-fame-scheme-aid-for-vehicle-scrapping-and-other-expectations-of-the-auto-industry/articleshow/111783199.cms">Budget 2024 Expectations: FAME scheme, aid for vehicle scrapping and other expectations of the auto industry</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/auto/news/its-raining-discounts-maruti-suzuki-hyundai-tata-motors-and-others-offer-discounts-on-cars-as-sales-slowdown/articleshow/111688501.cms">It’s raining discounts – Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Tata Motors and others offer discounts on cars as sales slowdown</a>

Reliance Jio and Airtel added 3.45 million subscribers in May 2024, while Vi lost nearly a million

Chandigarh, The Punjab and <keyword id="101738" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Haryana-High-Court">Haryana High Court</keyword> on Tuesday issued notices to the Punjab government and the Centre on a plea filed by <keyword id="6354504" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="reliance-jio">Reliance Jio</keyword> Infocomm Ltd, seeking action against "miscreants" damaging its telecom infrastructure and forcibly closing its stores in the state. During the ongoing agitation by farmers against three new farm laws enacted by the Centre, over 1500 mobile towers in Punjab have been damaged. Reliance Jio, a subsidiary of <keyword id="6487" type="DOMAIN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Reliance-Industries-Ltd">Reliance Industries Ltd</keyword>, on Monday, submitted in its plea that "vested" interests are engaged in spreading "false rumours" against it and that the petitioner, its <keyword id="1464040" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="parent-company">parent company</keyword> and its affiliates had no plans to enter corporate or contract farming. Justice Sudhir Mittal has issued notice of motion for February 8, according to Aashish Mittal, the counsel for Reliance Jio. The company has made the state of Punjab through its chief secretary, Union Ministry of Home Affairs, <keyword id="116246" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Department-of-Telecommunications">Department of Telecommunications</keyword> and the Punjab Director General of Police as respondents in the matter. In the civil writ petition, Reliance Jio has also sought appropriate directions to respondents for investigation into the well-orchestrated and sustained disinformation campaign being carried out by <keyword id="2404104" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vested-interests">vested interests</keyword> and miscreants against it. In the petition, the company has stated that in the past few weeks, its over 1,500 telecom towers were damaged or rendered inoperative by miscreants crippling its mobile network in Punjab. A number of its centres and stores were also forcibly closed by miscreants by using illegal force and intimidation, it submitted. The petitioner submitted that its subscribers were being forced to port to other networks, while its employees were being subjected to grave threat to life and forcibly prevented from serving subscribers in the state. According to the petition, vested interests inimical to the petitioner and its parent company <keyword id="6355199" type="DOMAIN" weightage="20" keywordseo="reliance-industries">Reliance Industries</keyword>, are engaged in spreading false rumours to the effect that the petitioner and its affiliates were somehow a beneficiary of recent legislation passed by Parliament governing marketing of agricultural produce. In a statement, Reliance said it "has nothing whatsoever to do with the three farm laws currently debated in the country, and in no way benefits from them . The company also sought constitution of a competent authority under the Punjab Prevention of Damage to Public and Private Property Act for the assessment of losses caused to it.

Punjab and Haryana High Court issues notice to state and Centre on Reliance Jio's plea on telecom tower damage

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The <keyword id="42108" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="Ambanis">Ambanis</keyword>, <keyword id="3658" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="India">India</keyword>'s richest family, plan to build <a href="https://www.theweek.in/news/biz-tech/2021/02/20/ambanis-to-build-the-worlds-largest-zoo-in-gujarats-jamnagar.html">the world's largest zoo</a> and animal rescue center in western India.</li><li>The zoo is reportedly a "pet project" of <keyword id="6374020" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Anant-Ambani">Anant Ambani</keyword>, the youngest son of billionaire <keyword id="3820" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Mukesh-Ambani">Mukesh Ambani</keyword>.</li><li>On Sunday, activists <a href="https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/privatisation-of-two-black-panthers-kicks-up-a-storm-in-guwahati/cid/1807414">protested the transfer of two black panthers</a> from a state-run zoo to Reliance's planned private zoo. </li></ul>India's richest family, known for its lavish lifestyle and control of India's most valuable company, has a new venture: building the world's largest zoo. The Ambanis, the billionaire family that owns the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/top-ten-most-valued-indian-companies-according-to-hurun-list/slidelist/80250905.cms">$168 billion conglomerate Reliance Industries</a>, plan to build <a href="https://www.theweek.in/news/biz-tech/2021/02/20/ambanis-to-build-the-worlds-largest-zoo-in-gujarats-jamnagar.html">a 280-acre zoo and animal rescue sanctuary</a> called "Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Kingdom" in Jamnagar, a city in western India, The Week Magazine reports. Mukesh Ambani, Reliance's owner and majority shareholder, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/mukesh-d-ambani/"> is worth $78.3 billion</a>, making him the 12th-richest person in the world.The zoo is the "pet project" of Anant Ambani, Mukesh Ambani's 25-year-old son, per The Week. <a href="https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/what-are-business-responsibilities-of-mukesh-ambani-children/story/416851.html">Anant is a board member at Jio</a>, Reliance's telecom arm. The zoo will be built near the company's refinery in Jamnagar, per The Week. <div type="image" title="anant ambani" height="1263" width="1684" msid="81168716" hostid="261"></div>Anant Ambani's zoo is slated to be home to <a href="https://news.abplive.com/news/mukesh-ambani-s-son-anant-s-pet-project-greens-zoological-rescue-and-rehabilitation-kingdom-will-sit-on-250-acres-1445080">nearly 100 species of animals</a>, birds, and reptiles from India and around the world, including African lions, pygmy hippo, Bengal tigers, and Komodo dragons, according to local media reports. The animals will be housed in various areas with names like Frog House, Dragon's Land, Aquatic Kingdom, Indian Desert, and Exotic Island.<h2>Drawing criticism after striking a deal for two rare black panthers</h2>The Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Kingdom, which is expected to open in 2023, has already stirred up some controversy.In January, <keyword id="6355199" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="reliance-industries">Reliance Industries</keyword> struck a deal to <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/assam-zoo-black-panthers-for-ambanis-jamnagar-zoo/articleshow/80884971.cms">obtain two rare black panthers</a> from the the Assam State Zoo in Guwahati, the Times of India reported. In exchange, Reliance agreed to ship the Guwahati zoo two pairs of zebra from Israel. But activists and a local political party have <a href="https://nenow.in/north-east-news/assam/assam-congress-condemns-transfer-of-black-panthers-from-state-zoo-to-mukesh-ambanis-jamnagar-zoo.html">criticized the transfer of the panthers</a> from the state-run Guwahati zoo to the Ambanis' private zoo, according to Northeast Now <keyword id="6355005" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="news">News</keyword>."It seems that even wild animals kept in captivity in zoos cannot escape from the tentacles of big corporate houses as the recent 'hush-hush' transfer of two black panthers from the State Zoo in Guwahati to a zoo in Gujarat being set up by the Reliance group of the Ambanis has proved," Bobbeeta Sharma, leader of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee, said in a statement, according to the publication.<div type="image" title="black panthers" height="1852" width="2470" msid="81168717" hostid="261"></div>Around <a href="https://www.telegraphindia.com/north-east/privatisation-of-two-black-panthers-kicks-up-a-storm-in-guwahati/cid/1807414">100 activists gathered</a> in front of the Guwahati zoo to protest the transfer of the panthers on Sunday, per Telegraph India.It's unclear whether Reliance purchased the 280 acres in Jamnagar for the purpose of developing the zoo or whether the company already owned the land. A Reliance spokesperson did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment for this story.<h2>A family that mingles with celebrities and tech CEOs</h2>Mukesh Ambani, 63, was Asia's richest man for about two years before being dethroned in December by Chinese <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/asias-richest-man-zhong-shanshan-lifestyle-wealth-2021-1">bottled water and vaccine billionaire Zhong Shanshan</a>. Still, he's Asia's second-richest man and the richest man in India by far - the next richest is Gautam Adani, who has a <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/gautam-s-adani/?sref=BLKWHazc">$45 billion fortune</a> as compared to <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/profiles/mukesh-d-ambani/">Ambani's $78 billion.</a>The Ambani family is known for its lavish lifestyle. They live in <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/ambani-richest-family-in-asia-india-lifestyle-home-wedding-photos-2018-12">a 27-story skyscraper in Mumbai</a> that has three helipads and cost a reported $1 billion to build. The 2018 wedding of <a href="https://www.insider.com/who-is-isha-ambani-2018-12">Ambani's daughter, Isha Ambani</a>, was attended by the likes of Hillary Clinton, Google CEO Sundar Pichai, and <a href="https://www.insider.com/nick-jonas-priyanka-chopra-relationship-timeline-2018-6">Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas.</a> And perhaps most impressively, <a href="https://www.insider.com/beyonce-performs-at-wedding-of-indian-billionaire-families-isha-ambani-2018-12">Beyoncé gave a private performance</a>. <div type="image" title="ambani" height="1809" width="2412" msid="81168720" hostid="261"></div><a href="https://www.ril.com/">Reliance Industries</a> - which was founded by Mukesh Ambani's father - is <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/top-ten-most-valued-indian-companies-according-to-hurun-list/slidelist/80250905.cms">the most valuable company in India</a>, with arms in energy, telecom, retail, petrochemicals, and more. Ambani's other two children, 29-year-old twins Isha Ambani and Akash Ambani, also hold roles at the company. According to Business Today, <a href="https://www.businesstoday.in/current/corporate/what-are-business-responsibilities-of-mukesh-ambani-children/story/416851.html">Isha holds two board and advisory roles at Jio</a>, Reliance's lucrative telecom arm that secured <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-invests-in-jio-india-mobile-internet-service-2020-4">a $5.7 billion investment from Facebook</a> last year. Akash also works at Jio as part of the executive committee. He's involved in the company's product development, messaging, and chat services.

India's richest family is planning to build the world's largest zoo, and the 280-acre project has already sparked a protest by animal activists

<ul class="summary-list"><li><keyword id="3658" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="India">India</keyword> is threatening to jail <keyword id="6354616" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="Twitter">Twitter</keyword> and <keyword id="6354576" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="facebook">Facebook</keyword> employees, The Wall Street Journal reported.</li><li>The threats are to pressure the tech companies to give up data related to the farmers protests.</li><li>Indian farmers have been protesting since late 2020 after the country passed agriculture reforms. </li></ul>India is reportedly threatening to jail <keyword id="790242" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="WhatsApp">WhatsApp</keyword>, Twitter, and Facebook employees to pressure the firms into sharing data related to the farmers protests.Sources told <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/india-threatens-jail-for-facebook-whatsapp-and-twitter-employees-11614964542?mod=business_minor_pos4">The Wall Street Journal</a> the tech companies had been reluctant to provide India with the user data it requested. Indian farmers have staged a mass protest - among the largest in history - since late last year to demand the government repeal legislation that allowed farmers to sell directly to private buyers instead of selling to the government. Farmers argue selling to private buyers would <a href="https://apnews.com/article/india-farmers-protest-explained-1ccbf48d76a55a1061f40d9a1e951314">drive down prices</a> because the government guarantees a minimum price on all goods.Prime Minister Narendra <keyword id="6354642" type="PERSON" weightage="60" keywordseo="Modi">Modi</keyword> pushed for the farming laws to modernize Indian agriculture, but the widespread protest has riled a key voting bloc. The tense protest has resulted in violence, arrests, and the government's decision to <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-55872480">cut internet for farmers</a>.The Indian government wrote letters to Facebook and Twitter citing specific employees in the country who risk jail time if the firms don't comply, per The Journal.Tech firms and the Indian government have clashed on multiple occasions during the demonstration. Twitter restricted, and later <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2021/02/01/twitter-restricts-over-a-dozen-high-profile-accounts-in-india-following-legal-demand/">quietly restored</a>, the accounts of journalists and activists sharing information about the protest. The firm then said it suspended <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/twitter-takes-down-accounts-india-farmers-protests-modi-pressure-2021-2">up to 500 accounts</a> flagged by the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology."I politely remind the companies, whether it is Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or WhatsApp or anyone, they are free to work in India, do business, but they need to respect the Indian Constitution," Ravi Shankar, the justice and technology minister, <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/how-twitters-india-standoff-dragged-in-journalists-and-activists-2021-2">told India's parliament</a>.Last year, Facebook invested a record <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/facebook-jio-investment-poised-to-transform-indian-economy-2020-4">$5.7 billion</a> in the Indian telecommunications firm Jio, an move that could extend its reach into the world's second most populous country. India has more Facebook users than any other country, per <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2020/09/22/tech/facebook-india-hate-speech/index.html">CNN</a>.Facebook and Twitter did not provide additional comment to Insider.

India has reportedly threatened to jail Twitter, Facebook, and WhatsApp employees if the firms don't give up data regarding the farmers protests

You are living under a rock if you have not yet heard about the out and out battle brewing between the top telecom operators in the country and <keyword id="3820" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mukesh-Ambani">Mukesh Ambani</keyword> owned <keyword id="6354504" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Reliance-Jio">Reliance Jio</keyword>. Well, the infighting in the telecom industry started with telcos protesting against <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Jio-services-now-available-with-nine-smartphone-brands/articleshow/53858685.cms">Jio’s 90 days free trial offer</a> to consumers that has led to Reliance <keyword id="2003276" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Jio">Jio</keyword> tucking in almost three million subscribers even before its commercial launch. There has been a volley of accusations from both sides where telecom operators like <keyword id="15491" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Airtel">Airtel</keyword>, Vodafone and Idea have accused Jio of running full-fledged services under the guise of trial testing and poaching their customers with its free trial offer on the other hand Jio has <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/Jio-warns-legal-action-against-COAI-Airtel-Idea-Vodafone/articleshow/53855260.cms">written to the top govt offices</a> and accused telcos of indulging in an unwarranted vilification campaign against Jio and trying to sabotage the market entry of Jio. Their words not mine. 
 
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