“It is because of mobile technology that India will embark on one of the largest Covid-19 vaccination drives,” PM Modi said at the fourth Indian Mobile Congress.

The conference, which is a three-day event, is being attended by over 110 distinguished speakers and industry leaders from across the globe, including 30 start-ups presenting innovative and sustainable technological solutions.

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi delivered inaugural address at the virtual India Mobile Congress (IMC) 2020 through video conference. The theme for IMC 2020 is “Inclusive Innovation – Smart, Secure, Sustainable”. It aims to align to the Prime Minister’s vision to promote ‘AatmaNirbhar Bharat’, ‘Digital Inclusivity’, and ‘Sustainable development, entrepreneurship & innovation’. It also aims to drive foreign and local investments, encourage R&D in the telecom and emerging technology sectors. Addressing the event, the Prime Minister gave a call to work together to make India a global hub for telecom equipment, design, development and manufacturing.

He cautioned, due to technological upgradation, we have a culture of replacing handsets and gadgets frequently. The Prime Minister stressed that it is because of mobile technology that we are able to provide benefits worth billions of dollars to millions of Indians, we were able to help the poor and vulnerable quickly during the pandemic and we are seeing billions of cashless transactions which boost formalisation and transparency and we will also enable a smooth contactless interface on toll booths.

The Prime Minister expressed satisfaction on achieving success in mobile manufacturing in India. He said India is emerging as one of the most preferred destinations for mobile manufacturing.

meanwhile industrialists Mukesh Ambani and Sunil Mittal have differed—once again—on the timing of the rollout of 5G technology.

Ambani, who controls India’s largest telecom service provider Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, said his company is ready to offer fifth-generation wireless service by the second half of 2021.

But Mittal, chairperson of Bharti Airtel Ltd, said that it may take two-to-three years for the domestic telecom market to mature enough for 5G services.

Both were speaking at the fourth edition of India Mobile Congress (IMC) on Tuesday.

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The Silver Lake deal represents a 12.5% premium to the equity valuation of the Facebook investment into Jio Platforms, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL).

Silver Lake’s other investments have included Airbnb, Alibaba, Ant Financial, Alphabet’s Verily and Waymo units, Dell Technologies, Twitter and numerous other global technology leaders.

After selling a 10% stake to Facebook, Reliance had last week said it was in talks with other strategic and financial investors for a similar-sized deal to cut down debt.

RIL chairman and managing director Mukesh Ambani said Silver Lake has an outstanding record of being a valuable partner for leading technology companies globally. “Silver Lake is one of the most respected voices in technology and finance. We are excited to leverage insights from their global technology relationships for the Indian Digital Society’s transformation,” he said.

Silver Lake co-CEO and managing partner Egon Durban described Jio Platforms as one of the world’s most remarkable companies, led by an incredibly strong and entrepreneurial management team who are driving and actualizing a courageous vision. “They have brought extraordinary engineering capabilities to bear on bringing the power of low-cost digital services to a mass consumer and small businesses population. The market potential they are addressing is enormous,” he said.

The deal is subject to regulatory and other customary approvals.

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The Ambanis‘ Ganesh Chaturthi guest-list was headlined by the Bachchans and included celebs such as Aamir Khan, Katrina Kaif,  Karisma Kapoor,  Madhuri Dixit,   Karan Johar,  Kajol,  Vidya Balan,  Kriti Sanon,  Aditi Rao Hydari and others. But mid-way through the festivities, the paparazzi scurried to incessantly pop the flashlights at Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor, who walked in together. Draped in yellow nine-yards, Alia was absolutely gorgeous in a saree styled with oversized earrings. Ranbir Kapoor, who wore a jacket over kurta and pants, complemented Alia perfectly. 

On Ganesh Chaturthi, the Ambanis hosted a grand puja to celebrate Ganpati’s homecoming on Monday and joining the festivities were Bollywood A-listers, who arrived at their traditional best.

Meanwhile, Abhishek Bachchan was spotted walking in with Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan while Aamir Khan and Madhuri Dixit had a lot to catch up on.Hosts for the night Nita Ambani greeted the guests with daughter Isha. Nita Ambani also adorably posed with future daughter-in-law Radhika Merchant.

Katrina Kaif was stunning in a peach ensemble, which she styled with an embellished cape and belt. And there was some display of sister-hood, courtesy Katrina and sister Isabelle. Aditi Rao Hydari was simply stunning in an embroidered anarkali. Kriti Sanon sparkled her way through the celebrations, turning heads in a sequinned saree. Athiya Shetty greeted the paparazzi with a wave.Meanwhile, no one could beat Karan Johar with his festive fashion pick. Vicky Kaushal is always a happy face. Anil Kapoor, dapper in traditional sherwani, was all smiles for the cameras. Suniel Shetty happily posed with his wife Mana Shetty. Javed Akhtar and his wife Shabana Azmi made a graceful entry. Jackie Shroff – once a bhidu, always a bhidu. Veteran actor Jeetendra was there too. Priyanka Chopra’s brother Siddharth Chopra was also on the guest list.

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