The number of mobile connections across the country as on June 30, stands at 91,49,24,498, as per data from the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.

Here are top three key points:

1. The top five operators in terms of connections are: Bharti Airtel, Vodafone, Idea, Reliance, BSNL, Aircel and Tata Teleservices.

While Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) did not see a good year in terms of sales of its utility vehicles last fiscal which was evident by production cuts across its manufacturing facilities, its tractor sales were robust leading the company to increase its workforce.

Since the passenger vehicles market was tepid during FY14 almost all the other manufacturers had reduced their workforce. It was only M&M, which saw its employee strength go up 16% to 40,163 compared with a year ago period, according to the data given in its annual report.

Tobacco-to-FMCG conglomerate ITC has replaced Tata group's IT giant TCS as the country's most admired company on a Fortune magazine list, which has got as many as 19 new entrants including Cognizant, Birla group firm Idea Cellular and discom BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd. In the latest list for the year 2014, ITC is followed by engineering and infrastructure major Larsen and Toubro (L&T), another FMCG giant Hindustan Unilever, carmaker Maruti Suzuki and public sector bank SBI among the top five most admired companies in India.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has asked investors in Sahara's collective investment scheme to apply for their refunds by September 30.

A half-page newspaper advertisement said claims after the deadline would not be entertained.

Reliance Industries Limited (RIL's) decision to source 1.5 million tonnes of ethane a year from the US to feed its crackers in India could save the company a whopping Rs 2,000 crore annually.

The cost of feedstock is the largest that petrochemical companies bear. Currently, there are three naphtha-based, three gas-based and one mixed feed cracker complex in the country.

Government-owned and loss-making Air India (AI) has terminated from service 194 cabin crew and 11 pilots over the past year, primarily for unauthorised absence.

It now has 3,400 cabin crew, including 800 hired on contract. A senior executive said, “Improving the performance parameters is priority. It is important to instil a sense of discipline. The airline and its passengers should not suffer due to delays or absenteeism on the part of cockpit and cabin crew.”

The PM Narendra Modi-led NDA government, which will complete its 100 days on September 6, has asked ministries to come up with their achievements to be shared with the public.

On his part, Union Home minister Rajnath Singh will hold a press conference in the next few days to list the achievements of his ministry.

Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka has been granted 22,794 restricted stock units (RSUs) at a price of Rs 5 per RSU, as part of his compensation structure. In a filing on the stock exchanges on Friday, Infosys said the RSUs will vest over a period of four years subject to continued employment and upon achieving key performance indicators as set by the board/management development and compensation committee from time to time.

What makes a car beautiful? Is it futuristic lines, sleek upscale appearance, ultra-modern looks—or is it a bold, understated and ageless design? Beauty, after all, is in the eye of the beholder. The first-generation Hyundai i20 was one such car—people liked its design, yet some felt it didn’t look bold enough. But then design is an ever-evolving process. So when Hyundai decided to enter a new design phase—called Fluidic Sculpture 2.0—it chose the i20 to embody that language in India and gave the car a new name, the Elite i20.

Giving details of the alleged conspiracy, NIA said the accused had collected explosives from Mirzapur and other material from Patna to fabricate improvised explosive devices (IEDs).

Ali, who allegedly also planted bombs at Bodh Gaya last year, had given up the idea of planting cylinder bombs as they were not that effective. After learning how to make bombs from "Inspire" magazine of banned terror group Al-Qaeda, they fabricated IEDs in pipe-elbow style, according to the charge sheet.

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