Reliance Jio Infocomm has approached the telecom department for in-flight connectivity licence, that allows service providers to offer connectivity and data services to Indian and foreign airlines, according to sources. Besides Jio, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has also received a clutch of other applications including those from Ortus Communications, Station Satcom and Cloud Cast Digital, sources privy to the development told PTI.

Telecom operator Reliance Jio has crossed 300 million customers mark in two-and-a-half years of its operations, sources said. The milestone was reached on March-2, they added. Queries sent to Jio on the matter remained unanswered. However, in its television commercials during the ongoing IPL-season, Jio is shown 'Celebrating 300 million users'. Bharti Airtel crossed 300 million customers mark in 19th year of its operations.

Richest Indian Mukesh Ambani jumped six positions to rank 13th on Forbes World's Billionaire list released Tuesday that was again topped by Jeff Bezos. E-commerce colossus Amazon founder Bezos, 55, remains the world's richest person, ahead of Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, as his riches swelled by USD 19 billion in one year and is now worth USD 131 billion, Forbes said.