Google invests £748m in Bharti Airtel as tech giant expands in Indian telecoms

Shares of Bharti Airtel climbed as much as 6.6 per cent today after Alphabet’s Google said it would invest up to $1bn (£748m) in the telecom operator. The investment commits an equity investment of $700m (£524m) worth shares of Airtel, giving the tech giant a 1.28 per cent stake in the company. Google will invest [...]