Tariff & offer news
Price changes, pack revisions and offer launches — with the direction of the change marked, so you can tell a genuine drop from a repackaging.
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Airtel hikes postpaid tariffs by up to 11% (Rs 50 per plan)
Airtel raised postpaid plan prices by about Rs 50 each (up to 11%), effective October 8, 2026. The new plans start at Rs 499 and include free annual international roaming. Prepaid was not part of this change.
NHAI raises FASTag Annual Pass fee to ₹3,075
The annual pass for private cars, valid one year or 200 crossings at ~1,150 plazas, rises from ₹3,000 to ₹3,075 from 1 April 2026. Over 56 lakh users have bought it.
JioHotstar revises prices, adds monthly plans across all tiers
From 28 Jan 2026 new subscribers pay Mobile ₹79/mo, Super ₹149/mo or ₹1,099/yr, and Premium ₹299/mo or ₹2,199/yr. Existing auto-renewing subscribers keep old prices.
NPCI raises UPI limits for insurance and credit-card bill payments
From 15 Sep 2025, UPI per-transaction limits rose to ₹5 lakh for categories including insurance premiums and credit-card bills. Standard P2M stays at ₹1 lakh.
Prime Video introduces ads in India; ad-free costs extra
From 17 June 2025, Prime Video in India shows ads by default. Ad-free viewing is an add-on at ₹129/month or ₹699/year on top of Prime.
Each item links to the operator's or regulator's own announcement. Where we summarise, the summary is ours and the numbers are theirs.