Tata Starbucks purchase the beverage based on January 2016 prices. The index published by US-based consumer research firm ValuePenguin found that a tall hot latte cost US$7.99 in India, far higher than the $2.75 it costs in the cheapest country, the United States, but much lower than the $12.32 in the most expensive country, Russia. As of October 2018, Starbucks operates 126 outlets in 10 cities of India. The 100th store came up at Kamala Mills in Mumbai. The Tata Group and Starbucks Corporation also collaborate on some ventures outside India. Starbucks Reserve Tata Nullore Estates, the first-ever Starbucks Reserve coffee sourced
Virgin Mobile internet access costs QAR1 per 1MB. Richard Branson, chairman of UK-based Virgin Group, said: "Virgin Mobile [has] more than 15 million customers around the world ... I am proud to have partnered with Qtel to make Virgin Mobile Qatar our first mobile launch in the Middle East." The service is the eighth Virgin Mobile branded operation in the world, following on from launches in the UK, Australia, the US, Canada, France, South Africa and India. Branson added that Virgin Group is mulling further partnerships with Qtel, which has a group presence in 17 countries. Virgin Mobile Qatar caused some confusion