Tata Trusts and Google India today announced the launch of a special program called “Internet Saathi” to help rural women use the Internet and benefit from it in their daily lives. “The joint initiative is aimed at bridging the technology gender divide, which currently puts women in rural India at further risk of getting […]
North India-based real estate developer Antriksh Group has introduced a unique concept under which you can buy a flat by paying Rs 10,000 online, and pay remaining at the rate of 0.9% of the value per month. The scheme is applicable on 5th July for its “Urban Greek” project in Dwarka in Delhi. “Urban Greek” […]
TVS Motor Co has launched the company’s legendary TVS XL Super in a special edition to commemorate 1 crore units of the moped sold in India since 1980. The TVS XL Super is ubiquitous in rural areas of south India, particularly Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, and is amongst the most affordable mechanized forms of transport […]
State Bank of India (SBI), the largest commercial bank in India, has promised to cut home loan processing times to ten days under its new ‘Project TATkal’. “The initiative will help the home loan applicants to get the Loan within “10 Days” after receipt of application form and relevant supporting documents,” it said. Project TATkal […]
Aircel, the challenger among telecom operators in India, said it has implemented pan-India mobile number portability on its network with effect from today. With this, all major operators in India have put in place the system required for pan-India mobile number portability. The procedure and process for pan India MNP remains the same as that […]
The Power Transmission and Distribution (PT&D) Business of L&T Construction has won orders worth Rs 1885 crores in domestic and international markets in June 2015, the company said. On the domestic front, a major EPC order has been received from Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited. The scope involves installing various 33/11 kV air insulated substations […]
Online retailer Flipkart announced a strategic partnership with three of the country’s largest home retail brands—Home Town (Future group), HomeStop (Shoppers Stop) and @Home to sell home decor items. “The partnerships will introduce a whole new range of products from these retail brands—adding to Flipkart’s existing portfolio of 1000+ brands with seven lakhs home products,” […]
The Indian economy is kicking into the high gear, going by hiring data from Monster India, part of the global recruitment firm Monster Inc. With a 32 percent YoY growth, the month of June has registered the highest increase in the online recruiting this year, the company said. The index reading was 202. Launched in […]
Vodafone India has become the second operator to announce the full implementation of pan-India number portability. The operator said it has launched National Mobile Number Portability (NMNP) in accordance with the Government’s mandate to roll-out pan-India Mobile Number Portability services from July 3, 2015. Competitor Reliance Communications also announced its readiness to implement nationwide MNP. […]
Financial Technologies said that the Supreme Court has stayed an earlier order by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission directing Indian Energy Exchange to transfer its shares in the exchange to a trust. The CERC issued the order on June 26, 2015, directing FTIL (Financial Technologies) to transfer its entire shareholding in the Trust Demat Account […]
Rating agency ICRA said the normalization of monsoon has increased the probability of GDP growth in India rising to 7.4-7.6% this year as well as that of an interest rate cut during the October-December quarter of this year. “Following bouts of unseasonal rainfall in the pre-monsoon period, the surplus monsoon rainfall in June 2015 has […]
Aeropostale, an iconic American brand like Abercrombie & Fitch and Levis, has entered the Indian market under a tie-up with Arvind Ltd, one of India’s biggest clothing makers. The agreement with Arvind will cover both brick-and-mortar retailing as well as ecommerce, the companies said. Under the agreement, Arvind will open 30 standalone stores for Aeropostale, […]
Tata Motors today launched the XF Aero-sport model of its Jaguar premium car range at a price of Rs 52 lacs (Ex-showroom Mumbai, Pre- Octroi). Tata Motors acquired Jaguar Land Rover from Ford for $2.3 bln in June 2008. The special edition Jaguar variant powered by a 2.2 litre Diesel engine offers a range […]
Infibeam Incorporation Ltd, which some call the fourth or the fifth biggest online portal in India, has filed for a Rs 450 cr initial public offer with the markets regulator. With this, the company has beaten Flipkart, which was widely expected to be the first online shopping portal to go public, to the bourses. Infibeam.com […]
Bajaj Auto, the country’s biggest maker of premium motorcycles, said it saw a 10% jump in its June sales to 2.87 lakh compared to a year ago. The trend is in line with sales numbers released by competitors like Yamaha and TVS Motors. Bajaj Auto’s increase in sales in June is a break from the […]
Bharti Airtel announced that it is fully ready to launch National Mobile Number Portability, making it the first operator to make such an announcement. Pan-India mobile number portability will be implemented from tomorrow (Friday.) “Extending its spirit of Customer First, the company also introduced many firsts including faster processing of porting requests, free incoming on […]
HSBC’s manufacturing PMI for India was weaker in June due to a decline in output and new order flow, including from overseas, the financial services firm said. PMI or purchasing manager’s index, is a gauge of confidence levels of purchasing managers in companies. It gives an indication of what companies expect will happen in the […]
Hero Motocorp reported lackluster numbers for June, with sales remaining largely flat. The company sold 5,42,362 motorcyles during the month, more or less unchanged from last year’s 5,41,594 units. In contrast, rival Yamaha Motors and TVS Motors reported strong growth for June. Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt. Ltd. announced a growth of 26% in domestic […]
Reliance Industries’ chairman Mukesh Ambani has said that the group will invest Rs 2.5 lakh crore in projects related to Digital India, the government’s vision to boost growth of information technology in India, and will set up a network of 1.5 lakh retailers who will sell and service mobile phones and other smart devices. Most […]
Citi India, the Indian unit of global banking giant Citibank, said its pre-tax profit rose 15.8 percent in the year ended March to Rs 5,923 crores from INR 5,113 crores in the previous financial year. Citibank is not obligated to report its results publicly as it is not listed in India. Profit After Tax rose […]
