WhatsApp, the most widely used instant messenger in India, has added a much-awaited feature to the latest version of the app – support for use of WhatsApp on a PC. With the latest version that is available in the Google Play store, users can simply open the main menu, touch ‘WhatsApp Web’, hold the phone […]
Tata Motors today announced the commercial launch of its much-awaited sporty hatchback, the all-new Bolt. Manufactured at the Pimpri plant in Pune, Bolt is expected to give a major boost to the company’s prospects in the passenger car business. Tata has been suffering due to lack of new models in the car segment, especially in […]
Aircel Cellular unveiled a new scheme under which users can make STD calls for just 10 paise per minute to other Aircel customers. For this, they have to recharge with Rs 71 for a validity of 28 days. Recently, the company launched roaming and local calls @ 10p/min. The pack will be called Uniting India […]
FITE, which was formed by disgruntled IT workers to prevent large-scale layoffs in the sector, hailed the withdrawal of the termination letter to a female employee that has been challenged in a labor court in Chennai. The ‘Forum for IT Employees’, a semi-formal organisation that uses social media extensively for propagating its stands and attracting […]
Not surprisingly, the Information Technology sector in India has turned out to be the most lucrative from the perspective of salary, paying its employees an average of 341.8 rupees per hour. At 9 hours per day and 22 days in a month, that works out to a median salary of Rs 67,518 per month, according […]
Just in case you are one of those people who believe that the Indian real estate market still has upside, Indiabulls Asset Management has launched its maiden real estate fund. The Rs 500-cr fund will invest in residential projects in top 5 cities in India. “We plan to scale up our AIF / Co-investment presence […]
The recent cut of a quarter of a percentage point in key interest rates by the Reserve Bank of India will not have any immediate impact in rates charged by banks on loans, DBS Bank said in a note. It also said the RBI is likely to go for another 50bp reduction in interest rates […]
India’s working population relies heavily on cash deposits and second domestic property to generate post-retirement income, according to HSBC’s latest report – The Future of Retirement A balancing act. The report also shows, working people in India believe that buying a house and paying for children’s education were the top two factors, which have significantly […]
Members of the Malayalam rationalist group Freethinkers were pleasantly surprised today as world renowned physicist and campaigner for spreading scientific education, Lawrence M Krauss, lent his voice to those opposing the shut down of their group. The Freethinkers Facebook group has been shut down several times by Facebook, reportedly because religious people were offended by […]
FITE said it would hold a protest in Delhi today at 1 pm against what it called unjust termination of staff by TCS. TCS had, in its earnings press conference yesterday, asserted that the company had a policy of ‘involuntary attrition’ of those who failed to keep up with performance requirements. It also said only […]
The Tata Motors Group global wholesales in December 2014, including Jaguar Land Rover, were at 85,742 nos., a growth of 8%, over December 2013. Cumulative wholesales for this fiscal were at 713,530 nos, lower by 5%, over last fiscal, the company said. Global wholesales for Jaguar Land Rover for the month were 42,962 vehicles, a […]
The Reserve Bank of India is very likely to start cutting India’s key interest rates early next month, CARE Ratings said after India’s December consumer inflation number came in at a manageable 5%. It was widely expected that the recent fall in consumer inflation could undergo some reversals in December and January, and the falling […]
The BlackBerry Classic, arguably the best handset in the world for typing-intensive purposes like managing email and text messages, will be launched in India at a price of Rs 31,999 or thereabouts by mid January, according to a distributor. The phone will replace the BlackBerry Q10, which is both smaller and cheaper. Unlike all other […]
Facing increasing heat from the Honda Mobilio, Toyota Kirloskar Motor today announced the launch of the new Innova and the Fortuner 4X4 Automatic. Innova is without doubt India’s most popular ‘people mover’ and has dominated the Indian roads since its launch in 2005. However, the seven-seater is also considered extremely expensive, being priced about Rs […]
With more than 3,000 tech start-ups, India is the fourth largest base for young businesses in the world and it is expected that by 2020 the base will increase to 11,500 tech start-ups, Nasscom said in its “Tech Start-up in India: A Bright Future” study today. The report, created in association with research firm Zinnov, […]
There is strong buzz in the market that Lenovo will launch the cheapest LTE phone in India next week at a price of Rs 6,000-6,500, eclipsing the Xiaomi RedMi 1S, Nokia Lumia 638 and Huawei Holly Honor in value for money. UPDATE: The Company has officially launched the A6000, priced at Rs 6,999, and to […]
Despite the bankruptcy-like situation faced by SpiceJet, air ticket rates in India will not rise significantly in the next two years, rating agency CRISIL said. SpiceJet, one of India’s biggest airlines, has seen its fleet size reduced from 58 aircrafts to 37 this year as it grapples with high debt and low profitability. The airline’s […]
Rahul Khullar is IAS officer with an excellent reputation in Delhi circles. He’s reputed to be honest, frank (even blunt) and very efficient. But the TRAI chairman’s latest suggestions on Bharti Airtel’s separate-billing-for-VOIP data scheme do not paint a full picture of the situation. In an FE interview, he seems to have made broadly two […]
The mortality rates of Swine Flu or H1N1 infection in India has risen alarmingly to one-fourth of all infections this year, according to government data. The rate of death climbed to 24.5% of all patients in the first eleven months of this year, compared to 13.3% in the previous year and 8.0% in 2012. It […]
Google Nexus 6, arguably the most sought after high-end phone in India right now, will start shipping in the next two days from Flipkart in India, according to a source in the e-commerce firm. The online retailer had opened the Google Nexus 6 for preorder on Nov 18, more than a month ago, but had […]
