In a surprisingly low-key launch, Google has introduced movie rentals and paid downloads in India on its Youtube website a few hours ago. Google had started tying up with studios in India (and abroad) more than a year ago, but so far, all the offerings on Youtube’s movies section had been free to watch. As […]
A total of 102 telecom towers (base stations) were found to be violating the new norms for electromagnetic radiation (EMR) set by the government of India in checks conducted since September last year. The government had told GSM and CDMA mobile operators in India to cut the maximum strength of their cell towers by 90% […]
Even as India’s Attorney General Goolam Vahanvati told the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) that minister A Raja altered his version of the press release announcing inviting applications for spectrum in early 2008, the government has said it is not sure about the matter. Replying to a question by TDP Rajya Sabha member CM Ramesh, junior […]
A long standing and bitterly fought battle over ‘call termination charges’ between big operators on the one side and smaller operators on the other is drawing to a close. The end of the legal battle may also bring down call rates for consumers to the 10-15 paise per minute range from the current 28-40 paise. […]
Worldwide PC shipments totaled 79.2 million units in the first quarter of 2013, a 11.2 percent decline from the first quarter of 2012, according to preliminary results by Gartner, Inc. Global PC shipments went below 80 million units for the first time since the second quarter of 2009. All regions showed a decrease in shipments, […]
A survey by industry lobby Assocham has found that most top corporate executives in India expect sales to pick up over the next six months due a recovery in the economy. The body, which has called for the Reserve Bank of India to cut key interest rates and dismissed concerns of price inflation, said companies […]
If you thought the Indian Railways was getting more unsafe for women, you are not off the mark. Numbers relating to the number of registered sex crimes committed against women in Indian Railways have shown a sharp increase in the last three years — a period when mostly Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Bannerjee and her […]
The Kerala High Court has also directed oil distribution companies like Indian Oil Corporation, Bharat Petroleum Corporation and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation to supply diesel to the Kerala State Transport Corporation at subsidized rates. The Madras High Court had, yesterday, asked the companies to supply subsidized diesel to the local transport corporation. KSRTC is currently getting […]
The coming financial year would be bad for Indian banks, but things could improve in 2014-15 as economic growth picks up and their condition would improve, ratings agency Standard & Poor’s said. It predicted a loan-growth of 16%-17% for 2013-14, in line with its projection for the current financial year ending next month. Indian banks […]
An estimated 25 lakh foreign workers, including lakhs from India, will be forced to return to their home countries after Saudi Arabia decided to stop the practice of issuing ‘free visas’. “Free visas” allow subjects of Saudi Arabia to bring (or sponsor) workers from abroad under more relaxed rules, and often send them off to […]
Olivea Travels, India’s first and only ultra-luxury bus service, is offering 24-hour a half-price sale on its Bangalore-Chennai bus route in association with US deals website Groupon. The Rs 1,400 ticket will fetch you an experience including a multi-cuisine and beverages service, an on-board “luxury” toilet, a 10-inch TV with live DTH service, and WiFi […]
The international version of Samsung Galaxy S4, the first phone to feature the ‘Big.Little’ eight-core architecture from ARM, is likely to launch in India on May 1 and carry a price tag of Rs 45,000, according to indications from retailers taking pre-orders for the super phone. “Expected date of launch in India is 1st May […]
It is mistakenly called LG’s answer to the Samsung Galaxy S3, but the new LG Optimus G is clearly a superior phone to the Samsung model though it is priced Rs 2,000 more. LG said it is launching the Jelly Bean 4.7-inch Optimus G two days after the phone actually started showing up on retail […]
The central government has rejected the request by the government of Kerala to set up the special court to try the Italian marines in Kerala, instead of in Delhi, to help the witnesses depose before the court easily. According to sources, the government has decided to set up special court to try the Italian Marines […]
GDP growth is unlikely to meet Government’s expectations for a 6.1-6.7% growth next financial year, Angel Broking has said, pegging the number at a more realistic 5.7%. The toned down expectation may be the result of previous experience. For example, last year’s Economic Survey had predicted a GDP growth of 7.6% this year, but the […]
It’s not just the youth, but also the labor class that Bharti Airtel wants to make life easy for with India’s first classifieds service for manual laborers and other blue collar workers. Called ‘saral rozgar’, the service allows “skilled, semi-skilled and un-skilled manual laborers” to register themselves on a voice-based service and get work. Workers […]
The government has given more details of the ambitious Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor or DMIC, and the first phase will be complete by 2018, it said. The DMIC is India’s attempt to catch up with China in industrial development, especially manufacturing. The seven built-from-scratch are being developed with the co-operation and investment of global giants like […]
There are some product launches that make you go, why? The India launch of Nexus 7 by Google is one such. Let’s see why it doesn’t make much sense in a market like India’s. First, why do people buy tablets? They buy them primarily as media consumption devices. In other words, to see videos, browse […]
Assocham, an industry chamber whose members include some of the biggest users of Indian Railways’ freight services, has called called for radical measures to protect the Railways from rising diesel prices. The association pointed out that even as the decision to raise diesel prices for bulk customers may allow the government to cut back on […]
The Congress-led government has again refused to press for a ‘Uniform Civil Code’ — a body of laws relating to items like marriage, inheritance etc. that apply to everyone in India irrespective of their religion, language etc.. Currently, such items are broadly dependent on which community or religion one belongs to, with separate laws for […]
