In line with similar tie-ups between certain operators and Facebook, Reliance Communications’ GSM service has tied up with Twitter to offer free data access for 90 days for using the messaging service. ‘Reliance Twitter Access Pack’ is a promotional offer for a period of 90 days during this T20 cricketing season which comes bundled for […]
Notwithstanding pull-back in the past two days, gold prices may fall further in India and may even go down as low as Rs 25,000 per ten grams in the short to medium horizon of 12 months as the yellow metal is losing appeal as an asset class in favour of equity, for now, according to […]
Students proposing to go abroad for higher studies becomes one of the victims of the weakening rupee as if dollar remains around Rs.60/-, the impact shall be 15% to 20%, according to the ASSOCHAM. While releasing the ASSOCHAM assessment Mr. D S Rawat, Secretary General ASSOCHAM said, Indian students who are going abroad for their […]
Crisil Research said it expected industrial growth to continue to recover “somewhat” over the next fiscal year with the help of a normal monsoon and lower inflation and interest rates. The research wing of Crisil ratings agency said it continued to expect inflation to fall further and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to cut […]
There seemed to be not as much shock as expected from the surprisingly low 4.8% GDP growth number recorded for the March quarter. While industry associations took the chance to remind the government of the need to ease money flow into the economy, Angel Broking even said the current year growth will be only 5.8%, […]
Apparel Exports Promotion Council (APEC) of India has urged the government to either ban the exports of cotton from India or allow Indian garment makers to import cotton at zero duty, to offset the increasing prices of raw materials avoid further job losses. Speaking on the full-year numbers for apparel exports from India, Chairman Dr […]
Close on the heels of a controversy set off after a fiesty blogger was denied an Aadhar card because she didn’t wear a ‘dupatta’ (shawl), the Planning Commission of India has said that there is no ‘dress code’ for Aadhar photographs. In fact, the Commission’s Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) even went to the […]
The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) want to go for permanent foreign teachers, the Union Ministry of Human Resources Development said in a statement. The IITs, one of the world’s leading technology education brands, are currently facing shortage of qualified teachers. They are currently allowed to appoint temporary teachers from abroad to tide of the […]
Once the darling of the Indian stock markets, India’s biggest education tools provider Educomp Solutions Limited has been downgraded by ratings agency India Ratings & Research on account of declining revenue and profits. “Educomp has reduced the pace of its growth in the hitherto upfront capital intensive smartclass business (multimedia education to private schools) as […]
Eleven states have agreed to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail in India, according to the a statement released by the central government today. The states that have agreed to allow 51% FDI in retail are Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Assam, Manipur and Daman & […]
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, […]
The victim in the infamous Suryanelli serial rape case scored a slight victory today after a district sessions court in Kerala differed with a lower court’s decision that a new case cannot be filed against Rajya Sabha deputy chairman PJ Kurien. In light of new revelations and proof dug up by the Malayalam media, the […]
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% […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Days after finance minister P Chidambaram took to the internet to address live questions from the people about the budget, it is the turn of Planning Commission Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia to face questions from the public. The event, to be held today at 5 pm, will also feature other top officials from the Planning […]
The telecom regulator has mooted the idea of having a single emergency number, like 911 in the USA, in India. In a new consultation paper, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has suggested bringing different emergency services like the police, ambulance, fire brigade, civil defense and disaster management under the same access number. Currently, […]
