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27 Jul 2017
AmazonAmazon will give 10% cash-back even on returned products
Amazon India is going all out to make sure it has the larger market share in the Indian e-commerce space.
27 Jul 2017
FacebookFacebook to launch its own TV shows by August!
Facebook has been competing for years with TV for advertisements; however, it no longer wants to just "compete", it wants to take over TV!
27 Jul 2017
IndiaThe start-up funding game, in focus now, SAIF Partners
India has seen its fair share of start-up success and failures stories. A start-up begins with a vision but to make it a reality, it often needs funding. One of the ways to go about it is via venture capitals
27 Jul 2017
FacebookFacebook's financial report shows solid growth, strong sales numbers
Beating analysts' estimates social media platform Facebook has reported a solid quarter banking on the demand for its mobile ads and the ability to garner new users with its suite of apps.
27 Jul 2017
IndiaMondelez ties-up with Amazon to indulge India's sweet tooth
In order to bite into the flourishing Indian e-commerce market and to indulge the sweet tooth of more customers, leading chocolate and confectionery maker Mondelez has now partnered with Amazon India.
27 Jul 2017
Bharti AirtelAirtel all set to launch VoLTE service to counter Jio
According to reports, India's leading telecom operator Bharti Airtel plans to roll out its VoLTE service in the entire country by the end of this financial year.
27 Jul 2017
Electric VehiclesBMW confirms Electric Mini; to go into production in 2019
BMW has announced that it will build an all-electric model of the three-door Mini in the UK's Oxford.
26 Jul 2017
IndiaAmul Girl: One of the longest and cheapest ad campaigns
When the Women in Blue lost the World Cup, Indians showered praises on the players.
26 Jul 2017
TechnologyAdobe to pull the plug on Flash Player in 2020
Adobe Systems is going to end an era by retiring its once-popular Flash Player plug-in by 2020.
26 Jul 2017
iPhoneAndroid users are shifting towards Apple's iOS platform, says report
Nobody can refrain from taking a bite out of the forbidden Apple, it appears.
26 Jul 2017
FacebookFacebook is going bullish on Instagram's revenue potential
Facebook threw a curve ball when it, without any prior notice, decided to report solely GAAP earnings last quarter.
26 Jul 2017
Income Tax Department of IndiaThese mistakes in filing I-T returns will get you tax-notice
Filing taxes shouldn't tax your brain. But we do end up making some mistakes every now and then, which later create problems.
26 Jul 2017
GSTGST hits sweet-makers: Future of faluda, halwa, barfis at risk
The GST has had many pros, but several cons too. Now it seems to have touched an unexpected nerve.
26 Jul 2017
IndiaUber takes out new feature to foster driver-rider bond
In order to address the trust deficit between a rider and driver, Uber has now announced a new feature called Driver Profile.
26 Jul 2017
IndiaAre we seeing signs of a bitcoin-friendly India?
Despite seeing a valuation spike after the demonetization, bitcoins never really took off in India.
26 Jul 2017
PaytmPaytm, Hong Kong-based AGTech Media to develop games jointly
One97 Communications-owned digital payments giant Paytm inked a joint venture deal with Hong Kong's lottery company AGTech Media, a wholly-owned subsidiary of AGTech Holdings.
25 Jul 2017
LifestyleMichael Kors buys shoemaker Jimmy Choo for $1.2bn
US retailer Michael Kors has bought luxury shoemaker Jimmy Choo in a deal valued at $1.2 billion.
25 Jul 2017
IndiaMicrosoft mulls on investing $100 million in Ola's parent firm
According to reports, Microsoft is now mulling on investing $50-100 million (Rs. 320-640 crore) to acquire a minority stake in ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd, which runs Ola, the home-grown ride hailing platform.
25 Jul 2017
StartupsAmazon's Whole Foods deal is facing major flak
It appears that US regulators need more time to okay Amazon's $13.7bn (£10.5b) acquisition of Whole Foods. This delay is due to the anti-trust concerns raised by certain groups.
25 Jul 2017
IndiaDoordarshan invites public entries for new logo
Doordarshan is changing its decades-old logo to reflect the choices of the "children of liberalization".
25 Jul 2017
IndiaNifty50 reaches 10,000 for the first time ever
Nifty50 has finally hit the coveted 10,000 in the opening trade on Tuesday.
25 Jul 2017
Reliance JioJioPhone may go against net neutrality principles, say analysts
Reliance Jio, after disrupting the telecom industry, is taking on smartphone makers with its 4G handset.
25 Jul 2017
IndiaAir India privatization plan garners interest from PE funds
Air India, perhaps, never felt so wanted in its entire tenure as it's now.
25 Jul 2017
Mukesh AmbaniReliance JioPhone, a penny saved is a penny earned
Reliance Jio might look like a philanthropic service to most of us, as most of its services appear "free" or are given at "effective zero price".
24 Jul 2017
IndiaIs Facebook's WhatsApp taking a step towards monetization?
Facebook-owned instant messaging app WhatsApp doesn't make any money as of now.
24 Jul 2017
State Bank of India (SBI)IMPS, NEFT, RTGS, UPI: Everything to know about online transfers
With the government's increasing focus on Digital India, it has gradually attempted to create a cashless economy. Interfaces like UPI are a product of changing times.
24 Jul 2017
IndiaIndian CEOs take 1,200-times more salary than average staff
The rich gets richer, the poor just survives. Recent declarations showed that top executives in the biggest listed blue-chip firms get up to 1,200-times more than what is paid to their average employees.
24 Jul 2017
IndiaAmbulances in need, start-ups are now breaking new grounds
The government runs around 24,000 ambulances under its National Ambulance Service and there is a bevy of private ambulances across India.
23 Jul 2017
IndiaNSSO findings: Jobs in the unorganized sector are drying up
According to findings of a 2015-2016 NSSO survey, employment in India's unorganized sector is stagnating despite rising incomes.
23 Jul 2017
Bharti AirtelCAG Report: Six private telcos under-reported revenue by Rs. 61,000cr
The country's apex audit body Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) said six private telecom players understated revenues of Rs. 61,065cr over five years (FY 2011-15).
23 Jul 2017
IndiaIndia seeks explanation from Marlboro cigarettes maker over promotion practices
A health ministry official said India is planning to seek an explanation from tobacco giant Phillip Morris over its marketing practices.
22 Jul 2017
IndiaI-T tribunal indicts Roy, NDTV for money laundering Rs.642 crore
The Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT) indicted Prannoy Roy directly for the evasion and money laundering of Rs. 642cr.
22 Jul 2017
IndiaJioPhone: A feature phone which works like a smartphone!
On July 21, Reliance Jio launched its new product: a 4G VoLTE feature phone that is being offered effectively for free.
22 Jul 2017
Reliance JioJioPhone TV: Reliance's newest game-changer?
Jio last year shook up the telecom industry with its never-seen-before offers of free unlimited calling and data.
22 Jul 2017
IndiaThis Rs. 2.6L Renault car is as disruptive as Tesla's!
Electric cars, self-driving vehicles, and Tesla (especially Model 3) are some things that come to everyone's mind when thinking of automotive disruptors.
21 Jul 2017
Mukesh AmbaniMukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries acquires 24.9% stake in Balaji Telefilms
Moving online, people have started ditching cable/satellite TV subscriptions for OTT (Over-the-top) content services, which deliver audio-visual media and television content via the Internet.
21 Jul 2017
IndiaMcDonald's to deliver wearable Big Macs, fries, burgers for free!
On 26 July, the newly-invented 'Global McDelivery Day', McDonald's is going to do something that nobody expected!
21 Jul 2017
IndiaGet your hands on the Redmi 4 at Re. 1!
On the occasion of its third anniversary in India, Xiaomi is offering a limited number of Redmi phones at just Re. 1 in a flash sale.
21 Jul 2017
IndiaReliance AGM 2017: 'Free' 4G VoLTE feature phone launched
The 40th annual general meeting of Reliance Industries started at 11am today. The main attraction is the launch of a new 4G VoLTE feature phone, which will be offered free of cost to customers.
21 Jul 2017
Elon MuskDecoding Elon Musk's latest hyperloop announcement
Elon Musk recently announced that his hyperloop dream moved one step closer to reality in a series of cryptic tweets.
