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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
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC approves auction of Sahara's Rs. 40,000cr Aamby Valley complex
The SC approved a global auction of Sahara's Aamby Valley complex worth Rs. 40,000cr.
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
TencentByju's raises undisclosed amount of funding from Tencent
Education start-up Byju's has received an undisclosed amount as funding from Tencent, a leading provider of internet services in China.
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
MumbaiAir India's missing paintings: Case solved with Jatin Das' recovery?
A fortnight after the reports first emerged, Air India has solved the mystery of its missing paintings: it has received a lost Jatin Das artwork by courier, sent from a fictitious-address.
21 Jul 2017
RelianceReliance Jio launches 'free' 4G VoLTE feature phone
At its 40th AGM, Reliance launched its new 4G VoLTE feature phone at absolutely zero cost. Earlier, the price was rumored to be Rs. 500.
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.
20 Jul 2017
ICICI BankICICI Bank offers select customers instant loans through ATMs
ICICI Bank has a new offer for select customers: loans of up to Rs. 15L through its ATMs.
20 Jul 2017
IndiaSamsung vs Xiaomi: Samsung stops supply to 200 retailers
It's Samsung vs Xiaomi in India's cell phone market. The stakes are high for Samsung after it was forced out of China, the world's biggest market.
20 Jul 2017
IndiaGST: Rollout went well, but many challenges ahead
On July 1, the new GST replaced 40 levies in India, a move aimed at simplifying the current tax structure.
20 Jul 2017
General MotorsBiggest issue of self-driving taxis: How to clean riders' puke?
Not very far in the future, fully-autonomous taxis will have become a reality, offering faster and cheaper services.
20 Jul 2017
IndiaYes, it will be corporate culture for Air India staff
With the complete overhauling of Air India in the offing, Air India chairman Ashwani Lohani has asked the staff to be ready for a complete change in work culture.
19 Jul 2017
IndiaCabinet gives in-principle approval for ONGC-HPCL merger
The Cabinet has given an in-principle nod to the merger of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL).
19 Jul 2017
IndiaJio's 4G VolTE phone: In India, Intex leads production
Jio is launching its 4G VoLTE mobile in August. It has signed multiple vendors for the supply of over 20 million handsets.