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22 Oct 2019

Ayushmann Khurrana

Ayushmann turns investor, picks up stakes in The Man Company

After celebrities like Deepika Padukone and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, actor Ayushmann Khurrana has joined the list of investors from B-town.

22 Oct 2019

India

Infosys shares fall after whistleblower episode, worst dip since 2013

India's second-largest IT firm, Infosys, has been hit by major turbulence that had a direct impact on its shares. On Tuesday, its shares dipped nearly 16% in early morning trade.

22 Oct 2019

India

Now, Apple iPhone Xr is being manufactured in India

Apple's famous 'affordable' smartphone, the iPhone Xr, now comes with the 'Made in India' tag.

22 Oct 2019

Flipkart

Amazon, Flipkart sale: Unmissable deals on popular smartphones

Diwali is just around the corner and to mark the occasion, e-commerce giants are competing with each other to attract buyers.

21 Oct 2019

Reliance Jio

Jio's 'All-in-One' prepaid-plans offer 2GB data, upto 3,000 IUC minutes

In a bid to appease subscribers disgruntled by the introduction of IUC charges, Reliance Jio has launched new "All-in-One" prepaid plans, packing data and talk time in a single plan.

21 Oct 2019

Samsung

Flipkart sale: Massive discount on Samsung's 'The Frame' QLED TV

If you're planning to buy a premium TV, here's an unmissable deal for you.

21 Oct 2019

Japan

Infosys CEO, CFO accused of 'unethical practices' to boost profits

A group of anonymous employees of the IT giant Infosys has accused the firm's CEO Salil Parekh and CFO Nilanjan Roy of "unethical practices" in a bid to boost short-term revenue and profits.

21 Oct 2019

Airtel Digital TV

Rivaling Airtel, Tata Sky reduces prices of its set-top boxes

Rivaling Airtel Digital TV, Dish TV, and others, Tata Sky has once again slashed the prices of its DTH set-top boxes (STBs) by up to Rs. 300.

Amazon sale: Top deals on best-selling Sony TVs

The festive season is on and Amazon is back with another round of Great Indian Festival Diwali Special sale.

20 Oct 2019

Bharti Airtel

JioFiber Platinum v/s Airtel VIP: The better 1Gbps broadband plan?

After a great run with its mobile services, Reliance Jio looks to disrupt India's broadband market with its newly launched JioFiber service.

19 Oct 2019

Bharti Airtel

After Haryana, Airtel discontinues 3G services in Punjab

Airtel has shut down its 3G services in Punjab with an aim to boost the 4G LTE services in the circle.

18 Oct 2019

India

BSNL vs JioFiber: A comparison between their Rs. 2,499 plan

Reliance's JioFiber service is now commercially available across India. The FTTH service promises to offer up to 1Gbps download speed along with attractive freebies, with plans starting at Rs. 699/month.

18 Oct 2019

Microsoft

Satya Nadella gets 66% salary hike. Guess his total earnings?

Microsoft Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Satya Nadella received a massive 66% raise in salary, during the fiscal year 2018-19.

17 Oct 2019

Bharti Airtel

Vodafone is giving double 4G data with these prepaid plans

Taking on Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel in India's highly-competitive telecom sector, Vodafone has upgraded two of its affordable prepaid plans to offer more data benefits.

17 Oct 2019

India

Cars24 raises $100 million in Series D round: Details here

Cars24, the Gurugram-based company that claims to offer an easy and hassle-free experience of buying/selling used cars, has raised $100 million from a bunch of existing and new investors in a Series D round.

17 Oct 2019

Ola

Ola launches self-drive car sharing service: Details here

In a major move, Bengaluru-based ride-hailing giant Ola has launched its own self-drive car-sharing service, Ola Drive.

17 Oct 2019

Bharti Airtel

Reliance JioFiber v/s Airtel V-Fiber: Broadband plans under Rs. 1,000

Reliance's much-awaited JioFiber service is now available across India. The FTTH service promises to offer up to 1Gbps download speed along with attractive freebies, with plans starting at just Rs. 699/month.

16 Oct 2019

India

True Balance raises $23 million from Korean investors

Fintech start-up True Balance has received $23 million in Series C round of funding.

15 Oct 2019

ICICI Bank

Heavy discounts on OnePlus TVs: Details here

If you're looking to buy a new premium TV, now might be a good time.

15 Oct 2019

India

All about BSNL's aggressive plans to expand 4G, VoLTE services

In a bid to stay relevant in the highly-competitive telecom space of India, BSNL is taking on rivals by upping its deployment of 4G services.

PMC Bank crisis: RBI hikes withdrawal limit to Rs. 40,000

In a major relief for customers of the crisis-hit Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised the withdrawal limit for account holders to Rs. 40,000, on Monday. Earlier, this limit was Rs. 25,000.

14 Oct 2019

Flipkart

Amazon, Flipkart sale: Top deals on best-selling Android TVs

The festive season is on, and as is always the case, the e-commerce giants are in a fierce battle with each other to attract buyers.

14 Oct 2019

India

Nirmala Sitharaman's husband criticizes Modi government over economic slowdown

On Monday, noted political economist and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's husband Parakala Prabhakar said that the government is in denial about the economic slowdown in India.

14 Oct 2019

Bahrain

Online retailer Bewakoof.com receives $11.28 million funding

Mumbai-based Bewakoof.com, the e-commerce platform which sells creative and distinctive fashion apparel at affordable prices, has raised $11.28 million funding in venture round.

14 Oct 2019

Nobel Prize

Nobel in Economics awarded to Indian-origin Abhijit Banerjee, two others

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has given this year's Nobel Prize in Economics to three laureates - Indian-American Abhijit Banerjee, his wife Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer.

13 Oct 2019

India

Flipkart Diwali Sale: Top deals and offers on smartphones

Flipkart's 'Big Diwali Sale' is now live in India with attractive discounts on offer across product categories.

Airtel Digital TV reduces prices of its set-top boxes

Airtel is working to expand its Digital TV service to more users as it aims to take on rivals like Tata Sky and Reliance's Jio HomeTV.

13 Oct 2019

India

#EconomicSlowdown: World Bank cuts India's growth rate projection to 6%

The country's "well-learned" union ministers may want you to believe that there is no economic slowdown whatsoever, but data points otherwise.

13 Oct 2019

Haryana

Airtel discontinues 3G-services in Haryana: Here's what you can do

Airtel has discontinued 3G services in Haryana with an aim to boost the 4G LTE services in the circle.

12 Oct 2019

Facebook

Why eBay, Mastercard, Visa ditched Facebook's Libra cryptocurrency project

When Facebook announced Libra in June, it had promised a digital token for personal and store payments.

11 Oct 2019

India

India Rich List: Mukesh Ambani retains top-spot for 12th year

Forbes India has released its list of richest Indians and for the twelfth year in a row Reliance Industries' Chairman Mukesh Ambani remains India's wealthiest.

11 Oct 2019

India

Mumbai is world's 12th richest city, is worth $960 billion

India's financial capital, Mumbai, has been named among the top 20 wealthiest cities in the world, says a report.

11 Oct 2019

India

Jio starts charging for calls from today: Details here

Three years ago, Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio barged into India's telecom scene with an offering like no other - affordable 4G internet and unlimited free calls to any network in the country.

11 Oct 2019

India

Passenger vehicle sales fall again, this time by 24%

The grim picture of India's automotive sector continues to get worse with every passing month.

11 Oct 2019

India

Social e-commerce start-up DealShare raises $11 million in Series-A round

DealShare, a Jaipur-based social commerce start-up that sources products directly from manufacturers to sell them at discounted prices, has raised $11 million in Series-A round of funding.

10 Oct 2019

India

Former Ranbaxy promoter Shivinder arrested in Rs. 740cr fraud case

Former promoter of pharmaceutical giant Ranbaxy Laboratories, Shivinder Mohan Singh, was arrested by the Economic Offenses Wing of the Delhi Police, on Thursday.

10 Oct 2019

Flipkart

Flipkart Big Diwali Sale 2019: Deals and offers on smartphones

Flipkart has announced its festive Big Diwali Sale from October 12-16, wherein the e-commerce giant will offer attractive discounts across all product categories.

10 Oct 2019

Mumbai

PMC crisis: Nirmala Sitharaman says she'll talk to RBI Governor

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met distressed customers of the crisis-hit Punjab and Maharashtra Co-operative Bank (PMC) on Thursday and assured them she will speak to Shaktikanta Das, the Governor of Reserve Bank of India (RBI), this evening.

09 Oct 2019

Reliance Jio

Jio starts charging 6 paise/minute for calls to other networks

Reliance Jio has announced that it will start charging customers 6 paise per minute as Interconnect Usage Charge (IUC) for all outgoing voice calls made to non-Jio mobile numbers.

09 Oct 2019

ICICI Bank

Amazon Great Indian Festival 2019 Celebration Special: Top deals, offers

Amazon has announced a "Celebration Special" round of its Great Indian Festival sale from October 13.