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Deeper regional trade, connectivity has potential to more than triple India’s trade with South Asian countries: World Bank

Sep 24, 2018, at 04:49 pm

Kolkata, Sept 24 (IBNS): Deeper regional trade and connectivity has the potential to more than triple India’s trade with its South Asian neighbors, says a new World Bank report.

Bharti Axa Life Insurance introduces claim processing through Whatsapp

Sep 24, 2018, at 04:38 pm

Kolkata, Sept 24 (IBNS): Bharti AXA Life Insurance, a joint venture between Bharti Enterprises and AXA, on Monday announced the launch an initiative through the social networking platform -‘WhatsApp’- for faster and seamless claim processing.

Fuel price: Petrol price crosses Rs. 90 in Mumbai, Patna

Sep 24, 2018, at 11:24 am

Mumbai/Patna, Sept 24 (IBNS): The petrol price has crossed Rs. 90/litre in Mumbai and Patna, as fuel prices continue to surge on Monday, media reports said.

Walmart India opens its 22nd cash and carry store in India

Sep 22, 2018, at 06:54 pm

Kolkata, Sept 22 (IBNS): Walmart India, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Walmart Inc, on Saturday announced the opening of its 22nd B2B Cash & Carry store in the country, making it the second Best Price Modern wholesale store in the city of Ludhiana and the sixth in the State of Punjab.

Panasonic Appliances India Company Limited celebrates 30 Years of manufacturing innovation

Sep 21, 2018, at 07:06 pm

Kolkata, Sept 21 (IBNS):  Reinforcing its commitment towards government’s Make-in-India initiative, Panasonic Appliances India (PAPIN), commemorated its 30 years of manufacturing innovation and started the export of rice cookers to its origin country, Japan.

Swiggy continues its rapid expansion across country, launches in 8 new cities

Sep 21, 2018, at 06:52 pm

Kolkata / Bangalore, Sept 21 (IBNS): Swiggy, a food ordering and delivery platform in India has strengthened its presence in the country by launching services in eight new cities, namely Dehradun, Pondicherry, Mysore, Vijayawada, Nasik, Guwahati, Kanpur, and Ludhiana.

Aditya Group, Anirban Aditya awarded with India’s Greatest Brands and Leaders Award 2017-2018

Sep 21, 2018, at 04:51 pm

Monday, Sept 10 (IBNS): Aditya Group and Anirban Aditya,  Chairman of Aditya Group, A Bhaskar Aditya Enterprise, has been conferred with the title of India’s Greatest Brands and Leaders Award in its 3rd edition at the Pride of the Nation Awards and Business Summit 2018.

Infosys to open technology and innovation hub in Arizona, hire 1000 workers by 2023

Sep 21, 2018, at 03:02 pm

New Delhi/New York, Sept 21 (IBNS): Tech giant Infosys on Friday announced that it will open its next Technology and Innovation Hub in the State of Arizona and hire 1,000 American workers in the state by 2023.

Sensex falls over 1000 points

Sep 21, 2018, at 01:40 pm

Mumbai, Sept 21 (IBNS):  The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Sensex plunged over 1000 points on Friday.

How To Open A Demat Account With Angel Broking

Sep 21, 2018, at 11:48 am

Most people have heard about demat accounts but very few among them actually know what the term means or how it helps. Demat refers to dematerialization. Dematerialization is the process of transferring the physical share certificates into electronic form. This makes the certificates easy to maintain and access from all over the world.

Australia to invest USD 100 billion into India by 2035: Aussie diplomat

Sep 21, 2018, at 11:03 am

Kolkata, Sep 21 (IBNS): Australian Deputy High Commissioner to India, Rod Hilton, on Thursday said that the country is looking forward to invest over USD 100 billion in different high-growth sectors into India by 2035.

Govt hikes small savings interest rates, PPF to fetch 8 per cent

Sep 20, 2018, at 02:50 pm

New Delhi, Sept 20 (IBNS) : The government on Thursday announced hike in the interest rates on small savings schemes, including National Savings Certificate (NSC) and Public Provident Fund (PPF).

Volkswagen launches the ‘Digital Workplace’

Sep 19, 2018, at 06:58 pm

Kolkata, Sept 19 (IBNS) : In a bid to digitalize the customer buying experience at dealerships, Volkswagen, Europe’s largest carmaker, on Wednesday announced the launch of ‘Digital Workplace Experience’. Under this initiative, all 121 dealerships across 104 cities will be equipped with tablet computers along with a pre-installed Digital Workplace application.

Nissan appoints Suja Chandy as Managing Director for Digital Hub in Trivandrum

Sep 19, 2018, at 06:40 pm

Kolkata, Sept 19 (IBNS): Automobile giant Nissan has appointed Suja Chandy as managing director for Nissan Digital India.

Regulation on data protection & privacy: ASSOCHAM-PwC study suggests providing relaxations & exceptions to MSMEs

Sep 19, 2018, at 04:01 pm

New Delhi, Sept 19 (IBNS): The regulation on data protection and privacy should adopt a risk-based approach and provide certain relaxations and exceptions for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) under specific circumstances, suggested a recent ASSOCHAM-PwC joint study.

IamHere: Your neighbourhood mobile app to connect people, businesses and causes

Sep 19, 2018, at 01:00 pm

Bengaluru, Sept 19 (IBNS): Aiming to connect people and resources locally, a socio-business application named ‘IamHere’ has hit the market facilitating location-based discovery and collaboration of hobbies, interests, businesses and causes across a digital platform.

Ola, one of the world’s largest ride-share services to launch in New Zealand

Sep 18, 2018, at 07:31 pm

Wellington, Sept 18 (IBNS): Ola, one of the world's largest ridesharing platforms, has on Tuesday announced its plans to enter New Zealand to provide both drivers and passengers a fair and safe way to get around Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington.

India rupee hits new low, touches 72.96

Sep 18, 2018, at 05:27 pm

New Delhi, Sept 18 (IBNS): The Indian rupee has touched a new low figure of 72.96 to a US dollar on Tuesday.

Jaguar Land Rover India offers advanced connectivity features under in control package

Sep 18, 2018, at 04:57 pm

Mumbai, Sept 18 (IBNS): Automobile giant Jaguar Land Rover India on Tuesday said it has started offering class leading advanced connectivity features called Protect, Remote Premium and Secure Tracker under the InControl Package (inbuilt communication and connectivity related features in the car), on its flagship products, the Range Rover, Range Rover Sport and Discovery.

Tata Tiago records highest-ever sales in August 2018

Sep 18, 2018, at 04:41 pm

New Delhi, Sept 18 (IBNS): Automobile giant Tata Motors’ most loved hatchback, Tata Tiago has achieved a new milestone in its sales.

Impact of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana on The Real Estate Sector in India

Sep 18, 2018, at 12:07 pm

Home loans up to Rs.12 lakh qualify for interest subsidy Incentivizes developers to look beyond the affluent customer segment Private equity real estate firms have invested as much as USD 6.1 billion in the country Housing sector can now avail institutional funding at better terms and conditions

Fuel prices continue to surge, petrol nearing Rs. 90 in Mumbai

Sep 18, 2018, at 10:53 am

New Delhi, Sept 18 (IBNS): Maintaining the trend, the fuel prices increased even on Tuesday, media reports said.

Infosys makes additional investment of US$1.5 million in TidalScale Inc.

Sep 17, 2018, at 07:20 pm

Kolkata / Bangalore, Sept 17 (IBNS): Infosys, a global leader in consulting, technology, outsourcing and next-generation services, on Monday announced that it has made an additional investment of US$1.5 million through the Infosys Innovation Fund in TidalScale Inc., the company at the heart of the Software-Defined Server revolution. 

Bank of Baroda, Vijaya Bank, Dena Bank to be merged: Government

Sep 17, 2018, at 06:51 pm

New Delhi, Sept 17 (IBNS): Announcing a major development, the Centre on Monday said  Dena Bank, Vijaya Bank and Bank Of Baroda will be merged.

Value of rupee continues to fall in early trading today

Sep 17, 2018, at 12:27 pm

Mumbai, Sept 17 (IBNS): The value of Indian rupee continued to tumble during the initial trading on Monday, media reports said.

Petrol prices cross Rs. 90 in Maharashtra

Sep 17, 2018, at 12:23 pm

Mumbai, Sept 17 (IBNS): Continuing the upward trend, petrol prices crossed Rs. 90/litre in several towns of Maharashtra on Monday, media reports said.

HDFC Bank ranked India’s Most Valuable Brand in WPP survey

Sep 16, 2018, at 02:17 pm

Mumbai, Sept 16 (IBNS): HDFC Bank has been ranked India’s Most Valuable Brand for the 5th consecutive year. 

Ola gives 50 cars to partner drivers as part of MoU with WBTIDCL

Sep 15, 2018, at 11:39 am

Kolkata, Sep 14 (IBNS): Indian-origin online transportation network company Ola has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)  with the West Bengal Transport Infrastructure Development Corporation Ltd (WBTIDCL), according to which Ola will create 5,000 entrepreneurial opportunities.

Petrol prices continue to rise, inches closer to Rs. 90 in Mumbai

Sep 15, 2018, at 10:33 am

Mumbai, Sept 15 (IBNS): Fuel prices continued to rise even on Saturday as one litre of petrol is costing Rs. 89.01/litre in Mumbai, media reports said.

Amit Mitra slams Centre over fuel price rise

Sep 14, 2018, at 10:15 pm

Kolkata, Sept 14 (IBNS): West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra has blamed the Centre over the rising prices of petrol and diesel and said he feared that the country's GDP growth rate will be negatively affected due to the upward moving prices of fuels.