Reliance Jio garners 72 million customers, Ambani extends Prime offer
Apr 01, 2017, at 04:58 am
Mumbai, Mar 31 (IBNS): Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio has registered over 72 million Jio customers in one month, who have signed up for the Jio Prime offer.
Petrol, diesel price slashed, effective from midnight
Apr 01, 2017, at 04:28 am
New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS): The price of petrol got reduced by 1.46 rupees and diesel by 1.53 per litre, which will be effective from Friday midnight.
Index of Eight Core Industries touches 180.1 in February
Apr 01, 2017, at 02:30 am
New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS): India's Index of Eight Core Industries touched 180.1 in February 2017 rising by 1 percent as against the same month of last year, official government data released on Friday said.
European Investment Bank President calls on PM Modi
Apr 01, 2017, at 12:26 am
New Delhi, Mar 29 (IBNS): Werner Hoyer, President, European Investment Bank called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.
Tata Motors brings a new era of Style with Tata TIGOR
Apr 01, 2017, at 12:07 am
Kolkata Mar 31 (IBNS): Tata Motors on Friday announced the commercial launch of its new ‘StyleBack’, Tata TIGOR, meant for the young and fast-paced generation.
Shell opens new technology centre in Bangalore
Mar 31, 2017, at 11:38 pm
New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS): Shell on Friday opened a new major technology hub in Bangalore, India, expanding the company’s R&D activities in Asia.
Interest rate on small saving schemes reduced by 0.1 pct
Mar 31, 2017, at 10:56 pm
New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS): The Union Government on Friday announced revised rates of interest on various small savings schemes for the first quarter of the financial year 2017-18, reducing interest rate by 0.1 percent.
Indian benchmarks and broader markets end FY 2016-17 on positive note
Mar 31, 2017, at 10:46 pm
Mumbai, Mar 31 (IBNS): Although the Indian market did not close on positive note on Friday but the overall performance in FY17 brought some cheer, according to media reports.
Tata Motors announces Joint Venture with Jayem Automotives for special performance vehicles
Mar 31, 2017, at 10:12 pm
New Delhi, Mar 31(IBNS): Automobile major Tata Motors on Friday announced the launch of JT Special Vehicles Pvt. Ltd., a 50:50 joint venture with Jayem Automotives Pvt. Ltd., for the development of special performance vehicles based on the latest series products.
Five MOUs likely to be inked at the annual meeting of the New Development Bank
Mar 31, 2017, at 07:05 pm
New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS): The second Annual Meeting of the New Development Bank (NDB) began in New Delhi on Friday with the Meeting of its Board of Directors.
Harley-Davidson's 'India’s Passport to Freedom' returns with its second season
Mar 31, 2017, at 07:03 pm
New Delhi, March 31 (IBNS): Harley-Davidson's 'India’s Passport to Freedom', a program designed to encourage confident riding among riders, kicked off its second season on Mar 26, 2017 at Spice Coast Harley-Davidson, Kochi, an official release said.
Infosys achieves Cloud Elite status in Oracle PartnerNetwork
Mar 31, 2017, at 03:14 am
Bangalore, Mar 30 (IBNS): Infosys, a global leader in consulting, technology, outsourcing and next-generation services, on Thursday announced that it has achieved Cloud Elite status in the Oracle PartnerNetwork (OPN).
ICC signs MoU with Anyang Chamber Of Commerce
Mar 31, 2017, at 02:45 am
Kolkata, Mar 30 (IBNS): In the Anyang City and New Town City Co-operation Seminar in Kolkata on Thursday, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Anyang Chamber of Commerce & Industry, South Korea.
SBI Card launches ‘SBI Card Unnati’
Mar 30, 2017, at 10:12 pm
New Delhi/ Kolkata, Mar 29 (IBNS): SBI Card, one of India’s leading credit card issuers, on Wednesday announced the launch of a unique credit card, ‘SBI Card Unnati’, targeted at all SBI customers, including Jan Dhan account holders throughout the country.
Indian benchmark indices end positive on Thursday
Mar 30, 2017, at 10:00 pm
Mumbai, Mar 30 (IBNS): The Indian market closed on positive note on Thursday, with BSe Sensex up 115.99 points at 29,647.42 and NSE Nifty up 29.95 points at 9,173.75.
Google launches knowledge graph in Bengali language
Mar 30, 2017, at 08:46 pm
New Delhi/ Kolkata, Mar 29 (IBNS): Aimed at helping Bengali speakers discover new information quickly, Google on Wednesday announced the introduction of Knowledge Graph in Bengali language on Google Search.
Reliance Industries completes GAPCO stake sale to TOTAL
Mar 30, 2017, at 06:19 pm
Mauritius, Mar 30 (IBNS): Reliance Exploration & Production DMCC (REPDMCC) has successfully closed the sale of its stake in the Mauritius-incorporated Gulf Africa Petroleum Corporation (GAPCO) to TOTAL (Total), a global integrated energy producer and provider.
Four GST bills receive approval in Lok Sabha
Mar 30, 2017, at 02:44 am
New Delhi, Mar 29 (IBNS): Four Goods and Services Tax bills that had been tabled in Lok Sabha by government on Tuesday, received approval of the lower house by voice voting following the debate and discussion, on Wednesday.
Without multiple tax rates, GST will be regressive: Arun Jaitley
Mar 30, 2017, at 02:23 am
New Delhi, Mar 29 (IBNS): Countering the questions raised by opposition in Lok Sabha, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said that the Goods and Services Tax bill will be regressive without multiple tax rates, on Wednesday.
Indian benchmark indices end higher on Wednesday
Mar 30, 2017, at 02:20 am
Mumbai, Mar 29 (IBNS): The Indian market closed positive on Wednesday with BSE Sensex up 121.91 points at 29531.43 and NSE Nifty up 43.00 points at 9143.80.
Tata Motors launches Tata TIGOR
Mar 30, 2017, at 12:06 am
New Delhi, Mar 29 (IBNS): Tata Motors on Wednesday announced the commercial launch of its new ‘StyleBack’, Tata TIGOR, meant for the young and fast-paced generation. With its stunning, break-free and revolutionary design, the Tata TIGOR is set to build on Tata Motors’ existing passenger vehicle portfolio and address needs of the ever evolving customer.
Hindustan Power commissions 50 MW solar plant in Punjab
Mar 29, 2017, at 10:22 pm
New Delhi, Mar 29 (IBNS): The Clean energy arm of Hindustan Power commissioned its second solar power plant in Punjab at an investment of INR 325 crores.
Mar 29, 2017, at 10:08 pm
New Delhi, Mar 29 (IBNS): According to International Data Corporation (IDC), the wearable market in India observed the total shipments of 2.5 million units in 2016 as per IDC Worldwide Quarterly Wearable Device Tracker.
Mar 29, 2017, at 09:13 pm
New Delhi, Mar 29 (IBNS): Bharti Airtel Limited, India’s largest telecommunications services provider, today announced the successful completion of the secondary sale of over 190 million shares of its subsidiary Bharti Infratel Limited representing 10.3%, to a consortium of funds advised by KKR and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for a total consideration of over INR 6,193.9 Cr (approx. US$ 951.6 million), executed at a price of Rs. 325 per share.
Everything You Should Know About Marine Insurance
Mar 29, 2017, at 08:51 pm
SC bans sale of BS III vehicles from April 1
Mar 29, 2017, at 08:13 pm
New Delhi, Mar 29 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered a ban on the sale of vehicles using older technologies, starting April 1, according to media reports.
India turns net exporter of electricity for the first time
Mar 29, 2017, at 08:01 pm
New Delhi, Mar 29 (IBNS): The Union Ministry of Power, on Wednesday, announced that during the current year, from April 2016-February 2017, India turned net exporter of electricity for the first time.
Noida: Police lodge FIR against Chinese official for insulting Indian flag
Mar 29, 2017, at 03:35 pm
Noida, Mar 29 (IBNS): Around 2000 workers of mobile company Oppo demonstrated outside the company's Noida factory, demanding the arrest of a Chinese official for allegedly insulting the Indian flag, reports said.
Infosys joins Open Invention Network Community
Mar 29, 2017, at 02:11 am
Durham, Mar 28 (IBNS): Open Invention Network (OIN), a patent non-aggression community in history with well over 2000 members, on Tuesday announced that Infosys has joined OIN as a community member.
Credit growth in exports, shipping, farm mark uptick in sentiment: ASSOCHAM
Mar 29, 2017, at 01:10 am
New Delhi, Mar 28 (IBNS): Export credit grew by a handsome 32 per cent in the current financial year , helped by a smart recovery in the global demand, also leading to an upturn in shipping, an ASSOCHAM Paper has said.