HPE to work with Tata Communications to build world’s largest IoT network in India

Feb 28, 2017, at 11:17 pm

Barcelona , Feb 28 (IBNS) Today at Mobile World Congress 2017 Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced it is working with Tata Communications, a leading provider of A New World of Communications™, to support the roll-out of India’s first LoRaWAN™ (LoRa) based network.

Gillette Venus Breeze available at Purplle.com

Feb 28, 2017, at 11:11 pm

Kolkata,Feb 28 (IBNS): Purplle.com launched in 2012, grew to becoming India’s largest beauty product and service destination in under 5 years.

West Bengal: 60 crude bombs seized in Burdwan

Feb 28, 2017, at 11:03 pm

Kolkata/Burdwan, Feb 28 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, police raided an isolated house at Haripur village under Katwa Police Station limits in West Bengal's Burdwan district on the wee hours of Tuesday and recovered at least 60 live bombs from the location, officials said.

Iconic Snake game is back and available on Messenger

Feb 28, 2017, at 11:01 pm

Kolkata, Feb 28 (IBNS): Prepare to spend even more time on your mobile as HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones,announced a new version of the cult status game, Snake for Messenger, part of Facebook’s Instant Games cross platform experience.

Corrugated Box Industry industry in distress over rising Kraft Paper prices, supply disruptions

Feb 28, 2017, at 10:53 pm

Kolkata, Feb 27 (IBNS): The Corrugated Industry is staring at huge losses on account of frequent price increases in last one month by Paper Mills, said Indian Corrugated Case Manufacturers Association (ICCMA).

India signs Financing Agreement with World Bank for US$ 63 Million for Tejaswini

Feb 28, 2017, at 10:48 pm

India signs Financing Agreement with World Bank for US$ 63 Million for Tejaswini

Nissan India achieves exporting 700,000 “Made in India” Nissan and Datsun cars

Feb 28, 2017, at 10:39 pm

Chennai, Feb 28 (IBNS): Nissan India has achieved the milestone of exporting a total of 700,000 “Made in India” Nissan and Datsun cars.

ICICI Bank opens a new branch at Patel Nagar in Patna

Feb 28, 2017, at 10:01 pm

Patna, Feb 28 (IBNS): ICICI Bank, a private sector bank by consolidated assets, inaugurated a new branch at Patel Nagar in Patna.

Indian benchmark indices decline on Tuesday

Feb 28, 2017, at 09:49 pm

Mumbai, Feb 28 (IBNS): The Indian market ended lower on Tuesday, the second consecutive day of loss, with BSE Sensex down 69.56 points at 28743.32 and NSE Nifty down 17.10 points at 8879.60.

Emirates to unveil enhanced A380 onboard lounge at ITB Berlin

Feb 28, 2017, at 09:19 pm

Kolkata, Feb 28 (IBNS): Emirates, Skytrax’s World’s Best Airline 2016, on Tuesday said it will launch a series of new cabin products and enhancements in 2017 for both its A380 and Boeing 777 fleet.

All-India bank strike may impact transactions over Rs one lakh crore: ASSOCHAM

Feb 28, 2017, at 08:53 pm

New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS): Apex industry body ASSOCHAM has urged the state-owned bank unions to drop the day-long strike as it may impact banking transactions worth up to Rs 1.3 lakh crore including forex and paper clearing.

Tata Power’s generation capacity up by 8 per cent in Q3 FY17

Feb 28, 2017, at 08:52 pm

Kolkata/ Mumbai, Feb 28 (IBNS): Tata Power, India's largest integrated power company, on Tuesday announced that the company’s generation capacity increased by more than 8 per cent in Q3 FY17 as compared to Q3 FY16.

‘Amaar Kolkata’ metro to now have dedicated ‘Ola Zones’

Feb 28, 2017, at 08:47 pm

Kolkata, Feb 28 (IBNS): Ola, India’s most popular mobile app for transportation today announced its exclusive partnership with Kolkata Metro, India’s first Metro Railway and one of the most popular modes of public transport in the city of joy.

MyHonda connected car platform leverages IoT from Cisco Jasper and Bright Box to deliver customized driving services

Feb 28, 2017, at 08:20 pm

Barcelona, Feb 28 (IBNS): Honda is leveraging IoT solutions from Cisco Jasper® and Bright Box to deliver the MyHonda Connected Car platform, which provides a suite of powerful services that enhances the driving experience.

Consumers can avail cashless home services with FreeCharge

Feb 28, 2017, at 08:07 pm

National, Feb 28 (IBNS): FreeCharge, India’s leading digital payments platform and Housejoy, a leading provider in the home services space on Tuesday announced their partnership.

GST to be implemented from July 1

Feb 28, 2017, at 08:04 pm

New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS): The Goods and Services Tax will come to effect from July 1, officials said.

Tata Sons, DOCOMO reach agreement in principle on payment of LCIA arbitration award

Feb 28, 2017, at 08:01 pm

Mumbai, Feb 28 (IBNS): Tata Sons on Tuesday announced that in the interests of putting an end to a dispute that had arisen with NTT DOCOMO, Japan, and in the larger national interest of preserving a fair investment environment in India, it has reached an agreement with NTT DOCOMO on a joint approach to enable enforcement of the 22nd June, 2016, London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) award.

Saudi Telecom Company and Cisco sign managed services agreement to drive network capabilities for Digital Era

Feb 28, 2017, at 08:00 pm

Barcelona, Feb 28 (IBNS): At Mobile World Congress, Saudi Telecom Company (STC) and Cisco announced that they have signed a three-year managed services agreement to transform STC’s core network and operations, and prepare it for the digital era.

Cisco and Reliance Jio build world’s largest all-IP digital services platform

Feb 28, 2017, at 06:47 pm

Barcelona, Feb 28 (IBNS): Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. (“Jio”) is collaborating with Cisco to further expand Jio’s existing multi-terabit capacity, first All-IP converged network.

Kokuyo Camlin unveils funky stationery products for kids

Feb 28, 2017, at 06:31 pm

Mumbai, Feb 28 (IBNS): Kokuyo Camlin Ltd (formerly known as Camlin Ltd), a premier and pioneer stationery and art marketer, has recently launched some really funky and innovative products for school children.

Vodafone launches GigaTV with Cisco

Feb 28, 2017, at 06:27 pm

Barcelona, Feb 28 (IBNS): Consumers in Germany can now access a vast selection of channels and video-on-demand (VoD) offers via GigaTV, a next-generation cloud video service from Vodafone Germany, developed by Cisco. The service is accessible through a TV set-top box or smartphone and tablet applications.

Snapdeal launches GST Guru initiative to train sellers on GST roll out

Feb 28, 2017, at 06:17 pm

New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS): Snapdeal, India’s largest online marketplace, on Tuesday announced the launch of GST Guru, a program which will include a range of initiatives to help prepare the sellers on its platform for the impending GST reforms, expected to roll out this July.

Tata Steel’s First Greenfield Ferro-Chrome Plant in India at Gopalpur starts production

Feb 28, 2017, at 06:14 pm

Bhubaneswar/ Kolkata, Feb 28 (IBNS): The recently commissioned ferro-chrome plant of Tata Steel at Gopalpur Industrial Park in Ganjam district of Odisha, has achieved a major milestone with the first ever production of ferro-chrome on February 25, 2017, with compliance to all technical parameters.

Cinépolis India wins ‘Best Marketing Campaign of the Year’ award at Making of Developed India awards 2017

Feb 28, 2017, at 05:22 pm

New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS): Cinépolis, India’s 1st international and World’s 4th largest movie theatre circuit has bagged the ‘Best Marketing Campaign of the Year’ award at the Making of Developed India awards 2017.

Apollo Munich Health Insurance expands its bancassurance channel with Dena Bank

Feb 28, 2017, at 04:07 am

New Delhi, Feb 27 (IBNS): Leading standalone health insurer, Apollo Munich Health Insurance is expanding its footprint across the country with its latest bancassurance tie up with state-owned Dena Bank, to distribute customized health insurance and personal accident policies to the bank's 20 million customers nationwide.

Tata Power's Community Development initiative aids towards social upliftment of 136 villages

Feb 28, 2017, at 02:46 am

Mumbai/Kolkata, Feb 27 (IBNS): Tata Power has reached out to 136 villages under its Social Capital and Infrastructure initiative-Sanrachna, by creating 702 Self Help Groups that benefited over 84,502 people across locations.

Lubrizol and Finolex Industries Limited join hands in India

Feb 28, 2017, at 01:34 am

Guwahati, Feb 27 (IBNS): The Lubrizol Corporation, inventors and the largest manufacturers of CPVC compound worldwide and Finolex Industries Limited, the PVC pipes and fittings manufacturer in India, on Monday announced the signing of FlowGuard (R) Processor agreement for the manufacturing and sale of Finolex FlowGuard (R) Plus pipes and fittings in India.

TCS recognized as 'BPO Firm of the Year' at prestigious industry honors

Feb 28, 2017, at 12:51 am

Hungary/Kolkata, Feb 27 (IBNS): Tata Consultancy Services, a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, has won the highly coveted 'BPO Firm of the Year' category at this year's 5th annual CEE Shared Services and Outsourcing Awards ceremony in Warsaw.

Tata Steel's Noamundi Iron Mine bags Overall Performance Award in the MEMC Week

Feb 28, 2017, at 12:49 am

Kolkata, Feb 27 (IBNS): Tata Steel Noamundi Iron Mine (NIM) bagged the first prize in the Overall Performance category in the 17th Mines Environment and Mineral Conservation (MEMC) week organized under the aegis of Indian Bureau of Mines (IBM), Kolkata Region held on Saturday.

Indian market snaps its six-day winning streak on Monday

Feb 27, 2017, at 10:42 pm

Mumbai, Feb 27 (IBNS): Indian equity benchmarks breached their six-day winning streak on Monday with BSE Sensex down 80.09 points to 28,812.88 and NSE Nifty down 42.80 points to 8,896.70.