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Wipro's profit jumps to 8 percent in Q3

Jan 19, 2015, at 04:35 pm

Mumbai, Jan 19 (IBNS): India’s third largest outsourcer Wipro reported a consolidated profit of Rs 2,193 crore on consolidated sales of Rs 12,085 crore for the three months ended December 31, 2014, media reports said.

Water for the future

Jan 18, 2015, at 05:07 am

Zaragoza, Spain, Jan 17 (IBNS) The three day session of 2015 UN-Water Annual International Conference comes to an end in Zaragoza, Spain, on Saturday.

GreatWhite Global introduces home and building automation system in Kolkata

Jan 18, 2015, at 05:07 am

Kolkata, Jan 17 (IBNS): Taking forward its strategic partnership with Italian major VIMAR S.p.A, GreatWhite Global Pvt Ltd, one of India’s pioneers in the electrical sector, today introduces new range of innovative and intuitive technology of the home and building automation systems in Kolkata.

Government has no Intention to Privatise Either Railways or Coal India: FM

Jan 18, 2015, at 05:05 am

New Delhi, Jan 17 (IBNS) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley assured the representatives of various Trade Unions that the Government has no intention to privatise either railways or Coal India.

GP Tronics inaugurates new solar power plant

Jan 17, 2015, at 06:08 am

Kolkata, Jan 16 (IBNS): Solar power manufacturer and the channel partner of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), GP Tronics on Friday inaugurated their new semi-automatic solar inverter manufacturing plant in Kolkata.

Datsun Go+ Compact Family Wagon launched

Jan 17, 2015, at 05:38 am

Kolkata, Jan 16 (IBNS): Datsun India has launched its new offering Datsun GO+, a sub-4 meter Compact Family Wagon with a spacious interior and flexible three-row seating.

Electrosteel leverages Microsoft Cloud to reduce IT cost by more than 50%

Jan 17, 2015, at 05:36 am

New Delhi /Kolkata, Jan 16 (IBNS): Pipeline solutions provider Electrosteel Limited has reduced their IT cost by more than 50 percent and improved collaboration amongst its 1,200-strong workforce across two group companies (Electrosteel Castings Ltd. and Electrosteel Steels Ltd.) by deploying Microsoft Office 365.

Indian market forcast

Jan 17, 2015, at 05:09 am

Nifty Future opened on a positive note and saw some intraday correction in earlier part of the week but mid week Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) surprise announcement of a cut in its main lending rate viz. the repo rate by 25 basis points helped it to attain its highest closing level in more than six weeks getting help from factors like RBI’s surprise announcement of a rate cut which led to rally in rate sensitive sectors like realty, auto and bank stocks which helped Maruti, Yes bank, Axis bank scaled fresh new highs and good third quarter numbers declared from Yes bank and TCS.

BALCO to start new power plant in Chhattisgarh

Jan 17, 2015, at 04:43 am

Raipur, Jan 16 (IBNS): Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO), a subsidiary of Vedanta's SSLT announced that it has received approval from the state government of Chhattisgarh, to start a 1,200 megawatts (MW) captive power plant (4 units of 300 MW each).

Punj Lloyd builds 1.2 MWp solar rooftop power plants in Chandigarh

Jan 17, 2015, at 04:23 am

Chandigarh, Jan 16 (IBNS) A 200 kWp SPV Grid Interactive multi rooftop single point integration power plant, designed and commissioned by EPC conglomerate Punj Lloyd was inaugurated on Thursday by Chandigarh Renewable Energy Science and Technology Promotional Society (CREST) at the Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) Complex in Chandigarh, taking Punj Lloyd’s cumulative installed solar energy capacity to over 1.2 MWp in Chandigarh.

West Bengal is the largest seller base in the east: Flipkart

Jan 17, 2015, at 04:22 am

Bangalore, Jan 15 (IBNS): West Bengal is the largest seller hub for Flipkart in the eastern part of the country. 2014 saw the seller base grow by 10-15% in this region, the company said in a statement.

Jet Airways introduces zero penalty fee for online cancellations with 24 hrs of booking

Jan 17, 2015, at 04:02 am

Mumbai, Jan 16 (IBNS): Jet Airways, India's premier international airline, has introduced a new initiative 'Zero Penalty Fee' for changes or cancellations within 24 hours of bookings made on www.jetairways.com.

Sensex above 28,000 mark

Jan 17, 2015, at 01:58 am

Mumbai, Jan 16 (IBNS): The market closed on a high note on Friday with the Sensex crossing the 28000 mark.

Petrol, diesel prices reduced

Jan 17, 2015, at 01:40 am

New Delhi, Jan 16 (IBNS): Petrol and diesel prices were reduced on Friday, reports said.

Jaitley pitches for long term agri investment

Jan 16, 2015, at 10:03 pm

New Delhi, Jan 16 (UNI) Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday stressed the need for long term investment in agriculture for meeting the food related demands of the country in the future.

BALCO gets state nod to commence new power plant

Jan 16, 2015, at 09:35 pm

Raipur, Jan 16 (IBNS) Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO), a subsidiary of Vedanta’s SSLT, announced that it has received approval from the state government of Chhattisgarh, to start a 1,200 megawatts (MW) captive power plant (4 units of 300 MW each).

Tata Motors launches 'Tata SKOOLMAN' Telematics service

Jan 16, 2015, at 05:26 am

New Delhi/Kolkata, Jan 15 (IBNS): Tata Motors on Thursday launched 'Tata SKOOLMAN', a telematics based tracking solution, aimed at addressing pressing concerns over student safety during school bus travel.

Emirates increases capacity on Chicago route

Jan 16, 2015, at 03:45 am

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IBNS): Emirates, a global connector of people and places, will be able to connect even more people with Chicago on May 1 when it switches from its Boeing 777-200LR currently operating the route to a larger Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, adding passenger capacity.

Vodafone India to provide value proposition across iPhone range

Jan 16, 2015, at 03:38 am

Mumbai, Jan 15 (IBNS): Telecommunications service provider Vodafone India on Thursday announced a value proposition across entire range of iPhone models with fully loaded plans on EMIs.

RBI's decision on repo rate was a very strong trigger for the market: Gadia

Jan 16, 2015, at 02:17 am

Mumbai, Jan 15 (IBNS) : CapitalVia Global Research Limited founder and CEO Rohit Gadia on Thursday said the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s move to reduce the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 25 basis points from 8.0 per cent to 7.75 per cent was a very strong trigger for the market.

AVJ Group welcomes RBI's move to cut repo rate by 25 basic points

Jan 16, 2015, at 02:14 am

Mumbai, Jan 15 (IBNS): AVJ Group CMD Vinay Jain on Thursday welcomed the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s move to reduce the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 25 basis points from 8.0 per cent to 7.75 per cent.

Finance Ministry welcomes cut in repo rate

Jan 15, 2015, at 08:41 pm

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IBNS) The Ministry of Finance on Thursday said the 25 basis point repo rate cut announced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) was a welcome move.

RBI surprises with repo rate cut by 25 basic points

Jan 15, 2015, at 04:48 pm

Mumbai, Jan 15 (IBNS): With inflation showing signs of easing, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday reduced the policy repo rate under the liquidity adjustment facility (LAF) by 25 basis points from 8.0 per cent to 7.75 per cent with immediate effect.

Bookmycab.com launches safety feature 'SOS button'

Jan 15, 2015, at 04:39 am

Kolkata, Jan 14 (IBNS): Bookmycab.com on Wednesday announced that they have introduced the 'SOS' button on their mobile app.

Infosys announces USD 250 million fund to support Indian start-ups

Jan 15, 2015, at 03:49 am

New Delhi, Jan 14 (IBNS): Infosys, a leader in consulting, technology, outsourcing and next-generation services, on Wednesday announced the creation of a USD 250 million (INR 1,550 Crore) 'Innovate in India Fund' from its recently expanded Innovation Fund.

Honda launches road safety awareness drive

Jan 15, 2015, at 03:49 am

New Delhi, Jan 14 (IBNS): Starting 'National Road Safety Week 2015' on a positive note, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI) has kick-started its nation-wide road safety awareness initiatives to ride home the message of road safety to people across India.

UAE Exchange India launches six branches in Bangalore

Jan 15, 2015, at 03:17 am

Bangalore, Jan 14 (IBNS): UAE Exchange India, one of the leading players in financial services, on Wednesday launched six branches in Bangalore.

Idea crosses 150 million subscribers across India

Jan 15, 2015, at 03:15 am

Mumbai, Jan 14 (IBNS): Telecom operator Idea Cellular recorded over 150 million subscribers on its pan-India network as on Dec 31, 2014.

ICICI Bank India launches online account opening facility for NRIs in US

Jan 15, 2015, at 03:03 am

Mumbai Jan 14 (IBNS): Private sector bank ICICI Bank has announced the launch of a completely online account opening facility, for NRIs (Non Resident Indian) residing in the US.

Tata Power conferred CBIP Awards

Jan 15, 2015, at 02:54 am

Mumbai/ Kolkata, Jan 14 (IBNS): Integrated power company Tata Power has been conferred with the Central Board of Irrigation and Power (CBIP) Award for its 'Outstanding Performance in the Power Sector'.