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15 May 2017

India

Massive Stents scam- Indians looted of crores!

Even as stent manufacturers claim huge losses due to recent price controls, shocking statistics tell another tale: apparently, stents in India were among the most expensive, more than US, UK, Germany and Italy.

15 May 2017

India

Content on-the-go: Now stream movies, shows on Indian Railways!

Indian Railways is going the distance to make trains journeys fun for passengers: it is now rolling out a content-on-demand service, which will let people stream their favorite movies and TV shows while travelling.

15 May 2017

India

Indian millennials are now raking smart money via p2p lending

The future belongs to millennials. According to a 2013-14 economic survey, by 2021, 64% of India's working age population will be within the age group of 20-35 and they will fuel India's meteoric economic growth.

14 May 2017

Facebook

Mark Zuckerberg, the man behind a social media empire

The world is on social media and Facebook is ruling the roost with Instagram in the foray; the circle is complete.

14 May 2017

India

Cancer drug gets embroiled in the prevailing Indian pharma conflict

Indian pharma is currently waging a war against Roche, a Swiss-based pharma major that has monopoly over a cancer drug, which can be provided at a much cheaper rate.

14 May 2017

Bitcoin

Initial currency offering (ICO), bypassing traditional hiccups with modern-day currency

More often than not, modern-day enterprises seeking funds for projects tend to get embroiled in the tedious regulations and cumbersome procedures mandated by the banks or venture capitalists.

14 May 2017

India

CSO modifies base year for IIP, adds relevant items

The new base year for all-India Index of Industrial Production (IIP) has been revised from 2004-05 to 2011-12.

13 May 2017

Fiat

Fiat Chrysler recalls 1 million pickup trucks due to software-glitch

Recalls are now becoming more of a common attribute in major firms than the rarity they should be.

13 May 2017

H-1B Visa

IT bubble has not burst yet, but it's certainly leaking

The IT sector has its hands full this year with sub-standard performance; muted growth and Trump's H-1B visa policy eating into profits.

13 May 2017

India

India ranks 26 in ease of getting electricity

India moved up to the 26th spot in the global electricity accessibility rankings of the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business index.

12 May 2017

India

Reliance Infra wins Rs. 2950 crore in arbitration against DMRC

The Delhi Airport Metro Express Private Limited, an arm of Reliance Infrastructure has been awarded Rs. 2950 crore in an arbitration settlement against DMRC.

12 May 2017

India

Modi's magic pulls India's infra sector back from the mire

It appears, that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's endeavors to kick-start the country's infrastructural projects are finally bearing fruits.

12 May 2017

Boeing

New Boeing 737 MAX's tests flights halted over engine issue

US aerospace major Boeing has temporarily halted its new 737 MAX aircraft's test flights over potential engine problems.

12 May 2017

India

Amazon Great Indian Sale: The best deals and offers

The Amazon Great Indian Sale is back, and with it, a range of offers for its customers.

12 May 2017

Tamil Nadu

Layoffs in IT sector- Time for trade unions?

The recent layoffs within the IT industry have made employees wary of their job security and now a faction of the disgruntled workers have filed a petition against the IT firms via The Forum for IT employees (FITE).

12 May 2017

India

Online gaming is now witnessing strong growth and risky bets

The Indian online gaming industry is throttling ahead in full gusto and will be growing at a steady pace of 20% to become a $1billion industry by 2021 from the $360 million it makes now.

12 May 2017

Infosys

IT industry is in disarray, as layoff panic hits employees

The IT sector is currently going through a retrenchment drive to let go of "underperformers", an exercise which would result in 56,000 engineers losing their jobs, according to Mint.

11 May 2017

Kerala

SBI clarifies on revised charges: Only for "buddy customers"

SBI issued a clarification in the wake of widespread panic and condemnation after its announcement of revised service charges, including exorbitant ATM charges.

11 May 2017

Renault

Renault Duster fails safety test conducted by Global NCAP

Global New Car Assessment Programme (Global NCAP) has released the crash test results of both Renault Duster basic and of the optional driver airbag version.

10 May 2017

India

Grammarly gets $110m funding, India pushes for regional content

Being a grammar Nazi is apparently a big business as Grammarly which aims to provide "mistake-free writing every time", managed to secure a massive $110m funding from venture capital firms.

10 May 2017

Walt Disney

Walt Disney soars on a "tale as old as time"

Walt Disney's profits managed to take a leap of 11% riding on the success of their new live-action version of Beauty and the Beast and increased attendance at the firm's theme parks and resorts.

10 May 2017

Apple Pay

Alipay wages war against Apple Pay for US market

In a move to expand to the international market, Alipay, operated by Ant Financial, has sealed a deal with First Data, giving it access to four million retail partners and will now compete with the likes of Apple Pay.

10 May 2017

Bharti Airtel

Airtel's sees a 72% decline in Q4 profits

Bharti Airtel's Q4 profit for the financial year 2016-2017 saw a massive 72% slump compared to profits from the same period in the last year.

10 May 2017

India

Godrej Consumer Products now has Nisaba Godrej at the helm

The reins of Godrej Group's crown jewel, Godrej Consumer Products, have been passed on from industrialist Adi Godrej to her daughter Nisaba Godrej, who earlier was the executive director of the company.

09 May 2017

Samsung

Oppo wants to invest in Indian start-ups to topple Samsung

Oppo might have lost the top-smartphone-seller tag in China to Huawei in the first quarter but that doesn't mean it's going to stop anytime soon.

09 May 2017

India

MobiKwik may get $100 million funding from BlackRock and others

MobiKwik, which competes with firms such as Paytm and FreeCharge in digital payments space, is now going to get a big boost in its endeavors.

09 May 2017

Facebook

Google and Facebook are leading the online advertisement revolution

The world is on the Internet and, therefore, the advertisements are following suit.

08 May 2017

India

Royal Enfield and Ducati, a love story for bikers

Rumors have surfaced suggesting that the Indian firm Royal Enfield is eyeing Italian superbike maker Ducati for a possible acquisition.

08 May 2017

India

Amazon Canada lists for sale 'distorted Indian map'

E-commerce platform Amazon invited the wrath of the Delhi BJP wing over a distorted map of India being sold on their Canada portal.

08 May 2017

Mahatma Gandhi

Indians are at the helm of UK's rich list

Brexit might be a scary term for political analysts, but it appears to be the very premise, on which a new batch of billionaires has surfaced.

06 May 2017

Cancer

Johnson & Johnson to pay $110mn over talcum cancer-link

A US court has ordered Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to pay over $100 million to a woman who claimed she developed ovarian cancer after using its talcum powder for decades.

05 May 2017

Qualcomm

Qualcomm seeks to ban iPhone imports into the US

On April 28th, 2017, Apple stopped paying royalties to Qualcomm.

05 May 2017

India

Dear Arnab, the Republic of India doesn't need a messiah

Come 6th May and it doesn't matter if the nation wants or doesn't want to know, Arnab Goswami will resurface from his long sabbatical to tell the nation, what he thinks that the nation should know.

04 May 2017

Asia

Apple has $256.8 billion in its cash reserve doing zilch

For a company that started in a garage, Apple has come a long way and now its financial reports show that it has a $256.8 billion cash stockpile, sitting comfortably in its accounts.

04 May 2017

India

Sachin Tendulkar's SRT Android phone is out

Sachin Tendulkar's Android phone, called SRT (Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar) has been released in India. The phone has been made and sold by Smartron, an IoT start-up in which Tendulkar is a strategic investor.

04 May 2017

Apple

iPhone sales drop just before 10th anniversary

The iPhone turns 10 this year in June.

03 May 2017

India

Hyundai online car bookings now open!

Buying cars in India is now only a click away with Hyundai opening bookings through its portal www.Hyundai.co.in.

03 May 2017

Flipkart

Flipkart's acquisition brings along mixed fortunes for Indian e-commerce space

Consolidation in e-commerce might bode well for giants but now things get divided into a series of pros and cons for the consumers when the options start to thin out.

02 May 2017

India

State Bank of India slashes rates by 50 basis points

The country's largest lender, State Bank of India, has slashed its interest rates by up to 50 basis points (bps) for various maturities to ward off high-cost deposits.

SC to Unitech: We cannot entertain a defaulter

Unitech is grasping straws at the moment to get rid of multiple charges of money laundering and fraud, that has been brought against the embattled real estate firm.