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Retail
Samara-Amazon acquires Kumar Mangalam Birla's More retail chain
Samara-Amazon acquires Kumar Mangalam Birla's More retail chain
Amazon has acquired 49% of More stores which will be critical for its omni-channel strategy.


Retail
Here is Why Retailers are Embracing Omnichannel Marketing in a Big Way
Here is Why Retailers are Embracing Omnichannel Marketing in a Big Way
In India, retailers are increasingly adopting a multi-channel marketing strategy to increase their visibility and keep customers engaged


Retail
CAIT writes to Prabhu over plans to change draft e-comm policy
CAIT writes to Prabhu over plans to change draft e-comm policy
The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has highly objected to the media reports pertaining to government considering dropping of e-commerce policy.


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Telecom
Average spend on smartphones in India rises 30% in 2 years: Report

The report found that the engagement level of users with these devices also increased depending on the price of handsets


Telecom
5G is not just another G, signals a paradigm shift: Telecom Secretary

"5G is not just another G but it actually signals a larger shift , paradigm shift. The promise that it holds is the fabric of connectivity we have t..


Telecom
Jio, Airtel among four companies bidding for Aircel's fibre assets

Aircel has an underground fibre cable business of more than 15,000 km


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India's richest man's plan to revolutionize its telecom industry with cheap data seems to be working

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Finance
Indian economy might topple US by 2050, but workforce quality remains concern

India Business News: Global power, economic and strategic, is shifting eastwards. The region is home to three of the world's four largest economies and by 2025 two-thirds


Finance
Blackstone makes all-cash offer for PNB Housing Finance

"Blackstone is the only bidder to have expressed its intention to pay an all-cash deal to buy out PNB Housing Finance," said a source close to the development.


Finance
Investors lose ₹2.72 trillion in two days of market fall

Led by the sharp fall in stocks, the market capitalisation (m-cap) of BSE-listed companies plunged ₹2,72,549.15 crore to ₹1,53,64,470 crore since Friday


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Sebi approves KYC norms for FPIs, new settlement mechanism

Sebi has approved a proposal to allow foreign investors to trade in commodity derivatives market, except for sensitive commodities




Food/FMCG
Cinthol Launches All New Mens Grooming Range Of Products Unveils New Tagline Of Cinthol Brand 'Alive Looks For Awesome Men...

  By Sachin Murdeshwar Mumbai : Godrej Consumer Products (GCPL) has launched eight new products in the Rs 1,200-crore men's grooming category through its brand Cinthol. The company, which will target tier I and II cities, has launched an innovative product line that includes combination products such as face wash and shaving cream, face wash […]


Food/FMCG
Markets reel for third day on macro valuation worries FMCG bank stocks weigh

Stocks spiralled lower for the third straight session Wednesday as wary investors pared their portfolios even as the rupee staged a recovery and global equities shrugged off the US-China trade tension



Software
Double Digit Growth For Indian IT Will Come Sooner Than You Think: JPMorgan's Ravi Shankar

JPMorgan India sees the Indian I.T companies at the cusp of a transition from legacy to digital, and as legacy companies grow smaller, Indian I.T could see double digit growth in the next twelve months.“All the mid-cap companies are growing in double digits. Hexaware, Mphasis, L&T Infotech, L&T Technology Services--all of these are growing between 12 and 15 percent,” Ravi Shankar, MD, Investment Banking at JPMorgan India told BloombergQuint at the sidelines of the India Investor Summit 2018.


Software
Rajiv Bansal files caveat in civil court against Infosys

Bansal, who bagged an Rs 17.38 cr severance package, had initiated arbitration proceedings in April 2017.


Software
Alibaba ready to comply with Govt policy on data localisation

Chinese conglomerate Alibaba, which has investments in several Indian companies including Paytm, Zomato and BigBasket, has no issues with the Central Government's mandate of data localisation for e-co


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Ecommerce
Walmart to buy Flipkart ESOPs worth $800 m

Flipkart has announced in a letter to current employees that they will be allowed to liquidate their employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs) at $126-128 a unit, depending on the charges applicable.


Ecommerce
Foreign ecommerce companies rush to register for GST in all states

Under the provisions, notified entities have to deduct up to 1% state GST and 1% central GST on intrastate supplies of over Rs 2.5 lakh.


Ecommerce
Netflix's next big consumer score? It might be India

Where could Netflix's next big consumer market be? A Guggenheim analyst says India is poised for growth.


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CAIT writes to Prabhu over plans to change draft e-comm policy

The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has highly objected to the media reports pertaining to government considering dropping of e-commerce policy.



Digital
Facebook, Google and other global tech firms gear up to fight India's planned data law

INDIA-Global tech firms gear up to fight India's planned data law


Digital
Panel suggests board to oversee digital payments industry

An inter-ministerial committee has submitted a report to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley along with the draft bill and sought consolidation and amendment of the laws relating to payments


Digital
The India #insta story

Millennials are increasingly deciding where the money goes in India, the world's third-largest market by purchasing power. And, they are increasingly making those decisions based on social media – Instagram in particular.


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India faces most cybersecurity threats in Asia-Pacific: Cisco

The Cisco cybersecurity report finds that 56% of the investigated alerts in India turn out to be false, adding to the burden of existing security defenders who need to ensure that they are working on the right alerts




Franchise
India's largest hotel chain OYO to expand into Britain

Starting its operations with four properties in London that would offer about 80 rooms, OYO plans to take the number to more than 5,000 rooms by 2020.


Franchise
IGL to set up 60 CNG stations, give 2 lakh connections in FY19

Indraprastha Gas Limited with 452 CNG stations in Delhi, Noida, Greater Noida, Ghaziabad and Rewari, has started to give the franchise to dealers who own lands.


Franchise
KIDZEE Felicitates Teaching and Non-teaching Staff From Mumbai for Their Outstanding Performance

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HR
APAC staff want individual recognition more than team rewards

This is most important to staff from India, Thailand, and Indonesia, while least important to those from Malaysia, Australia, and Hong Kong.


HR
Government appoints MDs, CEOs in 10 nationalised banks; 5 from SBI alone

India Business News: They are among 10 MDs and CEOs of state-owned banks whose appointments were approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Mini


HR
LinkedIn report says India among top 3 countries in artificial intelligence skills

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Kamal Haasan hires Trump advisor to aid party

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Logistics
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Logistics
Pay daily or we'll turn off fuel supply: Oil companies to Air India

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Logistics
Fly cheap but buy meals on board under Jet Airways' new economy fares for domestic flights

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Construction
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Construction
In cheer for homebuyers, anti-profiteering body asks Pyramid Infratech to pass on GST benefits

Over 100 home owners, who had bought residential units under the Haryana affordable housing policy in 2013, had approached the NAA alleging that Pyramid Infratech had not passed on the GST benefits to them


Construction
Mahindra Lifespace eyes stressed realty assets

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Marketing
Mastercard ropes in Mahendra Singh Dhoni as its brand ambassador to accelerate digital payments in India

Earlier this year, Mastercard launched a successful marketing campaign featuring Irrfan Khan


Marketing
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Marketing
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Politics
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Politics
Indian-Origin Doctor Alleges "Unconscious Racism" In UK Health Service
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Politics
Aircel-Maxis Case: Complete Investigation In 3 Months, Probe Agency Told
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Sports
Vijay Hazare Trophy: Shahbaz Nadeem breaks List A record with astonishing 8/10
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Sports
Real Madrid stroll past AS Roma, Sergio Ramos tops Champions League booking table
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Sports
Classy Paul Pogba steers Manchester United to 3-0 win at BSC Young Boys
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Entertainment
American Horror Story: Apocalypse Episode 2: Rubber Men and Robots?!
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Entertainment
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Entertainment
America's Got Talent Season 13 Names a Winner
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Work
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Work
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To begin with, Tata Motors and Mahindra are vying for visibility.


Work
Jack Ma built Alibaba into a big family. He should now break it up into many smaller companies
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Life
Indians are fast losing faith in Modi's economy
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Economic confidence in India fell by 27 percentage points from 2017 to 2018, Pew survey shows.


Life
Without the support of their fans, a sports team is 20% more likely to lose
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An economics research paper provides the first empirical evidence on the effect of moral support on performance in a natural competitive environment.


Life
More infants died in India last year than in Pakistan, China, and Ethiopia put together
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This is despite the steady progress the country has made in arresting infant mortality.


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All around the world, a lot of people think their economic future is bleak
All around the world, a lot of people think their economic future is bleak
In the majority of countries surveyed by Pew Research Center, most people said children will grow up to be worse off than their parents.




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