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Airtel denies plans to exit Africa, says sale of operations to Orange will reduce debt

The two companies agreed to exclusive negotiations of a merger

India's mobile commerce revolution

An article in the 'Times of India' on April 6th ran the headline: 'Myntra to shut website from May 1.' To a casual observer, this statement might have seem

HC to hear plea against Maran bail tomorrow
During this shifting process, the accused illegally obtained another 363 high end connections under service category. The CBI has estimated the loss to exchequer at Rs 1,78,71,391.

Thanks to TRAI, Uninor breaks even for the first time

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Real Time News, IndiaUninor, the Indian brand of Telenor, has managed to break even at an operating level for the first time in India, thanks to the recent cut in termination charges by telecom regulator TRAI. TRAI had, about five months ago, cut termination charges (paid

Sebi busts billion-dollar 'tax evasion shops' in stock market

More than 900 entities have been banned from capital markets by Sebi and it has also referred these cases to the Income Tax Department

MakeMyTrip to pick 28% stake in HolidayIQ for $15M

India's top online travel agency MakeMyTrip will buy around 28 per cent stake in Indian travel community and holidays-planning recommendation engine HolidayIQ for $15 million (Rs 95 crore), it said on Wednesday.

RBI in overdrive to mop up liquidity in banking system
High level of liquidity is due to lower credit growth, increased government spending, and some dollar-forward position of RBI getting matured

Arcil to go slow in buying bank NPAs
Bad loan aggregator seeks to consolidate its current assets under management, arrange capital in next one year

Coca-Cola loses fizz, volume growth dips to single digits year on year
Unseasonal rains this year in the three months ended June impacted both Coca-Cola and PepsiCo, which had to cut back production with production cycles running only twothree days a week at least for a limited time.

Five takeaways from HUL's first quarter earnings
Consumption recovery is going to take a while—that's the key message from the company's latest earnings report

Mere suspicion about sub-standard food item enough for action: FSSAI

During last hearing, Nestle India had told the Bombay HC that a certain batch of its instant food product may have contained lead beyond permissible limit.

Domino's Pizza outlet's license suspended for 'below standard' sauce

License of a Domino's Pizza outlet at NH-24 in Amroha was suspended today by the authorities for allegedly supplying "below standard" sauce.

Investments in Internet Of Things will benefit most of the companies, says TCS study

Reliance Communications launches incubation projects to provide low cost infra for startups

The company is also planning to help Indian startups through incubation, under which it will provide low-cost cloud infrastructure..

Sanjoy Jalona, business head of 23% revenue at Infosys may join L&T Infotech as CEO

Sanjoy Jalona, Infosys' Executive Vice-President and global head, high-tech and man

Venture Capital firm Orios plans to raise another Rs 900 crore : Will invest in financial tech and B2B companies

The fund will have the option to raise up to Rs 1,200 crore, taking it in the league of larger VC firms like Kalaari Capital and Helion Venture Partners.

Ecommerce

Jabongs Q1 net loss widens to Rs 113.9 crore in the quarter from Rs 69.4 crore year-on-year; net revenue grows nearly 36% to Rs 199.2 crore

Rocket Internet, the parent company behind India-headquartered fashion-only e-commerce platform Jabong, has today released financial results for the quarter ending June 2015. And as far as Jabong goes, the fashion brand saw an impressive 36% growth in revenues and 10% increase in EBITDA as compared to the same quarter previous year.

Ecommerce

GoDaddy launches 'GoDaddy Online store' in India to help small and medium enterprises in the country to set up their own e-Commerce websites

GoDaddy today launched its 'GoDaddy Online store' in the country to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the country to set up their own e-Commerce websites.

Ecommerce

Reliance Retail appoints Sanjay Mehra as the chief executive for its fashion and lifestyle ecommerce business

Reliance Retail has appointed Sanjay Mehra as the chief executive for its fashion and lifestyle ecommerce business, the company revealed in an internal email to its employees.

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5 Secrets to grow your business fast as a franchise when youre planning your franchise model

As a franchisor, you'll want your franchisees to have a plan -- your plan -- in place.

Accenture to Scrap Performance Reviews: Will Indian IT Firms Follow?

On a day when Microsoft reported its biggest-ever quarterly loss and Apple disappointed analysts with its sales forecast, the attention of many IT employees and recruiters in India was firmly focused on Accenture.

Vishal Sikka brings Infosys back on growth path; Q1 profit up 5%

- Vishal Sikka, CEO and MD, Infosys Ltd, said, "We do want to acquire innovative companies, small ones. We are not interested in acquiring revenues or market-share. We want to acquire capabilities that will help us advance our strategic endeavors."

Companies in India create thousands of US jobs

"The 100 Indian-based companies surveyed for the study have made an aggregate $15.3 billion investment in their U.S. operations. That, in turn, has created

How smart wearables help boost employee productivity

The research also revealed that wearable technologies increase employee job satisfaction by 3.5 per cent, so there's a positive outlook for staff retention from this kind of technology as well.

TN Warehousing Corporation achieves new record; increases from 69% to 93% occupancy in the state

The Tamil Nadu Warehousing Corporation Limited has achieved 93 per cent in godown occupancy in the State, according to sources.The corporation's godown occupancy level was just 69 per cent in December 2014. The total ca

AMI giving Indian freight agents added import control by enabling ideal time optimisation of the arrival of imports
New service caters for virtually any commodity, except perishables, and users can choose between direct expedited service or an economy consolidated option.

India's 12 major ports added 71 MT capacity in PM Modi government's first year; equal to what has been achieved over a decade earlier

The capacity addition since the Modi government took charge is part of an ambitious port-led development strategy drawn up by the government.

SAIL's Rs 70000 crore modernisation programme complete, would boost capacity to 23 million tonnes per annum: Narendra Singh Tomar
The government has planned to invest Rs 1.25 lakh crore for next phase of expansion to achieve target of 50 MTPA from SAIL alone, he added.

Rising land prices create roadblocks for highway projects
To fast-track building of highways in tough terrains and border areas, National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation aims to award projects worth Rs 48,000 crore next fiscal. The NHIDCL is handling projects worth Rs 50,000 crore at

Lafarge's eastern India units maybe acquired by Heidelberg

German cement major Heidelberg, which is looking to ramp up its capacity in the country through acquisitions, is understood to have placed the highest bid for acquiring the units of Lafarge in eastern India.

Real estate firm officials in Gurgaon booked for cheating buyer
Senior management officials of a real estate firm have been booked for allegedly cheating a flat buyer out of Rs 65 lakh.

Some tips for NRIs who wish to invest in Indian real estate
Non-resident Indians (NRIs) and persons of Indian origin (PIOs) are entitled to investing in residential real estate in the country, as per guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India.

How Motorola roared back in India entirely on digital brand building : Case study

Rachna Lather, Head of Marketing, Motorola Mobility India, speaks about how Motorola's campaigns have helped bolster the consumer engagement factor for the brand

Has Hyundai just taken the premium game away from Maruti? : The price positioning of the Creta leaves little room for Maruti to position the S-Cross above the Hyundai product
The price positioning of the Creta leaves little room for Maruti to position the S-Cross above the Hyundai product

Mashable to launch in India by August : Report
The portal has joined hands with Zee Entertainment Enterprises promoted India.com

Ola, Uber expansion hits growth of autorickshaw aggregators : Report
Autorickshaw aggregators are striving hard to match the lower prices and driver incentives offered by their well-capitalized rivals

You always do this: Sonia slams Tharoor for speaking against Cong strategy in Parliament

Sonia Gandhi lashed out at Shashi Tharoor at a meeting of the party legislators on Wednesday.

All noise, no substance: Congress lacks real strategy to washout monsoon session

The Congress seems to have seriously erred in its monsoon session washout policy. It was successfully disrupting proceedings of both houses of Parliament, forcing repeated adjournments for second consecutive day, but the manner in which it chose to do so and subsequent events clearly reflected that it neither had a good strategy nor broad support of other parties in opposition.

Two wrongs don't make a right: Sushma Swaraj's Bagrodia defence only weakens her case

The problem is the indignant Sushma Swaraj does not realize that 'people who live in glass houses should not throw stones' applies equally to her. - Firstpost

L-G Jung's decision to annul Maliwal's appointment as DCW chief 'fully justified', says BJP

BJP on Wednesday welcomed Lieutenant Governor Najeeb Jung's decision to annul appointment of Swati Maliwal as chief of Delhi Commission for Women, terming it as "fully justified" and one keeping with spirit of Constitution.

Sangram Singh wins Commonwealth Heavyweight Championship, says hard work paid off

Sangram Singh defeated the the Canadian wrestler Joe Legend to become the Common Wealth Wrestling Champion.

Virat Kohli reveals 'the place where it all started'

Virat Kohli posted his selfie wearing a T-shirt of the West Delhi Cricket Academy, the 'place where it all started.'

Hockey legend Dhyan Chand to be honoured in British parliament

On behalf of Dhyan Chand, his son and former Indian hockey player Ashok Kumar will receive the award.

For Sri Lanka, unchanged Team India possibly

After one-off Test against Bangladesh, selectors likely to focus on continuity for Sri Lanka Test series.

AR Rahman yet to come on board for Priyadarshan's project: Producer Vijay

Producer Vijay says composer A.R. Rahman is yet to be approached to compose Priyadarshan movie's background score.

Salman Khan's 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' collects Rs 150 cr in five days of release

'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' box office collection: Salman Khan film has crossed the Rs 150 crore mark in just five days of its release.

French film 'The Big Day' showcases Anand Kumar's Super 30 success

Mathematician Anand Kumar's Super 30, acclaimed for helping students of deprived section to crack the prestigious IIT entrance examination, now features in a film made by famous French director Pascal Plisson.