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Digital Yahoo! teams up with Hyderabad-based startup on search technology Discovery platform Xploree allows users to search directly IBM DB2: Get a 90-day free trial, right away! Advt: Learn how the top brands are doing it. Digital marketing is evolving everyday. Keep up with the latest trends. Digital No more inventory, FabFurnish moves to become full-fledged marketplace Online shopping in India for home furniture, furnishings, decor & kitchenware at FabFurnish.com. ★60,000+ product ★0% EMI ★Free Assembly ★Safe Shipping Digital Why classifieds are the best way to get small businesses in India online? Snapdeal’s Shopo comes as evidence that many are focusing on using classifieds to get small and medium-sized business online. Will it work in India? Digital Online test-preparation website for govt exams MockBank gets Rs 2.5 crore in seed funding from Blume Ventures Singhal started MockBank in 2013 with ex-Sifi employee Ramesh Narayanan and Manesh Jain, a former employee of IBM. Digital Nihilent Technologies buys majority stake in ERP firm Intellect Bizware Intellect is one of the largest domestic SAP practices in India with over 200 employees. This is Nihilents second acquisition in the last 12 months. Retail Diwali prep: Flipkart, Amazon & Snapdeal expected to burn Rs 2000 crore in months leading to festival With Diwali approaching, ecommerce companies are getting ready for a big round of fireworks. Retail Disruption of valuation table: At $16 bn, startups like Flipkart beat listed companies IOC, Tata Motors This disruption of the valuation table is led by Flipkart which, at $16 billion, is worth more than the individual market capitalisation of over 99% of the 5,.. Retail Online grocery stores: Will customers continue to come once the freebies dry up? Online grocery stores are riding primarily on discounts. Will the customers continue to come once the freebies dry up? Retail Firms like Grofers and PepperTap urge retail partners to set-up exclusive warehouses Grofers said it has access to 23 dark stores in Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru and aims to have 50 in place by the end of this year. Telecom Reliance Jio asks smartphone vendors to make 4G phones in India Reliance has approached mobile handset makers Micromax, Lava, Karbonn, Intex, and Lenovo among others to partner on this project... Telecom Telecom equipment industry in Europe, Japan, United States and India 2015 market research reports published by leading research firm The Telecom Equipment market analysis is provided for the European Union markets including development trends, competitive landscape analysis, and key regions development status.   Telecom Indian telecom operators revenue in June quarter 2015   Telecom 'Messaging to become a new kind of operating system for mobile internet' We’ve collapsed everything under one brand — Hike. You'll see us drop the BSB (Bharti Softbank) brand very soon, too... Finance Anil Agrawal, Adanis & Ambani's lose the most in Modi regime Siddhartha Lal of Eicher group, Ruias & Lupin's Gupta top the list of net worth gainers Finance PM asks industry to take risk, invest; India Inc wants rate cut India Inc also wants more policy action to improve ease of doing business Finance Cash rich companies look safer bets Finance Jaiprakash Power Ventures sells the family silver The basic problem that remains for the firm is that it will have presumably Rs20,000 crore of debt still on its books and will need to figure out a way to service that debt Food/FMCG Hindustan Unilever to sell Modern Bakery as part of its strategy to exit non-core businesses The deal includes sale and transfer of the brand and business that currently has six own operating manufacturing units and a network of franchisees across India Food/FMCG PM Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan doubles toilet cleaner sales The toilet cleaners segment, which was growing at 3-6% in the past few years, has seen a sudden surge of 10-12% growth in quarterly sales. Food/FMCG FMCG giant Reckitt Benckiser, Hindustan Unilever slug it out in Swachh Bharat drive RB, HUL have high stakes in PM Narendra Modi's clean India initiative as they believe they can drive change in con sumer behaviour through the programme. Food/FMCG Cornitos owner enters ready-to-eat segment with taco shells GreenDot Health Foods, known for its flagship brand Cornitos, has recently entered the ready-to-eat segment with the launch of taco shells. Software Siemens plans to add 4,000 jobs in India : Will be investing 1 billion Euro Make in India is great, but ‘make it happen in India is even greater. Make it happen in India is more than manufacturing, says Kaeser. Software Wipro poaches another TCS executive : TCS' Dave Chopra to head global infrastructure business Infrastructure services business contributes nearly $2 billion, or about Rs 13,200 crore, of annual revenues to the Bengaluru-based IT major. Software On-demand beauty service startups pick up funding and expand in urban India : Will they be making it big? The on-demand phenomenon is catching on in India with various startups evangelising different niche services in the hyperlocal space. Right from grocery and handyman services to salons, everything in metros is now accessible on-the-go. To capture the fledgling USD five-billion beauty service segment, six startups have emerged in the last eight months Software Government's efforts to turn Northeast India into a BPO hub falls flat : Very few firms show interest The initiative received just one proposal, from Kolkata-based IKF Technologies, for a 300-seat centre, while the target was 5,000 seats. Ecommerce Flipkart in talks to acquire stake in MapmyIndia; may shell out around $60 million or Rs 400 crore for a majority stake in the New Delhi-based company The sources said that Flipkart could shell out around $60 million or Rs 400 crore for a majority stake in the New Delhi-based company. Ecommerce Sequoia Capital looking to raise $800 million for its fifth India-focussed fund taking its total assets under management to a whopping $3 billion Silicon Valley's toptier venture capital (VC) fund Sequoia Capital is looking to raise $800 million, or Rs 5,050 crore, for its fifth India-focused fund, taking its total assets under management to $3 billion. Ecommerce Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal expected to burn Rs 2,000 crore in months leading to Diwali Cash-rich biggies such as Flipkart, Amazon and Snapdeal, as well as smaller startups, are expected to together burn Rs 2,000 crore... Franchise The process that made ‘all-day McDonald's breakfast’ go from a pipe dream to a national reality The fast-food chain will roll out breakfast nationally on Oct. 6. Franchise Franchisee Journey: From Occupational therapist and web designer couple to Beef Jerky Outlet franchisees Steven and Dana Crane's only regret about becoming franchisees is that they didn't take the plunge sooner. HR Top 10 stress–free high paying jobs in India There is a universal myth that the higher the pay, the greater the stress. That's not always the case as there are several careers with lucrative pay-cheques HR Samsung to cut 10000 jobs at headquarters The move follows various missteps in key markets, including smartphones, that have seen an incredible $44 billion wiped off the company's valuation. HR Get top faculty, end global craze: Smriti Union human resources development minister Smriti Irani asked Indian universities to have world-class infrastructure and faculties to match the caliber of top global higher education institutes so that the craze of studying in foreign universities could be minimized. HR Transgenders seek quota, jobs, homes and toilets Logistics Air India, British Airways offer discounted fares; 15% off from India to USA valid for booking untill 20 Sept and 31st Dec British Airways announced lowering its ticket prices for limited period for economy class passengers travelling from India to airline's global destinations. Logistics Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines Invest Rs 500 crore in Vistara: Report SIA Chief Executive Goh Choon Phong and Tata Sons Chairman Cyrus Mistry met in Mumbai last month, an airline spokesperson said. Logistics Prepaid Payment Instrument For Mass Transit Systems Introduced; now travel cards loaded with travel fee can be issued by operators In the view of achieving the vision of less-cash society, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), on July 09, 2015, issued a circular RBI/2015-16/123, to bring under its regulations a new category of semi-closed Prepaid Payment Instruments. India Transport Singh & Associates 8 Sep 2015 Logistics App based cab booking cuts out parking fee; Snap blockade ends Kolkata airport parking fee confusion Pre-booked and luxury taxis staged a two-hour protest blockade at Kolkata airport in the early morning hours on Tuesday over alleged imposition of wrong parking norms. Construction Realty firms woo buyers with wider range of apartment sizes and lesser prices Retaining standard configurations, developers tweak apartment sizes and price them differently to position them as value-for-money options Construction Parsvnath Developers holds back residential launches; focuses on office projects The Delhi-based realty firm hasn’t launched a single project in the past 18 months Construction IVRCL to sell Rs1,000 crore assets to reduce debt Firm looks to sell three Tamil Nadu road projects to Tata Realty and a desalination plant to Dubai’s Utico by December Construction Domestic steel industry hampered by slowdown in Real Estate Steel mill owners estimate that demand from the realty sector has fallen by about 40% when compared with last year Marketing Rediff.com Opens Up for Native Advertising, Too Late? : Report Rediff.com India Ltd. (NASDAQ: REDF) an India-based internet company which delivers digital content and commerce services, now enables advertisers to place Native advertisements on its platform.   Marketing Mobile wallet companies to launch ad blitz : Report Operators including Paytm, Oxigen expected to spend Rs700 crore in the year to March on advertising, marketing Marketing Decoding SEM for Result Driven Digital Marketing : Report No brand or business can solely depend on organic search. No matter what is the quality and quantity of content generated, the process of getting ROI from organic search is slow and unpredictable. That is where SEM comes to rescue.   Marketing Payback adopts new brand positioning with 'Nothing is pointless' campaign The campaign has been launched on the digital and radio platforms. | Payback adopts new brand positioning with ‘Nothing is pointless’ campaign | Indian Television Dot Com Politics Twitter Goes Into Meltdown After Indian-Origin Student Appears On Sombre Quiz Show In Black Leather Vest BBC's 'University Challenge' is a show known for its serious approach to quizzing and the contestants traditionally dress in conservative pullovers, sensible shirts and dresses buttoned up to the neck Politics Sonia Gandhi to continue as Congress president, party polls pushed back by a year Sonia Gandhi will continue as the Congress president for up to one year after the party on Tuesday resolved to push back its internal polls by a year. Politics Verifying reports about killing of 20 Indians in Yemen: MEA Ministry of External Affairs tonight said it has no information about the reports that 20 Indians have been killed in Saudi-led strikes in Yemen. Politics Rakesh Maria, No Longer In Charge of Mumbai, Remains Chief of Sheena Bora Case In his removal as chief of the Mumbai police today, Rakesh Maria managed an enviable feat - an unexpected twist, so typical of the Sheena Bora murder investigation, which he has frontlined. Hours a Sports Top Twitter reactions after India go down to Iran India went down 0-3 to Iran but showed some glimpse of resilience. Sports US Open 2015: Leander Paes and Rohan Bopanna to face-off in mixed-doubles semis Rohan Bopanna has ensured a semi-final clash with veteran Leander Paes after the two won their respective mixed doubles matches. Sports US Open 2015: Kevin Anderson knocks out Andy Murray to reach maiden Grand Slam quarters Andy Murray fell out of US Open under a barrage of aces and service winners off the racquet of towering Kevin Anderson. Sports England 2-0 Switzerland: Record-breaker Rooney seals victory for Three Lions Read the full England v Switzerland match report, including goals, incidents, and much more. Have your say on the game in our comments feature. Entertainment Irrfan Khan to take 48 hours off from ‘The Tokyo Trials’ shoot for ‘Talvar’s Toronto premiere Irrfan Khan will take time off from the shooting of his Japanese TV miniseries, 'The Tokyo Trials' to attend the premiere 'Talvar'. Entertainment The Weeknd’s new single gains popularity in India Canadian musician The Weeknd's single "Can't feel my face" is gaining ground among Indian music aficionados. Entertainment ‘Thani Oruvan’ is ‘biggest hit’ in Jayam Ravi’s career Jayam Ravi said: "I can't express my happiness in words. The film has turned out to be the biggest hit of my career." Entertainment Prabhas’ ‘Baahubali’ pose inspires Ganesha idols Actor Prabhas is happy to hear that his pose from his southern magnum opus "Baahubali: The Beginning" has inspired some creative minds for Ganesha idols. TradeBriefs Publications are read by over 10,00,000 Industry Executives About Us  |  Advertise Privacy Policy    Unsubscribe You are receiving this mail because of your subscription with TradeBriefs. Our mailing address is GF 25/39, West Patel Nagar, New Delhi 110008, India