RBI releases names of applicants of TReDS

Mar 26, 2015, at 02:52 am

New Delhi, Mar 25 (IBNS) The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday released the names of seven applicants that applied for setting up Trade Receivables Discounting System (TReDS).

RBI signs Currency Swap Agreement with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Mar 26, 2015, at 02:34 am

New Delhi, Mar 25 (IBNS) The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday signed the Currency Swap Agreement with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

Usha International partners for Mumbai Indians both in IPL season 8, 9

Mar 26, 2015, at 01:51 am

Delhi, Mar 25 (IBNS): Usha International, a household consumer durable company, on Wednesday announced its association with the Mumbai Indians team as their official partners for the 8th and the 9th season of the Indian Premier League.

Tata Power enters into Share Purchase Agreement in relation to the 120 MW Itezhi Tezhi hydropower project in Zambia

Mar 26, 2015, at 01:24 am

Mumbai/Kolkata, Mar 25 (IBNS): Tata Power, an integrated power company, has entered into a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Tata Africa Holdings (SA) (Pty) Ltd. for formalizing the acquisition of their 50% shareholding in Itezhi Tezhi Power Corporation Ltd (ITPC).

Religare partners with Dhanlaxmi Bank

Mar 26, 2015, at 01:18 am

Mumbai/New Delhi, Mar 25 (IBNS): Religare Securities Ltd. (RSL), a retail broking arm of India's leading diversified financial services group, Religare Enterprises Limited (REL) and Dhanlaxmi Bank, have entered into a strategic tie-up to launch the 'Dhanam 3 in 1 account' for the bank’s customers.

MoU signed between India Army, Axis Bank

Mar 25, 2015, at 05:55 am

New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS) A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has signed between the Indian Army and Axis Bank on the Defence Salary Package on Tuesday.

Twitter launches first Tweet-powered digital governance service

Mar 25, 2015, at 05:50 am

New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS) With this Tweet, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi took another step in his Digital India initiative by launching ‘Twitter Samvad’, a service aimed to boost the nation’s e-governance plans by helping government bodies and leaders communicate directly with citizens on a daily basis via Tweets and SMS on their mobile devices.

Aviva Life Insurance launches Aviva Extra Cover

Mar 25, 2015, at 05:43 am

New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS): Aviva Life Insurance, on Tuesday, announced the launch of Aviva Extra Cover - a combination of two of its online plans, Aviva i-Life (term) and Aviva Health Secure (critical illness).

India leads the world in economic confidence; outweighs global outlook on higher investment and spending: American Express Survey of Global Finance Leaders

Mar 25, 2015, at 05:41 am

New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS): India leads the world in economic confidence and plans biggest increase for investment and spending, as reported by Indian finance leaders, in the eighth annual Global Business and Spending Monitor– a survey of global finance leaders by American Express, carried out in partnership with CFO Research.

Miles Software leverages SQL Server 2014, Microsoft Cloud to equip fund managers with portfolio risk

Mar 25, 2015, at 05:40 am

New Delhi /Kolkata, Mar 24 (IBNS) Fund Managers are constantly faced with the arduous task of getting better insights from their portfolios, identify performance drivers, analyze and mitigate risks, enhance their decision making capabilities and achieve a superior portfolio performance.

TCS positioned in 'Winner's Circle’ in HfS' Blueprint report on Telecom Operations services

Mar 25, 2015, at 05:38 am

Kolkata, Mar 24 (IBNS) Tata Consultancy Services, a leading IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, today announced it has been ranked in the 'Winner's Circle' by analyst firm HfS Research in its "Blueprint Report on Telecom Operations Services."

Twitter CEO meets PM Modi

Mar 25, 2015, at 05:30 am

New Delhi, Mar 24 (IBNS) Twitter CEO Dick Costolo called on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday.

Aircel launches 'My First Internet' service to empower customers

Mar 25, 2015, at 04:22 am

Mumbai, Mar 24 (IBNS): Aircel, data-led telecom service provider, launched 'My First Internet' service that promises to be the perfect guide to mobile internet adoption and usage for new customers.

JLR introduces locally manufactured Range Rover Evoque in India

Mar 24, 2015, at 11:39 pm

Pune, Mar 24 (IBNS): Jaguar Land Rover has announced that the award-winning Range Rover Evoque will be added to its Pune manufacturing facility to support sales growth in the local market.

India to grow at 7.8 pct in 2015-16: ADB

Mar 24, 2015, at 03:55 pm

Hong Kong, Mar 24 (IBNS): The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday projected that India will grow by 7.8% in FY2015 and the momentum might build to 8.2% growth in FY2016.

Tata Docomo launches Tata Photon Walky

Mar 24, 2015, at 12:00 am

Hyderabad, Mar 23 (IBNS): Tata Docomo, the unified brand of Tata Teleservices, has launched Tata Photon Walky with WiFi facility.

Spectrum auction: Govt receives bids of Rs.107,000 crore

Mar 22, 2015, at 01:45 am

New Delhi, Mar 21 (IBNS) As bidding of radio frequency spectrum e-auctions touched its 16th day, the government has received Rs.1,07,000 crore from telecom operators, officials said on Saturday.

ICAI, EIRC host seminar on bank audit

Mar 22, 2015, at 12:37 am

Kolkata, Mar 21 (IBNS): The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and Eastern India Regional Council (EIRC) on Saturday organized a Seminar on Bank Audit at The Park Hotel (Galaxy Banquet) in Kolkata.

METRO Cash and Carry Presents the 6th IFCA International Chefs Conference

Mar 21, 2015, at 06:00 am

Kolkata, Mar 20 (IBNS): Continuing with its initiative to offer hospitality professionals with an interactive knowledge-sharing platform, METRO Cash & Carry India, the country's most trusted wholesaler on Friday announced the launch of the 6th IFCA International Chefs Conference in Chennai.

Corporate Social Responsibility Hub created in eastern region of India

Mar 21, 2015, at 05:58 am

Kolkata, Mar 20 (IBNS) A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) India Country Office and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Eastern Region has been signed on Friday on the establishment of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Hub for Corporate Sector engagement in the Eastern Region of India.

Innovations help customers rapidly deploy open, agile and security-enhanced cloud environments

Mar 21, 2015, at 05:52 am

Kolkata, Mar 20 (IBNS) HP on Friday announced an expanded portfolio of HP Helion solutions and updates to the HP Helion portfolio focused on key cloud innovation ecosystems to deliver the simplicity, efficiency and flexibility organizations need to rapidly transition to the cloud.

Interactive session with the new torchbearers of ICAI

Mar 21, 2015, at 05:40 am

Kolkata, Mar 20 (IBNS) :The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and Eastern India Regional Council (EIRC) on Friday organized a Press Meet for an Interactive session with the new torchbearers of ICAI for 2015-16 at ICAI Bhawan here.

Telecom spectrum auction: Rs.1,05,000 crore commitment reached

Mar 21, 2015, at 03:08 am

New Delhi, Mar 20 (IBNS) At the end of the 15th day of radio frequency spectrum e-auctions, a commitment of over Rs.1,05,000 crore has been received from telecom operators, officials said on Friday.

Swati Mohan takes over as Business Head for Fox International Channels India

Mar 21, 2015, at 01:10 am

New Delhi, Mar 20 (IBNS): Fox International Channels India announced the appointment of Swati Mohan as the Business Head of the company.

Mahindra's mini truck Maxximo completes 5 years on Indian roads

Mar 21, 2015, at 01:05 am

Mumbai, Mar 20 (IBNS): Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., a part of the US $16.5 billion Mahindra Group, on Wednesday announced that it's technologically advanced 0.85 ton payload mini-truck, Maxximo had completed five years on Indian roads.

Toreto unveils 'Twins' bluetooth speakers with air stereo pairing technology

Mar 21, 2015, at 01:01 am

New Delhi, Mar 20 (IBNS): Toreto, a leader in providing consumers with complete power solutions, gadgets and accessories, introduced bluetooth portable speakers, 'Twins'.

Indian market down

Mar 20, 2015, at 05:26 pm

Mumbai, Mar 20 (IBNS): The Indian market dropped as the Nifty moved down below the 8700 on Friday.

On trend in its 70th anniversary year, UN launches new 'modern, mobile-friendly' homepage

Mar 20, 2015, at 04:52 pm

New York, Mar 20 (IBNS) A revamped United Nations website was launched this week after a year of design, consultation and testing, making it easier for users to view the gateway to the world body on mobile internet devices.

Twitter to open office in Dubai

Mar 20, 2015, at 03:26 am

New Delhi, Mar 19 (IBNS): Micro-blogging site Twitter, which has evolved to become a very popular platform among world leaders, celebrities and netizens, is planning to open its first office in Dubai.

Everest launches coloured roofing sheets

Mar 20, 2015, at 03:16 am

Kolkata, Mar 19 (IBNS): Building's roofing solutions manufacturer Everest on Thursday launched its new coloured fiber cement roofing sheet- 'Everest Super Colour' in the West Bengal market through a press conference here at the Golden Park Hotel in Kolkata.