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India rupee ends at 61.94

Nov 25, 2014, at 03:51 am

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IBNS): The Indian rupee ended at 61.94 against the dollar on Monday.

UAE Exchange India bags two internal awards

Nov 25, 2014, at 02:30 am

Cochin, Nov 24 (IBNS): Financial service provider UAE Exchange India has bagged two awards in the global internal competition under the category of 'Best Customer Engagement Award' and 'Best Decorated Branch Award'.

RCOM unveils 'TalkLoan' facility

Nov 25, 2014, at 02:25 am

Mumbai / Kolkata, Nov 24 (IBNS): Telecom service provider Reliance Communications on Monday announced the launch of TalkLoan service for its pre-paid GSM customers.

Brother revamps its laser printers and multi-function centre lineup with 10 new models

Nov 22, 2014, at 06:11 am

Kolkata, Nov 21 (IBNS) : Brother International India, a leader in home and business IT peripherals, on Friday launched a series of 4 new mono laser printers and 6 multi-function centres.

DB Schenker appoints Suresh Kumar as Director Region West India

Nov 22, 2014, at 02:48 am

New Delhi, Nov 21 (IBNS): Schenker India Pvt. Ltd, part of DB Schenker, the transport and logistics division of Deutsche Bahn AG, has appointed Suresh Kumar as Director-Region West India, with effect from November, 2014.

Anaemic growth for shipping industry amid 'stumbling' global economy – UN report

Nov 21, 2014, at 04:25 pm

New York, Nov 21 (IBNS): The growth of global seaborne shipping over the past year has reflected the "stumbling" progress of the world economy, the United Nations trade and development body announced on Thursday as it presented its latest report on the "volatile and gloomy" state of the shipping industry.

Clean industrialization critical for Africa to 'leapfrog' outdated technologies – Ban

Nov 21, 2014, at 03:58 pm

New York, Nov 21 (IBNS) Africa needs a green, clean industrialization that leapfrogs outdated, polluting processes and platforms and benefits from new technologies, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday as the world body marked Africa Industrialization Day.

AirAsia India adds Pune to its network

Nov 21, 2014, at 12:43 am

New Delhi, Nov 20 (IBNS): AirAsia India on Thursday announced the addition of Pune to its growing network.

Shakti Pumps bags export award for Special Contribution from EEPC

Nov 20, 2014, at 07:29 pm

Ahmedabad, Nov 20 (IBNS) : Shakti Pumps (I) Ltd, Indian's leading manufacturer of 100% stainless steel pumpsets, has been awarded for "Special Contribution" by EEPC for the year 2012 -13.

CERN's LHCb experiment unearths two new baryon particles

Nov 20, 2014, at 04:44 am

Geneva, Nov 19 (IBNS): The LHCb experiment conducted at the CERN's Large Hadron Collider unearthed two new particles in the baryon family on Wednesday.

Microsoft partners Ubisoft to offer 'Assassin's Creed Unity' on Xbox One Kinect

Nov 20, 2014, at 04:36 am

New Delhi/Kolkata, Nov 19 (IBNS): Microsoft India in partnership with Ubisoft, on Wednesday announced a new exclusive Xbox One “'Assassin’s Creed' bundle with Kinect featuring what is shaping up to be the biggest, most intense 'Assassin's Creed' game to date: 'Assassin’s Creed Unity.'

GIFT City wins e-LETS Award 2014

Nov 20, 2014, at 04:28 am

Bangalore, Nov 19 (IBNS): Gujarat International Finance Tec-City (GIFT City), an integrated smart city being developed as a Global Financial Hub, has won the e-LETS Award for its unique City Command and Control Centre (C-4).

Tata Motors celebrates 60 years of truck manufacturing in Jamshedpur

Nov 20, 2014, at 04:20 am

Jamshedpur / Kolkata, Nov 19 (IBNS): Tata Motors on Wednesday celebrated 60 years of truck manufacturing at its first manufacturing and engineering facility in Jamshedpur.

Infosys collaborates with Stanford Graduate School of Business

Nov 20, 2014, at 03:29 am

Bangalore, Nov 19 (IBNS): Technology, consulting, outsourcing and next-generation service providers Infosys on Wednesday announced that it will collaborate with Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) to create a comprehensive executive education program.

With right investments, world’s adolescents can help economies soar – UN report

Nov 19, 2014, at 03:09 pm

New York, Nov 19 (IBNS): The 1.8 billion adolescents worldwide – more than ever before in human history – can help to propel their countries’ economies, provided that Governments invest in education, health care and jobs for them, a new report released on Tuesday by the United Nations shows.

Amid looming economic crises, immigrants in Europe struggle to find decent work – UN report

Nov 19, 2014, at 03:06 pm

New York, Nov 19 (IBNS): Against a backdrop of aging populations and persistently low economic growth, few European governments are doing enough to help recent immigrants move from low-skilled precarious jobs and into decent work, says a new report out on Tuesday from the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Migration Policy Institute.

Amid looming economic crises, immigrants in Europe struggle to find decent work – UN report

Nov 19, 2014, at 03:04 pm

New York, Nov 19 (IBNS): Against a backdrop of aging populations and persistently low economic growth, few European governments are doing enough to help recent immigrants move from low-skilled precarious jobs and into decent work, says a new report out on Tuesday from the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Migration Policy Institute.

Jaitley relaunches Kisan Vikas Patra Scheme, asks people to increase domestic savings

Nov 19, 2014, at 05:19 am

New Delhi, Nov 18 (IBNS): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has asked the people to increase their domestic savings and invest the same in small savings schemes like Kisan Vikas Patras (KVPs).

Tata DOCOMO launches 'Broadband Express'

Nov 18, 2014, at 10:05 pm

Kolkata, Nov 18 (IBNS): Telecom brand Tata DOCOMO on Tuesday launched a new initiative to promote its high-speed wired broadband service across the country.

Vodafone Foundation announces winners of 'Mobile FOR Good' Awards 2014

Nov 18, 2014, at 10:04 pm

New Delhi, Nov 18 (IBNS): The winners of the Vodafone Foundation Mobile for Good Awards 2014 were announced in New Delhi on Monday.

Shakti Pumps bags export award for special contribution from EEPC

Nov 18, 2014, at 06:11 am

Ammedabad, Nov 17 (IBNS): Manufacturer of 100% stainless steel pumpsets Shakti Pumps (I) Ltd has been awarded for 'Special Contribution' by EEPC for the year 2012 -13.

"Whirlpool Haute Kitchen" opens built-in experience centre in Jaipur

Nov 18, 2014, at 05:53 am

Kolkata, Nov 17 (IBNS) Whirlpool of India, a subsidiary of Whirlpool Corporation, the world’s leading home appliance company, has opened its first exclusive built-in showroom called as 'Whirlpool Haute Kitchen' in Rajasthan's Jaipur city.

Top CEOs showcase unique talents at FremantleMedia’s CEO’s Got Talent

Nov 18, 2014, at 05:44 am

New Delhi, Nov 17 (IBNS): CEOs from north India battled it out in the second edition of CEO’s Got Talent here on Monday.

Kolkata sees 17 pct decline in hiring activity in October over September

Nov 18, 2014, at 03:44 am

Kolkata,Nov 17 (IBNS): The Naukri Job Speak Index for the month of October for Kolkata was at 1054, indicating a 17 percent decline in hiring activity when compared to September.

Businesses willing to trust mission-critical apps to cloud: Infosys Study

Nov 18, 2014, at 03:33 am

Bangalore, Nov 17 (IBNS): Infosys, a leader in consulting, technology, outsourcing and next generation services, on Monday announced the findings of a survey that revealed that cloud is being widely adopted for applications central to business success, with 81 percent respondents either using or planning to use mission-critical apps on cloud in the next two years.

RJIL signs US$1.5 Billion Syndicated Term Loan Facility

Nov 18, 2014, at 03:21 am

Mumbai, Nov 17 (IBNS): Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited (RJIL) has signed Syndicated Term Loan Facilities aggregating to US$1.5 Billion.

Tata Power registers consolidated generation of 10, 946 MUs in Q2 FY15

Nov 18, 2014, at 03:20 am

Mumbai/ Kolkata, Nov 17 (IBNS): Integrated power company Tata Power on Monday announced that the company's generation stood at 10,946 MUs collectively from all its power plants in Q2 FY15.

Tata Steel conducts 'Samvaad'

Nov 17, 2014, at 02:55 am

Jamshedpur, Nov 16 (IBNS): In continuation with its commitment towards the indigenous society, Tata Steel on Sunday concluded the second day of 'Samvaad', a 4-day conclave.

MC Securities Ltd announces partnership with TradeNext UK

Nov 16, 2014, at 06:03 pm

Kolkata, Nov 16 (IBNS): MC Securities Ltd, a comprehensive financial service provider on Saturday announced its partnership with TradeNext, UK a leading multi-asset regulated FCA broker, offering margin derivatives and one of the UK’s first Asian-owned financial services companies.

Tata Motors showcase new products for its Municipal range at Municipalika

Nov 16, 2014, at 06:11 am

Gandhinagar / Kolkata, Nov 15 (IBNS): Tata Motors has showcased two new mini-trucks on its popular Ace platform, from its new municipal range of solutions, at Municipalika 2014 recently.