India's economy recovered faster than expected in the September quarter as a pick-up in manufacturing helped GDP clock a lower contraction of 7.5 per cent and held out hopes for further improvement on better consumer demand. The gross domestic product (GDP) had contracted by a record 23.9 per cent in the first quarter of the 2020-21 fiscal (April 2020 to March 2021) as the coronavirus lockdown pummelled economic activity.
These phones are SIM-enabled, allowing consumers to move from one CDMA service to another, a flexibility hitherto available only on GSM handsets.
While consumers will be paying a higher upfront cost for smart metering, the share in the efficiency gains could more than offset this higher spend
Mental health and life coach Anu Krishna tells you how to take control of your life.
The services in Delhi will start from November 1, with a basic monthly rental of Rs 125 for more than 30 free-to-air channels and Rs 500 as security deposit.
Credit Suisse said if the deal fructifies, then this will bring together the largest offline and online retailers in India.
Before opting for a joint home loan with your parents or spouse you must first understand the implications of this loan.
Cellular operators on Thursday sought the help of the Telecom Regulator against the WLL players whom they allege are misleading the public into believing that WLL(M) was identical and even more advanced than mobile services.\n\n\n\n
A Dubai trip plus Apple iPhone 12 is cheaper than buying the phone in India. Various models of the iPhone 12 Pro and Max are cheaper in Dubai by up to Rs 35,000 owing to higher GST, Customs duty in India.
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The healthcare IT sector saw 168 transactions in the second quarter of 2013, higher than 104 in the previous quarter (January-March) and 163 in all of 2012.
Manufacturer Nissan plans to get aggressive with brand communication and increase the number of customer touchpoints through showrooms, experience zones and other initiatives.
Duly paying your education loan installments on time, each month, is the best thing that could be done to maintain a good CIBIL TransUnion Score.
Take a look at the 10 biggest IT deals ever.
Market breadth turned negative with 1,779 declines over 884 advances on the BSE
Rediff.com gives you a lowdown on the net neutrality issue that is today part of the national discourse.
Prasad also said India will be a $1 trillion opportunity for digital companies in five years
The mobile phone manufacturers are planning to plead with the government that the new rules suggested by the DoT could leave them with no option but to stop introducing new phone models in the country if the stringent rules are eventually approved.
Before opting for a joint loan with your parents or spouse (after all, anybody who you love is your Valentine) you must first understand the implications of this loan.
No frills airlines SpiceJet and IndiGo have merged fuel surcharge with the base fares, saying it would simplify the prevailing fare structure.
TRAI said that Internet service providers would not be allowed to discriminate on pricing of data access for different web services.
Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries
How to shield brand McDonald's? While consumers may have ignored the legal battles plaguing the franchise in north and east India, closure of restaurants is not something they are likely to ignore.
Digitisation is changing the banking business. This shift has resulted in a change in banking job profiles.
'Indian diplomacy faltered amidst multiple failures of statecraft.' 'The functionaries responsible must be held to account for their abject failure,' asserts Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar.
The recent blocking of websites by Internet service providers was prompted by court orders to prevent piracy of Dishoom, the Bollywood movie
The competition between app-based taxi services has led to a drop in prices and more choices for customers.
It is startling that Mark Zuckerberg has failed to convince so many in India about the merits of Free Basics.
The launch of cheaper voice call rates through special tariff vouchers has come at a time when the sector has been seeing frequent increase in mobile call prices and reduction of discounts under schemes of various service providers since mid-2011.
TRAI removed network interconnection charges.
'The answer for a quicker boost to growth is simple -- run a much larger deficit, use the resulting public resources to ensure adequate price support for agriculture, subsidise wage costs of MSMEs and accelerate public sector construction-intensive activities,' advises Nitin Desai.
IFFCO is reaching out to the young Indian urban professional.
The company is to act as an ISP across rural areas for local entrepreneurs.
The airline has failed to address fliers' fears and has been opaque about the allegations of tax and financial fraud, giving rise to apprehension that Jet Airways may be headed the Kingfisher way.
The GST has been a great achievement, but it does suffer from weaknesses, says Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian.
Retirement fund body EPFO will provide permanent or universal account numbers on the pattern of core banking services to its over 5 crore active subscribers.
Or is all of media being re-invented, asks Ajit Balakrishnan.
India's largest-ever spectrum auction kicked off on Saturday with major telecom operators placing bids worth Rs 53,531 crore across bands, even as the premium 700 Mhz and 900 Mhz frequencies did not find any buyer.
Thomas Archer Bata says if the tax rate is kept above 20% it will be a very big hit.
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