Critics say the programme, launched 10 months ago in India in collaboration with operator Reliance Communications, violates principles of net neutrality
It's aimed at new-age sectors like e-commerce and other startups so that they can spend less time in their recruitment processes
Investors turn their attention to export-driven sectors.
The use of Aadhaar on Skype Lite and LinkedIn will allow Microsoft to bring on board millions in small towns and rural areas lacking e-mail IDs.
The S&P BSE Sensex plunged 301 points to close at 25,490 and the Nifty50 fell 86 points to end at 7,815.
Did men and women of redoubtable experience and public service, upholders of the country's steel frame and paragons of corporate governance, never smell a rat?
Strong gains in Vedanta Ltd, Adani Ports, Bharti Airtel and Maruti Suzuki helped the index touch record levels.
The Essar Oil, Rosneft deal also helped Arpwood Capital, boutique investment bank, co-founded by Rajeev Gupta and Raj Kataria, to grab the second spot in the mergers and acquisitions league table.
Andreessen made a objectionable tweet about India after Trai ruled against Facebook's free but restricted internet programme
As many as 142 stocks from the S&P BSE500 index are currently trading below their level of May 12, 2014
Reliance ADAG Chairman Anil Ambani will have to appear as a CBI witness in the 2G scam case with the Supreme Court on Wednesday refraining from passing any order and the trial court dismissing a plea for deferring his deposition scheduled tomorrow.
Experts believe volatility is here to stay for some time, at least till China stabilises and clarity regarding the US Fed's interest rate move emerges.
Naresh Goyal, after being ousted with his wife from the board last week, and with his shareholding halved to 25 per cent, can still make a comeback by partnering a new investor and win back majority control.
With smart mobile devices inching out desktops and laptops, global research firm Gartner has said that it expects about half of first time computer purchases to comprise of tablets by 2017.
With the implementation of the goods and services tax less than 75 days away -- assuming July 1 as the roll-out date -- Sudipto Dey provides a guide to how businesses can navigate the transition.
The first task before him is to get used to the idea of working with the Monetary Policy Committee
Some leading Indian companies are likely to see their earnings declining if the Indian currency depreciates further, analysts and finance heads say.
On the telecom sector, he demanded auctioning of more spectrum.
In one of the largest FDI deals in realty sector, global private equity Warburg Pincus will invest Rs 1,800 crore (Rs 18 billion) in Piramal Realty, which would use the funds to develop mixed-use projects in the megalopolis.
Watal panel had suggested an independent payments regulator be set up.
Among the gainers, Sun Pharma topped by rising 3.03 per cent as the weak rupee tempted buyers to accumulate shares of pharma exporters.
Lenders can now review a borrower account within 30 days of default. Earlier, the banks had to start resolution within one day of default.
Is the demoralised party trying to open its account as an Opposition party?
While you can always correct them, the sooner you do it the better it is for you, says Sanjay Kumar Singh
Within a year of selling its handset and services business to Microsoft, Nokia has again entered the mobile devices segment by unveiling a new tablet N1 in partnership with Taiwanese company Foxconn.
India Inc has few leaders who are likely to grab headlines in 2015.
For an entrepreneur, managing his personal finances well is half the battle won.
'This novel format of diplomacy -- the informal summit -- will not only facilitate bilateral communication and reduce miscalculations at the very top level of the two governments, but possibly open the space for China and India to speak in one voice on various issues of mutual concern,' note Feng Renjie and Ding Kun Lei
The Jalan panel has recommended to the RBI to keep shady entities out of banking licence race.
Hoteliers are tweaking their pricing strategies to adjust to the new stickiness in the market.
The RBI has created a stunted business model by which payment banks are supposed to shoulder the noble objective of financial inclusion without being able to make much money.
The Norway-based firm, Telenor, entered India through a joint venture with Unitech Wireless.
Gains in key IT, capital goods, healthcare and metal stocks, after consistent buying by domestic and foreign investors, helped both the key indices to scale new peaks.
A company claims to run ads on Facebook where students are encouraged to provide their details to get help from career counsellors.
For top IT services firms, revenue growth in FY15 was the slowest since the Lehman crisis
Since most Indian firms have kept their forex exposure unhedged, credit profile of companies in the highly sensitive sectors such as oil & gas, metal & mining, airlines could weaken substantially, says Anup Roy.
The broad-based NSE Nifty rose 52.80 points, or 0.50 per cent, to end at 10,530.70
An expectation of tax sops in Budget, weakness of dollar and robust tax collection are adding positive sentiment
The Prime Minister and and President gracing ads for Reliance Jio and Bandhan Bank have put the spotlight on this trend.
