British banking major HSBC on Thursday announced a consolidation exercise under which it will almost halve the number of branches in the country to 26, which will lead to 300 job losses.
"Anyone can go any day and anytime to any border outpost of the BSF and ask for food"
Transcript of Nikhil Pahwa's chat with Rediff readers.
As many as 75 million households that do not have access to banking services will be covered and at least one bank account opened for each household, against the earlier proposal of two.
He has a core team of engineers to develop this platform.
Jaishankar said that the situation in the region has now stabilised and lots of restrictions have been rolled back including the operationalising of landlines and mobile towers and resumption of economic activity.
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Good investors learn how to think beyond the obvious and to make deeper, less obvious judgments.
The market could see a fresh round of tariff war, similar to what happened in the voice market a few years ago.
'We've seen tremendous traction from fruit and vegetables.' 'Around 18% of our business comes from these, almost three times higher than physical stores.'
Budget smartphones will rule the market in 2015.
Distress sales, market closures and anchoring of fishing fleets have been reported from West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.
IPL will always be the safest bet for advertisers from April to June.
Since most people in this segment might be using internet for the first time on their mobiles, user experience is important.
The call centre works round the clock attending to calls ranging from domestic violence to suicide attempts to seeking medical help.
Infosys recently hosted its first-ever global hackathon, which was held across 20 locations and saw participation from over 1,100 employees.
Railway Budget is the first indicator of possibly better days
Here's the full text of President Ram Nath Kovind's customary address to the joining sitting of Parliament on the first day of the budget session.
Chairman of Manipal Global Education Services says that the government often forgets that its prime duty is to serve the people and not some sick public sector units.
Capturing motion in a still image is a tough job, but the winners of the Red Bull Illume Image Quest 2016 have done just that with their breathtaking images of action and adventure sports.
Nicolas Franchet, Facebook's global head of retail and e-commerce, talks to Business Standard about how the company can help e-commerce firms target customers.
India Post may be keen to apply for payment bank licence.
Nivedita Mookerji finds out how Paytm CEO Vijay Shekhar Sharma is handling his soaring popularity after the note ban as well as the criticism that comes as a package deal.
Did you know that India is among the top five countries in food processing?
This is not the first time Trai has been accused of bias; and, in my memory, never have such charges of bias been leveled against any other regulatory body, says Rahul Khullar.
'SC and ST entrepreneurs are showing promise in starting and running businesses'.
The S&P BSE Sensex surged 364 points to end at 24,607 and the Nifty50 soared 107 points to close at 7,476.
Snapdeal's new customer acquisition has doubled.
'50% of students lose out because of lack of English language skills.' 'Only 15% to 20% have the functional skills companies are looking for.'
Experts say the new security features will significantly ensure there is no 'large-scale theft of people's identity'.
With the festive season underway, retailers in the online and the offline world need to prepare well to offer the best deals to consumers and earn trust.
Money saved is money earned, and cutting down your expenses could well be the single-most important step towards an organised financial life. Naval Goel shows you how to keep your finances organised.
Every day at 9 am, five 20-somethings who live in a 4-bedroom apartment in Bengaluru have a session with their physical trainer. After a workout, they spend the next 8 to 10 hours in their spacious living room, headphones in place and computer screens in front of them. Their salaried job: To play video games for the rest of the day.
'If price was the driver in 1st year, it was convenience in the 2nd.'
More than a decade after it entered the market, Naukri.com, Info Edge (India) Ltd's recruitment services portal, has about 50,000 customers and about 120,000 job listings.
As Pakistan celebrated its Independence Day on Thursday, the fear of violence loomed large with the capital turned into a fortress ahead of two massive anti-government rallies, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and fresh elections.
Start-ups are changing the way people take vacations.
Brazil held 10 presumed Islamist militants in isolation cells at a maximum security jail on Friday as police combed their computers and mobile phones for information about possible threats to next month's Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
The company has booked around 350 spots for the 2015 tournament.
Founders should have faith in themselves, their vision and their team, feels Infosys founder Narayana Murthy.
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