The Code on Social Security, 2020 gives a lot of comfort to gig firms which recognise cab drivers or food delivery executives as 'independent contractors' who directly do business with customers with the help of their digitised platforms.
The GSM-based mobile subscriber base has gone up by 15.08 lakh
Whether Rahul likes it or not, he will be judged by what he does to put the party back on its feet, says Colonel R Hariharan (retd).
In the past five years, Colors didn't make any money on the show, though it had a huge impact on the popularity of the channel (in terms of overall viewership), putting it among the top three. With record sponsorship deals, this year, the channel aims to break-even.
'Why Twitter? To reiterate, because Live is powerful'.
The sector will start making operating profits by 2020.
Mittal said that overall, he expected that by March 2018, the "dust will settle down" for the entire industry.
'The huge amount of investments being made by telcos in India for telecom gear, there is no way this demand could be met only by Europeans.' 'The Chinese are quick in installation and offer great value for money.'
Xiaomi plans to bring global component suppliers to India and this could potentially bring investment of at least Rs 15000 crore
He underlined that Lok Sabha election results in India show that the Modi government kept alive and strengthened the 'expectation of change' in the country.
The car which has a 30 kmph cruising speed, can travel a distance of 150 kms on a fully charged battery.
Designing is another critical area for him, especially in the business of furniture.
'We are having an outsize impact not only on the lives of the customers and livelihood, but also the economy of India.'
Mastercard is keen on being known not as a payments player but a technology company.
Internet, tech, infra, realty in India might gain
RJio will further add bottomline pressures on the already struggling telcos that will ultimately be forced to consolidate
Ashish Pratap Singh wonders if Samsung will meet the same fate as Nokia?
Novi Digital Entertainment Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Star India Private Limited, has secured certain media rights relating to the Indian Premier League for Rs 302.2 crore over a three-season period, the Board of Control for Cricket in India announced on Tuesday.
The joint venture will look at long-term, patient investments on solutions that don't lend to an IPO or exit on valuation basis.
"In response to India's payments data circular, we've built a system that stores payments-related data locally in India," WhatsApp spokesperson said in a statement.
Absence of comprehensive data protection and privacy laws will be barriers in the government's digitalisation drive.
Based on Statista data for 2019, Vodafone has 17.2 million subscribers in the UK, 29.5 million in Germany, and over 13.7 million in Spain. Without Voda Idea, the Group will become smaller than Airtel and Jio.
This is one of the many such cases that helped to create an acute fear psychosis among public sector bankers, reveals Tamal Bandyopadhyay in his fascinating new book Pandemonium: The Great Indian Banking Tragedy.
Older workers are headed for the VRS exit in larger-than-expected numbers even as unrest stirs over unrevised wage settlements.
People use Internet on smartphones, using apps which use their data to provide tailor-made services
Fraudsters were luring gullible investors of daily returns up to Rs 75,000.
As advertising reaches a cacophonous pitch, as it does every year around this time, brands say they are finding newer and more effective ways to reach their audiences.
Babajob.com is trying to help unorganised blue-collar workers get better employment.
Online retail in India touched $12.6 billion in 2013.
To promote localisation of manufacturing and reduce its import bill, the government increased basic customs duty on mobile handsets - from 10 per cent to 15 per cent.
Google India announced a new social campaign called #ReachForTheSky, in association with MARD initiative.
While moving towards the new technology is compelling and inevitable, powering 5G would also mean massive initial investments for telcos, says Surajeet Das Gupta.
Companies like Amazon Prime Video are also temporarily lowering bit rates -- a measure of how much data is being transferred -- to ease pressure on telecom network infrastructure.
To boost fund raising from markets, Sebi on Thursday proposed e-IPO norms where investors can bid for shares through Internet and eventually on mobiles, while already listed PSUs will be provided a 'fast-track' route for share sales to meet the disinvestment targets.
The Swadeshi Jagaran Manch has pointed out that these firms pose a threat to domestic manufacturing and retailing as they do not pay relevant taxes such as GST, giving them a huge edge over local players.
'Even if such a thing happens, it will not prolong for many days like Doklam did.' 'That is because both the leaders do not want it.'
'While the poor have little say in shaping India's intellectual or public discourse, they do have a significant role in deciding political outcomes,' points out Roshan Kishore.
Finding a solution is critical to prevent a crisis from blowing up.
Amitabh Bachchan is the most popular movie star on the platform.
The lobby of ITC Maurya has several artworks by 20th century masters like Krishen Khanna, Akbar Padamsee, Tyeb Mehta and M F Husains. It has everything going to become India's first art museum hotel.
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