Seeking to strengthen Indo-UK economic ties, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday arrived in Britain on his first visit to the country during which he will have a hectic schedule that will start with talks with his British counterpart David Cameron.
The company has reportedly been in the process of shutting its CDMA business and shifting its subscribers to 2G, 3G and 4G networks.
The ministry of railways is set to invite bids for content on demand and rail radio services, to be provided for travellers in April, says Shine Jacob.Shine Jacob in New Delhi
It has made everything public in the name of 10 lakh comments it got on draft net neutrality proposals.
Manoj Sinha will retain his current role in the railways.
ONGC was the top performer while private banking major ICICI Bank extended gains
Compared to a 64 per cent penetration in Brazil (130 million users total) and 53 per cent in China (total 733 million users), India has barely 28 per cent penetration. Of the digital reach, almost 80 per cent are from affluent segments in urban areas. How can this change?
Telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent unveiled plans on Tuesday to cut an overall 10,000 jobs worldwide by the end of 2015, hoping to save 1 billion euros ($1.36 billion) and turn the company around after years of losses.
Happy at the clear mandate given by voters to the BJP-led NDA, India Inc on Friday exuded confidence that Narendra Modi will initiate bold and decisive policy reforms to promote economic growth.
McLaren will start the Formula One season without a title sponsor but still expect to have one this year, group chief executive Ron Dennis said.
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Gujarat-based tea major will run a Rs 2-cr roadblock on Hindi and regional news channels.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India and the United Kingdom are economically made for each other.
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, on October 15, gave its recommendation on spectrum auction for premium 900 Mhz band and 1800 Mhz band that are presently being used for 2G GSM mobile services by Airtel, Vodafone, Idea Cellular and Reliance Communications.
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I-T dept has asked for Rs 5,357 crore ($865 million) alleging the company had suppressed its revenue for FY09 to evade taxes
The recent Indian telecom spectrum auction will hasten industry consolidation, strengthen tariffs and reduce regulatory risks.
At the moment, data and broadband is small for BSNL: it contributes 10 per cent of the company's revenue, though its share is on the rise.
Most top industrialists rate PM's first 100 days in office as 'good', primarily due to his intentions, not concrete policy measures.
APAs are part of govt's aim to move to a non-adversarial tax regime.
The profit boost for studios will in large part be driven by the rush for local-language content from platforms like Netflix Inc
Commercial services may start in Mar-Apr next year
Famous and long believed to be trusted Indian brands have wilted against foreign brands, says Mohan Guruswamy.
All of these companies are present in India.
Being employee light is the latest fad.
Regulators will need to allow the model to evolve to allow profits to flow, says Una Gulani.
Demand is expected to grow as most customers await a drop in prices.
Inflation is down, growth is headed for recovery. RIL and subsidiary Jio are on an upswing. However, stressed loans and impending job losses are the dark clouds, says Devangshu Datta.
In August, RBI allowed 11 business houses to start a payments bank.
The government has given up plans to reconvene a parliament session to secure approval for a common goods and services tax.
The company has tied up with five distributors this year.
After building a subscriber base of nearly 50 million in about eight chequered years, it finally gave up as it saw itself up against a 600-pound gorilla that breezed through double that many subscribers in a fraction of that time, says N Sundaresha Subramanian.
A strong showing will be vital to Narendra Modi's chances of a second term.
ICICI Bank has 317 branches in hitherto unbanked villages.
Prominent recruiters were Flipkart, Urban Ladder, AskmeBazaar etc
The telecom industry is moving towards a five-plus one model.
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60-plus men and women who live independent lives are becoming the cynosure of ad men's eyes.
Indian telecom seems to be getting back on its feet.