Mumbai, Jan 23 (IANS) The global retailing industry saw record growth in revenue in 2017 with the top 250 companies increasing their revenue by over 83 per cent, according to the latest report by a professional services multinational that said Reliance … read more
San Francisco (IANS) Facebook has announced to invest over $300 million over the next three years to support local news organizations. In a blog post, Campbell Brown, Vice President, Global News Partnerships, said that Facebook wants to support local journalists and … read more
Mumbai (IANS) The key Indian equity indices opened in the negative territory on Monday with the S&P BSE Sensex losing over 170 points. All the sectoral indices on the BSE traded in the red except the IT and Teck stocks. Weakness … read more
New Delhi (IANS) India and the US on Friday discussed cooperation in defence, foreign policy and the Indo-Pacific region during the course of a 2+2 inter-sessional meeting here on Friday. According to a statement issued by the External Affairs Ministry here, … read more
Mumbai (IANS) Most of the central government offices, banks, port trusts and other state government departments wore a deserted look on Tuesday as employees launched a two-day nationwide trade strike, a top organiser said here. The strike call by 10 central … read more
Mumbai (IANS): The key Indian equity indices opened higher on Monday amid expectation of an ease in the US-China trade tension. Talks between US and China is scheduled to be held on Monday and Tuesday. All the sectors on BSE … read more
New Delhi (IANS) The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved the merger of public sector lenders Dena Bank, Vijaya Bank with Bank of Baroda (BoB). Briefing reporters following the cabinet meeting, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said the merger will make the … read more
Mumbai (IANS): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has launched a survey to understand the “Retail Payment Habits of Individuals” (SRPHi). According to the central bank, the survey will cover a sample of 6,000 individuals from different socio-economic background across … read more
New Delhi (IANS) After disrupting India’s mobile phone market with brands such as itel, TECNO and Infinix, Transsion Holdings is all set to launch in 2019 its entire range of consumer durables, including televisions, air conditioners, refrigerators and washing machines, under … read more
Chennai (IANS) At a time when India is largely unbanked or underbanked with a low density of banks, the merger of banks will result in the killing of branches and would divert attention from recovering huge outstanding loans, said a top leader … read more