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Canon India has launched a flagship Canon Image Square (CIS) store in New Delhi. The flagship CIS store aims to “enrich the consumer experience for all Canon products” across segments ranging from entry-level cameras to high-end professional cameras. In…
India’s Department of Telecom has asked telecoms regulator Trai to draw up recommendations for the planned implementation of nationwide fixed number portability. The department has sent a reference to the regulator on fixed line portability in line with the…
Zephyr Toymakers Pvt Ltd is India’s largest indigenous toy manufacturing company and parent to the most well-known toy brands ‘Mechanix’ and ‘Blix’. The company endeavours to encourage kids to be innovators of the future. All their products serve the purpose…
Indian multi-system operator Fastway Media’s broadband division Netplus has contracted Nokia for a high-speed broadband deployment in Northern India. Under the agreement, Netplus will deploy Nokia’s GPON technology to cater to the growing demand for higher…
It was back in 2018 that we told you about Honda wanting to get into the EV space in India. The electric car which will be launched in India will be one of the company’s global models which will be produced after 2019 after the Japanese carmaker rolls out its…
H&M India is seeking to enter the country’s home decor and furnishings market. The market entry will see the firm competing with Ikea as well as local retailers under its H&M Home brand. “We are looking at the home segment and it will be decoration products…
Faced with a slumping stock price and questions about demand for its vehicles, Tesla has lowered the U.S. base prices of its two most expensive models. The company on Monday cut $3,000 from the price of the Model S sedan and $2,000 from the Model X SUV. Tesla…
The mega-merger between Indian operator Bharti Airtel’s infrastructure company Bharti Infratel and independent tower company Indus Towers is reportedly now expected to close in June. The planned merger, which has been in the making for around a year, is at an…
Hummel India has signed up a Bollywood actor to help promote its launch in the country. Kartik Aaryan, described by one local media outlet as “the nation’s heartthrob and nation’s crush” has been appointed Hummel’s chief ambassador in India for the Danish…
Tata Intra, the all-new small commercial vehicle (SCV) from Tata Motors today officially went on sale in India. The new compact trucks will be available in two variants – V10 and V20, priced at ₹ 5.35 lakh and ₹ 5.85 lakh (ex-showroom India) respectively. The…
India’s Department of Telecom has reportedly put facilitating 5G technology trials at the top of the agenda within its 100-day action plan for whichever party wins the upcoming Lok Sabha (lower house) elections. The allocation of 5G trial licenses could take…
Taco Bell India plans to expand to more than 600 stores before sub-licensing to local operators. The US-headquartered QSR chain has appointed its existing local partner since 2015 Burman Hospitality, as master franchise holder for the country. Following nine…
Italian denim brand Replay has opened its first store in India. The new store has been launched in the capital in a partnership with Reliance Brands. The large retail outlet in Ambience Mall, it focuses on the brand’s core elements using signature design…
Hyundai Motor India has announced a collaboration with ALD Automotive India to provide its cars on lease. Hyundai aims to make car owning experience more economical and is targeting to provide its cars on lease to salaried individuals, working professionals,…
India’s mobile device market slumped 25% year-on-year during the first quarter of 2019 due to a collapse in the feature phone segment, according to CyberMedia Research (CMR). The research firm estimates that feature phone shipments shrank by around 49% during…
BMW has launched the new generation of the X5 in India and prices for the SUV start at ₹ 72.90 lakh (ex-showroom India). The company has stated that it will launch 12 new models in the country in 2019 and the new-gen X5 is one among them. The all-new BMW X5…
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