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India’s Bharti Airtel has agreed to merge its domestic satellite operations with Hughes Network Systems’ Indian subsidiary Hughes Communications India. The companies will combine their very small aperture terminal (VSAT) satellite operations in a bid to…
As Uber drivers planned a global strike on Wednesday ahead of the ride-hailing giant’s massive initial public offering (IPO), Uber drivers in India said they are facing the heat as cash incentives have considerably gone down while work hours have gone up.…
Triumph Motorcycles India will be launching the long-anticipated Triumph Scrambler 1200 on May 23, 2019. The motorcycle made its global debut in last year in October 2018 and went on sale in the global marker early this year, and now the British motorcycle…
India’s major mobile operators have both submitted proposals to conduct year-long field trials of 5G services in the market. Bharti Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio Infocomm – along with technology partners including Cisco, Samsung, Ericsson and Nokia –…
The payments giant is set to make India a vital node in its global infrastructure, which will serve other markets including Southeast Asia. Mastercard will invest $1 billion into its India operations as part of a five-year expansion plan, which is aimed at…
Swedish fast-fashion label H&M is partnering with Indian marketplaces Jabong and Myntra to sell online. The association with the two local partners is structured to meet Indian regulations forbidding marketplaces from forming exclusive associations with…
Ola Electric Mobility announced that Ratan Tata, Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, has invested in the company as part of its Series A round of funding. This investment is in Ratan Tata’s personal capacity in the newly formed Electric Mobility company. Tata is…
Offline retail is here to stay,” says founder of in-store experiential service. Retail tech startup RealTell is launching its flagship product “Realtell Retail” for fashion and lifestyle brands. “Offline retail is here to stay,” said Ashish Mittal, chief…
India’s Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) has granted Bharti Airtel and Tata Teleservices on the 83 billion rupees ($1.19 billion) demand from the Department of Telecom as a condition of approving the merger between the two companies.…
The soon-to-be-launched Hyundai Venue SUV has garnered over 2000 bookings in India in just one day. It was just yesterday, on May 2, that the company announced opening pre-bookings for the new subcompact SUV in India. Slated to be launched on May 21, 2019,…
India’s Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Group are reportedly in talks to sell more than half of their respective stakes in the tower company that will be created through the merger of Bharti Infratel and Indus Towers. Bharti Infratel is Bharti Airtel’s tower…
Maruti Suzuki’s move to phase-out all diesel models within a year has certainly raised eyebrows. Tata Motors also in the past has said that it will only convert its 1.5-litre and above displacement diesel engines to BS6 and the low displacement diesel engines…
JK Tyre has announced the launch of the new ‘Blaze Rydr BR43′ tyre for premium motorcycles in India. These are new radial tubeless tyre and the company will be offering them in size 140/70-17 and will be targeted towards performance-oriented riders. The Blaze…
A joint venture of Tata group and Malaysian Air Asia, AirAsia India is planning to induct some of the Jet Airways’ Boeing 737s that have now been repossessed by lessors. The move comes at the time when full-service Vistara is also planning to induct some of…
The Philippines’ NOW Telecom has introduced a new model aimed at partnering with small and medium sized businesses to deliver wireless broadband services to individual areas. The company’s new NOW Virtual Network Operator (NVNO) model will see the operator…
Amorepacific Group, the largest global beauty company headquartered in Korea, has launched Etude House in India. Etude House has become the third Amorepacific brand introduced to India after Innisfree and Laneige. The brand made its debut on the Indian market…
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