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Axis Bank, India’s third largest private sector bank, has entered a collaboration with distributed FinTech company Ripple to offer cross-border payments solution through Blockchain technology. Ripple is a blockchain-based financial settlements solution that…
McDonald’s India has added two new breakfast burgers, the “Masala Dosa Brioche” and “Masala Scrambled Eggs” burgers, to its product line-up to woo local customers amid rising competition from Domino’s and Burger King. The two new products will be served…
Budget carrier AirAsia India on Saturday announced special low fares one way to select destinations across its network in the country. “Starting at Rs 99 one-way, the special fares can be booked between January 16 and January 22 for travelling from May 1 to…
India’s largest mobile operator Bharti Airtel has launched the nation’s first payments bank in all 29 states, using its extensive network of retail stores as banking points. The operator will invest an initial 30 billion rupees ($440.3 million) to develop a…
US fast-fashion retailer Forever 21 has launched its activewear collection globally at its stores and on its website. The Forever 21 Activewear Collection provides low-, medium- and high-impact pieces in an array of soft and neon hues. The Fit and Run…
After the demonetisation of India’s 500 and 1,000 rupee banknotes, the Indian government is stressing the importance of digital transactions in a bid to help the country transform into a cashless economy. Government policy think-tank Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh…
Tata Sky in India has unveiled its offerings #MaxJingalala of 600 channels and services, which is said to be the highest ever in the DTH sector. Tata Sky today is a market leader in HD channels along with maximum number of Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam,…
American graphics processing unit (GPU) technology giant Nvidia has launched the Nvidia Inception program in India, in recognition of the country’s budding innovation ecosystem surrounding Artificial Intelligence (AI). Inception is a virtual incubator program…
Vodafone is reportedly considering pursuing a merger of its Indian mobile business with a rival operator to help better compete in the intensively competitive market and survive the price war triggered by the entry of Reliance Jio Infocomm. The operator is…
Aimed at supporting the growth of export and import demands of customers especially SMB’s in the Northern region, logistic service provider-DHL Express India, opened its new modern service facility in Chandigarh. The new facility will serve as a pick-up,…
Hoping to replicate its success in the Chinese market, Apple is looking at setting up its own wholly owned stores in India. Currently, the company sells its products through distributors such as Redington and Ingram Micro. India’s smartphone market has been…
India’s Idea Cellular is reportedly considering launching its own unlimited free 4G data offer to compete against disruptive new market entrant Reliance Jio Infocomm. Idea is considering offering unlimited data in certain plans with a validity of 1 to 1.5…
Vodafone India has reportedly handed Nokia a multi-year contract extension worth €200 million ($210.5 million) covering the delivery of managed services in multiple telecoms circles. The scope of the contract has been expanded to cover managed services for 14…
A month after Enforcement Directorate registered a case of foreign exchange violations against AirAsia India, the Central Bureau of Investigation on Thursday claimed that it is also examining the matter in which there are allegations of fraudulent…
Indian operators Bharti Airtel and Vodafone are squaring off with Reliance Jio Infocomm and Tata Teleservices in court over regulator Trai’s recent decision to fix interconnection rates. Trai recently set interconnection rates at zero for landline to wireless…
Consumers at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport T2 who spend more than US$80 on Pernod Ricard’s portfolio – including Scotch whiskies Chivas Regal, Royal Salute, The Glenlivet and Ballantine’s – can enter into the lucky draw by completing a…
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