Microsoft India announced the availability of Microsoft Indian language Speech Corpus, offering speech training and test data for Telugu, Tamil and Gujarati. This is...
Microsoft, Adobe Systems and SAP have formed an alliance to offer clients using their applications a unified view of data on their respective end-customers.
With...
The UIDAI has barred Bharti Airtel and Airtel Payments Bank from conducting Aadhaar-based SIM verification of mobile customers using eKYC process as well as...
The four major bitcoin exchanges in India are Zebpay, Unocoin, Coinsecure and Bitxoxo.
Bitcoin is easy money and can easily be used for payment without...
Google India has announced its ‘Made in India’ initiative. Now, Indian developers can apply for a chance to have apps specifically optimised for the...
Airtel Payments Bank has entered into the partnership with Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) to add to customer convenience.
All 14,000 HPCL fuel stations will...
Cochin Shipyard under the Ministry of Shipping was listed in Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange in August 2017.
The company has raised Rs...
A joint effort to facilitate participation by smaller companies in international trade was launched by the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Roberto...
The Competition Commission of India has approved the merger of Vodafone India and Idea Cellular.
The $23-billion transaction is the largest transaction by value in...
Union Cabinet approved sale of government’s stake in Hindustan Petroleum Corpration Ltd (HPCL) to Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC).
The ONGC will buy government’s...
State Bank of India (SBI) has created a wholly owned subsidiary “SBI Infra Management Solutions Pvt. Ltd.” for providing real estate services to them.
The...
SEBI has decided to increase the liquidity in the secondary market for corporate bonds by way of minimal number of ISINs (International Securities Identification...
Asia-Africa-Europe 1 (AAE-1) is a 25,000 km submarine communications cable system from South East Asia to Europe across Egypt, connecting Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia,...
The concept of “start-up” has been introduced in the company law by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
MCA has defined “start-up” through an executive order...
Flipkart’s acquisition of eBay India has received approval from the Competition Commission of India.
The transaction relates to the acquisition of 100 per cent share...
The National Stock Exchange of India launched its international exchange, NSE IFSC, at GIFT International Financial Services Centre (IFSC) at GIFT City in Gandhinagar.
The...
Bharti Airtel has received the approval of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), BSE and National Stock Exchange for the proposed scheme...
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed new norms for index providers with emphasis on more disclosures and greater transparency. The Securities...
Paytm has launched its own Paytm Payments Bank. Customers will also be offered zero charges on all online transactions and no minimum balance requirement.
The Payments...
IFCI board has given its approval to sell the company’s entire 26.09 per cent stake in Tourism Finance Corporation of India Ltd (TFCI).
TFCI has been...
Search engine Google launched a new neural machine translation technology between English and nine widely used Indian languages — Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu,...
Yahoo has announced the launch of ‘Captain’ bot for Facebook Messenger.
Making use of machine-learning capabilities, it helps members of a group to manage activities...
Oracle, the technology company that offers cloud applications, platform services, and engineered systems, sees a huge opportunity to serve smart city and other digital...
Reliance Defence and Engineering Limited (formerly known as Pipavav Shipyard Limited & Pipavav Defence and Offshore Engineering Company Limited) is an Indian shipbuilding and...
European Union has fined Facebook one hundred and twenty two million dollars for giving misleading information.
European Union’s competition watchdog said that Facebook had said...
Facebook started its Express Wi-Fi internet services in India, which are already available at 700 hotspots across Uttarakhand, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Meghalaya.
Express Wi-Fi has...
Wipro Limited has joined the Enterprise Ethereum Alliance (EEA) as a founding member.
The Enterprise Ethereum Alliance connects Fortune 500 enterprises, startups, academics, and technology...
The Centre has allowed Indian companies to merger with companies abroad. However, such outbound mergers will be allowed only with the prior approval of...
IFFCO has bought a 26 per cent stake in start-up firm Gramin Health Care (GHC).
The Gurgaon-based company GHC aims to provide timely medical advice and...
Karnataka Bank and SBI Card have launched co-branded credit cards for the customers of Karnataka Bank.
Through this alliance Karnataka Bank and SBI Card will...
Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal has become the second largest shareholder in Anglo American after acquiring 11.44 per cent of the British mining group.
The Volcan...
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in partnership with the World Bank Group, released the Business Reform...
Google has acquired the Canadian technology firm AppBridge that helps companies transfer data to the technology giant’s cloud platform.
The company had earlier announced the...
The private sector Kotak Mahindra Bank’s board accorded its approval for raising capital through issue of equity shares, Global Depository Receipts, American Depository Receipts...
S&P BSE Sensex 50 index was launched in December 2016 to measure the performance of the 50 largest BSE-listed firms.
Its constituents are selected from...
Bharti Airtel has entered into an agreement with Tikona Digital Networks to acquire the latter’s 4G business, including the Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) spectrum...
The Mumbai bench of the National Company Law Tribunal approved the merger of oil producer Cairn India with its metals giant parent, Vedanta Ltd.
The...
Securities and Exchange Board of India has banned Reliance Industries and 12 other entities from equity derivatives trading for one year.
The 12 other entities...
Mobile giant Idea Cellular approved its amalgamation with Vodafone India and Vodafone Mobile Services.
The board of directors of Idea Cellular approved the scheme of...
Jawaharlal Nehru Port Container Terminal(JNPCT), one of the four terminals at JNPort which is directly managed by Port authority, handled 14,29,936 TEUS till 7th...
The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) has issued Certificate of Registration to Seven foreign Re-insurers to set up branches in India....
India's first Aadhaar-linked cashless merchant solution, was launched by IDFC Bank.
Individuals with Aadhaar-seeded savings accounts in any bank can transact on IDFC Aadhaar Pay...
ICICI Bank has launched the USD 500-million dollar-denominated bond issue in the overseas market.
The bench market issue will be sold through the Dubai International...
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella introduced the ‘Sangam’ platform, which is based on the world’s largest professional networking site LinkedIn, which will help the semi-skilled workers...
Telecom operator Bharti Airtel announced acquisition of Norwegian Telenor's India unit.
Airtel will not make any cash payment for Telenor's India unit but will take...
YouTube has joined Twitter’s Periscope and Facebook, with the feature of live streaming from a mobile phone.
To begin with, this feature, which has been...
Microsoft announced a “strategic partnership” with Flipkart, wherein Flipkart will adopt Microsoft Azure as its exclusive public cloud platform.
The strategic partnership was aimed at...
Tata Motors has signed agreement with Microsoft India to bring artificial intelligence, advanced machine learning and the Azure cloud service to car drivers.
While the...
Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) has signed an agreement with Singapore Diamond Investment Exchange to explore areas of cooperation.
The MoU intends to facilitate cooperation between...
Reliance owned Reliance Defence and Engineering Ltd (RDEL) has signed Master Ship Repair Agreement (MSRA) with US Navy.
Reliance Shipyard at Pipavav, Gujarat is the...
The Consumer Protection Act, 1986 has been enacted to better protect the interests of the consumers.
The provisions of the Consumer Protection Act, 1986, covers...
Discovery Communications announced its entry into the sports telecast in India with the launch of an all-new channel DSPORT.
DSPORT will be a part of...
The Telangana government has launched India's first social innovation centre -- The ‘Kakatiya Hub For Social Innovation’ in Nizamabad.
The ‘Kakatiya Hub For Social Innovation’...
Ant Financial, e-commerce giant Alibaba’s financial arm, has reached an agreement to acquire American money-transfer major MoneyGram for $880 million.
The company owns Alipay, one...
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd has launched the two new channels, Zee Bollymovies and Zee Bollynova for Africa.
Zee Bollymovies aims to become the number one...
BookMyShow has acquired an online ticket booking firm 'MastiTickets'.
The two-year-old Hyderabad start-up has presence in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
The Hyderabad firm has eight employees,...
WPP’s GroupM, the major global media investment group, acquired a majority stake in MediaCom India, a joint venture between GroupM India and Sam Balsara,...
Former Xiaomi Vice President Hugo Barra has joined Facebook. He will join the world's largest social networking major's Virtual Reality initiative called Oculus.
Barra is...
Wholesale reinsurance provider Swiss Re has received approval from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to open a branch in Mumbai.
With...
Multiplex chain operator PVR launched theatre-on-demand service ‘Vkaao’.
PVR operates 562 screens in 122 properties in 48 cities in India.
Vkaao is an online platform that enables...
Affiliates of Warburg Pincus have acquired an equity stake of approximately 14% in PVR, India’s largest film and retail entertainment company for approximately Rs....
National Stock Exchange, Delhi has introduced an online facility for investment and subscription of exchange traded fund on its e-IPO platform.
National Stock Exchange (NSE) conducted...
Bharti Enterprises Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal launched India’s first payments bank – Airtel Payments Bank – giving a 7.25% interest on savings accounts, which...
Credit rating agency CRISIL has developed a new credit rating framework for infrastructure projects that would facilitate greater participation by long-term investors and lenders....
Global pharmaceutical company Cipla Ltd, has appointed Peter Lankau as an independent director on its board with effect from January 10.
Lankau has graduated with...
Mobile commerce company Paytm has got Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approval to formally launch Paytm Payments Bank.
Last year, the RBI had issued a...
Indian Stock Exchange, BSE has got clearance for its initial public offering (IPO) from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI).
BSE had filed a...
Fairfax Financial Holdings has received Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s approval to acquire up to 51 per cent stake in Kerala-based Catholic Syrian Bank...
Mobile wallet firm MobiKwik has received an in-principle approval from the RBI to set up a Bharat Bill Payments Operating Unit (BBPOU).
The company will...
Following are the major Policy Initiatives and Achievements of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India during the Year-2016:
1. To review the Companies...
The Bombay Stock Exchange will introduce new interest rate futures (IRF) contracts from December 30 on six-year government bonds maturing in 2022.
The IRF contract...
Finland company Nokia has sued American giant Apple Inc in Germany and USA courts for patent infringement.
According to Nokia, Apple is using Nokia technology in...
Markets regulator SEBI has released the detailed guidelines for public issuance of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) including allocation of units to institutional investors.
Real...
Apple launched a legal appeal against a EU decision in which it ordered the Apple Inc to pay billions in backtaxes to Ireland.
The European Commission, the...
IT industry body Nasscom has introduced Techstartup.in, a digital platform that allows startups, investors and venture capitalists to network.
It was first launched in Bengaluru followed...
Sun Pharma has completed the acquisition of the US-based eyecare specialist Ocular Technologies Sarl.
Sun Pharma acquired 100 per cent equity stake in Ocular Technologies...
