Abu Dhabi, August 22 (IANS): The UAE will be the first country in the Middle East to witness the launch of the RuPay card, "an Indian indigenous equivalent of Mastercard or Visa", during the visit of Indian Pri

New Delhi, August 22 (IANS): Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) K. Subramanian on Thursday said the Indian economy does not need a fiscal stimulus to tackle the ongoing economic slowdown.   Speaking at the

Mumbai, August 21 (IANS): Amid weakness in the auto sector, a sharp fall was seen in the Tata Motors stocks on Wednesday which slipped over 10 per cent, touching its 52-week low. At 2.51 p.m., Tata

Mumbai, August 21 (IANS): Popular Indian biscuit maker Parle Products may cut up to 10,000 jobs owing to the prevailing macro-economic situation, according to a company executive.   Rural distress ha

New Delhi, August 21 (IANS): With economic slowdown beginning to adversely affect several industries in India, Xiaomi India said on Wednesday that smartphone sales would remain insulated from the impact as the

New Delhi, August 21 (IANS): Enforcement Directorate (ED)'s chargesheet in the money-laundering case involving top brass of now-infamous IL&FS group has revealed that its financing arm IFIN indulged in a "c

Mumbai, August 21 (IANS): The unabated losses at Vodafone-Idea are eroding the value of other Aditya Birla Group firms, whose combined m-cap declined by a whopping Rs 21,431 crore on August 20, days after the q

Sample of Parle Products. (IANS Photo)   BENGALURU, August 21 (Reuters): Parle Products Pvt Ltd, a leading Indian biscuit maker, might lay off up to 10,000 workers as slowing economic growt

New Delhi, August 20 (IANS): Automobile major Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) launched the Grand i10 Nios, priced between Rs 4.99 lakh and Rs 7.99 lakh, here on Tuesday. The Grand i10 Nios is the third g

New Delhi, August 20 (IANS): Vietnam-based airline Vietjet on Tuesday said that it will commence direct flight operations between India and Vietnam from December. Commencing on December 6, the New D

Bengaluru, August 20 (IANS): Samsung on Tuesday brought much-awaited "made in India" Samsung Galaxy Note10 and Galaxy Note10+ with enhanced S Pen and pro-grade camera to the country that would take the producti

New Delhi, August 20 (IANS): HMD Global, that makes and sells Nokia-branded phones, on Tuesday launched the fourth generation of its feature phone 'Nokia 105' for Rs 1,199 in India.   The device woul

New Delhi, August 20 (IANS): Reliance Jio has topped the 4G download speed chart and Vodafone the 4G upload one in July, according to telecom regulator TRAI.   Reliance Jio continued to lead the aver

New Delhi, August 20 (IANS): Broadcasters have raised concerns over the Telecom Regulatory Authority of Indias (TRAI) decision to review the issue of pricing, barely eight months after implementing the new tari

New Delhi, August 20 (IANS): In a bid to boost car sales amid piling inventories, the State Bank of India (SBI) on Tuesday waived processing fee on car loans during the upcoming festival season and is also offe

New Delhi, August 19 (IANS): As online food aggregators faced the heat from offline restaurants under the National Restaurant Association of India (NRAI), the Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Association

Mandi, August 19 (IANS): Indian Institute of Technology Mandi researchers in Himachal Pradesh are developing thermoelectric materials that can efficiently convert heat into electricity. While solar

Mumbai, August 19 (IANS): Indicating a softer approach on rate cuts in the wake of economic slowdown, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday said growth is the top priority at a time when the Indian bankin

State Bank of India (SBI) chairman Rajnish Kumar addresses a press conference in Kolkata on August 18. (IANS Photo)     Kolkata, August 18 (IANS): Amid the economy roiling through a slow

New Delhi, August 18 (IANS): India's largest lender, the State Bank of India, on Sunday said that it is extending the repayment period for stressed automobile dealers by 15-30 days to help them out of curr