Business

21 Jul

Tata Communications ensures local telecom license in UAE

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Tata Communications, a part of the Tata Group, on Tuesday said it has bagged a Type B telecom license in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to provide Internet Service Provider (ISP) and related telecom services to enterprises in a defined capacity, along with local currency billing for end-customers. "This will enable the company to make the shift from offering services as a foreign carrier in the Middle East to a local licensed service provider," Tata Communications said in a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange. Through this licence, Tata Communications will become a carrier-neutral service provider to the OTTs, large enterprises and multinational corporations…

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20 Jul

Redmi Note 9 with 48MP quad-camera launched in India.

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Xiaomi’s Redmi on Monday launched a new budget smartphone in India. Called Redmi Note 9, the new phone will join the current line up that features Redmi Note 9 Pro and Redmi Note 9 Pro Max. Redmi Note 9 will go on the first sale on July 24. The phone will be available on Mi.com and Amazon India. It will also be available offline. The 4GB+64GB model is priced at ₹11,999. The top-end model with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage will be available for ₹14,999.  There is also a 4GB+128GB variant, which is priced at ₹13,999.  Redmi Note 9 features Xiaomi’s new Redmi Note…

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20 Jul

NSE Academy and Fintso’s tie-up

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NSE Academy and Fintso reached for a tie-up for educating, skill-development and training of financial intermediaries. This is aimed towards equipping them to enhance their offerings, besides certification courses to become registered advisors. As a part of this tie-up, Fintso’s subscriber base will get a subsidised and preferred access to the NSE Knowledge Hub platform. Fintso will also help co-create training programs and education camps for their clients that are based on requirements identified through the highly evolved data-analytics of the platform. The tie-up also involves co-creating content and holding investor education forums for the clients of the intermediaries. This…

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19 Jul

Best broadband plans from Reliance Jio, Airtel, and many others that are under under ₹1,000.

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Work from home and online education is the new normal for most of us. Not just this, the need to be home unless stepping out is absolutely essential too has increased our dependence on online platforms for recreation, communication, shopping as well as several other things. For all this a good broadband connection is critical. Here are monthly broadband plans from Airtel, Tata Sky, BSNL, Reliance Jio and others under Rs 1,000. JioFiber Silver monthly plan - ₹849 Reliance JioFiber’s ₹849 Silver monthly plan is one of the best broadband plans offered by the company under ₹1,000. It offers a…

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19 Jul

Covid-19 ‘effect’ least on Apple in India, says Canalys report.

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There aren’t many industries around the world that haven’t felt a crippling effect because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Smartphones are no different and with lockdown conditions, economic instability, it seems like people haven’t been buying smartphones like they used to. According to a report by research firm Canalys, smartphone shipments in India fell 48% in Q2 2020, to 17.3 million units. Almost every brand saw a decline in their shipments. However, the least impacted of all the major smartphone brands was Apple. As per the Canalys report, Apple was the least impacted among the top-10 vendors as shipments fell…

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19 Jul

The Himalaya Drug Co. introduces Quista DN

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The Himalaya Drug Company introduced Quista DN, a nutritional supplement scientifically designed to effectively help in the dietary management of diabetic and prediabetic individuals. Quista DN is a sucrose-free formula, fortified with unique ACCTI advantage nutrients (Alpha lipoic acid, Carnitine, Coenzyme Q10, Taurine, Inositol) that help improve overall metabolism. Quista DN is developed with the amalgamation of ancient wisdom of Ayurveda and modern nutrition science that contains botanical ingredients, ACCTI mix, Chromium, Zinc, and Selenium, which collectively improve the blood glucose utilization in the body. This composition makes Quista DN ideal for in-between meals, which provides a feeling of satiation…

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19 Jul

Nissan India’s B-SUV ‘Nissan Magnite’

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New Delhi/ Guwahati/ Shillong/ Siliguri/ New Delhi/ Mumbai, July 2020: Nissan’s highly anticipated B-SUV’s concept version has been revealed by Nissan India. It is christened as Nissan Magnite. The Nissan Magnite will be a feature-rich premium offering with stylish design for a strong and dynamic road presence. Rakesh Srivastava, Managing Director, Nissan Motor India said, Nissan Magnite is an evolutionary leap in Nissan’s global SUV DNA. With cutting-edge technology onboard, it will be a game-changer in its segment. A bold offering in the sub-four-meter category, Nissan is confident that Nissan Magnite will redefine the B-SUV segment for the industry. The…

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18 Jul

Govt issues notice to Twitter after recent hack targeting global high-profile users.

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India’s cybersecurity nodal agency CERT-In has issued a notice to Twitter asking the micro-blogging platform for full details of the recent global hack targeting high-profile users, as it sought complete information on number of Indian users affected as well as impact on data, a source said. The source privy to the development told PTI that CERT-In has also asked Twitter for information on number of users from India who have visited the malicious tweets and links, and whether the affected users have been informed by the platform about unauthorised access to their Twitter accounts. The government has also demanded information…

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18 Jul

Sundar Pichai reveals Google’s next big project to make the world a ‘safer’ place.

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Google’s parent company Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai today revealed the next big project that could help the world to form a ‘safer’ place. Natural disasters like floods or earthquakes come without any serious prior warning as such. Google and its CEO Sundar Pichai is exactly have something to tell us about. Google recently conducted an experiment using its subsea fiber optic cables, which showed that it could be useful for earthquake and tsunami warning systems. Google first started working on this in 2013 but it was only in 2019 that Google conducted its first experiment. Initially, there was no state…

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18 Jul

HDFC Bank’s profit rises

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The HDFC Bank, which is India’s largest private sector lender by market value, on Saturday announced that it has reported a net profit of Rs 6,658.62 crore for the quarter ended June 30 which is an increase of 19.58 per cent compared to the corresponding period in 2019. The HDFC Bank had clocked a net profit of Rs 5,568.16 crore in April-June 2019-20. In a statement, The company also said that its net interest income - or the difference between interest earned and interest paid - increased 17.84 per cent to Rs 15,665.42 crore in the June quarter. Its income…

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