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HDFC bank to offer mobile recharge service through a missed call

Saturday, December 5, 2015 9:48

KOLKATA: HDFC Bank is taking on Paytm, an emerging challenger in the digital space, on its own turf — the recharge business. The new generation private bank is offering its customers prepaid mobile recharge service through a missed call. Terming it a first-of-its-kind service in the world, Nitin Chugh, ...

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Retro revival

Retro revival

Saturday, December 5, 2015 9:47

Using vintage pieces in your home interiors is a great way of blending retro with modern design sensibilities.

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McDonald’s ramping up its brand extension business in India

Saturday, December 5, 2015 9:44

NEW DELHI: McDonald's is ramping up its brand extension business in India. Although burgers continue to be the backbone of the US fast food chain, it now earns a fourth of its revenues from ice cream, smoothies and coffee. To speed up its brand extension business, the company has ...

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Slow Clap for Radhika Apte’s Film on Workplace Bias Against Pregnant Women

Saturday, December 5, 2015 9:41

Titled The Calling, the two-minute film is a hardhitting take on the glass ceiling against women. Radhika features as the troubled employee Shaheen who confronts her boss (Shernaz Patel) after she is ...

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India top pick amongst FDI destinations, says EY report

India top pick amongst FDI destinations, says EY report

Saturday, December 5, 2015 9:36

About 500 global leaders from various organizations worldwide were a part of this survey. Of this 32 percent voted India as the most attractive FDI destination.

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Preparing for a post-petroleum era — whenever it comes | Why the US is worried

Saturday, December 5, 2015 9:32

By Stanley Reed and Sara Hamdan VIENNA: Even as UN climate-conference delegates met near Paris on Friday seeking ways to reduce the globe's dependence on high-carbon fuels like oil, some of the world's biggest petroleum producers vowed to keep pumping flat out. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting ...

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‘Low-transaction cost key to success of digital initiatives’

Saturday, December 5, 2015 9:32

Emphasising that low cost of transaction is key to success of digital financial inclusion goal, minister of state for finance Jayant Sinha said government is also working on universal health insurance scheme similar to other social security scheme.

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‘Steve Ballmer nixed Microsoft’s plan to automate your home’

Saturday, December 5, 2015 9:26

According to those who worked for him said that Ballmer was a genius at the things he knew -- enterprise, the cloud, and productivity.

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Government to extend support for initiation of ‘Hospital Medicine’

Saturday, December 5, 2015 9:21

KOCHI: The Health Ministry would provide necessary support for the initiation of 'Hospital Medicine', a relatively new subject which is crucial for making India a global healthcare hub, Union Minister JP Nadda today said. Addressing the first 'International Symposium on Hospital Medicine' at Amrita Institute of Medical Science here, ...

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With an eye on Russia, Estonia seeks security in computing cloud

Saturday, December 5, 2015 9:20

Concerned about its assertive neighbour Russia, Estonia plans to upload much of its government data to computing clouds to guard against security threats, enabling the Baltic state to be run from abroad if necessary.

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