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Google, L&T to provide 150 hotspots in Pune

Wednesday, January 31, 2018 18:31

NEW DELHI: Search giant Google has partnered with Larsen & Toubro (L&T) to bring 150 Google Station hotspots to Pune, as part of Pune Smart City Development Corporation's Smart City project, moving beyond providing Internet connectivity just to railway stations. In a statement on Wednesday, Google said its hotspots will ...

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Telecom operators bundle voice, data to boost ARPU

Wednesday, January 31, 2018 18:28

MUMBAI: India's older telecom operators are increasingly bundling voice and data plans instead of offering them separately, a switch they expect will convert multi-SIM users into single-SIM ones and help increase average revenue per user (ARPU) over time with greater adoption of higher data packs.Bundled plans account for nearly a ...

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H&M’s India sales nearly double

Wednesday, January 31, 2018 18:08

MUMBAI: Fashion retailer Hennes & Mauritz's (H&M) yearly India sales have nearly doubled, albeit at a slower pace. For the year to end November, sales climbed to Rs 954 crore from Rs 490 crore a year ago, the world's second-largest clothing firm said in a statement issued on Wednesday. During ...

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M-Special Incentive Package Scheme may link sops to generation of jobs in phase II

Wednesday, January 31, 2018 17:59

NEW DELHI: The government's scheme to incentivise electronics manufacturing may undergo a change in its next phase, including to link sops to employment generation, officials in the know of the discussions said.The Modified Special Incentive Package Scheme (M-SIPS), which was launched in 2012, will end in December this year and ...

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Indians see no reason to buy despite end of season sales

Wednesday, January 31, 2018 17:55

KOLKATA|NEW DELHI: Consumers are continuing to hold back on discretionary spending with categories such as television, home appliances, fashion, lifestyle and apparel posting poor sales in the October-December quarter, with no recovery in sight in January as well, despite almost all brands and retailers running end-of-season and Republic Day sales.According ...

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Play Budget fantasy game, step into FM’s shoes

Wednesday, January 31, 2018 17:50

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Apple widens lead in premium smartphones

Wednesday, January 31, 2018 17:41

NEW DELHI: Apple widened its lead in India's premium smartphone segment in the October-December quarter, with its newly launched iPhone X turning out to be the bestselling model. Number 2 OnePlus extended the gap with South Korea's Samsung, a market research firm said, adding that the premium market itself expanded ...

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IAF officer detained on suspicion of espionage

Wednesday, January 31, 2018 17:14

The officer, a Group Captain, was allegedly using his smart phone to click pictures of classified documents at the Air Headquarters and then using the popular messaging platform WhatsApp to transmit them to a woman, whose identity is not yet clear, said sources.

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Quess to acquire Monster India, HCL Infosystems’ care business

Wednesday, January 31, 2018 16:36

NEW DELHI: Quess Corp today announced the acquisition of e-recruitment platform Monster.com India and HCL Computing Products in two separate deals valued at up to USD 7.5 million (about Rs 48 crore) and Rs 30 crore, respectively.Quess Corp will also acquire the Singapore, Malaysia and Hong Kong entities of Monster.com ...

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Number of victims of US gymnastics 'sex abuse doc' grows to 265

Number of victims of US gymnastics ‘sex abuse doc’ grows to 265

Wednesday, January 31, 2018 16:33

The number of identified sexual abuse victims of former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar has grown to 265, a Michigan judge announced on Wednesday as a final sentencing hearing commenced.

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