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India's largest cookie-maker Parle may cut up to 10,000 jobs amid economic slowdown

A sharp drop in Parle's biscuit sales means the company may have to slash production, which may result in layoffs of 8,000-10,000 people.

Aug 21, 2019

Vodafone Idea names Ravinder Takkar as CEO after Balesh Sharma steps down

Sharma waTakkar has been a part of Vodafone Group since 1994 and was the CEO of Vodafone Romania for three years.

Aug 20, 2019

Can India top Vietnam in mobile phone exports to US as China trade war worsens?

NITI Aayog panel will firm up a strategy to lure Vietnam-bound mobile phone makers leaving China fearing US sanctions into setting up factories in India

Aug 20, 2019

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Recession fears highest in eight years, BoA-Merrill Lynch survey reveals

Half of as many as 171 managers with $455 billion of assets under management argued that corporates are over-leveraged.

Aug 19, 2019

Amazon, Flipkart gear up for festive season, steepest discount of 2019 expected

Consumers can expect some of the biggest discounts during this year's festive season sale amid e-commerce offering deep discounts.

Aug 19, 2019

Tesla shows interest in building large e-battery plants in India

If India slashes crude consumption it can save precious foreign exchange, besides controlling pollution in major cities.

Aug 19, 2019

Mahindra cuts 1,500 jobs, warns of more pain as auto crisis worsens

More job losses are expected to take place at automotive suppliers and dealers than at original equipment manufacturers.

Aug 19, 2019

Is India in the midst of an economic slowdown? Can it get worse?

Rapidly falling auto sales through successive months provide the most telling indication of the economy's slide as most sectors shed growth momentum; government mulls stimulus package for growth

Aug 14, 2019

Sensex tumbles 600 points; Yes Bank, Bajaj Finance shares tank

The Nifty autos index slid about 4 percent, its worst decline since 2016, as sales of passenger vehicles to car dealers plunged 30.9 percent in July.

Aug 13, 2019

Sale of passenger vehicles falls for ninth straight month as slowdown bites

Amid the ongoing liquidity crunch in the country, the demand for consumer goods has been declining.

Aug 13, 2019

PolicyBazaar plans to create 4,000 jobs in Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh in a year

Dahiya is trying to push the expansion in Jammu & Kashmir as he has an educational exposure of four years in Jammu in his childhood

Aug 13, 2019

Reliance-Microsoft cloud tie-up poses threat to Amazon, Google in India

As part of the 10-year alliance, Jio will build data centres across India that will be hosted on Microsoft's Azure cloud.

Aug 13, 2019

Reliance AGM 2019: Mukesh Ambani announces rollout of Jio Giga Fibre on Sept 5

Mukesh Ambani said Jio Giga Fibre will offer lifetime free voice calls from landline phones and high-speed broadband with additions like high definition TV and dish at a monthly rental of Rs 700 to Rs 10,000.

Aug 12, 2019

Aadhaar Pay back in demand, crosses 200 million transactions in July

As per the latest data from the National Payments Corporation of India, transactions increased 11 percent, from 185 million in June to 206 million this July.

Aug 12, 2019

FPIs withdraw Rs 9,197 crore worth investment in August, all eyes on FM now

The trend of cutting down the investments was seen after eight core sector industries such as coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertiliser, steel, cement and electricity continued to show a negative growth due to the economy slowdown.

Aug 12, 2019

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