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GST-based calculation confusing? Here are the new Casio calculators for India

Christened MJ-120 GST and MJ-12 GST, the calculators have been designed for the Indian market and priced at Rs 398 and Rs 475, respectively.

Nov 12, 2018

Apple eyes a bigger bite of market with Amazon deal

As part of the deal, Amazon proposes to delist Apple and Beats products sold by non-authorised resellers, allowing Apple to exert more control over the online sales channel.

Nov 12, 2018

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India hopes to calm fuel price stink with basmati fragrance

Export outlook for Indian basmati has brightened with easing of export norms and rupee payment options in Iran trade.

Nov 12, 2018

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Alibaba Singles' Day sales hit $10 billion in first hour

Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd settled roughly 69 billion yuan ($9.92 billion) in the first hour of its annual Singles' Day on Sunday, up roughly 21 percent from last year's early haul of 57 billion yuan.

Nov 11, 2018

RBI tightens oversight of NBFCs, cancels registration of 31 firms

West Bengal leads in the number of finance companies suffering central bank's axe while another 17 voluntarily close business.

Nov 11, 2018

IndiGo switches 125 Airbus A320neo orders to longer range A321s - report

IndiGo had previously said it plans to add to its fleet of Airbus A320neos and ATR 72 turboprops at a rate of around six planes a month.

Nov 11, 2018

MS Dhoni attends India Cements board meeting, leaves executives awestruck

The executives of the Chennai-based company informed the media that this is the first time Dhoni has participated in a board meeting.

Nov 10, 2018

Big relief for Deloitte, PwC, EY and KPMG as govt panel allows permission to operate in India

The government had formed a committee to look into the complaints made by an Indian firm where they argued that the foreign firms were apparently flouting norms and gaining an undue advantage.

Nov 10, 2018

An Indian counterpunch against Trump and Harley-Davidson: Royal Enfield looks to bolster sales in US

Royal Enfield has managed to frustrate Harley-Davidson's efforts to grow in India which is the world's biggest two-wheeler market with some 17 million in sales annually.

Nov 10, 2018

Sundar Pichai speaks of 'simple life' in Chennai, recalls living in small house and sleeping on floor

While Google CEO Sundar Pichai may be a household name now, known as someone who not just heads the Mountain View, California-based company, but also as the one behind its AI projects, his childhood, by his own admission, was quite simple and humble.

Nov 10, 2018