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Paytm Plans Online Retail Foray, Compete With Flipkart, Snapdeal

Alibaba-backed Paytm estimates its e-commerce foray will spur revenue run rate to $4 billion by end of this year.

Apr 25, 2015

Why Sensex Bucks the Uptrend in Global Markets

The BSE Sensex has slumped 2,586 points from its record high of 30,024.74 hit on 4 March 2015.

Apr 25, 2015

'Make in India': Chinese Smartphone Maker Xiaomi Plans Manufacturing Unit, R&D Centre

The world's fifth-largest smartphone maker wants to become the top handset maker in India within five years.

Apr 25, 2015

India puts U.S. charity Ford Foundation on security watchlist

India's home affairs ministry said it would "keep watch on all the activities" funded by the Ford Foundation

Apr 25, 2015

Greeces Yanis Varoufakis says talks with euro zone have made progress

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said on 24 April that talks with his euro zone peers had improved over the past few weeks.

Apr 24, 2015

David Cameron and Ed Miliband react to HSBC headquarters move

HSBC Holdings, Europes biggest bank, will review whether to move its headquarters out of Britain, potentially dealing a blow to a country trying to balance tighter regulation with the importance of the financial industry to its economy.

Apr 24, 2015

Worlds first malaria vaccine moves closer to use in Africa

The worlds first malaria vaccine, made by GlaxoSmithKline, could be approved by international regulators for use in Africa from October after final trial data showed it offered partial protection for up to four years.

Apr 24, 2015

Huawei Honor 4X Registrations On Flipkart End

Flipkart Plans to Phase Out Desktop Ads, Move to Mobile

India's largest e-commerce firm is fast developing its mobile ad platform and will begin rolling out ads within three months.

Apr 24, 2015

Fans camp out at store in anticipation of Apple Watch

The Apple Watch launched globally on 24 April with a small queue of Japanese tech-addicts lining up in Tokyo for Apple’s first wearable gadget, but there was no sign of the excitement usually attached to the companys product rollouts.

Apr 24, 2015

Banking Sector Frauds on Rise as Technology becomes Highly Sophisticated

Frauds encountered in the non-retail segment averaged 10 over the last two years, incurring a loss of about Rs 2 crore in each such incident, says Deloitte

Apr 24, 2015

Infosys' CEO Sikka speaks during a news conference at company's headquarters in Bangalore

Infosys Q4 Results: Analysts Expect Net Profit to Fall 2.7%

Analysts expect the company to report revenue growth of 9-11 percent in constant currency for 2015-16.

Apr 23, 2015

Capgemini Looks to Acquire US-based Igate, to Boost Headcount in India

With 40% of its employees in India, Capgemini's will further strengthen its employee base in the country with the new acquisition.

Apr 23, 2015

Tesco CEO Dave Lewis refuses to blame past management after supermarket suffers £6.4bn losses

Lewis speaks out after retail giant announced pre-tax losses of £6.4bn.

Apr 22, 2015

Virtual taste simulator enhances and restores flavour

Taste+ sends electric pulses to taste buds, simulating salt, bitter and sour sensations.

Apr 22, 2015

Spectacular Rebound in Indian Stock Markets Unlikely, Says Analysts

Despite the recent losses, the Sensex is still outperforming the World MSCI and EM MSCI indices leaving the valuations looking stretched, says Capital Economics.

Apr 22, 2015