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Nokiashop : Online store from Indiatimes and Nokia [#Fail]
In what could be termed as first of its kind - Nokia has partnered with Indiatimes shopping to bring consumers a direct manufacturer to consumer online store for selling mobile phones called NokiaShop. But, apart from being a direct…
Indian MBA students prefer better Job Profile over hefty Pay Packages: ASSOCHAM
The education system is evolving at a breakneck speed with changes in the shape and contours of the economy and real-world business practices. Under such circumstances, it becomes all the more imperative for an aspiring B-school candidate…
5 Indian Banks having their own iPhone/Android Apps!
Apps of most Indian banks are still in an evolving stage. While some are compatible on Android, many are not yet geared for the iPhone platform and many major nationalized Indian banks still haven't come out with mobile banking applications…
RBI hints at sobering pay packages of foreign bank executives !
The contentious issue of CEO salary and compensation to the senior executives across organizations has often spurred adverse reactions from the general public at large. A glaring example of this differential approach was witnessed during…
Indian Govt. to soon float another Tender for Millions of Aakash Tablets!
There have been talks that Ultra Cheap Aakash tablets may be shelved over the quality of 30,000 tablets provided by Datawind in the first batch. The general feedback from users, who have had a chance to use Aakash Tablet is that, it…
How kids can use social media to boost their performance in school…
The power of social media has still not been harnessed in Indian classrooms as much as it should be. Schools and educational institutions are busy banning Facebook, Twitter and other social media platforms rather than seeing how they can be…
8 reasons why the E-Commerce Balloon in India is going to burst…
1. PAIN vs PLEASURE IRCTC is the biggest success in e-commerce in India. It democratized Railway Tickets buying - the biggest pain point in the life of an Indian. At least the Indian who travelled in the '70s, '80s and '90s. As a young…
eMO: Tata’s fully engineered Cheap Electric Car unveiled in Detroit!
Tata has added another feather to its already crowded cap! They have unveiled a prototype of a approx. USD 20,000 electric car that can easily carry four passengers. The reason it should make us proud is because it has been fully engineered…
Pay your Maharashtra Govt dues Online [Duties, taxes, excise, etc]
The Maharashtra government is going full throttle the online way. While online VAT payment is mandatory since more than a year now, the state government has moved a step forward to ensure that all types of tolls, taxes and statutory fines…
Where is our literature headed with Twitter and Facebook fiction?
Have you ever heard the terms Twitterature, Twiller or Twiction? Or maybe Facebook fiction? If not, you're seriously missing out on the trend that has started since 2009 and is slowly gathering steam with more and more curious, excited,…
Indian Funding, M&A deals of the Week [2nd Jan – 8th Jan 2012]
The Funding scene has come back to normalcy after a lackluster last week of 2011. Lets take a look at the funding deals that happened in the week starting December 2nd January 2012. Funding, M&A Deals of the Week…
Single Brand Retail – Indian Govt. approves 100% FDI!
Unlike Multi-brand Retail, which faced stiff resistance, Single Brand Retail Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) seems to have been approved without a hitch! Indian Ministry of Commerce & Industry has just released a notification…
RBI hints at “Zero Liability” for Indian Credit Card Customers
Peace of mind is what Indians prefer – a majority of the Indian consumers are wary of using technology-enabled banking services such as accessing online banking, mobile banking, utilizing ATMs or carrying out even basic credit card…
RIM, Nokia and Apple provide Backdoor access to Indian Govt. for exchange of Indian market presence!
This looks like precisely the reason why Government has been so silent on matters pertaining to access of data from biggies like Nokia, RIM, Apple and others. They made a big hue & cry about it earlier last year, but everything went…
India remains most challenging country for Expats!
There is no doubt that India is one of the toughest countries to live for expats - and the recently released Expat Explorer survey conducted by HSBC reveals exactly that. Among the 31 countries surveyed, expats have ranked India as the…
TRAI directs Telecom Operators to provide Web Based Complaint Monitoring System to users!
An excellent directive from consumer perspective for sure - TRAI yesterday came out with a directive that stating Every service provider shall, within forty-five days of coming into force of these regulations, establish a…
US says it “goofed up”, but still has wrong Indian Map on their website!
We generally do not report any political news, but this is something that I do feel strongly about and hence I am posting it. Today mainstream media portals as well new channels reported that US has fixed the map on their main Government…
Majority Indians still prefer going abroad to work!
Indians are still attracted to West when it come to employment - Although, India is dubbed globally as land of opportunities, majority of Indians want to go abroad to work. That’s the finding by Work monitor report released by Ma Foi…
Indian Funding, M&A deals of the fortnight [26th Dec 2011 – 1st Jan 2012]
We are slightly late in bringing you this week’s funding report - However, very less funding activity was registered in the last week of 2011. Lets take a look at the funding deals that happened in the week starting December 26th 2011.…
Savings Bank Account Number Portability coming soon !
Implementing portability scheme is any form of service is the best way to ensure that the customer remains the king. While mobile number portability empowered telecom subscribers to ditch their erring operators; health insurance portability…