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Digital News Corp raises its stake to 30% in India's online real-estate firm PropTiger News Corp has raised its stake in online real estate platform PropTiger from 25% to 30%, though the terms of the deal hasn't been disclosed. News Corp Digital Move over Print, the war is between Television and Digital now Newslaundry.com is India's Independent News Media and Media Critic Platform Digital Innovate for Digital India Challenge: Intel collaborate with the Centre to power 20 startups in India Serious attempts needed to kickstart product companies across the country Digital Facial recognition can't be used as security measure, privacy advocates say facial recognition hits a roadblock if applied as a security measure Retail Flipkart & Snapdeal copy Amazon, join hands with India Post's Bengaluru chapter to provide same-day delivery The technology capital is the first city where India Post began delivering packages to customers of online marketplace Amazon on the day an order is placed. Retail India Inc's brain banks: Cos like Aditya Birla, Pantaloons call upon think tanks to suggest business solution Business groups are increasingly calling upon think tanks to evolve from giving generalised directions to suggesting solutions to acquisitions, divestments and career paths. Retail After lead in Maggie, Uttar Pradesh FDA finds detergent in Mother Dairy milk sample "Results showed that the samples were sub-standard and one of the two contained detergent," UP FDA official in Agra, Ram Naresh Yadav said... Retail Malls in India: Developers built aggressively, but too few people have enough money to buy at the shopping centers regularly Developers rushed to build malls in India over the past decade, but far fewer people than expected have enough money to shop in them regularly. Many are struggling with high vacancy rates. Telecom Reliance Jio's Massive $16 bn Year-End Launch of 4G Will Disrupt India's Telecom Market & curb tariff After five years in the making, the 2015-end launch of Reliance Jio, the telecom business of Reliance Industries, India's second-biggest firm by value, is making its rivals anxious. A price war is sure to ensue as the new venture attempts to aggressively build a customer base in the country, the world's [...] Telecom BSNL to invest Rs 6000 crore to set up 40000 Wi-Fi hotspots in 20 circles With no private telecom operator raising objection, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) opted to keep quiet on the state-run BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Telecom Thejesh GN demands apology from Flash Networks for violation of privacy Bangalore-based infoactivist and programmer Thejesh GN, who had been sent a cease & desist notice by Flash Networks, has mentioned that his decision to Telecom Nokia keen to settle Rs 20000-crore tax dispute without arbitration Telecom equipment maker Nokia extended an olive branch to the Indian government, saying it wants to resolve an ongoing tax dispute amicably and that arbitrati.. Finance Fin Min takes yet another U-turn by agreeing to capitalise PSU banks After RBI as well as the banks repeatedly highlighted the importance of the issue, the government has had a change in heart Finance Indian banks face challenge not seen in nearly two decades from the likes of Paytm or Flipkart Indian banks scramble to hire talent from the e-commerce industry, which is putting banks that are hundreds of years old to shame. Finance Jagran Prakashan promoters to sell 2.6% stake to Blackstone-backed holding firm Recently, it acquired Radio City. Finance Finmin to meet bank CEOs on capital requirement next week E-wallets are already growing fast, and when payment banks enter the picture, public sector banks will find customers moving their low-cost deposits elsewhere. They are going to face further dents to their profitability. Food/FMCG Maggi ban hits 1,500 Nestle employees as company to move some of its staff for manufacturing other items The ban on Nestles Maggi brand and its recall have affected close to 1,500 direct employees of the company involved in the production. Food/FMCG BigBasket, LocalBanya expect contribution from private labels to rise up to 50 % through staples and FMCG Private labels in daily household, personal care and food products are soon expected to drive nearly half the sales for online grocers. Food/FMCG Uttar Pradesh FDA finds detergent in Mother Dairy milk sample "Results showed that the samples were sub-standard and one of the two contained detergent," UP FDA official in Agra, Ram Naresh Yadav said. Food/FMCG Burger King drops tradition for Indian taste buds, gets vegetarian delicacies on its menu In the US, the chain is known for its non-vegetarian whoppers, but in India, it wanted to entice also the huge population that doesnt eat meat. Software Infosys' CEO Vishal Sikka plans to do away with bell curve process for appraisal : Wants to reward rainmakers Sources said Sikka wants to create a system that will reward the rainmakers and align bonus payouts to customer delights that they execute. Software Microsoft launches online store : Joins hands with Snapdeal and gets e-space for products Microsoft has announced its latest move to infiltrate the potentially lucrative Indian market: a digital store through online marketplace Snapdeal. Software TCS opens a new centre of excellence in Hyderabad : Dedicated to research on futuristic technologies TCS launches centre for next-gen tech solutionsIndia.comall 32 news articles » Software Can India's IT services firms adopt new business models and weather the perfect storm? A lethal combination of technological change, new business models and changing customer behaviour is rapidly gnawing away at the underpinnings of India's former superstars: The information technology (IT) services majors. As companies move more of their operations into the cloud, the need for IT workers to perform traditional tasks like maintaining networks, servers and applications diminishes.... Ecommerce Roadrunnr in talks to raise $10 million (Rs 64 crore) in a first round of funding led by Sequoia Capital and Nexus Venture Partners Roadrunnr is in final stage of talks to raise $10 million (Rs 64 crore) in a first round of funding led by Sequoia Capital and Nexus Venture Partners Ecommerce China to become largest cross-border e-commerce market by 2020; total value of products sold to overseas consumers will reach $994 bn: Report The total value of products sold by online retailers to overseas consumers will reach $994 bn by 2020, with China the driving source of growth... Franchise 3 Tips to deal with a worker whos off to a bad start 3 Tips to deal with a worker who's off to a bad start - Franchising USA MagazineSometimes you get new workers who get off to a bad start for all the wrong reasons. They are taking personal calls. They are texting constantly throughout the day. They are leaving early and showing up late. How do you deal with them? Franchise Franchisee Journey: From homicide detective to cruise ship franchisee Joyce Mariner went from homicide detective to Expedia CruiseShipCenters franchisee. Here's how. HR How Adobe keeps key employees from quitting Ditching annual performance reviews has paid unexpected dividends. HR India's proposed child labor amendments might put more youths to work SURAT, India "e;" Their hands fly with the speed and precision of veteran assembly-line workers, pausing only to flick sweat from their shiny-smooth foreheads. HR What happened to the women who graduated from IITs in the 90s? Last year, India passed a landmark legislation to fix the abysmal sex ratio in corporate boardrooms—all publicly traded companies needed to put at least one woman on their board. It was a radical law, given that about two-thirds of listed companies in the country had no woman on their boards in June 2014. The result was chaos. Even... HR Nokia keen to settle Rs 20000-crore tax dispute without arbitration Telecom equipment maker Nokia extended an olive branch to the Indian government, saying it wants to resolve an ongoing tax dispute amicably. Logistics Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor civils contract signed; a design and buildup contract for 402 km initiated INDIA: Dedicated Freight Corridor Corp of India Ltd has awarded a design and build contract covering the civil works for the 402 km New Bhaupur... Logistics Coal India now sixth-largest mining company in world, has moved up from being th 8th amongst 40 top worldwide companies: PwC Country's top dry-fuel miner Coal India (CIL) has become the sixth-largest mining company in the world in terms of market capital, says a recent PwC Logistics Court order drowns Calcutta port plan, as biders had not submitted the appropriate documents The Calcutta Port Trust's latest attempt to find an operator to run two controversy-ridden berths at Haldia has run aground once again. Logistics Air Seychelles expands codeshare pact with Jet Airways; will fly to 9 more cities in India Though fliers are compensated, it's about time that airlines offered more, writes Anand Kalyanaraman Construction Square yards to merge with Realizing.in Real estate advisory Square Yards has entered into an agreement to merge itself with tech platform for online property search Realizing.in. Construction Springfinity helps urbanites bring a garden home For most of us city-dwellers, having a garden in the house is either a dream too fancy to ever realize, or is a memory from some past evoking childhood nos Construction Ambience expects to earn Rs 150 crore annual rental income by leasing commercial space in Gurgaon Real Time News, India Ambience says keen to lease commercial space in GurgaonReal Time News, IndiaThe real estate firm expects to earn Rs 150 crore of annual rental income by leasing out this commercial space. Out of the total area, Ambience has already leased out 2.5 lakh sq ft to Panasonic India, country's leading consumer electronics company, it Construction DDA revises its property misuse policy Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has decided to revise its property misuse policy to encourage people to get their property converted from leasehold to freehold. Marketing Insights behind Innovation & Design by Shireesh Joshi, COO, Strategic Marketing Group, Godrej Shireesh Joshi, COO, Strategic Marketing Group, Godrej speaks about what it takes to make a successful innovation. A successful innovation requires identification of a compelling insight. Product design or new technology cannot work no matter how great the invention. The insight is what makes the difference. Innovations need great insights and great insights come from extraordinary connections.Not only this, innovations outside the product can be powerful too. This sounds interesting right? Let us find out how exclusively at # DMAi Screen at # GMAW15 Marketing What can help Maggi regain its brand value : Life after ban Regaining customer confidence isn't easy once consumers have a negative perception of a brand. Crisis management requires more than a hurriedly called press conference Marketing Outbrain brings on more publishers in India : Content marketing news Content discovery firm Outbrain has announced a number of publishers in India signing up to use its network, including Indian Express, ABP Live, Financial Express, MTV India, ScoopWhoop, StoryPick and fossBytes. Marketing With CEO shakeup, Twitter under pressure to please advertisers : Report With CEO shakeup, Twitter under pressure to please advertisers - About 80 to 90% of users scan Twitter content but don't tweet, according to Affinio, which measures community engagement on digital platforms. Even though about 1 billion people have tried the service, most do not become regular users. Politics FTII delinquents get a Ministry of I B Letter Politics "TDP government suppressing freedom of the press" Politics NGOs, farmer bodies want explanation on land bill amendments Politics KCR versus Naidu – who is the perp ? Sports World Cup 2018 Qualifier: India go down 1-2 to Guam India snatched a 93rd minute consolation goal as Sunil Chhetri found the net. Sports Viswanathan Anand loses to Magnus Carlsen, finishes fifth in blitz event of Norway Chess tournament After starting off with two victories, Anand missed out on a winning opportunity against Norwegian Carlsen. Sports Sunil Chhetri becomes first Indian to score 50 international goals After Guam took a 2-goal lead by scoring in each half, Chhetri reduced the margin for the visitors in added time. Sports Copa America: Argentina edge Uruguay 1-0; Paraguay go past Jamaica courtesy goalkeeping error A draw against Jamaica on Saturday will be enough to secure Argentina a spot in the tournament's quarterfinals. Entertainment The 5 Best Bollywood Films Of 2015 (So Far) We're halfway through 2015, and it's been an interesting six months for Indian cinema. Formulae and conventions have taken a backseat, while stronger scripts have been appreciated by moviegoers. Ra Entertainment Shah Rukh Khan's chemistry with Kajol 'flows with such ease' in the picture shared by him Taken on the sets of Rohit Shetty's 'Dilwale', the picture shows one of the most romantic and celebrated on screen couples - Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol - in a candid conversation. Entertainment Salman Khan keeps his promise, tweets about 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' in Hindi Salman Khan shared the poster of 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' along with a tweet in Hindi. Entertainment Abhishek Bachchan gives it back to Twitter user for bringing daughter Aaradhya into a meme A Twitter user had to bear Abhishek Bachchan's wrath, when he posted on Twitter a meme that showed the actor in poor light and involved his daughter Aaradhya. 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