June 26, 2015 - Digital India launch: IT firms asked to organise mandatory viewing of PM speech on July 1

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Digital Digital India launch: IT firms asked to organise mandatory viewing of PM speech on July 1 All companies have been instructed to advertise the event on their websites and prepare for the webcast of the inaugural function. Digital Delhi Budget 2015: Free Wi-Fi in Delhi schools and colleges Terming the Delhi Budget 2015 India's first 'Swaraj Budget' Sisodia ​said it was a matter of pride for him to be presenting the budget. Digital Indian startups should focus on developing solutions for India: Jeremy Basset, Unilever Foundry On the sidelines of Cannes Lions festival ET caught up with Unilever Foundry's Basset to know more about the Foundrys plans. Digital More than 70% of Indian cos are underprepared when it comes to cyber security Are users taking a risk by allowing applications to gain access to personal data shadowed by an upgrade? "Most definitely," said Bikash Barai... Retail Madura's Trendin.com claims to become largest etail venture of an offline player in India Within a year of its launch, sales of Trendin have equalled those of 30 branded stores, or close to 1% of Madura's turnover... Retail What drives the coupon market in India? CouponDunia intends to fill in the largest remaining void in the world of offline retailers and brands by launching in-store shopping coupons. Users will be Retail Shoppers Stop earmarks Rs 60-crore investment for tech push to become a seamless 'omni-channel' retail store by end of 2016 To drive its strategy of becoming a seamless 'omni-channel' retail store by the end of 2016, Shoppers Stop has earmarked an investment of Rs 60 crore Retail Ecommerce taxation- a work in progress? Forbes India (blog) Ecommerce taxation--a work in progress?Forbes India (blog)India's ecommerce space is abuzz--experiencing a material growth with investors making large investments in these businesses. A wide geographical distribution of people adds to the excitement for these businesses since physical expansion of stores is a ... Telecom Will R-Jio ride on the China model of mix of technology of transmission, low-cost handsets, low-cost data packages and a value chain of digital offerings? Reliance Jio Infocomm (R-Jio) seems to be modelling its fourth-generation (4G) telecom services rollout on that of China Mobile Telecom Will The Sun Set On Maran's Empire? There's hardly anyone in the southern states who is immune to the reach of the Sun Network (Sun). If you're not watching one of their 33 satellite television channels across four languages, through their own cable operators, you're listening to one of their 45 radio stations across the country, or reading one of their many newspapers and magazines. Telecom Supreme Court allows govt to finalise spectrum auction NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on March 26 allowed the Centre to finalise its just-concluded "fiercest and competitive" auction for telecom spectrum, f Telecom Vodafone appoints Amit Pradhan as Chief Technology Security Officer The post had been lying vacant after the exit of Burgess Cooper, who left the company after a nine-year stint to join global consultancy firm EY. Finance HDFC Bank planning thousands of hires to boost lending HDFC Bank will add thousands of employees and open hundreds of new branches this year to boost lending that's already growing at twice the national rate Finance Banks can borrow from global financial institutions without RBI nod The high levels of corporate leverage are hampering banks ability to pass on lower interest rates and boost loans, as they already have heavy exposure to troubled firms, according to the financial stability report. Finance Mahindra arm to acquire firms to boost supply chain, analytics business Mahindra Group's Bristlecone, which specializes in supply chain optimization and analytics, is looking to acquire firms in Silicon Valley and India Finance Bharti Enterprises acquires minority stake in OneWeb Bharti Enterprises has acquired a strategic minority stake in satellite operator OneWeb, becoming a founding member of the consortium. Food/FMCG Maggi noodle fiasco: Nestle works on alternative snack to reposition brand This could be in form of ready-to-eat or ready-to-cook food and involve relaunching Maggi, pending return of noodles if and when it obtains requisite clearances. Food/FMCG HUL plans to let other firms use its mobile marketing channel Kan Khajura Tesan KKT, the fully advertiser-funded, entertainment-on-demand initiative helps HUL brands like Lux and Fair & Lovely engage with rural consumers in media-dark areas. Food/FMCG India's ecommerce groups target online grocery shoppers Financial Times Financial TimesEach order is divided into several parts and assigned to multiple "pickers", who grab and pack stock from the aisles -- such as personal care or products or packaged foods -- that they know intimately. Big Basket found this was much more efficient than Food/FMCG Madura's Trendin.com claims to become largest etail venture of an offline player in India Within a year of its launch, sales of Trendin have equalled those of 30 branded stores, or close to 1% of Maduras turnover. Software TCS and Infosys issue aside, Indians form 66% of H-1B visa holders in the US US consul general in India Phillip A Min, while refusing to comment on the fresh probes on Indian IT firms Infosys and TCS for possible violations of H-1B visa norm. Software Cognizant inks 5-year deal with Escorts to help in digital transformation of operations This includes agri-machinery, material handling and construction equipment, railway equipment and auto components. Software Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka develops a new model of 'Renew and New' to put the company on growth path A chat with Infosys' Vishal Sikka, the company's first nonfounder CEO. Software Indian software market to see a steady 10%+ growth from 2016, says IDC The Indian software market is likely to see a steady 10%-plus growth from 2016 owing to investments coming in from the government Ecommerce MF agent SPA Capital guarantees 9.5% yearly return on a Rs 250-crore investment to Flipkart in three debt schemes; violates Sebi norms In violation of Sebi's mutual fund norms, SPA Capital, a Delhi-based mutual fund distributor, had guaranteed a 9.5% yearly return to e-commerce major Flipkart.. Ecommerce Indix raises Series B funding worth $15 million from Nokia Growth Partners and existing investors Nexus and Avalon Ventures Seattle based Indix, a search engine platform and app which crawls product data and analytics, has raised Series B funding worth $15 million from Nokia Growth Ecommerce Coupon site CashKaro.com planning to list about 50 global retailers on its board over the next six months The top US sites would include Macy's, Banana Republic, Bloomingdale's, Victoria's Secret and GAP while the UK sites would include names such as River I.. Ecommerce Why Flipkart and Snapdeal may still not list in India? Sebi's new institutional trading platform will not really solve any problems for start-ups unless issues earlier on in the life cycle of a start-up are addressed first Franchise Franchisee Journey: From active duty U.S. Marine Officer to Window Genie franchisee For Pete Wilson, Window Genie is a new way to serve his community. HR Housing.com CEO Rahul Yadav quits, again Rahul Yadav has decided to step down as CEO of Housing.com for the second time in less than two months, and this time his resignation will be accepted by the board. HR IT workers replaced by foreign labor may regain federal benefit The White House is trying to get Congress to restore coverage for service workers, and that may, once again, make displaced IT workers eligible for benefits. HR President Pranab Mukherjee pitches for skill development programme President Pranab Mukherjee made a strong plea for making the best use of demographic dividend by going in for massive skill development programme. Logistics Civil Aviation Minister clears plans for a 2nd Airport at NCR; 2000 acres have been aquired at Jewar for the same The civil Aviation Ministry today cleared a proposal for setting up a second airport in the National Capital Region of Delhi. Logistics India set to further ease shipping rules as oil exporters step on gas; Indain buyers to buy on CIF basis, shipping of oil cargo can now be the responsibility of the seller If proposal is accepted, state-owned oil firms can buy cargo on a so-called cost, insurance and freight basis, wherein the task of shipping cargo rests with overseas seller as it is part of supply pact Logistics Mangalore International Airport start common user domestic cargo terminal (CUDCT) with private participation; Mumbai based Cargo Service Centre bags the contract for the next 5 years The new Common User Domestic Cargo Terminal (CUDCT), the first of such 22 terminals in the country to start functioning with private participation, was commissioned at Mangaluru International Airport here today. The terminal is jointly commissioned Logistics India: Shipping stocks jump 5-6% as Baltic Dry Index hits yr-high Shares of Shipping Corporation of India and Varun Shipping jumped 5-6 percent intraday on Thursday as Baltic Dry index (BDI) hit year-high levels on Wednesday. Construction Shapoorji JV firm buys $220 million Chennai IT park, Increasing company's presence in real estate This is SPREP's first acquisition since it was formed in 2013 as a part of the strategic alliance Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and Shapoorji.. Construction Delhi government allocates budget of Rs 1793 crore for housing & urban development To boost housing and urban development in the national capital, the Delhi government today announced a budget of Rs 1,793 crore, 32 per cent more than last year. Construction PM Modi keen on passing real estate bill in Monsoon session, Says development of cities cannot be left to realtors Observing that the image of builders is "bad", Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Thursday, promised to protect the home-buyers and said a bill in this regard will be pushed during the upcoming Monsoon session of Parliament. Construction DLF plans to cut debt by a third through PE deals and REITs over next 18 months DLF expects to raise `6,000 crore via REITs and `1,000 crore via PE deals, said two people aware of the plan Marketing Marketing Dialogue by Mr.Virendra Kumar Rai - VP & Head IT, Lava Mr.Virendra Kumar Rai - VP & Head IT, Lava, talks about the unimaginable growth trajectory in the mobile industry. The big challenges he faces today are firstly, the product life cycle has become very short, so, new process has to be evolved and secondly the consumption of technology has thrown upon different possibilities, thus innovations in mobile space are happening. Companies are trying to converge all this and IT has to respond very quickly to be ready with platforms to manage customer experience and data analytics. Innovation can be driven from product side or process side. Gradually the world is moving towards adopting Cloud . He says that customer experience has two dimensions , augmented and consistent customer experience. Tune in here for more exclusively at #DMAi Screen Marketing Programmatic Advertising, where technology and marketing converge : Report What is programmatic advertising? It's a simple enough topic, that covers applied complex technology practices in the marketing industry. The term Marketing Why does YouTube need television? : The big question Online brands need the offline space to get their message across Marketing Top 10 Email Marketing Strategies The strategies that make email the most powerful digital multichannel strategy for financial marketers. Politics If You Are Above 75, BJP Considers You 'Brain Dead', Says Yashwant Sinha Bharatiya Janata Party leader Yashwant Sinha took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying that senior leaders above the age of 75 have been completely marginalised. "All those who are Politics Gehlot up on Sachin Pilot on the number of times he will demand a resignation Politics CBI probe against Teesta Setalvad's firm likely Politics Go soft on Malegaon accused: NIA rubbishes allegations, denies officer briefed Rohini Salian National Investigation Agency on Thursday refuted claims made by its Special Public Prosecutor in the 2008 Malegaon blast case that the agency asked her to "go soft" on the accused, saying they had not been charge-sheeted so far, and denied any officer had met her to create "impediments" in her work. Sports India vs Pakistan: Recent history to age-old rivalry India and Pak meet for the 1st time since heated clash in Bhubaneswar; Last chance for Pak to qualify for Rio 2016. Sports Viswanathan Anand beats Jon Ludvig Hammer at Norway Chess, inches closer to Veselin Topalov Viswanathan Anand used the hidden dynamics out of a decent opening to beat Hammer, who was outdone under pressure. Sports Sachin Tendulkar voted best Test player of the 21st century Sachin Tendulkar earned 23 per cent of votes, with more than 16,000 fans participating in the survey. Sports Lionel Messi: Ten things you didn't know about the Barcelona magician Lionel Messi celebrates his 28th birthday on Thursday. Here are some unknown facts about the Barca magician. Entertainment Kangana Ranaut to play Rani Lakshmi Bai in biopic, report It's reported that Kangana Ranaut will essay the role of warrior queen Rani Lakshmi Bai in filmmaker Ketan Mehta's next. Entertainment 'ABCD 2' apparel now available An online store has launched collection of tops and t-shirts inspired by Disney's 'ABCD 2'. Entertainment Fans want to see Sidharth Malhotra and Varun Dhawan as Ram-Lakhan Varun and Sidharth's fans want to see the two youngsters play brothers onscreen in the remake of Ram Lakhan. Entertainment The Bollywood Beginner's Binge: 10 Films You Should Immediately Add To Your ... 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June 25, 2015 - Startups cheer listing norms, but want to wait-and-watch before hitting the stock market

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Digital Startups cheer listing norms, but want to wait-and-watch before hitting the stock market The move by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to provide a separate public listing platform for start-ups is seen as a positive step by the entrepreneurs as it opens doors to raise capital and create value within the country. Digital Satya Nadella, Tom Enders, Cyrus Mistry, Mukesh Ambani among 400 to attend 'Digital India' launch on July 1 The inauguration comes in the wake of the government rolling out the National Optical Fibre Network across 20,000 village panchayats. Digital Government reviewing proposals to raise FDI limit in media Hindustan Times Govt studies proposals to raise FDI limit in mediaA keenly watched space is news media, print and digital, where FDI is limited to 26%. TRAI's proposal is to enhance this -- in the case of broadcast news -- to 49%. The Indian Newspapers Society, a lobby group, has made a case for a similarly higher Digital Technology startup Fourth Lion acquires political consultancy Samagra Bengaluru company has bought Samagra, a Delhi-based political consultancy focusing on constituency development and research, in a cash-and-stock deal, completed earlier this month. Retail Kishore Biyani's limitless ambitions He wants to transform his retail-led enterprise into a consumer goods giant, and reach Rs 1 lakh crore in turnover by 2021, but is that feasible? Retail Opening up to FDI is the answer to sustaining India's retail e-commerce The moment the sector starts to realise its potential, we will likely see a slew of activity from domestics businesses keen to latch on its growth. Retail Telangana permits retailers to remain open 365 days Telangana government has exempted the retailers from weekly closure as mandated by the Shops and Establishments Act, subject to certain conditions Retail 7 Key Lessons for Indian E-Commerce from its Telecom Industry Wireless telecom (mobile) services industry was the first technology-based industry to scale rapidly in the consumer space in India. Telecom Reliance Jio in 2014-15: FY15 results, Jio Chat, Wi-Fi services, spectrum auctions & more Reliance Industries Limited's (RIL) telecom & digital arm Reliance Jio Infocomm, which recently confirmed that it will commence commercial operations by Telecom Micromax in talks to sell one fourth stake to Alibaba for about $700 million, softbank may join the deal Micromax is on the verge of signing an agreement to with Alibaba for Rs 4,200 cr, in what will be the first such purchase in an Indian phonemaker by an overseas investor. Telecom Airtel files FIR against former employee for stealing confidential data to aid Reliance Jio Airtel filed police complaint saying that Yasir Majid had before leaving firm downloaded and copied confidential information for the possible use of Jio. Telecom India, Where Cash Is King, Poised For Mobile-Payments Revolution As Internet Giants Alibaba, Amazon Move In Getting Indians to switch from cash to mobile wallets is a daunting task, but some startups are attempting just that. Finance Global fund-of-funds Hamilton Lane raises $1.5B in co-investment vehicle Hamilton Lane is an investor in India- and Southeast Asia-focused PE firm Creador. Finance Finance ministry to assess capital requirement of PSU banks Besides current fiscal need, banks have been asked to submit five-year capital requirement, sources said Finance What are the factors that've led to Chennai Petroleum zooms 100% in one month? The stock has touched a fresh 52-week high of Rs 188 in intra-day trades on the BSE, rallying more than 100% from Rs 90 on May 22. Finance Govt throws state-run banks a thin lifeline India plans to inject about $3 billion into state-owned banks this fiscal year, and potentially $6 billion next year, to help recapitalise the sector and allow it to meet Basel III rules Software Alibaba to pick up 25% stake in Micromax with a $1 bn deal China's Alibaba Group is close to finalizing a near $1 billion deal to acquire a significant stake in Indian mobile phone maker Micromax Software How Vishal Sikka is remaking Infosys with one project at a time ? Infosys grants 1.24 lakh restricted stock units to CEO Sikka - The Board has also approved the proposal to buy the healthcare business from Infosys Public Services, Inc. Software Tech Mahindra wins $94 million outsourcing deal : Will set up new healthcare unit Tech Mahindra to Set up Healthcare Unit With USD 94 Million Outsourcing DealThe New Indian ExpressTech Mahindra to set up healthcare unitBusiness Todayall 16 news articles » Software E-payment solution companies offering vernacular solutions : See huge business e-Paisa, which offers its multilingual app along with a card reader to its customer, has merchants signed up from Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Surat and Ahmedabad. Franchise Franchisee Journey: From employee at mall to franchisee with 2 locations Mohammad Mansour worked summers at the Illinois mall. Today, he's the employer, giving back to his community in the form of jobs for youth. HR This Indian Bank Is Planning Thousands of Hires to Boost Lending HDFC Bank Ltd., India's biggest lender by market value, will add thousands of employees and open hundreds of new branches this year to boost lending that's already growing at twice the national rate. HR SoftBank, Bharti and Taiwan's Foxconn form JV for renewable energy in India SoftBank would invest $20 billion along with Bharti Enterprises and Foxconn in setting up solar power parks in India HR Infosys plan to re-align staff across projects draws mixed response Infosys Ltd plans to re-deploy many of its experienced engineers evenly across its 23,000 current projects and some new ventures instead of concentrating them in a few projects HR SoftBank's CEO banks on India, says it can overtake US in next 25 years India's hockey stick moment Logistics Trina Solar Is Building 2 GW Solar Manufacturing Capacity In India along with Welspun energy, location could be Gujarat or Andhra In an interview to Bloomberg, Zhiguo Zhu, senior vice president of Trina Solar shared that "Next year, India will become our third-largest market. Logistics The Porter Grabs $5.5 Million(Rs 35 crore) To Organise India\'s Scattered Logistics Market; functions as an online logistics aggregator Mumbai-based the porter has raised $5.5Mn in Series A round of funding from Sequoia Capital, Kae Capital and others. The funds will be used for recruiting talent, improving its services and geographical expansion. Logistics Introduce freight villages to establish cluster of related logistics functions such as warehousing, re-packing,bulk-breaking,truck parking and others ASSOCHAM has mooted a proposal to the Transport and Shipping Ministry for introducing 'freight village' concept on the line of European model that takes the clustering of related logistics activities to a new level. Logistics India's Shreyas Shipping adds container ship to fleet; capacity of 700, 20 foot equalent units Shreyas Shipping and Logistics on Wednesday said it signed an agreement to buy the Hub Gallardo, a container ship with a capacity of approximately 700 20-foot-equivalent units, the Indian short-sea ship operator's second acquisition this month. Construction Land, funds crunch to delay LMRC work by 31st October,2016 The Uttar Pradesh government has directed the officials to ensure metro rail facility in Lucknow by completing the first phase of the project by October 31, 2016. State chief secretary Alok Ranjan in a directive assured that lack of funds would not be a hurdle in implementation of the project. Construction India's cement industry may not revive until FY17 Analysts have suggested that cement demand in India may not see a revival until FY17. Construction DLF to raise upto $786M through debt securities DLF looks to raise up to $786M through debt securitiesVC CircleIndia's top public listed realtor DLF Ltd is planning to raise up to Rs 5,000 crore (nearly $786 million) though issuance of non-convertible debentures, including other debt securities, on private placement basis in one or more tranches, according to a ...DLF Seeks Approval to Raise Rs. 5000 Crore via NCDsNDTVDLF rises on eyeing to raise Rs 5000 crore through NCDsMint Market Infoall 13 news articles » Construction Find your dream house at Indiaproperty.com expo Indiaproperty.com will host its flagship property show Gruhapravesham in the weekend. Over 200 new projects and plots ranging between Rs 2 lakh and 2 crore will be showcased at the expo by over 80 builders in Hyderabad who will offer exclusive deals and discounts. The event will be inaugurated by C Shekar Reddy, former CREDAI national president. Marketing Bedraj Tripathy, AVP, Godrej Interio on Integrated Marketing : DMAi Video Selling a living room to customers rather than selling furniture to them -Bedraj Tripathy, AVP- Integrated Marketing, Godrej Interio opines this concept and that is where the role of technology steps in. Moreover, Customers are not to be treated as mere data points of data driven marketing. They are and rightly deserve to be treated as humans and this can only be done by giving the customers an experience rather than selling them a product - there can't be a better way to understand the user, right ? Tune in here to get more insights on understanding your customer better than competition exclusively at #DMAi Screen Marketing Unilever deepens Vice Media ties with female-focused channel : News Vice Media and Unilever have joined forces to launch a channel that promises to cover the subjects that matter most to women in the first... Marketing Can Indian brands own a larger piece of the multi-billion dollar global yoga industry? : Report The origin and source of Yoga can be traced back to India but the advantages didn't accrue to the country, says Future Brands' Santosh Desai... Marketing We want to make Bata one-stop solution for shoppers : Rajeev Gopalakrishnan Interview with Group managing director, Bata South Asia Politics BJP's Pankaja Munde accused of Rs 206 cr scam, Maha CM Fadnavis defends her Maharashtra's Women and Child Development Minister Pankaja Munde was in trouble on Wednesday following allegations that she cleared purchases worth Rs 206 crore through 24 Government Resolutions on a single day instead of inviting tenders. Politics Bobby Jindal announces to run for US president in 2016 Politics St Stephen's Molestation Case: Professor Steps Down From Post Of Bursar NEW DELHI — A professor who was accused of molesting a PhD student at Delhi's prestigious St Stephen's college has stepped down from his post of Bursar. The Human Resource Development Ministry h Politics Delhi Court Admits Petition Challenging Smriti Irani's Educational Qualifications NEW DELHI -- A Delhi court today declared a petition challenging the educational qualifications of Union Minister Smriti Irani as "maintainable." Ahmer Khan, the freelance writer, who Sports Dhawan, Dhoni set up consolation win Fifties from Shikhar Dhawan and MS Dhoni set India up for their best batting performance of the ODI series and gave them the consolation of avoiding a 3-0 Banglawash Sports After 2-1 win, Bangladesh jump to 7th place in ICC ODI rankings; India stay 2nd The 2-1 series win in Mirpur has put Bangladesh on 93 ratings points – five behind sixth-ranked England and five ahead of eighth-ranked West Indies. Sports Former Pakistan skipper Zaheer Abbas confirmed as ICC President Zaheer began his one-year term and thanked the ICC Board and the Full Council for confirming his nomination. Sports Constantine: Why doesn't India have talents in Asian leagues? The Indian gaffer called on the development of a dedicated scouting network in India, citing Asian examples of development of talent... Entertainment Shah Rukh Khan completes 23 years in Bollywood Shah Rukh Khan celebrates 23 years of outstanding work in cinema today, June 25. Entertainment Coming soon: Salman Khan's favourite song from 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' in Adnan Sami's voice Salman Khan has announced a collaboration with Adnan Sami for a song in 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan'. Entertainment Hrithik Roshan pushed limits to do stunts for ‘Mohenjo Daro': Ashutosh Gowariker Ashutosh Gowariker is impressed with Hrithik Roshan's stunts in his forthcoming directorial "Mohenjo Daro". Entertainment Kangana Ranaut sends legal notice to T-Series to block 'I Love NY' release Kangana Ranaut has served a legal notice on T-Series to block the release of its upcoming film 'I Love NY' featuring her. 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