Old notes will no longer be accepted at petrol pumps and airline ticket counters starting from Saturday, according to sources. So far, petrol pumps and airlines had been given an exemption from demonetization of 500 and 1000 rupee notes. However, in an effort to control the widespread ‘whitening’ of black money, the government is gearing […]
Starting at 1:30 PM today, Mukesh Ambani will give a speech on the future plans of Reliance Jio at which he’s widely expected to unveil new tariff plans for the 4G operator. The new plans will come in the context of the successful resolution of the interconnect dispute between the operator and its incumbent rivals […]
Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Jio, will unveil a new roadmap for the telecom company tomorrow at 1:30 PM. The new roadmap will include details of the company’s so-called ‘Welcome Offer 2’ as well as details on whether or not existing free users will have start paying from Jan 1 or not. According to our […]
Flipkart and Lenovo are launching their latest mid-range smartphone, the K6 Power, in India today at 3 PM. The live stream of the even is available on Youtube (see below). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URwYoUTiOmk It remains to be seen what specifications of the K6 Power are introduced in India. Globally, it is available in 3G and 4GB versions. […]
Global financial services major Morgan Stanley said India seemed poised for a five-year growth cycle for equities due to favorable macro-economic factors. “India’s macro stability remains in its best shape in several years and policy momentum is the best since 2007. Financial conditions look easy and the inflation trajectory suggests more rate cuts are in […]
Reliance Jio has crossed the 5 cr subscriber mark, which gives it a market share of around 10% among cellphone users in the country. Though India has a total of around 80 cr subscribers on paper, due to multiple and dormant connections, the actual cellphone users is estimated to be around the 50 cr or […]
The upcoming version of WhatsApp messenger, which is currently in testing phase, has removed the ‘download’ button next to videos and has instead replaced it with a ‘play’ button. With this, users can directly play a video even without having to download the file first. SAVE BANDWIDTH The main purpose of the feature is to […]
LG Electronics India said select retail outlets will start offering LG home appliances at zero downpayment with the first EMI to be paid only after 60 days of purchase. The offer is applicable across various segments of LG’s consumer electronics and home appliances with Zero Down Payment and Zero Interest at select retail outlets. “Without […]
Lenovo, the Chinese smartphone giant that heralded the smartphone revolution in India with its ultra-affordable models like A6000, is all set to release the latest of its K series models — the K6 Power sometime early next week. Does the phone promise anything interesting? Should you hold off on your planned purchase till you get […]
Airtel Payments Bank, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel Limited, today said that it has rolled out a pilot of its banking services in Rajasthan. The pilot is aimed at testing systems and processes ahead of a full scale pan Indian launch. With this, Airtel Bank has become the first payments bank in the country to […]
The Muthoot Group said its broking and wealth management division, Muthoot Securities Limited, launched iWill — a service which offers online will writing in just 30 minutes. Muthoot Securities has launched this product in association with WillJini Succession Services Private Limited. “iWill enables customers using a smart phone to make a will online in just […]
Swiping a debit or credit card at the local grocery store or supermarket is supposed to be the best way to beat the demonetization blues, but going by social media feedback, these networks are getting overloaded as well. In fact, our own staff have found that they have had to swipe their cards 3 or […]
SpiceJet has launched its ‘Spicy Annual Sale’, offering all inclusive one-way fares as low as Rs 737 for travel to select destinations on its domestic network. The four day sale launched today will be open till midnight, 24th November, 2016 whereas the travel period covered is from 9th January 2017 to 28th October, 2017. The […]
Reliance Jio’s free Welcome Offer will not be extended beyond Dec 31, despite widespread media reports saying that it will be. “There is practically zero chance of it getting extended,” said a marketing official working for the company in Kerala. “If there were to be any such thing, we would have got to know by […]
In what is becoming something of a routine, yet another rumor has been spread that Reliance Jio is about to start a DTH service and you will be able to get all the channels at half the price that you currently pay. According to this, 350 TV channels will be offered at Rs 185 per […]
State Bank of India, India’s largest bank, has started accepting UPI payments from customers of other banks. However, outgoing payments are yet to be enabled from an SBI account to other accounts. UPI refers to a new way of making instant payments. Instead of entering details such as bank account number and IFSC code, Unified […]
There will no over the counter exchange of currency tomorrow (Saturday) as banks have requested for a one-day break from the heavy workload. The only exception will be for senior citizens. Deposits and withdrawals will continue. “The entire staff of the banks have been dedicated to this for several days. Our own customers have been […]
To take on competitors like Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio, state-owned BSNL has come up with a one-year 3G data plan that offers 80 GB of 3G data for Rs 4,498. That translates to roughly Rs 56 per GB with a one-year validity. In comparison, others like Idea and Bharti Airtel also offer similar scheme, […]
Reliance Communications, which will merge its wireless operations with Aircel in the coming months, has released its international calling app Reliance Global Call in India. Somewhat similar to the Jio4G Voice app, the app helps you make international calls using RCom’s network using your data connection. Call rates are as low as Rs 1.4 per […]
The central government has said that it has no plans to impose any limits on the fare charged by airlines in India. The clarification has come in the context of demands in certain quarters that airlines will be the next to see curbs on surge pricing after such limits were placed on taxi services such […]
