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Referral App Spini Launched in Coimbatore
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Referral App Spini Launched in Coimbatore

Spini, a platform which connects referrers and sales professionals across India, today started its operations in the Coimbatore. Spini is known to be the only app that helped users earn a regular income, its CEO G Shankar told Pixr8 at the launch. On operations, he said one can post their own or others buying requirement of products and services like real estate, insurance or interior renovation on the app. This information then becomes a qualified lead for salespersons who have subscribed with Spini, he said. The company, with offices in all the metros, initially generated sales leads for real estate, loans and interior renovation professionals. It has now added insurance, used cars, tours and travels, catering, tuition and training courses besides security systems, Shankar said....
Priyanka Chopra Among World’s Highest Paid Actress, “Secret” Lies in Her Legs
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Priyanka Chopra Among World’s Highest Paid Actress, “Secret” Lies in Her Legs

Desi girl Priyanka Chopra has once again made all Indian proud of her. World’s most prestigious business magazine Forbes included her name among top 10 highest paid television actresses of the world. While Modern Family star Sofia Vergara is on the top with the earning of around 287 crore in a year, Priyanka Chopra is on 8th  slot. She has earned around 74 crore in a year. According to Forbes, a part from her ABC TV show Quantico fee, she has mostly earned from endorsements. But, there is something very secret about Priyanka’s success which Forbes could not find out. It is her legs. Talking to fashion magazine W, Priyanka Chopra has revealed that it is her legs that can sell 12-15 products in India. 34-year-old  Priyanka said that she learnt to take care of herself and as a res...
Apple Says Initial Quantities of iPhone 7 Plus Sold Out
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Apple Says Initial Quantities of iPhone 7 Plus Sold Out

Initial quantities of the iPhone 7 Plus have sold out globally as Apple Inc prepares to roll out its new gadget in stores, the company said Wednesday. Supplies of the larger size of Apple's new phone have been exhausted in all shades, and the smaller iPhone 7 has also sold out in the new jet black color, the company said. Customers who enter Apple Stores Friday, when the gadgets hit shelves, will not be able to purchase the sold-out phones on site, but they can continue to place orders for their desired models online, Apple said. "We sincerely appreciate our customers' patience as we work hard to get the new iPhone into the hands of everyone who wants one as quickly as possible," Apple spokeswoman Trudy Muller said in a statement. Apple launched the new phones at a San Francisc...
Pakistan Blocks India Today Website For Insulting Army Chief
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Pakistan Blocks India Today Website For Insulting Army Chief

Pakistan has blocked India Today websites in the country for publishing a humiliating picture of its Army chief General Raheel Sharif. "The site you are trying to access contains content that is prohibited for viewership from within Pakistan. This website cannot be reached," reads the page of India Today websites. The Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), which is authorised to block offensive material on the internet, could not be reached for confirmation on account of Eid holidays. But it appears that PTA has been directed by the concerned authorities to block the India Today websites in Pakistan after the Lahore High Court (LHC) directed a petitioner to take up this matter with the federal government. Earlier this month, the court had disposed of the petition seeking a...
Black Money Ka Black Magic – Balkrishna’s Wealth Story Has Something ‘Black’ says Expert!
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Black Money Ka Black Magic – Balkrishna’s Wealth Story Has Something ‘Black’ says Expert!

Baba Ramdev close aide Acharya Balkrishna becoming one of the wealthiest persons of India has created a buzz. Business world, market analyst and financial experts have reacted cautiously but there are a few who spoke their mind. People are amazed to know that a saint, an Acharya has amassed 25,600 crore of wealth according to Hurun India Rich List 2016. Where does this come from and how did he do so? These were the questions asked by common man in the metro, in Bazar. We spoke to many expert and senior journalist about it. Some experts, with the condition of anonymity told Pixr8 about the alleged role of black money in the rise of Balkrishna’s wealth in particular, and Ramdev’s Patanjali Ayurved Limited in general. A financial expert and a journalist with a prestigious business channe...
Airtel Too Offers More Interconnect Points to Reliance Jio
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Airtel Too Offers More Interconnect Points to Reliance Jio

After Idea, Bharti Airtel today also agreed to provide additional interconnect points to Reliance Jio, saying these ports will be sufficient to support 15 million customers of the new operator. "Airtel has been providing PoIs to Jio, well ahead of the commencement of its commercial operations. With the latest augmentation, the total number of PoIs will become 3 times the present number of PoIs," Airtel said in a statement. Reliance Jio -- which commercially launched its services on September 5 -- has accused incumbent players of not releasing sufficient inter-connection ports and had sought legal action against them. RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani, on September 1, alleged that Jio network had suffered 5 crore call failures in the preceding week due to inter-connectivity issues. The mov...
Godrej Interio to Launch E-commerce Platform in 2017
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Godrej Interio to Launch E-commerce Platform in 2017

Furniture brand Godrej Interio would unveil its own e-commerce platform in India by April 2017 to help customers make choice from a wide range of products. Godrej Interio, which has entered into a tie-up with Mebelkart, Pepperfry, and Flipkart to serve online customers in the country, has done a three-year-long survey and prepared a roadmap for the purpose, Assistant Vice President, Integrated Marketing Godrej Interio Bedraj Tripathy said today. "We will have our e-commerce from next April. Though its a very small part of our business, we will soon come up with it," Tripathy said. However, venturing into e-commerce would have no channels-conflicts, the official said. "It will be an advantage for the customers. But we have planned it in such a manner that it does not affect our chan...
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Unveils New Rocket to Compete With SpaceX
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Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Unveils New Rocket to Compete With SpaceX

Jeff Bezos on Monday unveiled a heavy-lift reusable rocket expected to compete against Elon Musk's SpaceX and other companies for commercial satellite launches before the end of the decade. Bezos' Kent, Washington-based Blue Origin space company is designing two versions of the rocket, named New Glenn, a nod to John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth and the last surviving member of NASA's original Mercury Seven astronauts. "New Glenn is designed to launch commercial satellites and to fly humans into space," Bezos, also the founder and chief executive of Amazon.com, said in a statement emailed to Reuters on Monday. Both versions of New Glenn will use a first stage powered by seven methane-burning BE-4 engines. The company is building a launch site and test facility a...
Make in India- India’s First Crossover Electric Bike Volta ZAP Launched
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Make in India- India’s First Crossover Electric Bike Volta ZAP Launched

India has been constantly facing many problems due to the immense vehicular pollution each and every day. The automotive pollution is growing day by day, posing threat to this environment. Though the Indian government is taking some huge actions to reduce the pollution, the effect of vehicular pollution is still growing and affecting Indian cities.  Electric vehicles are the new weapons to face the pollution but the E-vehicle companies were constantly failing in producing reliable and aesthetic E-bike products. They have been facing many problems to produce bikes with a fair design, efficiency and economy that sustains in Indian conditions. Volta Motors has studied every such failures happening in the industry and designed the India’s first cross over Electric bike Volta ZAP. The pro...
BankBazaar.com Launches e-KYC Platform For Loan Approvals
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BankBazaar.com Launches e-KYC Platform For Loan Approvals

Financial marketplace BankBazaar.com today said it has launched a multi-brand paperless e-KYC platform for instant loan approvals. This eliminates the need for physical document submission for loan approvals through the companys online platform, BankBazaar.com said in a statement. This would be available for personal and car loans. "We, along with our partners, have been working towards this moment where we take the loan application process completely online and paperless," BankBazaar.com CEO Adhil Shetty said. This step promises to increase customer satisfaction and decrease operational costs for the banks, he added. This would also reduce the loan sanction time to as little as one business day, it said.  
LinkedIn Launched Mobile Lite Version For Indian Users
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LinkedIn Launched Mobile Lite Version For Indian Users

Professional networking site LinkedIn today launched a lighter version of its mobile website and other products as part of its efforts to tap into students and young professionals beyond the metros in India. The company has followed the footsteps of Facebook, which picked up India as a testbed for the lighter version of its app. The lighter versions are designed to work on slow and often patchy telecom networks in the country. India, which has 37 million LinkedIn members, is the second largest userbase for the US-based company after its home market. "We are deeply focused on localising our products and services to create much value for Indian members and customers," LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner told reporters here. Lite version loads four times faster and provides a better experience t...