September 17th, 2018Food delivery platform UberEats has tied up with general insurance provider Tata AIG for the purpose of offering comprehensive insurance covers for its delivery executives in India.
The particular programme will provide insurance to the executives for up to Rs 5 lakh against accidental death and permanent disability, applicable...
September 15th, 2018One of the biggest technology companies Cisco has announced that it is stepping up investments in the Indian market. This is being done as part of the second phase of its 'Country Digital Acceleration' (CDA) programme.
With this, the company will focus on accelerating innovation and entrepreneurship, 5G use cases for citizen...
September 14th, 2018India has launched a pan-Africa digital knowledge and health network with an aim of establishing its leadership role in an area where China has not ventured till now. The five-year project was unveiled by external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj.
Under this project, the basic motive is to offer free tele education courses in...
September 14th, 2018Video-on-demand streaming service HOOQ based in Singapore is doubling its India investments and has changed strategy to focus on Hollywood and English premium video content.
This is basically being done to take on Netflix and Amazon prime, and drive growth in India’s highly competitive over-the-top (OTT) video market.
“We are...
September 13th, 2018Soon after the launch of a smartphone in the premium segment, Xiaomi is all set to give a tough competition and has launched a smartwatch and a fitness tracker in India with its wearable sub-brand Huami.
A new teaser is been discovered which suggests that Huami is planning to start the sale of these new smartwatches this year in...
September 13th, 2018The local information app Neighbourly which was launched by Google recently has reportedly expanded to five more Indian cities including Ahmedabad, Coimbatore, Mysore, Vizag and Kota.
The app, which helps users with local information like nearby shopping arcades, parks, fitness, food and tuition centres, was launched by Google in...
September 12th, 2018One of the most popular Indian video streaming platform Hotstar has launched its services in the United Kingdom. This has been done ahead of the Asia Cup cricket tournament that is starting on Saturday.
With this move, Hotstar has now expanded its services in four markets including India, the United States, Canada and now the United...
September 8th, 2018With the emerging market of electric vehicles all across the world, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has also taken a step forward for the promotion of electric vehicles in the country.
The Prime Minister on Friday stated that the government is soon going to introduce a policy on electric vehicles and alternative...
September 7th, 2018India is emerging as an important market for various businesses and with this, Google is also continuing with its focus on the Indian market with the launch of an app to serve the need of Indian bloggers with an app called “Blog Compass.”
After launching apps like Tez for payments, Areo for food ordering, Neighbourly for...
September 7th, 2018TPG Capital, a private equity firm announced that it has acquired a considerable minority stake in wires and low-voltage cables manufacturer RR Kabel Ltd.
However, the financial details of the deal have not been disclosed yet. The PE firm is expected to acquire a 21 percent stake in RR Kabel Ltd and Ram Ratna Electricals Ltd, both...
September 6th, 2018The most popular video streaming platform YouTube which is owned by Google is introducing its YouTube Originals to India in partnership with music maestro A.R. Rahman for its first such show in the country. After Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, YouTube is also bringing in 'Originals' for the Indian audience.
Meanwhile, the India...
September 6th, 2018China’s e-commerce giant Alibaba Group is eyeing considerable investments in India through valuable acquisitions. The company is looking to buy out content platforms across print, video and web to increase its reach within the country.
The e-commerce major stated that it looks upon user data privacy and security with seriousness,...
