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HostGator Supports ‘Make in India’ With The ‘Host In India’ Initiative
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HostGator Supports ‘Make in India’ With The ‘Host In India’ Initiative

HostGator India, an Endurance International Group brand and leading provider of shared, reseller and Virtual Private Server hosting solutions, has announced its support for 'Make In India' with the launch of 'Host In India,' an initiative for Indian businesses. Indian brands that are looking to establish their online presence can enhance their overall marketability through deploying Indian web hosting services powered by geo-based hosting from GPX- India's leading tier IV datacentre for faster website loading time and 99.99% uptime guarantee. Through this initiative, HostGator India aims to drive adoption of local hosting solutions amongst web designers, developers, bloggers, startups, enterprise businesses, application hosts and ecommerce sites that experience high traffic in India. Th...
Two lakh ‘Freedom 251’ handsets are ready, says Ringing Bells
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Two lakh ‘Freedom 251’ handsets are ready, says Ringing Bells

IANS: The world's cheapest smartphone at Rs 251 (less than $4) is here, finally. Its makers, the Noida-based startup Ringing Bells Pvt Ltd, say they have made it possible despite allegations from various quarters that such a phone would not see the light of the day. Even an FIR was lodged against the company. According to Ringing Bells' Founder and CEO Mohit Goel -- sitting comfortably in his Sector 62 office here, the company has been able to keep its promise to consumers. "We are ready with nearly two lakh 'Freedom 251' handsets. We will start delivery from June 30," Goel told, adding that once he is done with this first phase of delivery (of two lakh phones), he will open registration again for those who wish to buy the handset. The company had in mid-February this year planned to ...
India Opens The Door For Apple Stores in New FDI Rules
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India Opens The Door For Apple Stores in New FDI Rules

Apple Inc could open its first stores in India and might eventually start manufacturing in the country under new foreign investment rules for retailers outlined on Monday. The new rules exempt foreign retailers for three years from a requirement to source 30 percent of the goods sold in company-owned stores locally. That would allow Apple, which currently sells its iPhones, iMacs and iPads through resellers, to set up its own shops in India, ending months of uncertainty for the California-based company that had first applied for store licenses in January. India is the world's fastest growing large smartphone market with sales expected to rise over 25 percent this year. For Apple, which has less than a two percent share in the smartphone market in the country, gaining a bigger footp...
Chinese Smartphone Maker OnePlus To Make Phones in India, Partners With Foxconn
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Chinese Smartphone Maker OnePlus To Make Phones in India, Partners With Foxconn

Chinese smartphone maker startup OnePlus will start manufacturing smartphones in India, by the end of this year. In the press statement company announced on Monday, "OnePlus has partnered with contract manufacturer Foxconn, and is the recent company to join the Indian government's ambitious 'Make in India' initiative." "Today is a big day for us. Producing smartphones in India is one of the most important decisions that we have made so far at OnePlus, and we are thankful to the Government of Andhra Pradesh and Foxconn for helping us make this happen. India being one of our biggest markets worldwide, we are committed to a long term sustainable growth path. This move will strengthen our presence and help us step up momentum in India," Pete Lau said. The company will start locally man...
Indian PM Narendra Modi Communicating With Young India
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Indian PM Narendra Modi Communicating With Young India

Invoking eminent personalities like JK Rowling and Thomas Edison, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his 17th edition of Mann ki Baat on Sunday gave a message of encouragement to the students who are set to appear for the upcoming board exams, saying that they need to hone 'discipline' as it was bound to help them focus in their studies and therefore have great results. The Prime Minister also played a special message by Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar and Chess maestro Vishwanathan Anand for the students preparing for the exams. Here are the highlights from the Prime Minister's address: 1. I am sure your mind is on the exams of your children that is starting or may have started: PM Modi. 2. If we change our perspective towards the concept of examinations, then it can help ...
Ather “The Tesla” of India Unveiled Ather S340 Scooter
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Ather “The Tesla” of India Unveiled Ather S340 Scooter

To support, Make in India initiative, India’s first smart electric scooter Ather debut the first model Ather S340. IIT-Chennai batchmates Tarun Mehta and Swapnil Jain founded Bangalore-based Ather Energy in 2013.  Ather (derived from the Greek word ‘aether’ for the purest form of air breathed by the gods) is a company that manufactures electric scooters and dreams to revolutionise the two-wheeler mobility game by developing India’s first smart, connected, and clean electric scooter. ALSO READ: Mahindra Launched World’s First Cloud Connected E Scooter Genze 2.0 “The inevitability of electric being the future of automobiles has led us to build an uncompromising electric scooter – with a powerful Li-ion battery pack and sub-one hour charging. Our focus on connectivity as the ...
‘Make in India Week’ gets Rs 15.2 lakh crore investment commitments
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‘Make in India Week’ gets Rs 15.2 lakh crore investment commitments

MUMBAI: The week-long Make in India event here has secured investment commitments worth Rs 15.2 lakh crore, with host state Maharashtra alone accounting for Rs 8 lakh crore. Besides, it received investment enquiries worth Rs 1.5 lakh crore. "The multi-sectoral Make in India Week has been a great success. We've managed to get investment commitments to the tune of over Rs 15.2 lakh crore from the event," DIPP Secretary Amitabh Kant told reporters at the closing press meet at the MMRDA Grounds here today. He is hopeful that the summit will create a favourable environment for investors from across the world. Out of the total investment commitments, the host state made up for more than half, at Rs 8 lakh crore, Kant said, adding that Maharashtra could become the gateway for the rest of ...
Vivo Invests Rs 125 Crore For Manufacturing Unit In India
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Vivo Invests Rs 125 Crore For Manufacturing Unit In India

Betting big on the booming smartphone demand in the country, Chinese handset maker Vivo has set up a manufacturing and assembling facility in India with an investment of Rs 125 crore. Located at Greater Noida, the unit has a maximum production capacity of one million devices a month. "The unit will cater to the manufacturing and assembling of Located at Greater Noida, the unit has a maximum production capacity of one million devices a month. "The unit will cater to the manufacturing and assembling of vivo smartphones, creating more jobs and decreasing vivo's dependence on imports," the company said in a statement. The firm, which has been present in India for a year, has invested about Rs 125 crore as its first phase of investment in the 30,000 The firm, which has been present in Ind...
Google CEO Pichai backs ‘Digital India’ initiative
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Google CEO Pichai backs ‘Digital India’ initiative

India-born Google CEO Sundar Pichai on Thursday took to YouTube to back Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi's 'Digital India' campaign focused on connecting 1.2 billion people in the country and said his company would play its part in supporting the initiative. (more…)
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Andhara Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will launch Xiaomi’s first India-manufactured phone in Visakhapatnam today

Under the 'Make in India, Made in Andhra Pradesh' programme, state Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu will launch the Xiaomi's first India-manufactured phone in Visakhapatnam today. At the event, Xiaomi will also make an announcement about its expansion plan in India, an official release said here.Xiaomi will also make an announcement about its expansion plan in India. Xiaomi, a Chinese low-cost smartphone manufacturer, is the third largest smartphone maker in the world. Following the Chief Minister's visit to China earlier this year, Xiaomi has come to Visakhapatnam to launch its first made-in-India smartphone and announce its plans for the country, the release said. Good morning Vizag! Xiaomi is about to take a giant leap forward in India. pic.twitter.com/kqLot8N4B6 — Hugo Ba...