India’s GDP growth rate to reach 8% by 2017: World Bank
WASHINGTON: The World Bank has predicted a GDP growth rate of 8 per cent for India by 2017 and said that a strong expansion in...
Flipkart logs in for net neutrality
CHENNAI: E-commerce website Flipkart announced on Tuesday that it will not take part in the Airtel Zero programme and pledged its support to net neutrality....
“Our focus is not merely economic growth but an inclusive development,” PM tells Germans
"Our focus is not merely economic growth but an inclusive development. This requires creating jobs, upgrading skills, raising productivity, bench-marking quality with global standards." This...
P M Modi Meets German CEOs in Hannover
HANNOVER: Prime Minister Narendra Modi got down to business, meeting top German CEOs, immediately after his arrival in Hannover on Sunday as part of his...
Airtel defends data pricing after facing criticism over net neutrality
MUMBAI: Stating that the Internet is neutral and will continue to be so, a senior official from Bharti Airtel on Friday asserted that an operator has...
RBI nudges lenders to cut rates; SBI, ICICI, HDFC, Axis Bank oblige
MUMBAI: Nudged and prodded by RBI, leading banks -- SBI, ICICI and HDFC Bank -- cut their lending rates by 0.15-0.25 percent despite the status...