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Cognizant Bucks India IT Slowdown Trend, Posts 20% Revenue Growth in Q1; Raises Revenue Guidance for 2015

Its revenues stood at $2,911 million for the March quarter, 20 percent higher on y-o-y basis.

May 5, 2015

Rally in Crude Oil Prices Lacks Any Fundamental Justification, Says Commerzbank

Nonetheless, there has yet to be any noticeable drop in US oil production, says Commerzbank

May 4, 2015

GM Mulls Over Making India Global Hub as Labour Costs Rise in South Korea

Detroit- headquartered GM is expected to launch newly-designed, sub-compact cars in India later this year.

May 4, 2015

TCS Treads Rivals' Path, Rejigs Top-level Management

The company has long maintained a fixed top-level management until the head of its business process services Abid Ali Neemuchwala moved to Wipro as chief operating officer in March this year

May 4, 2015

HDFC Revises Services Tariff, Increases Fee on Debit Cards by 50%

According to the new fee structure the customers have to pay ₹750 for an HDFC Bank platinum debit card as annual fee, a 50% rise compared to present ₹500

May 4, 2015

Air India Looks to Raise ₹1,200 crore from Real Estate Sales to Trim Debt

The company is planning to "raise some rupee bonds" and sell part of its fleet to reduce debt, besides selling properties in the three cities.

May 4, 2015

India Out of 'Fragile Five' Club, Less Vulnerable To US Rate Hike: Fitch

A changing policy environment has had a positive impact on its macroeconomic risk profile, says the agency.

May 1, 2015

An employee counts rupee notes at a cash counter inside a bank in Kolkata.

Policymakers Likely to 'Welcome' Weakening Rupee

A gradual depreciation in the currency may be "welcomed by the policymakers", says Capital Economics.

May 1, 2015

How To Fix 'Ok Google' From Any Screen On Your Samsung Galaxy S6, S6 Edge: Official Fix Rolled Out

Samsung Maintains Lead Despite Fast iPhone 6 Sales, Promotes S6 Models to Companies

The Korean technology giant shipped over 20 million smartphones in January-March quarter this year, holding a market share of 21%.

May 1, 2015

Start a Firm with Just One Form as Modi Government Eases Norms

Starting from May 1, the corporate affairs ministry will provide one integrated company incorporation form in place of eight forms required earlier.

May 1, 2015

Petrol, Diesel Price Hike: A Lot Depends on Global Crude Oil Prices and Indian Rupee

Rising crude oil prices and weakening rupee pose challenges to Indian oil companies

May 1, 2015

IT Hiring May Slowdown in FY16; Wipro, Infosys Likely to Recruit Less, Says Analyst

Aggressive hiring seen in FY15 is unlikely to repeat this year.

Apr 30, 2015

India Adds France, Canada and 29 More Countries to e-Tourist Visa Scheme

With the latest addition, the total number of countries under the scheme stands at 76.

Apr 30, 2015

Tax Liability Eats into HDFC Earnings; Q4 Net Profit Down by Half

Analysts say that net profit growth would have come at 15 percent in the absence of deferred tax liability

Apr 30, 2015

Flipkart Steps up App-Only Moves, Acquires Mobile Marketing Company Appiterate

After the acquisition, Flipkart is expected to integrate its mobile app with Appiterate's mobile marketing automation platform.

Apr 30, 2015

Motorola Moto E (2 Gen) 4G Tipped to Release Soon in India; Gets Listed on Flipkart

Flipkart To Remain Sole Partner for Motorola, Says Company's Marketing Director

Other smartphone vendors have more than one online partner to sell their products.

Apr 29, 2015

Maruti May Roll Out More Discounts on Car Purchases

Nomura says the average discount extended by Maruti fell to Rs 15,000 per vehicle in the fourth quarter of FY15, from Rs 20,500/vehicle in the October-December quarter

Apr 29, 2015

Gold to Trade Highly Volatile ahead of Fed Statement

Gold is expected to trade highly volatile before FOMC releases its statement and the metal prices are anticipated to strengthen further if the committee turns out to be dovish.

Apr 29, 2015

ICICI Bank Shares to Outperform Peers in Next 12 Months

Many brokerages recommend investors to buy ICICI bank shares as value investing will drive the stock prices higher.

Apr 28, 2015

Decline in US Oil Rig Count is Overdone, Drilling May Resume

Many analysts warn that investors should not be misled by the current rally in oil prices, as higher prices will attract the US oil drillers to resume production.

Apr 28, 2015

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Articles by Besta Shankar

Cognizant Bucks India IT Slowdown Trend, Posts 20% Revenue Growth in Q1; Raises Revenue Guidance for 2015

Rally in Crude Oil Prices Lacks Any Fundamental Justification, Says Commerzbank

GM Mulls Over Making India Global Hub as Labour Costs Rise in South Korea

TCS Treads Rivals' Path, Rejigs Top-level Management

HDFC Revises Services Tariff, Increases Fee on Debit Cards by 50%

Air India Looks to Raise ₹1,200 crore from Real Estate Sales to Trim Debt

India Out of 'Fragile Five' Club, Less Vulnerable To US Rate Hike: Fitch

Policymakers Likely to 'Welcome' Weakening Rupee

Samsung Maintains Lead Despite Fast iPhone 6 Sales, Promotes S6 Models to Companies

Start a Firm with Just One Form as Modi Government Eases Norms

Petrol, Diesel Price Hike: A Lot Depends on Global Crude Oil Prices and Indian Rupee

IT Hiring May Slowdown in FY16; Wipro, Infosys Likely to Recruit Less, Says Analyst

India Adds France, Canada and 29 More Countries to e-Tourist Visa Scheme

Tax Liability Eats into HDFC Earnings; Q4 Net Profit Down by Half

Flipkart Steps up App-Only Moves, Acquires Mobile Marketing Company Appiterate

Flipkart To Remain Sole Partner for Motorola, Says Company's Marketing Director

Maruti May Roll Out More Discounts on Car Purchases

Gold to Trade Highly Volatile ahead of Fed Statement

ICICI Bank Shares to Outperform Peers in Next 12 Months

Decline in US Oil Rig Count is Overdone, Drilling May Resume

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