Purnita Deb

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India projected to become the third largest aviation market by 2025

IATA expects India to surpass the UK in 2025. It is projected to add 337 million new passengers in 2036 for a total of 478 million.

Oct 25, 2017

As Diwali drives online sales, e-commerce firms fail to deliver orders in time

Despite deploying temporary recruits, giant e-commerce companies fail to address long delivery delays.

Oct 18, 2017

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Medical services for foreigners will now be cheaper in Karnataka

A policy on medical tourism and wellness will be launched within a month to focus on the particular travel segment so that tourists are not cheated on such trips.

Oct 18, 2017

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Number of Indians seeking work in the US falls 38 percent

Data from a job site shows a sharp drop in the number of Indians seeking to move to the US and the UK over the past year, compared to the corresponding year-ago period. Read to know more.

Oct 18, 2017

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India plans to shell out Rs 20 billion to perk up weather prediction

Collection data stations and mathematical models will also go through upgradation-cum-modernisation.

Oct 18, 2017

Festive season boosts temporary recruitment amid lacklustre economic growth

While the salaries for temporary profiles are unchanged, the demand has however shot up.

Oct 17, 2017

India's Infrastructure Fund to receive $1 bn from Abu Dhabi Investment Authority

This agreement will make ADIA get the tag of becoming the first institutional investor and a shareholder in the NIIF's Master Fund.

Oct 17, 2017

More companies now shift focus to Aadhaar for easy employee verification process

A leading business services provider, Quess, has hired more than 30,000 employees using Aadhaar verification over the last few months.

Oct 17, 2017

GST on AC and non-AC restaurants likely to be at same rate soon

The final decision is yet to be taken by the five-member GST council at the November 9 meeting.

Oct 16, 2017

Flipkart in early talks to buy stake in BookMyShow in push against Paytm

Flipkart wants to invest fresh capital into BookMyShow and also buy shares from some of its investors.

Oct 16, 2017

M-Aadhaar app gets OTP-based verification for easier transactions

The m-Aadhaar app will have a time-based OTP (TOTP) that will always be available on the app for 30 seconds before being refreshed to a new number.

Oct 16, 2017

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Shelled and shelved: More than 4.5 lakh directors may face disqualification

As the government is now putting in more effort to crackdown on shell companies, the profile of all disqualified directors will be thoroughly examined.

Oct 5, 2017

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Hiring in India rises at the fastest pace in over six years

The Nikkei/IHS Markit Services Purchasing Managers' Index surged to 50.7 in September from 47.5 in August.

Oct 5, 2017

Vijay Mallya laundered Rs 500 crore of Rs 900 crore IDBI loan, bought home in London with borrowed money

Mallya diverted the loan money to at least seven countries, including the US, the UK, France, Switzerland and Ireland. Read to know how the details came out.

Oct 5, 2017

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Govt expects economic growth to bounce back in coming quarters

This optimism comes after the Reserve Bank of India slashed its growth projection to 6.7 percent from its previous forecast of 7.3 percent in the October monetary policy meeting held on Wednesday.

Oct 5, 2017

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Health of India's corporate finances improves despite economic slowdown

ICRA's data showed a turnaround of sorts in corporate finances during the first half of the current fiscal year. Another rating agency Crisil also suggested a massive improvement.

Oct 4, 2017

Indian govt to raise about Rs 11,370 crore from GIC Re's IPO

The company has set a price range of Rs 855-Rs 912 per share for its IPO that will run from October.

Oct 4, 2017

Over 6,000 Indian companies' data leaked online, put up for sale for 15 Bitcoins

Security experts have reached out to government authorities and Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC), and asked them to alert the affected firms and suggest them to change passwords.

Oct 4, 2017

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Ola secures $2 billion from SoftBank and other investors

The funding round is yet to be completed. Also there are chances for the amount to change.

Oct 3, 2017

Goldman Sachs now hiring engineers to transform service strategy

Analytics and data science jobs in India have increased more than 100 percent in the past one year, with close to 50,000 positions related to analytics currently available to be filled.

Oct 3, 2017

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Articles by Purnita Deb

India projected to become the third largest aviation market by 2025

As Diwali drives online sales, e-commerce firms fail to deliver orders in time

Medical services for foreigners will now be cheaper in Karnataka

Number of Indians seeking work in the US falls 38 percent

India plans to shell out Rs 20 billion to perk up weather prediction

Festive season boosts temporary recruitment amid lacklustre economic growth

India's Infrastructure Fund to receive $1 bn from Abu Dhabi Investment Authority

More companies now shift focus to Aadhaar for easy employee verification process

GST on AC and non-AC restaurants likely to be at same rate soon

Flipkart in early talks to buy stake in BookMyShow in push against Paytm

M-Aadhaar app gets OTP-based verification for easier transactions

Shelled and shelved: More than 4.5 lakh directors may face disqualification

Hiring in India rises at the fastest pace in over six years

Vijay Mallya laundered Rs 500 crore of Rs 900 crore IDBI loan, bought home in London with borrowed money

Govt expects economic growth to bounce back in coming quarters

Health of India's corporate finances improves despite economic slowdown

Indian govt to raise about Rs 11,370 crore from GIC Re's IPO

Over 6,000 Indian companies' data leaked online, put up for sale for 15 Bitcoins

Ola secures $2 billion from SoftBank and other investors

Goldman Sachs now hiring engineers to transform service strategy

Ranveer Singh touches Sanjay Leela Bhansali's feet; Sara Ali Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari radiate in ethnic outfits at reception

Omar lambasts "arrogant" Congress after BJP's historic victory; Mehbooba reacts [details]

BJP leads in 53 seats, crosses majority mark in Chhattisgarh

Ranbir Kapoor's fans burst crackers inside theatres during Animal screening; fans say 'low budget Salman Khan' fans'