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Snapdeal acquires FreeCharge

Online marketplace Snapdeal on 8 April 2015 acquired India’s fastest growing mobile transaction platform FreeCharge. With this acquisition, Snapdeal has become India’s largest mobile commerce firm with 40...

April 8, 2015

Gulshan Rai takes charge as India’s first cyber security chief

Gulshan Rai on 1 April 2015 took charge as India’s first cyber security chief under the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) as Special Secretary for cyber security. Prime Minister...

April 1, 2015

Facebook acquires shopping search engine TheFind.com

Facebook has acquired the shopping search engine TheFind. With the acquisition, the social networking giant Facebook has signaled its future plans to move into the e-commerce. The acquisition...

March 16, 2015

Olacabs acquires TaxiForSure

Online cab aggregator Olacabs has acquired TaxiForSure for $200 million cash and equity deal. After the acquisition both entities are going to operate as a separate entity. But...

March 2, 2015

IRCTC partners with Amazon.in for online shopping

Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has partnered with e-commerce giant Amazon.in to provide convenient online shopping experience and sell various products. With this tie-up, IRCTC is...

February 28, 2015

Snapdeal acquires luxury goods portal Exclusively.com

Online retailer Snapdeal.com has acquired luxury fashion portal Exclusively.com for an undisclosed amount. With this acquisition, Snapdeal is seeking to expand its presence in the high-end fashion segment...

February 19, 2015

‘Track Child’: A web portal by Women and Child Development Ministry

The Union Women and Child Development Ministry unveiled a portal Track Child to function as a central database of all those children who have gone missing in different...

September 20, 2012

RBI prohibits Mobile network operators from offering mobile wallet facility

The RBI asserted that it will not permit mobile network operators to offer cash-out or mobile wallet service. Why RBI has asserted this? As per RBI, mobile wallet...

September 7, 2012

Foreign telecom equipment serving critical networks must be banned: Panel

Inter-ministerial panel in its report has recommended ban on use of foreign telecom equipments for all critical networks. The panel supported 100% domestic sourcing of such equipments. Objective:...

August 11, 2012

Banking sector growth contingent on Innovative delivery model: PwC

According to a report by PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers): · Innovative service delivery models, including mobile banking and ATMs, and the ability to satisfy customers will drive the growth of...

July 2, 2012

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