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Uber-Reliance Jio partnership signals larger battle in mobile wallets

Mukesh Ambani-promoted Reliance Jio’s partnership with Uber, the American cab-hailing company announced on Monday, signals a larger battle in the mobile wallet space where Paytm leads with over 160 million users.

Reliance Jio said that it will offer exclusive incentives for people who opt to use JioMoney, the mobile wallet app, for Uber payments.(File Photo)
Updated on Feb 22, 2017 10:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By

Demonetisation dampener for Panasonic, revenue down by 3%

Along with other consumer and non-consumer companies, Panasonic, too, finds itself in a fix as demonetisation pulls its revenue down by 3% against forecast.

Panasonic Corp's logo is pictured at Panasonic Center in Tokyo, Japan.(REUTERS)
Updated on Feb 21, 2017 04:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

After Vodafone-Idea merger, RCOM in talks with Tata Teleservices to take on Jio

To counter the price war started by Mukesh Ambani-promoted Reliance Jio, Tata Teleservices is said to be in talks with younger brother Anil Ambani’s Reliance Communication (RCom), according to a financial daily.

Anil Ambani, chariman of ADAG, is in talks with Tata Group for a possible merger of their telecom businesses.(Livemint)
Updated on Feb 20, 2017 05:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By, New Delhi

Rs 1.25-cr Uber package: Delhi student’s offer matches Silicon Valley salaries

A starting salary of Rs 1.25 crore per annum to a Delhi student may have become the talk of the town but would fall in the average category of what American software engineers earn.

Sidharth, a computer science engineering student, has been offered the position of a software engineer at the San Francisco office of Uber, and the salary includes basic pay and other benefits.(Handout image)(Handout Image)
Updated on Feb 17, 2017 08:15 PM IST
Hindustan Times | BySuchetana Ray and Sunny Sen, New Delhi

Tata Motors, Microsoft ink tech deal to make driving more personal

Tata Motors, the automobile major which also owns Jaguar Land Rover, announced a partnership with Redmond-headquartered Microsoft to make driving a more personal experience for car owners.

Mumbai: CEO & MD of Tata Motors, Guenter Butschek at the launch of Tata Hexa, in Mumbai on Wednesday.(PTI)
Updated on Feb 16, 2017 05:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

TCS shows resilience, announces share buyback to counter visa woes

TCS shows confidence, announces buyback of shares, as the Indian IT industry reels under pressure from American President Donald Trump’s nationalist movement of keeps jobs with the US.

Natarajan Chandrasekaran, chairman of Tata Group and former CEO of TCS, arrives for an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of Tata Sons in Mumbai on February 6, 2017.(AFP)
Updated on Feb 16, 2017 03:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Trump’s a blessing in disguise, says Ambani, asks IT companies to serve India

Mukesh Ambani says the Indian IT industry should not get bogged down by protectionism, and should focus on solving problems in India, which is a huge market.

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani addresses during the NASSCOM India leadership forum 2017 in Mumbai(PTI)
Updated on Feb 16, 2017 01:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Ola and Uber might face nationwide protest over driver’s falling income

A nationwide protest might disrupt Ola’s and Uber’s business in the country, where both the cab-hailing companies have pumped in million of dollars to capture market share.

Drivers of Ola and Uber shouting slogans against the company as they are sitting on dharna at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday, February 15, 2017.(HT PHOTO)
Updated on Feb 15, 2017 10:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Uber, Ola cab-drivers’ strike has impacted the taxi business, say competitors

The Ola-Uber strike, competitors say, has impacted the overall sentiments of drivers in the cab industry. Falling income and long working hour has been the reason of an indefinite strike in Delhi.

Ola Uber taxis seen at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, India, on Tuesday, February 14, 2017.(Vipin Kumar/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Feb 14, 2017 06:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

To push growth, Honda re-designs sales policy, might stop selling Mobilio

To get back on growth, the Honda Cars India is looking at “re-designing its sales strategy” and “inventory management”.

New Delhi: Chief Executive and President of Honda Cars India Ltd, Yoichiro Ueno at the launch of Honda city 2017 in New Delhi on Tuesday.(PTI)
Updated on Feb 14, 2017 04:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

A ‘kshatriya’-run Infosys continues to ring the bell despite Murthy’s attack

The rise in stock prices of Infosys, once the bellwether of the Indian software services industry, signal the Murthy’s diminishing grip over the company he founded with six others in 1981.

Infosys Chief Executive Officer Vishal Sikka, along with Chairman of the Board R Seshasayee, left, arrives to address a press conference in Mumbai.(AP)
Updated on Feb 14, 2017 02:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Infosys chairman defends Vishal Sikka’s salary, says no boardroom battle

Days after Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy raised concerns over “governance issues”, “CEO compensation”, and “severance package of former finance head, Rajiv Bansal”, the company board defends its stance on Monday.

Infy chairman defends CEO salary, dismiss “conflict of interest” with founders(Livemint)
Updated on Feb 13, 2017 08:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By, New Delhi

Why Narayana Murthy does not want to hang up his boots

NR Narayana Murthy was on the top of his game for the larger part of his career. He steered Infosys, the software services company he founded in 1981, with six others, to make it the poster boy of the Indian information technology (IT) industry.

N. R. Narayana Murthy,co-founder, Infosys(AP)
Updated on Feb 13, 2017 11:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Uttar Pradesh needs lot more than political will to get healthier

Samajwadi Party president, Akhilesh Yadav has emerged out of his father, Mulayam Singh’s shadow and fought many satraps within to take control of the party run by his family since 1992.

The first phase of Lucknow Metro was completed in 26 months.
Updated on Feb 13, 2017 06:25 PM IST
BySunny Sen & Suchetana Ray, New Delhi

Hindustan Motors’ Ambassador sold to Peugeot: All you need to know about the car

Hindustan Motors announced that the Ambassador has been sold to French automaker Peugeot SA for Rs 80 crore. As the iconic car brand changes hands, here’s a look at the history of the car that ruled Indian roads for many decades.

Journalist Siddharth Varadarajan with his three ambassadors.(HT Archive)
Updated on Feb 11, 2017 06:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times | BySuchetana Ray and Sunny Sen, New Delhi

Changing incentives, falling income make lives difficult for Uber, Ola drivers

Within three years, after adding a few lakh drivers and cars to their platforms, Ola and Uber are now tweaking their driver incentives, which has brought down driver income.

Hundreds of OLA-UBER drives protest for better rates at Jantar Mantar , in New Delhi.(Ravi Choudhary/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Feb 11, 2017 03:04 PM IST
By, New Delhi

Infosys: A Tata-Mistry in making, but Vishal Sikka is no Cyrus Mistry

It takes more than just a boardroom coup to oust a company’s chairman or chief executive, though Rata Tata is different. It took him just one board meeting to remove Cyrus Mistry, the chairman of Tata Sons, whose family’s firm Shapoorji Palonji holds 18.4% in the Tata Group.

Infosys Technologies CEO Vishal Sikka arrives at the 3rd quarter financial results of the company at its headquarter in Bengaluru(PTI)
Updated on Feb 13, 2017 12:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Tony Navin quits Snapdeal in a series of top-level exits

Top-level exits continue at Snapdeal, India’s third largest e-commerce company, as Tony Navin, head of partnerships and strategic investments, decided to move on after a seven-year stint.

Top level exits continue at Snapdeal, India’s third largest e-commerce company.(Reuters File)
Updated on Feb 09, 2017 09:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By

Modi slams economists, says demonetisation is a case study

Three months after Narendra Modi announced banning of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes, resulting in the world’s largest cash crunch, the Prime Minister said that the move will be a case study for economists.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi waves after delivering a speech during a state assembly election rally in Ghaziabad on February 8, 2017.(AFP)
Updated on Feb 08, 2017 07:43 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Beyond politics, Panneerselvam-Sasikala tussle is over TN’s $150 bn economy

Sasikala fights to control the $150-bn Tamil Nadu economy. The stakes, after all, are large. Tamil Nadu ranks third in foreign direct investment between 1991 and 2002 of Rs 22,582.6 crore. Its per capita income, too, ranked third among Indian states. It is also the third largest in population, and is the country’s most urbanized state (49%).

Tamil Nadu acting chief minister O Panneerselvam and AIADMK general secretary V K Sasikala at prty's headquarters in Chennai.(PTI File Photo)
Updated on Feb 14, 2017 07:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By

Airtel hits back at Reliance Jio in battle of trust, ethics, openness

Airtel vs Reliance Jio: Sunil Mittal’s telecom firm hits back a day after Reliance Jio said that Airtel’s move to the Competition Commission of India was a ploy to distract the department and the telecom regulator from the fact that the incumbent has not been allowing Jio points of connectivity.

Chairman of Bharti Enterprises Sunil Bharti Mittal gestures as he speaks during a panel 'Size matters: The Future of Big Business' at the 'World Economic Forum' in Davos, Switzerland.(AP)
Updated on Feb 07, 2017 04:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Is it end of road for ride-sharing by Uber and Ola, over safety, legality debate?

Cab hailing companies might face tough times ahead as state governments are contemplating ban its ride-sharing services such as UberPOOL and Ola Share, calling it “illegal” and raising questions on safety of such services.

Uber CEO Travis Kalanick speaks to students during an interaction at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) campus in Mumbai.(Reuters)
Updated on Feb 07, 2017 01:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Raees and the tale of Gujarat’s Rs 25,000 cr illegal liquor business

Raees is a movie that questions Gujarat’s ability to fight corruption. Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who as the state’s chief minister from 2001 to 2014 could not stop the illegal liquor trade.

Mumbai: Actor Shah Rukh Khan during the success party of film
Updated on Feb 13, 2017 12:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Reliance Jio hits back after Airtel’s complain to CCI

Sunil Bharti Mittal’s Airtel has complained to the Competition Commission of India (CCI) against Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Jio for predatory pricing that could lead to anti-competitive behaviour.

A Reliance employee demonstrates Jio LYF phone at their headquarters on the outskirts of Mumbai.(REUTERS)
Updated on Feb 06, 2017 01:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | BySuchetana Ray and Sunny Sen, New Delhi

Jack Ma has global plans for Alibaba, expansion in India, Australia, New Zealand

Alibaba will focus on new markets to fuel its global expansion plan. India will become key to Alibaba’s global success.

Alibaba executive chairman Jack Ma, attends the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos(REUTERS)
Updated on Feb 06, 2017 08:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Pollution control authority bans registration of all vehicles with Bharat III engines

Delhi pollution: The directive comes at a time when the national capital region is reeling under heavy pollution and the Supreme Court and the National Green Tribunal (NGT) have often blamed it on vehicle emission.

The directive comes at a time when the national capital region is reeling under heavy pollution and the Supreme Court and the National Green Tribunal (NGT) have often blamed it on vehicle emission.(Sonu Mehta/Hindustan Times)
Updated on Feb 03, 2017 11:38 PM IST
Hindustan Times | BySweta Goswami and Sunny Sen, New Delhi

Noida online scam: First social network Ponzi scheme worth Rs 3700 crore busted

India’s first social network Ponzi scheme sets precedence for tech geeks to exploit the internet for darker web crimes. Experts said that it is easy to vanish if a scam is on the internet.

Noida: Accused Anubhav Mittal, who was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) for an online trading scam worth over Rs.3,700 crore in which around 6.5 lakh people were cheated(PTI)
Updated on Feb 04, 2017 10:02 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

TRAI gives Reliance Jio clean chit on free data offers, rivals won’t sit quiet

Airtel and Idea moved telecom tribunal to stop Reliance Jio from offering free data, as it impacted the industry’s financial health. However, TRAI decided to rule in favour of Reliance Jio.

Mumbai: Reliance Industries Limited Chairman Mukesh Ambani speaks during a press briefing of Reliance Jio(PTI)
Updated on Feb 03, 2017 03:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, New Delhi

Telcos’ battle with TRAI and Reliance Jio explained in six simple points

Reliance Jio’s Happy New Year offer, which offers free Internet services to consumers, has sparked off a price war with other telecom operators. Though Airtel and Idea moved the telecom tribunal to stop Jio, little came out of it.

Reliance Industries Limited chairman Mukesh Ambani speaks during a press briefing of Reliance Jio, in Mumbai.(PTI File Photo)
Updated on Feb 03, 2017 01:06 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By

Govt app, e-wallet get preference over Paytm, others in Union budget 2017

Arun Jaitley gave incentives to increase digital and cashless transaction that will largely benefit BHIM, the government-aided mobile wallet, and Aadhaar Pay.

Union minister for finance Arun Jaitley at a post-budget press conference, in New Delhi on February 1.(Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Feb 02, 2017 10:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By
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