Advanta India Ltd, an Hyderabad-based listed seed marketing company, has acquired Texas-based Crosbyton Seed Company (CSC) for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition was through the company's US arm Advanta US Inc, according to its filing with t…

Hemant Misra has been promoted as CEO, while Madan Mohan takes up the role of executive vice-president

The talks about implementing Mobile Number Portability (MNP) have been in the air for quite some time. We have already told you about the lack of execution on the Service Providers’ part and extended deadlines for implementing MNP. Both …

Mumbai: With the demand for fleet advertising growing at a rapid pace just like this trend did in Singapore and London, Meru has tied up with advertisers like Tata Photon, UTI Mutual fund, CIDCO, C...

India's biggest online shopping portal and marketplace eBay India, has announced the launch of a new campaign, 'It's all about loving yourself', targeting the upcoming Valentine's day.

The organisers of Wills Lifestyle India Fashion Week, to be held in Delhi on 24-28 March 2010, are planning to live webcast the event to reach millions of people instead of a select few. Though the details are yet to be finalised, YouTube may …

Strategic Ventures Fund Ltd (SVF), a private equity fund managed by Frontline Strategy Ltd, has divested its holding in Kolkata-based Titagarh Wagons, a private railway wagon manufacturing company. After investing an undisclosed sum as growth …

Nearly half of companies globally will start using microblogging services like Twitter in two years, according to a report by IT research firm Gartner. The research firm also expects social networking to replace email as the primary vehicle fo…

India's Aurobindo Pharma said it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to manufacture and sell anti-allergic cetirizine hydrochloride solution.

Viacom18, the joint venture between Network18 and Viacom, and online video content networks company iStream.in have signed a deal under which iStream will digitise, manage and distribute online all video content belonging to Viacom18 channels,…

India's two major stock indexes, the Bombay Stock Exchange and the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd., said they will be open for a special 90-minute live trading session Saturday as the NSE seeks to upgrade its existing trading system.

More events in the pipeline this month. Here are some you should look to attend.. SMM Bootcamp – 19th & 20th Feb Gurgaon After the success of its 1st SMM (Social Media Marketing) Bootcamp, Digital Vidya, a delhi based Social Media train…

Ascent Capital Advisors India Pvt Ltd, an independent investment entity formed by the UTI Ventures team, has closed its Ascent India Fund III with commitments of $350 million. The private equity firm, led by Raja Kumar (in pic) as Founder & C…

Employees of All India Radio and Doordarshan have resumed their agitation for repeal of the Prasar Bharati (Broadcasting Corporation of India) Act 1990 on the ground that the experiment had proved financially unviable and the decision to treat employ

The smart, cute and naughty little mouse Jerry from Tom and Jerry (Cartoon Network), has been chosen by kids as their most favorite television character. This was announced as a part of the findings from the study, Small Wonders.

Hathway Cable Datacom is planning to raise Rs 7.35 billion through an initial public offering (IPO), making it the most valued cable TV company in the country.

Don't overlook less-known ways to save taxes like health insurance premiums, says personal finance columnist Shefali Anand.

Remember the Turing Test? A proposal to evaluate a machine’s ability to demonstrate intelligence. Siri (now through private invitation only) plans to raise your mobile’s smartness to interactive intelligence. Born out of SRI’…

Under an agreement still in the works, the National Security Agency would help Google analyze those attacks in a bid to better protect the California-based search company and its users from future intrusions

Analysts raise doubts over the utility of the device in a market flooded with cheap smartphones

The firm has signed on multiplex chains such as Cinemax, Inox, Fame and PVR and many single-screen cinema halls to screen the matches

BSNL, in partnership with Novatium has launched slew of interesting products targeted towards Rural India (currently only for Uttar Pradesh). Novatium has launched three new products, Nova Navigator+, Nova Neon and Nova cNergy to increase the …

MUMBAI: After mesmerizing thousands of fans with his new and unique version of Solo Performance at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy Concert, Kolkata (9th. Jan), Mumbai Sanskruti Music Festival (10th.& 11th. Jan), Pune (12th. Jan), Hyderabad (1…

MUMBAI: Grammy award winning Indian musician A R Rahman has joined voices with some of the biggest names in the music industry like Celine Dion, Lionel Richie, Barbara Streisand and Kanye West to record a cover of Michael Jackson's peace anthe…

MUMBAI: Digicel today announced that 'Rise Again' -- the song written by international reggae sensation and Grammy Award-winning artist, Shaggy, to support the relief efforts following the devastating earthquake that rocked Haiti on 12th Janua…

The new TVC for Parle Agro’s baked munchies, Hippo, is creating some buzz. A majority of people have reacted with positivecomments. In a highly competitive category, the ‘root cause of all evil is hunger – appease hunger wit…

Delhi based Advantage Organic, in partnership with IIT D has launched Organic Undies that contains extracts of neem, basil leaves and flecks of silver - keep the wearer safe from bacterial infections. » Join our Google group | » Do…