Mamata Banerjee’s Kolkata sees 20% rise in the commercial realty deals in 2 months

Mamata Banerjee's calls to set up businesses in the state seem to have started getting responses with commercial space deals clocking a 15-20% rise in number in the last two months. Read more »

PGI launches new jewellery range priced well below mandatory ‘PAN’ rule

The PAN card issue has already affected the overall jewellery sales by at least 15%-20% from the beginning of this year. Read more »

Indian airline says Samsung Note 2 emitted smoke in plane

The crew used a fire extinguisher and then placed the phone in a container filled with water in a lavatory, the Indian airline said in its statement. Read more »

Advertisers likely to be cynical about Facebook’s viewership metrics in the future

While this could reflect on decision making, media planners said the impact is limited in India because Facebook is not popular for video advertisements. Read more »

Indian flight operators engaging in a ‘game of taunts’

Jet and others have said Vistara and AirAsia India are controlled by their foreign partners, something not allowed in the Indian aviation industry. Read more »

The soaring achievements of mobile wallets might be inflated

While there is no reliable data from companies, so investors are peddling their own data to substantiate claims which often lead to conflicting claims. Read more »

Cardiological Society of India urges govt to involve it in the process of fixing stent prices

In a letter to the secretary in the health ministry, the 4,500-member grouping has suggested that stents should be considered under different categories for fixing price points. Read more »

Essar loses coal mine for failing to clear payment

The ministry is also considering stern action against the company, including disqualifying it from Coal India supplies, a senior government official said. Read more »

CBSE asks UGC to conduct NET exam

CBSE chairperson R K Chaturvedi has written to UGC chairperson Ved Prakash seeking that it should take over the process. Read more »

PESB selects Sanjiv Singh for Indian Oil Corporation’s top post

A Chemical Engineer from IIT-Roorkee, Singh joined IOC in December 1981 as Trainee Engineer and has worked at Mathura, Barauni and Panipat refineries. Read more »