Content aimed at rural masses can make MVAS a $10 bn industry
July 8th, 2012 - 1:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 8 (IANS) The mobile value added services (MVAS) business in India is in need of a paradigm shift and generation of regional content aimed at rural masses ... Read more...
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MVAS to create Rs.48,000 crore business opportunity by 2015
July 6th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Mobile value added services (MVAS) are expected to create a Rs.48,000 crore business opportunity by 2015 owing to increasing mobile Internet penetration. All that is ... Read more...
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Sensex gains 75 points, FMCG, banking stocks rise (Roundup)
July 5th, 2012 - 6:04 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 5 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets closed 75 points higher Thursday with robust buying in FMCG, banking and capital goods.The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) ... Read more...
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Sensex closes 37 points up (Roundup)
July 5th, 2012 - 5:44 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Wednesday closed just 37 points higher, shedding most of the gains made earlier in the day. Oil and ... Read more...
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Sensex rises 40 points; metal, consumer durable stocks up
July 4th, 2012 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 4 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was Wednesday trading 40 points higher around 11:40 a.m., led by robust buying in metal, consumer durable and ... Read more...
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Cabinet refers one-time spectrum fee issue to EGoM
July 3rd, 2012 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) The cabinet Tuesday did not take any decision on the proposal to charge a one-time, auction-determined fee for all airwaves held by existing telecom ... Read more...
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Sensex closes 31 points down (Roundup)
July 2nd, 2012 - 6:15 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) Snapping a four-day rally, a benchmark index for Indian equities markets closed 31 points lower at 17,398.98 Monday.Amid volatile trade, the 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) ... Read more...
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Sensex down 31.93 points (Lead, correcting figures in Paras 1 and 2)
July 2nd, 2012 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, July 2 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was trading 0.18 percent or 31.93 points down in the afternoon session Monday, led by robust buying in ... Read more...
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Sensex closes 61 points up; metal, power stocks rise (Roundup)
June 27th, 2012 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 27 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets Wednesday closed 61 points up, led by buying in metal, power and IT stocks, on hopes of some ... Read more...
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Sensex trims gains; auto, oil and gas stocks down (Lead)
June 27th, 2012 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 27 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was trading 0.19 percent up late Wednesday afternoon, trimming its early day gains, led by selling pressure in ... Read more...
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Sensex falls 64 points; FMCG, consumer durable stocks down (Lead)
June 26th, 2012 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 26 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets was trading 64 points down Tuesday. FMCG, consumer durable and metal stocks were among the underperformers.The 30-scrip sensitive ... Read more...
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Airtel to invest $25 million in Malawi
June 22nd, 2012 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Indian telephony major Bharti Airtel said Friday it will invest $25 million in Malawi to develop a 3G network and introduce a mobile commerce service, ... Read more...
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Sensex closes a tad high; metal, capital goods stocks up (Lead)
June 20th, 2012 - 6:34 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets Wednesday closed 36.83 points high, led by buying in metal, capital goods and health care stocks.The 30-scrip sensitive ... Read more...
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Sensex rises 47 points; capital goods, power stocks up
June 20th, 2012 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 20 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets was trading 47 points higher around noon Wednesday, led by good buying support in capital goods, power and ... Read more...
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Sensex above 16,000-mark, realty, FMCG stocks fall (Lead)
June 5th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 5 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets Tuesday closed above the 16,000-mark amid rupee volatility and eurozone concern. Realty, FMCG and consumer durable stocks ... Read more...
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Sensex rises 136.55 points; capital goods, banking stocks up
June 5th, 2012 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 5 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets was trading 136.55 points up in the afternoon session Tuesday, led by good buying support in capital goods, ... Read more...
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Sensex bounces back on rate cut hopes (Lead)
June 4th, 2012 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 4 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets closed in the positive Monday, recovering from the five-month lows, after the Reserve Bank of India indicated rate ... Read more...
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Sensex closes flat, technology stocks rise (Lead)
May 29th, 2012 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets Monday lost most of the early gains to close flat even as buying was seen in technology, media, ... Read more...
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Sensex rises 100 points; auto, IT stocks rally
May 29th, 2012 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 29 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets was trading almost 100 points up in the afternoon session Tuesday, led by good buying support in IT, ... Read more...
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Bharti Airtel forays into mobile advertising segment
May 27th, 2012 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Telecom service provider Bharti Airtel has forayed into Indai's mobile advertising segment, a company official said here Sunday.Airtel's m-Advertising platform is designed to meet demands ... Read more...
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Bharti Airtel buys 49 percent of Qualcomm’s India business
May 24th, 2012 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) India's leading telecom service provider Bharti Airtel has acquired 49 percent stake in US-based chipmaker Qualcomm's broadband wireless access (BWA) entities in India, investing almost ... Read more...
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Sensex rebounds 274 points as rupee recovers (Lead)
May 24th, 2012 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 24 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets regained the psychological 16,000-point mark and closed 274 points higher Thursday, led by a rally in oil and ... Read more...
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Airtel, ICICI among ‘top 100 global brands’
May 23rd, 2012 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Indian telecom major Bharti Airtel and private sector bank ICICI Bank have been included in the 'BrandZ list' of the top 100 most-valuable global brands ... Read more...
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Airtel, Axis Bank join hands for mobile banking
May 16th, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Telecom company Bharti Airtel Wednesday said its subsidiary, Airtel mCommerce Services, and Axis Bank have partnered to offer banking and payment services, especially to India's ... Read more...
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Bharti Airtel under ED scanner for money laundering
May 15th, 2012 - 9:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate is probing telecom service provider Bharti Airtel for money laundering, Parliament was informed Tuesday."Directorate of Enforcement is investigating cases under the provisions ... Read more...
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Sensex bounces back, closes 112 points up (Lead)
May 15th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 15 (IANS) After falling in five consecutive sessions, a benchmark index for Indian equities market returned to the positive terrain Tuesday, closing over 112 points up as ... Read more...
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Airtel ranked best operator by Nigerian telecom regulator
May 11th, 2012 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Lagos, May 11 (IANS) Nigerian telecom regulator has ranked Indian telecom giant Bharti Airtel's Nigerian unit -- Airtel Nigeria -- as the best operator for good quality of service.Of ... Read more...
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Sensex up 11 points in noon trade
May 9th, 2012 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 9 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets was trading 10.95 points up around noon Wednesday, led by selling pressure in information technology, capital goods and ... Read more...
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Telcom firms meet Sibal again lobbying against TRAI proposals
May 8th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Communications Minister Kapil Sibal Tuesday assured telecom service providers that the government will look into their grievances against the sector regulator's recommendations on spectrum auction.For ... Read more...
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Bharti Airtel launches 4G services in Bangalore
May 7th, 2012 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Bharti Airtel Monday launched broadband wireless access (BWA) services based on 4G technology in Bangalore followed by the recent inaugural launch of the services in ... Read more...
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Idea Cellular biggest gainer of mobile number portability
May 6th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) Idea Cellular has been the biggest gainer of mobile number portability (MNP) service with a net addition of 3.32 million customers as on March 31 ... Read more...
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Airtel revenue rises in Africa
May 2nd, 2012 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) India's Bharti Airtel Wednesday reported a 16 percent growth in revenue in its Africa operations at $1.2 billion during the quarter ended March 31 over ... Read more...
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Sensex closes in red, down 0.10 percent (Roundup)
May 2nd, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 2 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets Wednesday closed in the red, dropping marginally and snapping three days of gains, as lower-than-expected manufacturing data and ... Read more...
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Sensex up 17.31 points in afternoon trade (Lead)
May 2nd, 2012 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, May 2 (IANS) A benchmark index for Indian equities markets was trading 17.31 points higher Wednesday, led by good buying support for consumer durables, bank and IT stocks.The ... Read more...
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Bharti Airtel quarterly net income down 28 percent (Lead)
May 2nd, 2012 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Telecom service provider Bharti Airtel Wednesday reported a 28 percent decline in consolidated net income at Rs.1,006 crore for the quarter ended March 31, owing ... Read more...
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