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ALL DEALS 
August 13, 2016 On return to India, inform bank of changed residential status
iStockPhoto I am 60 plus, and am returning to India after staying in the Gulf for 20 years. I have non-resident external (NRE) and foreign currency non-residential (FCNR) deposits, which mature at different times up to 2020. Considering that my status after return is resident not ordinarily resident (RONR) during the first 2 years (minimum), […]
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ELECTRONICS 
August 13, 2016 ‘Digital India’ Will Transform the Country, Says Ravi Shankar Prasad
Communications and Information Technology Minister Ravishankar Prasad on Monday said the ‘Digital India’ initiative will transform the country into a digital society and a knowledge economy. With the demand for electronic hardware expected to rise rapidly to $400 billion by 2020, India has the potential to become an electronic manufacturing hub. The central government has […]
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ELECTRONICS 
August 13, 2016 Apple Supplier Delta Electronics Plans to Quadruple Revenue From India
Taiwan-based Delta Electronics Inc expects to quadruple annual revenue from India over the next three years as it makes more power components in the country, in tune with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s push to develop industry. Boosted by the rollout of India’s 4G broadband network, the company aims to generate about $700 million (roughly Rs. […]
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ELECTRONICS 
August 13, 2016 Oppo to Open 3,000 More Stores, Launch India Specific Budget Models in 2016
There are a lot of different ways by which phone makers are trying to drum up enthusiasm about their products; whether it is the now well established flash sale model, or regular ‘leaks’ before the actual launch, to catch the buyers’ attention. For China-based Oppo Electronics, the plan for India is to increase its offline […]
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ELECTRONICS 
August 13, 2016 Homefront Revolution Release Date and Price Revealed for India
When we played Homefront: The Revolution at Gamescom 2015 we noted that while it was rough around the edges, there was enough to allow it to stand out from a crowded open-world shooter genre. At the time its publisher, Deep Silver was yet to finalise on a new distributor for India following theimplosion of incumbent […]
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ELECTRONICS 
August 12, 2016 AMD Plans to Enter India in a Big Way: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Chipmaker AMD plans to enter Indian electronics sector in a big way and has already tied up with HSMC for chip manufacturing in the country, Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Tuesday. AMD CEO and President Lisa Su met Prasad and conveyed that the company is committed to transform India into electronics manufacturing hub. […]
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ELECTRONICS 
August 12, 2016 LG Starts Smartphone Manufacturing in India
Reiterating its commitment to the Make in India initiative, South Korean electronics major LG on Thursday launched two locally-made smartphones and targets to manufacture 1 million phones in India. The company will be manufacturing phones at its Noida facility in partnership with GDN Enterprises. The two smartphones – the LG K7 LTE and LG K10 […]
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ELECTRONICS 
August 12, 2016 Amazon India Says Tablets, Laptops, Other Electronics No Longer Eligible for Refunds
HIGHLIGHTS Amazon India recently updated its returns and refunds policies. The new policy is applicable on desktops, cameras, and other electronics. Flipkart and Snapdeal have similar policies. Bought a tablet, laptop, desktop PC, monitor, camera, or camera lens on Amazon recently? If you bought it after May 11, then your product is not eligible for […]
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ELECTRONICS 
August 12, 2016 LG Gram 14 Ultralight Laptop Launched In India, Starting Rs. 79,990
HIGHLIGHTS The laptop comes in 4GB and 8GB RAM options. Paytm currently sells the 8GB variant for Rs 84,499. The LG Gram 14 weighs only 980 grams. LG has launched its Gram 14 laptop in India. The laptop comes in 4GB of RAM and 8GB of RAM variants, and is priced at Rs. 79,990 and […]
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NEWS 
August 11, 2016 ShareChat raises $1.35 million from SAIF Partners, India Quotient
ShareChat is a social networking platform for vernacular language users, available in four Indian languages, namely Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam and Telugu. Photo: Bloomberg Mumbai: Bengaluru-based Mohalla Tech Pvt. Ltd, which operates the vernacular language content app ShareChat, has raised $1.35 million in a seed round of funding from SAIF Partners and existing investor India Quotient. […]
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ELECTRONICS 
August 11, 2016 Xbox One Is Finally Available at Local Game Stores in India
HIGHLIGHTS You can now buy the Xbox One at local game stores. These are official units with warranty from Microsoft. Microsoft India appears to be unaware of this. Almost two months ago we spotted Xbox One exclusive games like Halo 5 on the store shelves with retailers telling us the Xbox One console itself will […]
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ELECTRONICS 
August 11, 2016 No Proposal Yet From Apple for iPhone Manufacturing in India: P P Chaudhary
Apple CEO Tim Cook during his visit met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and spoke of possibilities of manufacturing, but the company has not submitted any proposal with the IT Ministry to set up its plant in India, Parliament was informed Wednesday. Cook visited Hyderabad on May 20 to launch the technology centre relating to their […]
