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NEWS March 23, 2016 For Google, India to be bigger market than US by next year: Pichai
By: sristy SahaSundar Pichai, global chief executive at Goggle, the giant search engine, believes India will become a bigger marketfor the company than the US sometime in the middle of 2016. In an interaction with half a dozen journalists here on Wednesday, he said it was not only with regard to the use of Android-based phones that […]
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NEWS March 16, 2016 PMO directs skills ministry to open 7,000 ITIs in one year
By: sristy SahaGiven the steep target, the skills ministry is exploring the possibility of offering soft loans to private players to open ITIs. Photo: Pradeep Gaur/Mint New Delhi: The Prime Minister’s Office has directed skills ministry officials to open within one year 7,000 new industrial training institutes (ITIs), or nearly half the number of all existing ITIs […]
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NEWS March 15, 2016 2016 Pinterest Trends – What’s Next This Year?
By: sristy SahaDoes Pinterest still matter? Once it was the dominant visual social media network. But now Instagram and a host of trendier platforms, like Periscope and Snapchat, have solidly dethroned Pinterest’s claim as the visual network du jour. But don’t count it out of your social media strategy just yet. Pinterest, like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, remains an important space for businesses to “nurture, maintain […]
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ALL DEALS March 8, 2016 2016—the year of discounted valuations
By: sristy SahaThe speculation is about which two will first join hands in 2016 to compete with the US leader—Amazon—that has doubled in market cap in the last year and remains the formidable force to reckon with. Photo: Bloomberg 2015 was the year of discounted products. 2016 will be the year of discounted valuations. When will be […]
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ELECTRONICS February 23, 2016 A Technology Wish List for New Year 2016
By: sristy SahaThis past year brought lots of new products, services and features – including a few that even managed to improve everyday life. For instance, a double tap of the home button on Samsung’s newest phones instantly launches the camera, so you’re less likely to miss that magical moment. TiVo has a smart way to skip […]