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Maruti Suzuki and Gujarat government initiative teaches driving to 10,000 tribal youths

Maruti Suzuki India and the government of Gujarat state together took an initiative called ‘All Gujarat Institute of Driving, Technical Training and Research (AGIDTTR)’. The objective of this public-private-partnership was to provide lucrative employment opportunities to the tribal youth through comprehensive driver training program. And now this initiative has achieved a milestone of training 10,000 tribal youths in professional driving. Read More


Demonetisation: Short of cash? Here’s how you can pay your utility bills with mobile wallet Apps

New Delhi: The use of ‘mobile wallet’ is likely to increase in India, especially after the Narendra Modi government’s bold demonetisation move, throwing enough signals that the country is heading towards cashless economy. With the increasing rate of smart phone and internet penetration in the country, the concept of mobile wallet is no longer naïve to an average customer. In Read More


‘Almost half the world will be online by end of 2016; poorer countries will lag’

Johannesburg: By the end of 2016, almost half of the world`s population will be using the internet as mobile networks grow and prices fall, but their numbers will remain concentrated in the developed world, a United Nations agency said on Tuesday. In the world`s developed countries about 80 percent of the population use the internet. But only about 40 percent Read More


Now pay with Ola Money at over 25 major utilities such as gas, electricity

Bangalore: Ola Money, the popular digital payment solution from Ola, on Monday announced that it has enabled cashless payments through its wallet for key utilities like gas and electricity across the country.By selecting the `Bill Payment` option on the Ola Money app and selecting their utility provider, users can instantly pay their utility bills with one touch. In view of Read More


Demonetisation: PM Modi pushes for use of mobiles to deal with cash crunch

Bathinda: Pushing for mobile banking to deal with problems arising out of demonetisation, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked the people to let their mobile phones serve as a bank branch to deal with corruption and black money. He said the number of mobiles is four times the number of families and people should use their mobiles to make Read More


Demonetisation will help boost digital economy: Nandan Nilekani

New Delhi: Former Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India, Nandan Nilekani, has said the demonetisation “shock given to the currency” will boost digital economy. “The fact is that we have had a shock given to the currency system and, in my view, this will boost digital economy,” said Nilekani, who was in a conversation with Nalin Mehta at Read More


Mobile wallet MobiKwik Lite registers 2 million downloads under 2 days

New Delhi: The demonetisation moved by the Modi government appears to have been a boon for mobile wallets such as MobiKwik, Paytm with the country going cashless. MobiKwik, India’s leading mobile wallet announced that is lighter version ‘MobiKwik Lite’ registered over 20 lakh (2 million) downloads in less than 2 days since its launch. As the nation goes cashless following Read More


ASUS Zenfone 3 Deluxe: Key features

Mumbai: Smartphone users and techno-savvy people can now look forward to ASUS Zenfone 3 Deluxe to satiate their temptations for a high-end gadget. Launched by Taiwan-based technology giant ASUS on Wednesday, Zenfone 3 Deluxe (ZS570KL) is now available to Indian customers. If you have been thinking of buying a new smartphone for yourself, then you would be keen to know Read More


2017 Hyundai Grandi10 spotted on test

Earlier this year, Hyundai unveiled a facelifted version of its i10 hatchback. This vehicle revealed the updates that we would get on our Grand model in India. Now ahead of official debut early next year, the test vehicle has been spotted doing the rounds outside Chennai. Despite the camouflage, the hatchback sports a bigger hexagonal grille integrated with LED DRLs Read More


2017 Mercedes-Benz CLA Picture Gallery

Mercedes-Benz has launched the facelifted version of the CLA within two years of its launch and apart from the regulation nips and tucks, there are a few more add-ons. So here then is an up close look at new Mercedes-Benz CLA. Yes, Mercedes has finally added the pristine Blue to the CLA and its looks fabulous and so does the Read More