News Corp raises stake in PropTiger to 30%

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2015, 17:24

"While India's real estate sector continues to work its way through challenging macro conditions, we remain very optimistic, not only about India's long-term potential but also about the management team of PropTiger in its ability to execute, rationally and deliberately," News Corp Senior Vice President, Strategy, Raju Narisetti who also chairs Elara's Singapore-based board, said.

Switzerland plans stringent norms to fight black money menace

Last Updated: Sunday, June 7, 2015, 18:50

The new Federal Act on the International Automatic Exchange of Information in Tax Matters (AEOI Act) contains provisions on the organisation, the procedure, the judicial channels and the applicable criminal provisions.

OECD to strengthen ties with India, other key partners

Last Updated: Friday, June 5, 2015, 15:28

OECD Secretary General Angel Gurria is steering the strategy to "transform the organisation into a more inclusive, global policy network and a prime forum for evidence-based policy exchange and global standard setting".

Arkin raises USD 15 mn from Nexus, strategic investors

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 3, 2015, 13:54

With a "simple Google search-like experience", the Arkin platform enables organisations to rapidly search, analyse, share and collaborate across virtual and physical layers of their infrastructure, the company said in a statement.

China cybersecurity plan aims to protect state secrets: Official paper

Last Updated: Thursday, May 28, 2015, 11:42

Beijing has recently bolstered legal protection of its information technology, after former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden disclosed that U.S. spy agencies planted code in American tech exports to snoop on overseas targets.

Switzerland, EU sign automatic information exchange pact

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 17:18

In a major step towards shedding its long-held banking secrecy tag, Switzerland Wednesday signed an agreement for Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) with European Union.

'Mobile phone services can raise farmers' income by Rs 56K cr'

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 26, 2015, 18:57

The income of seven crore small scale farmers in the country can be increased by Rs 56,000 crore over the next 5 years by introducing simple mobile phone based services, says a report.

RBI, Central Bank of Seychelles sign MoU on information exchange

Last Updated: Thursday, May 21, 2015, 20:25

The Reserve Bank has entered into an MoU with the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS) on exchange of information and mutual assistance in the banking sector supervision.

New Apple Watch app to provide advanced flight info

Last Updated: Monday, May 18, 2015, 15:22

Lufthansa passengers can now use their watches as a boarding card while essential flight information will also be displayed on the device with an app developed for the Apple Watch.

Black money: India presses Switzerland for info on Indian accounts

Last Updated: Friday, May 15, 2015, 20:06

This was conveyed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley when the visiting Swiss Economic Affairs Minister Johann N Schneider-Ammann met him this evening.

Bajaj, HDFC frame 'insider trading' codes, others to follow

Last Updated: Friday, May 15, 2015, 13:50

With new insider trading norms coming into force today, a host of companies, including Bajaj Auto, HDFC Bank, HDFC and Yes Bank, have framed their Codes of Conduct to regulate and report stock trades by promoters, top executives, their relatives and all connected persons.

RBI plans IT wing as financial crimes rise in cyber space

Last Updated: Thursday, May 14, 2015, 18:07

The Reserve Bank is planning to set up an information technology wing to face the rising challenges coming from the cyber world, Governor Raghuram Rajan said Thursday.