HCL Technologies on Friday reported first-quarter revenue jumped 32% from a yr earlier to ₹2,925 crore, and forecast that income would develop 1.5-2.5% quarter-on-quarter in fixed foreign money phrases over the remainder of the fiscal yr. The IT companies firm additionally stated that Shiv Nadar had stepped down becauseContinue Reading
S&P Global Ratings on Friday downgraded Axis Bank’s rating to BBB- from BB+ saying the rating action reflected its view that economic risks had increased for banks operating in India. “We have lowered our ratings on Axis to reflect our expectation that heightened economic risks facing India’s banking system willContinue Reading
The government on Friday held back the release of the complete data of index of industrial production for April, saying it is not appropriate to compare the IIP data with earlier months due to the COVID-19 lockdown. An official statement showed that the IIP — which measures factory output inContinue Reading
E-commerce player Flipkart has introduced Voice Assistant capability on its platform, to make buying experience simpler and natural. Introduced in Flipkart’s grocery store, Supermart, the Voice Assistant will enable consumers to discover and buy products easily using voice commands in multiple languages, starting with Hindi and English, said a companyContinue Reading
The actual hit to government finances from the measures announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the last two days was pegged at ₹66,500 crore, or 0.34% of the GDP, by Barclays. Aggregating all the measures, Barclays said the government and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) cumulatively have, soContinue Reading
The three main industry bodies in the auto sector — Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA), Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) and Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA) — on Friday, came together to seek government nod for re-starting of operations by the entire value chain, including vehicleContinue Reading
In the latest set of lockdown relaxations, the Ministry of Home Affairs has added the collection, harvesting and processing of minor forest produce to the list of activities that will be permitted. The additional directives from the Home Ministry were issued on Thursday. Also read: Appliances, electronics industry seek nodContinue Reading
