Mississauga, Canada-based Datawind, a developer of wireless, web-access products and services, announced that it will launch three 4G LTE-capable phones in India in October. The smartphones will be priced between $45 and $75, and will be manufactured in the company’s plants in Amritsar and Hyderabad, reports Mashable. The company has...
Tinder Rolls Out Group Chat Features in India
InterActiveCorp, New York-based Tinder is launching a new feature, Tinder Social, that allows groups of friends to discover each other and meet up. The company chief told the BBC that this move marked the "first step that we're taking to make Tinder more social and a little broader when it comes to...
Vin Diesel Paired with India's Deepika Padukone
Americans have been enchanted by India's Priyanka Chopra on the ABC Television prime time hit, Quantico. Soon an Indian female will hit the big screens of Hollywood. Ahead of the 17th International Indian Film Awards held in Madrid, Spain this year, Bollywood super-star Deepika Padukone disclosed in an interview with...
Polycom Sets Up Third R&D Center in India
San Jose, California-based Polycom, (recently acquired by Canada-based telecom service provider Mitel Networks) has opened its third R&D facility in India. The move will make India the largest R&D center for the company since it already has two research facilities in Bangalore and Hyderabad, reports Economic Times. Inaugurated by Michael...
Canada’s Fairfax Financial to Invest $321 Million in India
Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. will pay the equivalent of $321 million to acquire 33 per cent of the equity in Bangalore International Airport Ltd, from GVK Power and Infrastructure Ltd., an Indian conglomerate operating across several industry sectors. Fairfax India Holdings Corp., a publicly traded company,...
Ontario Premier Wynne & Team Sign 65 Agreements in India
Concluding an 8-day trade mission to India, Premier Kathleen Wynne of Ontario, Canada said the province’s ties to this fast-growing nation of nearly 1.3 billion people are getting stronger. The Ontario delegation visited New Delhi, Amritsar, Chandigarh, Hyderabad, and Mumbai. Ontario companies, universities, and colleges signed 65 agreements worth $240...