At last, WhatsApp has added iOS to the platforms supported by its web app. This means that iPhone users can now sync their accounts and chats to WhatsApp Web. iOS is already listed on WhatsApp Web’s site, but is still gradually rolling out to iPhone users in the app’s latest update.

When WhatsApp Web launched in January, it supported Android, Windows Phone and BlackBerry but did not include iOS “due to Apple platform limitations,” said the messaging service, which was acquired by Facebook in 2012 for $19 billion. (It’s also since added Nokia S40 and Nokia S60, as seen in the screenshot below).

New Delhi: In what seems like the impending sequel to the biggest industrial action in recent years on 6 January, trade unions across the country are gearing up for another strike called on 2 September, this time to protest against changes in labour laws and against the proposed Land Acquisition bill.

During the two-day strike in January, half-a-million coal miners walked off the job in the biggest show of union strength, threatening suspension of supplies to power plants and consequent outages.

The Reserve Bank of India has granted ‘in-principle’ approval to 11 applicants to open payment banks from 41 applications that it received. The approved applicants include: Aditya Birla Nuvo, Airtel, Cholamandalam Distribution services (a financial services co), Department of Posts, Fino Paytech, National Securities Depository Limited, Reliance Industries Limited, Sun Pharma founder Dilip Shantilal Shanghvi, Paytm’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Tech Mahindra and Vodafone.

Three Indian companies figure in Forbes’ annual list of The World’s Most Innovative Companies topped by Tesla Motors, leading maker of fully electric vehicles.

Ranked 41st, Hindustan Unilever, India-based fast moving consumer goods company, tops the list of Indian Innovative Companies.

As the fare war in the Indian skies escalates, SpiceJet is now offering 1 lakh seats on sale with fares starting as low as Rs 799 for travel from August 25 to March 26 next year.

The three-day sale ending on August 22 would cover destinations including Delhi, Mumbai, Goa, Bengaluru and Srinagar.

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday allowed 11 business houses, including Reliance Industries, the Aditya Birla group and leading telecom companies Airtel and Vodafone to start payments banks.

Bharti Airtel and Reliance Industries had earlier tied up with Kotak Mahindra Bank and State Bank of India, respectively, for payments bank operations.

India’s second largest e-commerce firm Snapdeal.com on Tuesday said it has raised $500 million in fresh funds, in a round led by Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba Group, Foxconn Technology Group and existing investor Softbank Group.

The deal, which has been in the works since the start of the year, values Snapdeal at about $4.8 billion post money, according to official documents filed by FIH Mobile, a unit of Taiwanese contract manufacturer Foxconn.

Mumbai: Tata Motors Ltd. plans to introduce three new car models this financial year in India as it seeks to refresh an aging lineup and regain market share, according to people familiar with the matter.

The carmaker will unveil a sedan, a hatchback and a crossover during the year ending in March, three people with knowledge of the plans said, asking not to be named as the matter is private. It’s also considering the introduction of a compact sport-utility vehicle later, the people said.

Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), India’s biggest oil and gas explorer, has identified six projects over and above its flagship development project in the Krishna-Godavari (KG) basin to power the next phase of its growth.

These projects, entailing an investment of Rs.24,000 crore, are expected to help the state-owned company in maintaining its growth rate in the production of oil and natural gas and contribute almost 14% of its domestic crude oil and 15% of its domestic gas output in the coming years.

Bengaluru: Wipro Ltd’s chief operating officer Abid Ali Neemuchwala is implementing a back-to-basics strategy that includes simplifying processes and finding ways to sell more to clients as pressure builds on the top executives at India’s third-largest software services company to deliver faster growth.

“What we are doing is making many or our internal processes simple,” Neemuchwala, who joined as chief operating officer of the Azim Premji-controlled company in April, said in an interview on Tuesday.

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