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Vodafone India launches unlimited international plan for Rs 180 per day

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The pack is available at multiple affordable price points ranging from Rs 5,000 for 28 days to Rs 500 for every 24 hours usage LATEST NEWS :  Vodafone India on Wednesday launched unlimited international plan across the UK and Europe for Rs 180 per day, the company said here. International travellers can now easily activate a pack and use their number overseas from the UK and other popular travel destinations of Europe like Germany, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Turkey, Greece, Portugal, Czech Republic, Romania and Hungary. The company statement said apart from Europe, travellers can also use unlimited calling and data in the US, the UAE, Singapore and Malaysia with the same pack, taking the total tally of "unlimited" countries to 18. The pack is available at multiple affordable price points ranging from Rs 5,000 for 28 days to Rs 500 for every 24 hours usage. Apart from offering unlimited usage in 18 countries, the same pack also allows consumers to us...

GST regime: New MRP rules released, defaulting manufacturers to be fined

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Govt has given 3 months time to reprint revised MRPs under the Packaged Commodities: Paswan tweeted Latest news : The government on Tuesday warned that legal action will be initiated against manufacturers for not printing the revised MRP post rollout of the GST. Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said the government has given three months time till September to reprint the revised maximum retail price (MRP) with the implementation of the landmark Goods and Services Tax (GST) . In a series of tweets, Paswan said that prices of some commodities have fallen, while some have increased with the implementation of GST. "Fall in prices due to lower GST should be passed on to consumers. ...The government will take legal action against vendors not declaring revised MRP after GST," he said. The revised rates should be displayed on commodities so that consumers are aware what is the MRP of each item after GST, he added. "The government has given...

Laptop at Rs 999 per month: Flipkart joins hands with HP, Intel, Microsoft

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This collaboration is an effort to tap college students and first-time PC buyers Latest news : E-commerce marketplace Flipkart on Monday announced that it has collaborated with HP, Intel and Microsoft so that consumers can buy HP Intel Core i3 Windows 10 laptop for Rs 36,000 at Rs 999 per month by availing a 36-month EMI option. This collaboration is an effort to tap college students and first-time PC buyers. Flipkart has also partnered with ICICI Bank and CitiBank to provide hassle-free financing options to consumers. "With Flipkart's wide market reach combined with an industry-first affordable 36-month EMI option, we are certain that this offering is a winning combination and will strike a chord with our customers reinforcing our undisputed position as laptop market-leaders in the country," Amitesh Jha, Vice President - Electronic Devices at Flipkart, said in a statement. The initiative enhances Flipkart's wide selection of laptops curated for its...