3i Infotech, Global information technology major has entered into a planned partnership with ICICI Lombard, Airtel and Max New York Life to offer a comprehensive range of services to rural consumers under the I-SERV brand.

The domestic market finally managed to close flat after a jerky session, the interest of the foreign funds helped the market recede from the down of the day.

The domestic market got strong with the passing of trade.

The domestic market made a strong opening, though not a big rally as was being anticipated after the stimulus packages, both fiscal and monetary.

The announcement on a popular business TV channel that the government may announce the second fiscal stimulus package after market hours today boosted the indices.

Domestic equities market in noon-trades sees range as overseas cues were absent as global markets were closed for New Year. The slid in the inflation rate has once again lifted hopes of a rate reduction by the Reserve Bank of India, which boosted interest-sensitive sectors like metal, realty, consumer durables and banking.

US-based Broadcom Corporation has signed a partnership agreement with Bharti Airtel to provide integrated set top box (STB) solutions for the latter’s direct-to-home (DTH) service.