New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Nearly 63 per cent of the Indian organizations are struggling in their compliance journey towards the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that came into effect on May 25,…
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The Delhi Metro’s revenues increased by more than 73 per cent in the last four years, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday. In a written reply given by Union…
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Rural Development Ram Kripal Yadav on Thursday faced a barrage of questions from members of both his BJP and opposition parties from Bihar on the…
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Infinix Mobile, the online smartphone brand of China-based Transsion Holdings, on Thursday launched an affordable “SMART 2” smartphone for Rs 5,999 that comes with 18:9 “Full View” display. “As India…
Shanghai, Aug 2 (IANS) Chinese e-tailer Alibaba on Thursday said it would soon deliver aromatic cuppas of American coffee brewer Starbucks across 30 Chinese cities. “Working with Alibaba Group’s Ele.me, China’s leading food delivery platform,…
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Thursday extended the last date for energy sector startups to apply for a three-month incubation program with a cash grant of Rs 5…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 2 (IANS) The Odisha government on Thursday assured Taiwanese investors of its cooperation for the proposed Rs 43,000 crore petrochemical cracker unit project in Paradip. Taiwan’s state-owned firm “CPC Corporation” proposes to invest…
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) The University of California-Berkeley (UC Berkeley) and global technology company Quantela on Thursday announced their partnership to establish smart city accelerator and innovation centres in India, a move that could…
Mumbai, Aug 2 (IANS) Broadly negative global cues along with disappointment over the RBI’s lending rate hike and profit booking dragged the key Indian equity indices — NSE Nifty50 and S&P BSE Sensex — deep…
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Prices in the residential real estate sector were largely steady in the Delhi-NCR region, barring Gurgaon where prices rose marginally, a report said on Thursday. Although enquiries increased during the…
Panaji, Aug 2 (IANS) Goa Tourism Minister Manohar Ajgaonkar on Thursday told the state legislative assembly that the bidder selected for the amphibious bus service project has backed out due to the inordinate delay in…
Panaji, Aug 2 (IANS) The Goa government on Thursday announced that it would lift the ban on import of fish. The 15-day ban till August 5 had been imposed following a scare that toxic formalin…
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Global cab-hailing major Uber on Thursday brought “Safety Toolkit” to India — a comprehensive set of features in the app for riders — after rolling it out first in the…
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) In its bid to curb the spread of fake news and ensure high-quality journalism in India, Facebook on Thursday announced its first partnership in the country with Chennai-based Asian School…
Chennai, Aug 2 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday said it has provisionally attached 37 immovable properties worth about Rs 328 crore of Nathella Sampath Jewelry Private Ltd, its Promoters-cum-Directors and others. The properties…
Panaji, Aug 2 (IANS) The upcoming greenfield airport at North Goa’s Mopa plateau, once completed, will have the potential to handle 30 million passengers annually, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told the State Assembly on Thursday….
Shanghai (China), Aug 2 (IANS) American coffee chain Starbucks on Thursday announced that it has tied up with Chinese tech giant Alibaba to begin coffee delivery across China. Starbucks coffees and products would be available…
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) Home-grown company Optiemus Infracom, which manufactures and distributes BlackBerry-branded handsets, on Thursday launched “Evolve” and “Evolve X” smartphones in India for Rs 24,990 and Rs 34,990, respectively. The devices are…
Mumbai, Aug 2 (IANS) The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex lost over 200 points and the NSE Nifty traded below the 11,300 mark on Thursday afternoon as investor sentiments were dampened with the hike in key…
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) HMD Global, the Finnish company which sells Nokia brand of phones, on Thursday announced it is bringing the iconic snake game to Facebook’s camera Augmented Reality (AR) platform. “The world-famous…