New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) In a bid to take the lions share in the mid-priced smartphone segment, Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi on Thursday launched Redmi Note 3 — the worlds first device equipped with…
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) Over-speeding by commercial vehicles plays a major role in accidental deaths in West Bengal but the state has made no effort to ensure availability and installation of speed governors (speed-limiting device)…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Though the budgetary allocation for the external affairs ministry is lesser this year as compared to last year, its programmes were unlikely to be affected as this can always be…
Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) Indian equities on Thursday rallied for the third straight day, taking the three-day gains made by a key index to 1,604.99 points or 6.83 percent — thanks to strong global cues…
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) Leading Korean smartphone maker Samsung Mobiles is India’s most trusted brand followed by Sony and LG, according to survey launched here on Thursday. As per the ‘Brand Trust Report India Study…
Bengaluru, March 3 (IANS) Leading app-based cab aggregator rivals Uber and Ola on Thursday launched pilot on-demand two-wheeler taxi services uberMOTO and Ola Bike, respectively. “We are very excited to pilot uberMOTO in Bangalore –…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi on Thursday announced the launch of Redmi Note 3 — the first-ever smartphone equipped with powerful Snapdragon 650 processor in India. Starting from Rs.9,999, Redmi Note…
Chennai, March 3 (IANS) Hospitality group Oberoi on Thursday said it would manage a luxury property in Maldives to be built by the Bengaluru-based Subramanya Construction & Development Company Ltd (SCDCL). A memorandum of understanding…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Union AYUSH Minister Shripad Yesso Naik on Thursday inuagrated the first Indo-US workshop on traditional medicines here, which aims to encourage bilateral dialogues on the subject. The two-day workshop will…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) A Gorakhpur-bound flight of the Jet Airways was on Thursday held up at Delhi International Airport for over three hours following a hoax call that claimed there was a bomb…
Dhaka, March 3 (IANS) The Bangladesh government has planned a national budget of 3.40 trillion taka ($43 billion) for the next fiscal year (2016-17), the country’s finance minister said here on Thursday. “We’re planning a…
Chennai, March 3 (IANS) With SEBI on Thursday giving the nod for Japanese Nippon Life Insurance to hike its stakes in Reliance Capital Asset Management to 49 percent, the latter’s name will be changed to…
New Delhi: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi at the Parliament in New Delhi, on Feb 24, 2016. (Photo: Amlan Paliwal/IANS) New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra…
Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) India loses $35 billion each year in road accidents, which is slightly less than the nation’s defence budget, a road safety expert said here on Thursday. According to Kamaljit Soi, member…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The union budget 2016-17, with the target of holding the next fiscal’s deficit at 3.5 percent of GDP, has given space to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to ease…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) A Gorakhpur-bound flight of the Jet Airways was on Thursday held up at Delhi Airport following a hoax call that claimed there was a bomb on board. “A call regarding…
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took a dig at the Congress for poor implementation of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) in the states. Citing a…
Mumbai, March 3 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), on Thursday provisionally closed 364.01 points or 1.50 percent up. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange…
Bengaluru, March 3 (IANS) Industrialist Vijay Mallya on Thursday objected to the State Bank of India’s (SBI) interlocutory application (IA) before the debt recovery tribunal, seeking his arrest in the Kingfisher Airline’s multi-crore loan default…
Lagos, March 3 (IANS) Nigerian government destroyed pirated items that valued 2.4 billion naira ($12 million), the media reported on Thursday. The items were seized during enforcement raids by the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) in…