Beijing, Feb 22 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened higher on Monday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index up one percent, at 2,888.6 points. The smaller Shenzhen index opened 1.26 percent higher at 10,290.05 points, Xinhua news…
Lagos, Feb 22 (IANS) Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari will begin a week-long visit to Saudi Arabia and Qatar on Monday to discuss crude oil prices and market stability, a top official said on Sunday. Buhari…
Barcelona Feb 22 (IANS) Chinese telecommunications companies Huawei and ZTE, as well as Korean Samsung all launched products on Sunday ahead of the opening of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) here on Monday. Huawei announced…
Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Harsimrat Kaur Badal (Photo: IANS/PIB) Dubai, Feb 21 (IANS) Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Sunday invited investors from UAE as well as around the world to invest…
Mumbai: Tata Sons chairman emeritus Ratan Tata felicitates retired police officer Suryakant Jog during a programme in Mumbai, on Dec 23, 2015. (Photo: IANS) Bengaluru, Feb 21 (IANS) A spat broke out in India’s civil…
Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani said on Sunday that Reliance Jio will be ready to commercially launch its 4G telecom services in the second half of 2016, thereby offering high-speed mobile…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Telecom major Bharti Airtel on Sunday announced it has commercially deployed LTE-Advanced (4G+) in Kerala, which enables the operator to provide data speeds of up to 135 mbps. “Bharti Airtel…
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) As Haryana is convulsed by the Jat community’s agitation for job quota, which has led to obstruction of the Delhi-Chandigarh highway, private airlines have hiked their fares 15-20 times. Since…
Mumbai, Feb 21 (IANS) Cautioning against the overall deflationary dangers from the global oil price slide, Reliance Industries (RIL) chairman Mukesh Ambani said on Sunday that oil prices are likely to remain low for the…
Shimla, Feb 21 (IANS) The state-run Himachal Road Transport Corp has suspended bus services to Delhi and Haryana following protests by the Jat community, Transport Minister G.S. Bali said on Sunday. He said no buses…
Stockholm, Feb 21 (IANS) Volvo Cars is recalling 59,000 cars in 40 markets because of faulty software that can briefly shut down the engine and electric system while driving. Most of the faulty cars have…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The telecom ministry has done an internal assessment on viability of the handset ‘Freedom251’, being touted as the world’s cheapest smartphone at Rs.251 (less than $4), and found such a…
Nagpur (Maharashtra), Feb 20 (IANS) Canadian entity Caneus International has signed a MoU with the Multi-Modal International Passengers and Cargo Hub (MIHAN) here to set up a facility for manufacturing small satellites. The memorandum of…
Gurgaon, Feb 20 (IANS) Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) on Saturday temporarily suspended the manufacture of cars at its facilities in Manesar and Gurgaon due to the ongoing Jat agitation, a company spokesperson said. “Owing…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Budget airline SpiceJet on Saturday said it is doing its bit to help people stranded because of the Jat agitation for reservation in Haryana with additional flights. “We have initiated…
Gandhinagar, Feb 20 (IANS) The Gujarat government is expecting investments of Rs.3,000 crore in tourism sector in the next five years, Chief Minister Anandiben Patel said on Saturday. “The state tourism sector has got the…
Agartala, Feb 20 (IANS) The state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has undertaken a Rs.5,050 crore ambitious plan to explore for more gas in the northeastern state of Tripura, a top official said here…
Kochi, Feb 20 (IANS) The first phase of Kochi Smart City project – a 6.5 lakh square feet IT tower – was inaugurated on Saturday but the Left opposition boycotted the function. No one from…
Chennai, Feb 20 (IANS) Thailand-based multi-national $45 billion Charoen Pokphand (CP) group, is expanding its quick service restaurant (QSR) Five Star Chicken network in its core Indian markets while adding new items on the menu,…
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) While the world kept asking questions and Indians remained puzzled, the Noida-based startup, promising a Rs.251 (less than $4) “Make in India” smartphone, on Friday claimed to have received nearly…