Riyadh, Dec 23 (IANS) Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud on Wednesday asserted that due to years of money reserve, the kingdom has not been affected by the current drop in global oil prices….
Kochi, Dec 23 (IANS) The CDB Institute of Technology under the Coconut Development Board (CDB), which aims at innovations in the coconut industry, on Wednesday launched diabetic-friendly coconut biscuits. Explaining the health benefits of such…
REUTERS/Stringer (INDIA – Tags: BUSINESS SCI TECH) Bengaluru, Dec 23 (IANS) Global software major Wipro Ltd. on Wednesday announced the acquisition of US-based back-office firm Viteos Group for alternative investment management industry for $130 million…
New York, Dec 23 (IANS) Bank of America has asked social networking service Twitter to delete tweets of the founding editor of Business Insider’s British edition, Jim Edwards, accusing him of violating the bank’s copyright….
Bengaluru, Dec 22 (IANS) Private airline Jet Airways on Tuesday said it has appointed Amit Agarwal as its new chief financial officer (CFO). “I am delighted that Amit Agarwal has joined Jet Airways as chief…
Bengaluru, Dec 22 (IANS) Seven countries – Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea and Sweden – will participate as global partners in the ensuing Invest Karnataka event here on February 3-5, an official statement…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Three laboratories mandated by the Bombay High Court have found lead content in 90 samples of Maggi instant noodles much below the permissible limits, a company statement said on Tuesday….
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) The steep hike in H-1B and L-1 visa fee by the US government on the software engineers Indian IT firms fly out for onshore projects was discriminatory and would hamper…
Washington, Dec 22 (IANS) The influential Indian-American community packed more heft in 2015 as America wooed “India’s reformer-in-chief” Narendra Modi, as President Barack Obama called his “good friend” amid another love fest with the Indian…
Seoul, Dec 22 (IANS) South Korean authorities on Tuesday announced a consortium involving Chinese investors as a preferred bidder to build a theme park in partnership with US-based Universal Parks and Resorts, reviving the project…
REUTERS/Stringer (INDIA – Tags: BUSINESS SCI TECH) Bhubaneswar, Dec 21 (IANS) The Azim Premji Philanthropic Initiatives (APPI) on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Odisha government for the eradication of malnutrition among…
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addressing the annual general meeting of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) in New Delhi on Dec. 19, 2015. (Photo: Sunil Majumdar/IANS) New Delhi,…
Beijing, Dec 21 (IANS) A Chinese leasing firm has signed a deal worth $12 billion with a Chinese-owned Swedish vehicle company, the National Modern Energy Holdings (NMEH) said on Monday. NMEH is jointly invested and…
New York, Dec 21 (IANS) A security researcher who unearthed a major Instagram hole has got into trouble with Facebook that accused him of unethical behaviour. Wesley Wineberg, a well-known bug hunter, was checking the…
Tokyo, Dec 21 (IANS) Japan’s health ministry conducts a probe into a pharmaceutical firm over its suspected mishandling of a potentially lethal toxin which can be used for biological warfare. The Chemo-Sero-Therapeutic Research Institute, also…
New York, Dec 20 (IANS) Consumers find it difficult to distinguish between online editorial content and paid advertising, a study has found. According to the study by professors of University of Georgia Grady College of…
Jaipur, Dec 20 (IANS) On the passage of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill currently stalled in the Rajya Sabha, the government said on Sunday it will “find another way” to bring benefits of…
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) India has very strong laws on intellectual property rights (IPR) and Boeing does not see a threat of violation of these rights in the country, the US aviation major’s India…
Bengaluru, Dec 18 (IANS) Business mogul Vijya Mallya, who turned 60 on Friday, is celebrating his birthday in style at his palatial Kingfisher Villa in Goa’s Candolim. “It’s very personal. He has invited close friends…
New Delhi, Dec 18 (IANS) The recent hike in US visa fees will not have an adverse impact on the Indian IT industry growth, Infosys founder N.R.Narayana Murthy said here on Friday. “I don’t think…