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…
Tokyo, Dec 18 (IANS) A shopping mall in Japan’s capital Tokyo has deployed an android that can give tourists sightseeing information in three different languages, a media report said on Friday. The android resembles a…
Beijing, Dec 18 (IANS) Apple and China UnionPay announced a partnership on Friday to bring the Apple Pay digital wallet to China. China UnionPay cardholders will be able to easily add their bank cards to…
Beijing, Dec 18 (IANS) Chery Automobile has become the first Chinese automaker to have produced five million cars. The five millionth Chery’s best-selling model Arrizo5 rolled off a production line on Friday, capping a good…
Nairobi, Dec 18 (IANS) The World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Thursday formally approved Afghanistan’s membership at its 10th ministerial conference in the Kenyan capital Nairobi. Afghanistan has become the 164th WTO member and the 36th…
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS/EFE) Initial claims for unemployment benefits in the US fell by 11,000 last week to 271,000, the Labor Department said on Thursday. The figure was in line with forecasts after the…
Washington, Dec 17 (IANS) India has been ranked 97th, three notches below China, in Forbes annual ranking of the best countries for business with Denmark topping the list for the sixth time in ten…
Hyderabad, Dec 17 (IANS) The decision of Google to set up its biggest facility outside the US proves the strength and potential of Hyderabad, Telangana Information Technology Minister K. Tarakarama Rao said on Thursday. A…
Hyderabad, Dec 17 (IANS) Novartis Group on Thursday opened its new office complex Novartis Knowledge City, the largest of its five global service centres. Telangana’s Information Technology Minister K. Tarakarama Rao inaugurated the new complex…