Cairo, Dec 31 (IANS) As the debate over Free Basics and net neutrality entered an interesting phase in India, Egypt has decided to shut down Facebook’s controversial free internet service, media reported on Thursday. Although…
Paris, Dec 31 (AFP) French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo said it would release nearly a million copies of a special issue to mark a year since jihadists killed a dozen people in its Paris offices….
New Delhi, Dec 30 (PTI) Patanjali Ayurved, promoted by yoga guru Ramdev, today said it uses cow urine only in five products out of up to 700 items it manufactures, a day after a ‘fatwa’…
Mumbai, Dec 30 (PTI) Sighting of a rat in a London-bound Air India plane by passengers on Wednesday forced the pilot to abort take off at the city airport, leaving the airline red-faced. The Air…
New Delhi, 30 Dec (IANS) The union cabinet on Wednesday approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the ministry of urban development and Bloomberg Philanthropies to support the development of Smart Cities….
Rome, Dec 30 (AFP) Apple has agreed to pay Italian authorities 318 million euros to settle a tax dispute after the US tech giant was accused of dodging payments, the tax office has said. The…
Krishnanagar (WB), Dec 28 (PTI) Policemen were posted to keep curious onlookers at bay at Fulia on NH 34 in Nadia district as a Haryana-based construction firm claimed to shift a house 70 feet from…
Mumbai, Dec 29 (IANS) Bollywood’s eternal ‘Dreamgirl’ Hema Malini’s dream of setting up a dance academy has finally been fulfilled. The Maharashtra government has allotted the BJP Lok Sabha member a 2,000 square metre plot…
Kochi, Dec 29 (IANS) The Kochi Startup Village will launch 10,000 campus startup teams across India in the next five years as part of its second phase, an official said on Tuesday. For this, the…
Beijing, Dec 29 (IANS) Asia’s largest underground railway station will open on Wednesday in the China’s Shenzhen city, enabling high-speed trains to slash the travel time between Guangzhou and Hong Kong to half an hour….
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) The registered publications in India recorded growth of 5.8 percent over the previous year with Hindi publications claiming a combined circulation of over 25 crores followed by English at over…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) First splashy full page ads in major Indian newspapers and now a personal piece by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a leading English daily defending Free Basics, the war over…
Bengaluru, Dec 29 (IANS) Technology-driven e-tailers from the virtual world are giving a run for the money to retailers in the real world, as they lure away smart buyers with lower prices, heavy discounts and…
Hyderabad, Dec 29 (IANS) The Telangana government’s efforts to take information technology beyond Hyderabad and expand to Tier-II and Tier-III cities in the state is set to get a boost with IT bellwether Infosys planning…
Washington, Dec 29 (PTI) A prominent Indian-American businessmen will lead a venture to collect funds for University of California with an aim to invest in innovation opportunities. Anchored by USD 250 million from University of…
London, Dec 29 (PTI) Music mogul Simon Cowell’s company Syco has reportedly seen its profits slump this year by over 40 million pounds, largely due to the cancellation of “The X Factor” in the US….
Washington, Dec 29 (PTI) An Indian textile company has agreed to pay a penalty of USD 100,000 (or Rs 66 lakhs) to settle charges of using pirated software that gave it competitive advantages over American…
Bengaluru, Dec 29 (IANS) Leading Indian multiplex theatre chain Priya Village Roadshow (PVR) on Monday announced that 14 more multiplex theatres will be opened in tier two cities across India in the near future. “Our…
Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella. (File Photo: IANS) Dec 28 (IANS) Microsoft chief executive officer Satya Nadella on Monday said that his successes are built on what he learnt from failures. In a…
Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 28 (IANS) More tourists from Europe are now visiting Kerala. Over 4.2 lakh Europeans travelled to India’s southern state since January, registering a growth of 4.8 percent, officials said on Monday. Figures released…