Vivo V9 Pro to be launched in India in October
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Chinese handset maker Vivo is all set to launch V9 Pro smartphone with 6GB RAM and FHD+ display in India in October. “The smartphone will be priced under Rs 20,000…
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Sensex recovers from day’s low, still trades 500 points lower
Mumbai, Sep 21 (IANS) Amidst highly volatile trade, the key Indian equity indices slumped, with the S&P BSE Sensex losing over 1,000 points on Friday afternoon, only to recover from the day’s lows within minutes….
Emami Paper to invest Rs 2K cr in Gujarat for greenfield plant
Kolkata, Sep 21 (IANS) Emami Paper Mills on Friday said it will invest Rs 2,000 crore for setting up its new manufacturing plant at Bharuch in Gujarat and also for adding capacity in the second…
UN Secretary General to visit India with focus on renewable energy
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres will embark on a four-day visit to India from October 1 at the invitation of External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj during which he will attend…
Nikon Z7: Worth the wait for a professional shooter
By Partha Sarathi Mitra New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The camera game has now shifted to full-frame mirrorless and sensing the global $11 billion opportunity, Japanese camera maker Nikon has launched Z6 and Z7 –…
Gadkari to visit Shillong; will inaugurate NH-06
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Road and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari will be on a two-day visit to Shillong for an extensive review of the National Highways projects in the seven northeastern states, a government…
Huawei to bring Kirin 980 chipset to India this festive quarter
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Chinese tech giant Huawei on Friday said that the company’s seven nanometre mobile chipset equipped with Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities, the Kirin 980, will reach Indian consumers in the fourth…
Jet Airways says cooperating with IT department; shares down over 6%
Mumbai, Sep 21 (IANS) Jet Airways on Friday said it is cooperating with the authorities concerned and is responding to the questions raised by the Income Tax Department. The statement comes after the Tax Department…
US-based Palo Alto Networks partners Alibaba Cloud
Beijing, Sep 21 (IANS) In a significant move, US-based global cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks and Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing arm of China’s Alibaba Group, on Friday announced a technology partnership. The collaboration would…
DSLR leader Canon brings its first mirrorless camera to India
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Japanese camera maker Canon which has been a leader in the professional-grade DSLR camera segment for years on Friday brought its first full-frame mirrorless camera called EOS R to India….
Sensex sheds over 1,000 points, recovers around 700
Mumbai, Sep 21 (IANS) Reversing all the gains made earlier in the day, key Indian equity indices slumped on Friday afternoon, with the BSE Sensex losing over 1,000 points. It touched an intra-day low of…
Three policemen announce resignation on social media
Srinagar, Sep 21 (IANS) Three Jammu and Kashmir policemen in Shopian district on Friday announced their resignation on social media after the abduction and killing of three of their colleagues by militants. The three policemen…
VP ends visit to Serbia, Malta, Romania
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday ended a week-long visit to Serbia, Malta and Romania during which he garnered support for India’s aspiration to be on the UN Security…
Infosys hiring 1,000 American techies in US state
Bengaluru, Sep 21 (IANS) Indian software major Infosys on Friday announced hiring 1,000 Americans in the Arizona state as part of its commitment to employ 10,000 Americans to bridge the IT skill gap in the…
Adobe to acquire Marketo for $4.75 billion
San Francisco, Sep 21 (IANS) Software major Adobe has struck a deal to acquire Marketo, a leading Cloud platform for business-to-business marketing engagement, for $4.75 billion. “The acquisition of Marketo widens Adobe’s lead in customer…
Centre exploring options to extend support to PCPIR projects
Kolkata, Sep 21 (IANS) The Centre is exploring possibilities and options to extend its support in terms of strengthening infrastructure and ensuring availability of feedstock in the Petroleum, Chemical and Petrochemical Investment Regions (PCPIRs) projects,…
Cyclone Daye weakens, dumps heavy rain in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, Sep 21 (IANS) Several parts of Odisha have been experiencing heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms under the impact of cyclonic storm Daye. The cyclone crossed Odisha coast near Gopalpur in the…
Apple’s new iPhones, Watch Series 4 now on sale
San Francisco, Sep 21 (IANS) Apple has announced that its newly-launched iPhone “XR” , “XS”, “XS Max” and “Watch Series 4” are going on sale globally from Friday. The new iPhones and Apple Watch Series…
Export credit falling due to heavy-handed approach to NPAs: Chidambaram
New Delhi, Sep 21 (IANS) The BJP-Congress spat over bad loans of banks continued on Friday with former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram blaming the government’s “heavy-handed” approach to the NPA problem for the sharp…
Another key Tesla executive resigns
San Francisco, Sep 21 (IANS) Electric car maker Tesla’s Vice President of Global Supply Management Liam O’ Connor has resigned from the company. His exit comes after other positions were recently vacated, including those of…