New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) India has produced 299.80 lakh tonne sugar as of April 15 during the current October-September 2017-18 season, the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA) said here on Tuesday. “Sugar production in…
Beijing, April 17 (IANS) China’s Commerce Ministry announced on Tuesday that it will impose provisional anti-dumping measures on sorghum grain imported from the US. A preliminary ruling by the ministry found that US companies had…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Amidst reports of a cash crunch and empty ATMs, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday sought to assuage fears, saying “there is more than adequate currency in circulation”, even as…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) E-commerce player giant Flipkart and Taiwanese electronics company ASUS on Tuesday announced a long-term partnership under which Flipkart will become ASUS’ premier partner and seller for smartphones that have been…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) As global handset profits dipped 1 per cent (year-on-year) in the fourth quarter of 2017, Apple X alone generated 35 per cent of the total handset industry profits, helping the…
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) Lending major ICICI Bank on Tuesday said it has successfully on-boarded over 250 corporates on its blockchain platform for domestic and international trade finance transactions. The private sector bank said that…
Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) Coal India Ltd (CIL) on Tuesday said operations were normal in all its subsidiaries as one of the central trade unions observed a protest demonstration on Monday against the Centre’s move…
Amethi, April 17 (IANS) With ATMs suddenly running dry in several states, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for what he described as destroying India’s banking system by ushering in…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Expanding its “Big View” screen design category, Panasonic India on Tuesday launched an affordable “P101” smartphone that comes with an 18:9 aspect ratio display for Rs 6,999. The dual-SIM 4G…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Global chip-maker Intel on Tuesday launched silicon-level cyber threat detection technology to protect customers’ data without compromising the performance and minimising the power consumption. The company launched “Intel Threat Detection…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Amidst the geo-political tension of trade war, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman, International Chamber of Commerce criticised the move to hike tariffs on imports by the United States and said any…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) India is engaged with the US in “working out” issues arising from the latter’s protectionist measures last month of raising duties on steel and aluminium imports, Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu…
London/ New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Blockchain technology has the potential to significantly reduce the costs and time involved in cross-border banking transactions, increasing banks’ efficiency but putting pressure on their fees and commissions, Moody’s…
Canberra, April 17 (IANS) An Australian government study revealed on Tuesday that new migrant arrivals were benefiting the country’s economy, not slowing it down. According to the Treasury and Home Affairs study, migrants boost the…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Mobile chip-maker MediaTek on Tuesday announced a collaboration with Microsoft to deliver the first System-on-Chip (SOC) for the newly-announced Azure Sphere solution. The “MT3620” chip will drive Internet of Things…
Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) Amid reports of ATMs running dry in several states, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said it reminds her of the demonetisation days. She also asked whether a “financial…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) While focused cyberattacks per organisation have more than doubled this year, the businesses globally are able to detect and block nearly 87 per cent of those breaches — from 70…
Mumbai, April 17 (IANS) After an initial trade in the green, key Indian equity indices traded on a flat-to-negative note on Tuesday afternoon tracking negative cues from the benchmark Asian indices and selling pressure on…
New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Allaying fears of currency shortage in the country, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said the government has reviewed the situation and “there is more than adequate currency in circulation”….
By Bappaditya Chatterjee Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) Amid problems of a fund crunch, shortage of workers and rising cost of production, Darjeeling’s tea planters are keeping their fingers crossed for a relatively “better season” with…