New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Despite the government’s concentrated efforts towards making India a manufacturing hub, the median hourly salary in the manufacturing sector decreased by 16 per cent, from Rs 251.9 in 2014 to…
Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) Negative global cues and a heavy lag in FMCG major ITC stocks dragged the Indian equity markets lower on Tuesday. According to market analysts, a free fall in the stocks of…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) LG’s 20 years anniversary and Mother’s Day story clip was the most watched video on YouTube India in the second quarter of 2017, the company announced on Tuesday. YouTube India…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi on Tuesday launched in India its Mi Max 2 device that sports a 6.44-inch screen and is powered by a massive 5,300mAh battery. Priced at Rs…
Kolkata, July 18 (IANS) Bata India is aggressively penetrating into footwear markets of tier-III and -IV cities to reach out to consumers in untapped markets, a company official said on Tuesday. “We are aggressively penetrating…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The government on Tuesday said that room tariff below Rs 7,500 per day will attract 18 per cent GST, irrespective of the star rating of the hotel. “Reports have been…
Seoul, July 18 (IANS) Following the recall of millions of Galaxy Note 7 devices last year owing to exploding batteries, Samsung on Tuesday announced that it is planning to recycle those handsets, expecting a recovery…
Ranchi, July 18 (IANS) Tomato prices in Jharkhand have touched the sky, selling at between Rs 80-100 per kg. This is in sharp contrast to a few months ago, when farmers were throwing tomatoes on…
Los Angeles, July 18 (IANS) California-based internet entertainment company Netflix has said that its number of subscribers increased by 5.2 million in the second quarter of 2017, beyond expectations and generating more benefits. Netflix added…
Panaji, July 18 (IANS) To avoid beef shortage in Goa, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Tuesday said the BJP-led government has kept open its option of importing it from Karnataka. Parrikar told the Goa assembly:…
By Soumya Sarkar When the sun shines brightly, it’s manna from heaven for a solar producer. But for an electricity distributor, the surge in the power lines can be a nightmare. This unpredictability of solar…
Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) After a day of trading at a record high, the Indian equity markets on Tuesday were subdued by a heavy lag in FMCG major ITC stocks, coupled with negative global cues…
Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) Reliance Commercial Finance Ltd on Tuesday said it closed the first quarter of the current fiscal with a net profit of Rs 65 crore logging a growth of 44 per cent….
San Francisco, July 18 (IANS) US-based open-source community Apache Foundation has said it will not use Facebook’s ‘BSD-licensed’ code for any of its new software projects for legal reasons. The foundation banned the use of…
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Buoyed by rising mobile adoption in the Asia-Pacific region especially in India and China, mobile penetration globally should reach 70 per cent by 2022 — almost double the total number…
New York, July 18 (IANS) Indian conglomerate Mahindra Group plans to double its investment in the US within the next five years, the group’s top executives have said. Mahindra has invested $1 billion in the…
By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, July 18 (IANS) Questioning the logic of the central government and the GST Council imposing a tax on religious and social service done for common people, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee…
By Sourabh Kulesh New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Best known for its camera-centric smartphones, Chinese manufacturer nubia, which entered India last year, has earmarked $100 million investment in the country over the next few years,…
San Francisco, July 18 (IANS) Global chip maker Qualcomm that recently filed a new patent infringement lawsuit against Apple now expects ‘out of court’ settlement with the Cupertino-based iPhone maker. According to a Fortune report…
Mumbai, July 18 (IANS) Negative global cues along with profit booking dragged the Indian equity markets lower during the early morning trade session on Tuesday. According to market analysts, both the key indices — BSE…