Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) Worldwide PC shipments hit 61.1 million units in the second quarter of 2017 — a 4.3 per cent decline from the second quarter last year, market research firm Gartner said on…
Bengaluru, July 14 (IANS) IBM and Automation Anywhere, a developer of robotic process automation software, on Friday collaborated to offer solutions to help industries streamline their data-intensive processes such as banking, financial services, insurance and…
San Francisco, July 14 (IANS) Aiming to regain the top spot in smart speaker space, Amazon is reportedly working on a new flagship Echo speaker that will be slimmer and better than its predecessor. According…
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) The key Indian equity indices fell from their record highs and traded with marginal losses during the mid-afternoon session on Friday as investors booked profits. According to market observers, gains were…
San Francisco, July 14 (IANS) A racist Airbnb host has been ordered to pay a $5,000 fine and take a college-level course in Asian-American studies after she cancelled reservation because the guest was Asian. Dyne…
San Francisco, July 14 (IANS) Weeks after it was rumoured that Samsung will launch its next flagship Galaxy Note 8 device in September to counter its biggest rival Apple, the South Korean giant has “accidentally”…
By Bappaditya Chatterjee Kolkata, July 14 (IANS) Faced with an “unusual situation” arising out of the indefinite shutdown in the northern West Bengal hills, Darjeeling’s tea planters have sought “financial support” from the central government,…
By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, July 14 (IANS) Faced with a situation where vast swathes of the state face the problem of water-logging, making farming difficult, Haryana is quietly transforming things for its farmers by promoting…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) A massive contraction in food prices dragged India’s annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices to record low levels of 0.90 per cent in June, official data showed on…
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New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Facebook on Friday said India, with 201 million active users, continues to be its second largest user base after the US that has 214 million active users. “India has 201…
Bengaluru, July 14 (IANS) Global software major Infosys Ltd on Friday gave a marginally higher revenue guidance in dollar and rupee terms for the current fiscal 2017-18 but retained the same in constant currency. In…
Bengaluru, July 14 (IANS) Software major Infosys Ltd on Friday reported Rs 3,483-crore consolidated net profit for the first quarter (Q1) of fiscal 2017-18, registering 1.4 per cent year-on-year (YoY) flat growth from Rs 3,436…
Mumbai, July 14 (IANS) The key Indian equity market indices opened flat on Friday with the profits of IT companies seen falling in the first quarter. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) was trading 21.91 points…
Washington, July 14 (IANS) The US said on Thursday it would add an additional $119 million for humanitarian aid in Iraq. The announcement was made by Brett McGurk, the US special envoy for the coalition…
Cairo, July 14 (IANS) Egyptian Petroleum Minister Tarek el-Mulla said on Thursday that new areas in the Red Sea will be open for bidding for exploration as part of Egypt’s effort to expand oil, gas…
Kolkata, July 13 (IANS) Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya on Thursday said the Centre is considering creating a social security fund. He said the central government would start the registration process for the multi-facility ‘Unorganised…
Bhubaneswar, July 13 (IANS) The Odisha government on Thursday requested the Centre to enhance cargo handling infrastructure in the existing ports of the state. The government said the transportation cost of major goods, like coal,…
Panaji, July 13 (IANS) High litigation fees may result in Goa accepting the Karnataka government’s suggestion to resolve the Mhadei inter-state water dispute through tri-partite dialogue, rather than slugging it out in a central government-appointed…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The number of telephone subscribers in India increased from 1,198.89 million at the end of April 2017 to 1,204.98 million at the end of May 2017, thereby showing a monthly…