New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Telecommunications company Telenor India on Monday announced the expansion of “Project Sampark” — the company’s unique initiative to bridge the gender gap in mobile usage — to new areas in…
Wellington, March 14 (IANS) Economists are expecting New Zealand’s economy and employment to grow over the next three years, although the outlook for inflation and wage growth is subdued, according to a survey of economic…
Imphal, March 14 (IANS) The Manipur government may have to close down a new temporary marketing complex here which was built to house women vendors whose shops were damaged in the January 4 earthquake. Women…
New York, March 14 (IANS) Social networking giant Facebook is using its artificial intelligence (AI) technology and resources to map the entire Earth and launch the world’s most detailed population maps that will help it…
Vienna, March 14 (IANS/WAM) The price of OPEC’s basket of thirteen crudes rose to $35.62 a barrel on Friday, from $35.23 on Thursday, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations. The OPEC Reference Basket of Crudes is…
Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das. (File Photo: IANS) Ranchi, March 14 (IANS) There are no plans to hike the job quota limits in Jharkhand from the exiting 50 percent, Chief Minister Raghubar Das said on…
Mumbai, March 14 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), on Monday provisionally closed the day’s trading higher by 86.29 points, or 0.35 percent. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of…
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) A total of 323 villages in nine states were electrified during last week, ending March 13, under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojna, an official statement said on Monday….
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday asked the government to assess crop damage following hailstorms in the country and provide adequate compensation to…
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday directed Divisional Commissioner A. Anbarasu to estimate the damage caused to the farmers due to…
Kochi, March 14 (IANS) MUrgency Inc., founded by an Indian-American, has been chosen as the startup of the year at the prestigious Startup Grind 2016 Conference in Silicon Valley in the US. The San Francisco-based…
Jakarta, March 14 (IANS) Over a thousand taxi drivers in the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on Monday held a protest strike against mobile transportation applications such as Uber and GrabTaxi. Taxi drivers and other public…
Mumbai, March 14 (IANS) Pharmaceutical company Pfizer has with immediate effect stopped making and selling cough syrup Corex in India after the government prohibited fixed dose combination of Chlopheniramine Maleate + Codeine Syrup, the company…
By Vishal Gulati Paonta Sahib (Himachal Pradesh), March 14 (IANS) Sweet, heart-shaped red strawberries grown in hills around this Himachal Pradesh town are much in demand in north Indian cities and the growers are more…
Ranchi, March 14 (IANS) The Jharkhand government on Monday denied Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey’s claim that the Adani GHroup had decided to withdraw from the 1,600 MW thermal power project in the state….
New York, March 14 (IANS) Living in the moment not only improves your overall health and mood but also enhances productivity at the workplace, new research has revealed, suggesting that firms the world over must…
By Amit Kapoor and Sankalp Sharma The Indian economy, with its evolution and transformation over the past 25 years, has been a topic of discussion among policymakers and other key stakeholders in India and abroad….
New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) India’s annual wholesale inflation eased marginally to (-)0.91 percent for February, from (-)0.90 percent in the previous month, but was higher than the (-)2.17 percent level in the like month…
Bengaluru, March 14 (IANS) Global software major Wipro on Monday announced winning a multi-year contract to develop a new IT platform for Danish energy firm NRGi’s operations. “We have won a multi-year engagement with NRGi,…
Mumbai, March 14 (IANS) A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), gained 90.12 points, or 0.36 percent, during the afternoon session on Monday. The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National…