New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) The CPI-M on Thursday denounced the “flexi fares” announced by railways for Durunto, Shatabdi and Rajdhani trains, saying this will be extended to other trains too soon. The “flexi fares”…
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) US-based cloud infrastructure provider DigitalOcean on Thursday announced “Hatch”, a global incubator programme that offers startups access to its Cloud for a year, providing free technical training, mentorship, priority support…
By Devanik Saha The government has estimated that by the year 2020, India will need 1.5 billion tonnes of coal. But an IndiaSpend analysis of a recent report by Brookings India indicates that even by…
Hyderabad, Sep 8 (IANS) ZF Friedrichshafen AG, a global leader in driveline and chassis technology, on Thursday announced that it will set up its first India Technology Centre (ITC) in Hyderabad. The technology centre, coming…
New York, Sep 8 (IANS) How a car looks can go a long way in determine how much it sells and researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have now found what design elements prime a car’s…
Melbourne, Sep 8 (IANS) An AirAsia flight bound for Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia landed in Melbourne last year in March due to pilot error, investigators reported on Thursday. Passengers onboard AirAsia X flight XAX223 from…
Mumbai, Sep 8 (IANS) The country’s largest private lender ICICI Bank here on Thursday became the first bank in India to deploy ‘software robots, that emulate human action, in its over 200 business processes, thereby…
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) In a step aimed at boosting tourism in Jammu and Kashmir, the central government has decided to extend the facility to travel by any airlines on Leave Travel Concession (LTC)…
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Mobile communication app Truecaller on Thursday announced the integration of the new Apple “CallKit Extension” for iOS 10 which will improve identification of spam calls on iPhones. For incoming calls,…
New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday opposed the “surge pricing” in Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto express trains and demanded its roll back. “AAP strongly opposes surge pricing in railways…
New York, Sep 8 (IANS) Microsoft’s British data centre region is now online and will offer support for the tech giant’s Azure Cloud services and Office 365, with support for Dynamics CRM Online slated for…
San Francisco, Sep 8 (IANS) As Apple was gearing up to present its big iPhone 7 announcement at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium here on Wednesday, the company’s reactivated Twitter account, in a series of tweets,…
Vientiane (Laos), Sep 8 (IANS) India and South Korea reviewed the progress made in the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between the two sides here on Thursday. “The two leaders reviewed progress in the negotiations to…
By Biswajit Choudhury New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) Rolling out the red carpet to foreign companies in joining India’s 100-GW solar mission is a smart move, as it can cut costs and bring cutting-edge technology,…
By Anuj Sharma New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) HP Inc has got its rivals on their toes by launching new-generation budget offerings and premium ultrabooks in the last one year. The HP EliteBook Folio is…
San Francisco, Sep 8 (IANS) Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will be available for iOS lovers in India beginning October 7 – the last in the list of countries. Available in silver, gold,…
Mumbai, Sep 8 (IANS) Taking a cue from global markets, the key Indian equity market indices opened flat on Thursday. The Sensitive Index (Sensex) of the BSE, which had closed at 28,926.36 points on Wednesday,…
New York, Sep 8 (IANS) US stocks closed mixed with the Nasdaq Composite Index refreshing previous day’s closing record, as Wall Street digested the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Wednesday…
Beijing, Sep 8 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened lower on Thursday, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.06 per cent to open at 3,089.95 points. The smaller Shenzhen Component Index opened 0.08 per cent lower…
New Delhi/Vijayawada, Sep 8 (IANS) Making it clear that Andhra Pradesh will not be accorded special category status, the Centre on Wednesday said the state will be provided monetary compensation through externally aided projects. After…