By Nishant Arora New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) The US-based on-demand streaming website Netflix arrived in the country five months ago and after facing initial hiccups, is geared up to overturn the viewing habits of…
Stattle/Mumbai, June 27 (IANS) Tatas and Starbucks on Monday announced a host of new initiatives, including the inclusion of single-origin coffee from India in its outlets abroad, bring the brand to Vistara airlines and take…
Canberra, June 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Monday announced Australia will team up with New Zealand in a bid to negotiate new trade and immigration deals in the wake of Britain’s exit from…
By Tarun Basu The difference is noticeable the moment one crosses the border from West Bengal into Sikkim. Colourful stone arches and wall panels embedded with Sikkimese tribal motifs greet a visitor and houses and…
By Sourabh Kulesh New Delhi, June 27 (IANS) In just five months of its entry into the Indian market, Chinese internet and technology conglomerate LeEco has practically dominated the mid-range Rs 8,000-Rs 15,000 segment. Now,…
Mumbai, June 27 (IANS) Withstanding all the global volatility due to Brexit (Britian’s exit from the European Union), key Indian equity indices on Monday morning opened marginally in red. The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), was…
By Anjali Ojha Book: The Rise And Fall Of Nations – Ten Rules Of Change In The Post-Crisis World; Author: Ruchir Sharma; Publisher: Penguin; Pages: 464; Price: Rs 799 At a time when the world…
Panama City, June 27 (IANS) The expanded Panama Canal is expected to bring in over $2 billion in annual revenue by 2021, official reports showed. The canal’s larger lane, made to accommodate gargantuan Neopanamax container…
London, June 27 (IANS) The British pound has fallen sharply in trading in Asia on Monday, adding to Friday’s record one-day decline. The pound was trading at $1.3365, down almost 3 per cent from Friday’s…
Beijing, June 27 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened lower on Monday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.48 per cent to open at 2,840.56 points. The smaller Shenzhen index opened 0.57 per cent lower at…
Beijing, June 27 (IANS) The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 599 basis points to 6.6375 against the US dollar on Monday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading…
Tokyo, June 27 (IANS) Tokyo shares opened higher on Monday as market players bought in stocks that had plunged after Britain voted to leave the European Union in a referendum last week. The 225-issue Nikkei…
Bratislava, June 27 (IANS) Britain’s exit from the European Union (EU) will greatly weaken the bloc, European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic has said here. “If a country like Britain exits, it must be perceived…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) State-run Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) announced on Sunday that the capital’s consumers will be distributed 9W light emitting diode (LED) bulbs from the first week of July. The distribution,…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Days after the long-delayed East West Metro (EWM) corridor in Kolkata connecting the neighbouring Howrah district got nod from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Union Minister Babul Supriyo on…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) With nearly a month left for the start of the monsoon session of Parliament, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday accused the Congress of delaying the much-awaited economic reforms in…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) The Centre is likely to start the process of strategic disinvestment in loss-making public sector enterprises (PSEs) by next month even as an influential forum of the executives of these…
Patna, June 26 (IANS) Pulse prices have shot up as a result of their under-cultivation and inadequate domestic production, while the spike in vegetable prices have more to do with market forces than production, Chief…
Shimla, June 26 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has emerged as role model in the field of education since the literacy rate there has reached 88 per cent while the net enrolment ratio in respect of elementary…
New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Delivering a warning to tax evaders to come clean on undisclosed income, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday held out the example of a retired fellow citizen who regularly contributes…