Kolkata, June 2 (IANS) Donning crisp aprons and trained by French volunteers, young adults from underprivileged backgrounds here are turning into entrepreneurs and taking charge of their life by serving up delectable European fare at…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Expanding its wearable technology segment, Intex Technologies on Thursday launched a notification smartwatch iRistPro for Rs 4,999 which is exclusively available on e-tailer Flipkart. Made up of aluminium alloy body…
New York, June 2 (IANS) India has surpassed the US as the world’s second-largest internet market and internet user growth remains consistent led by acceleration in India, a new report has said. According to venture…
By Arun Kumar Washington, June 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s fourth visit to the US next week is seen here as consolidating and celebrating the India-US relationship that has undergone a transformation since 2000…
By Kavita Bajeli-Datt New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Swati Bisht, a mother of two girls – Sneha, 9, and Sakshi, 6 – was never a shopaholic until her two daughters pushed her to the local…
Mumbai, June 2 (IANS) Predicting a much faster adoption of 4G telecom services in India than the previous generation, IDFC Securities has said in a report that it found the Reliance Jio offering to be…
New York, June 2 (IANS) Software giant Google has no plans to do its own smartphone as of now and will continue to work with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) on building Nexus devices, Indian-born top…
New York, June 2 (IANS) While Apple devices still remain the preferred choices for the US citizens, it is Samsung Galaxy Note 5 that has topped the 2016 American Consumer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) poll. According…
Mumbai, June 2 (IANS) The key Indian equity market indices opened flat on Thursday taking a cue from global markets. The sensitive index (Sensex) of the BSE, which had closed at 26,713.93 points on Wednesday,…
Beijing, June 2 (IANS) Chinese stocks opened lower on Thursday with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.08 percent to open at 2,911.22 points. The smaller Shenzhen index opened 0.16 percent lower at 10,192.51 points,…
Beijing, June 2 (IANS) The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, strengthened 201 basis points to 6.5688 against the US dollar on Thursday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading…
Tokyo, June 2 (IANS) Tokyo stocks opened lower on Thursday as the yen rose against the US dollar following an announcement by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a day earlier that he will once again delay…
New York, June 2 (IANS) Oil prices were down slightly ahead of a meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC). The West Texas Intermediate for July delivery on Wednesday lost 9 cents…
Quito, June 2 (IANS) The cost of reconstruction after the earthquake last April that killed 663 people in Ecuador will total at least $3.344 billion, the government here said, adding that the funds will be…
New York, June 2 (IANS) The US dollar slipped against most major currencies on Wednesday as data from the country came out mixed. The May purchasing managers’ index registered 51.3 percent, an increase of 0.5…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Registrations for app-based premium bus service scheme in the national capital could not start on Wednesday without the Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung’s nod even as the Delhi Anti-Corruption Branch initiated…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) The Ministry of Urban Development on Wednesday conducted a “Mera Swachh India Gate” event and organized various competitions to engage with school students from across the capital, under the Swachh…
Bhubaneswar, June 1 (IANS) The Odisha government is preparing a telecom policy to improve telecom infrastructure and connectivity in the state, said an official on Wednesday. The government has initiated steps to prepare the telecom…
Panaji, June 1 (IANS) The Goa government on Wednesday slashed VAT on petrol by five per cent to bringi the fuel’s price to below Rs.60 per litre despite the recent hike by the central government…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Real estate platform Housing.com on Wednesday announced that its monthly visits to the site in the last six months have grown rapidly by 250 per cent – from 1 million…