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Mobile growth is shaping internet usage in India. With over 200 million mobile internet users in the country, mobile captured 60 per cent share of all shopping-related queries and over …
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The US government, acknowledging its limited success in combating Islamic extremist messaging, is recruiting tech companies, community organizations and educational groups to take the lead in disrupting online radicalization. The …
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On a recent trip out of town, I didn’t know what to carry with me. But then the Lenovo Yoga Tab 3 Pro arrived. Unlike most other tabs, this sported …
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Service charge, user charge and convenience fee paid by gateways and vendors on online or card payments will be waived once steps approved by the Cabinet on Wednesday come into …
Read MoreThe meeting was overdue for a while. After several rounds of scheduling and cancelling in what already seems a long week, the men behind Ringing Bells settle for a morning …
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GMR Infrastructure, which operates many power, airport and road projects, got major relief as the tribunal looking at the dispute in its erstwhile Maldives airport project ruled in its favour. …
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Castrol India’s results for the quarter ended December were weak on many parameters. Falling volumes and realisations hit revenue, which fell eight per cent over a year to Rs 791 …
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The mutual fund (MF) sector wants the government to modify the definition of equity funds to cover those investing at least 50 per cent in equity instruments, from the present …
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Online marketplace Snapdeal has put around 200 employees on notice. These workers have been asked to undergo a 30-day performance improvement plan (PIP). Their performance during this period will decide …
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Goodix, a world leader in innovative human interface solutions for mobile devices, announced three new technologies at Mobile World Congress 2016 in Barcelona, including the world’s first Live Finger Detection™ …
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IBM is to cut 185 jobs in its Global Technology Services division in the UK – the latest swing of its corporate axe over the last 24 months. The company …
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Some victims of the San Bernardino attack will file a legal brief in support of the U.S. government’s attempt to force Apple Inc to unlock the encrypted iPhone belonging to …
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Efforts to broker a cease-fire in Syria’s war and revive talks to end the five-year-old conflict faltered Friday, after a working group charged with hammering out details of a truce …
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Oil prices rose on Tuesday with Brent breaking past $34 a barrel on expectations that energy heavyweights Russia and Saudi Arabia will discuss the global oversupply issue in a Doha …
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Industrial real estate developer IndoSpace on Monday said it plans to invest $1 billion (Rs 6815 crore) over the next five years to take its total investment to $1.75 billion …
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“Kill the financial services market in the country,” was Alibaba founder Jack Ma’s advice to Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder of e-commerce firm Paytm, when the former visited the country for …
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The Nasdaq Composite that includes large-cap technology names like Alphabet, Microsoft and Facebook led another broad rout on Wall Street Friday, closing at its lowest level since October 2014. Many …
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The 26-year-old robotics company sold the defense portion of its business to Arlington Capital Partners for $45 million on Thursday. While the deal will take a few months to finalize, …
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In a bid to encourage more Naxalites to surrender their arms, the Chhattisgarh government has begun building houses for those who are willing to give up their arms. So far, …
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Suspense over the multi-billion dollar Rafale fighter plane deal continued today as French Ambassador here Francois Richier said a “complex negotiation” is going on, just two days ahead of the …
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