While the blockbuster epic "Baahubali 2: The Conclusion" topped the most-discussed trend (top single-day moments) on Facebook in India in 2017, Miss World Manushi Chhillar grabbed the ninth spot by winning the crown at the top pageant contest. Jallikattu -- the traditional bull-taming sport played in Tamil Nadu as part of the Pongal harvest...
Google has announced blocking YouTube on Amazon's Fire TV and its Echo Show amid growing rivalry between the two tech giants as their businesses continue to overlap. "We've been trying to reach agreement with Amazon to give consumers access to each other's products and services. But Amazon doesn't carry Google products like Chromecast and Goog...
Amid speculation about a Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate cut on white goods, industry stakeholders said a move from 28 per cent to a lower tax slab is essential for the health of the consumer electronics sector that has seen "single-digit or almost flat" growth in the past four quarters. Stakeholders are optimistic that lower tax...
Reliance Power on Tuesday said that the Asian Development Bank (ADB) had approved its debt financing and partial risk guarantees totalling $583 million to develop a LNG terminal and a 750-MW power project in Bangladesh. "The ADB's financing package includes loans and partial risk guarantees for the power generation facility, as w...
The adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) platforms will dominate enterprise IT strategies in 2018, along with smart object storage, analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI), a new report said on Tuesday. According to Hitachi Vantara, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd, IoT solutions will deliver valuable insight to support digital trans...
The Los Angeles City Attorney has sued global ride-hailing app Uber, saying that the company broke California law when it failed to disclose a data breach that exposed the license numbers of 600,000 Uber drivers. Mike Feuer filed the lawsuit in Los Angeles County Superior Court on behalf of California residents, Los Angeles Times reported late on ...
Online US retail giant Amazon has officially launched operations in Australia on Tuesday, with the brand looking to make an impact in the lead up to the busy Christmas period. Their 24,000-square-meter warehouse in the outskirts of Melbourne will offer 23 consumer categories ranging from books, electronics, clothing, home improvement, kitchen g...
China is expected to overtake the US to become the world's largest importer within five years, a leading Chinese investment firm said on Monday. In the past ten years, China's annual average import growth was six percentage points higher than the US, Xinhua news agency reported. If that growth gap remains in 2018 and moderates by 0...
Heavy selling pressure in metals and interest sensitive stocks -- banking, auto and capital goods -- subdued the key indices of the domestic equity markets during Tuesday's early morning trade session. At 9.30 a.m., the wider Nifty50 of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) traded lower by 32.60 points or 0.32 per cent at 10,095.15 points. The baromete...
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday rounded up her two-day visit to the southern districts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala struck by Cyclone Ockhi, saying the rescue operations will continue till the last fisherman stranded in the deep seas, is rescued and brought ashore. Addressing reporters at the airport here, just before boarding ...
