Growing addiction to online gaming among youth has alarmed the Chinese government which is mulling banning people under the age of 18 from playing on the internet after midnight. The concern is so high that the government may also open rehabilitation centres for game addicts. China has the world's largest internet population -...
Expecting to garner over 20 per cent growth in sales during the festival season, consumer durables manufacturers are focusing on new launches, higher spending on marketing and innovative offers. "The industry is optimistic as companies on average have increased their marketing budgets by as much as 10 per cent this year. Consumer du...
India's foreign exchange reserves went up to $371.99 billion as on September 30, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced . According to data released by the RBI on Friday, the reserves stood at around $371.99 billion as on September 30, as against $370.76 billion as on September 23. On September 30, the foreign currency assets stood at $34...
US President Barack Obama has issued an executive order to lift economic sanctions on Myanmar. The move came on Friday after Obama's announcement that the US was ready to lift sanctions on the Asian country during Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi's visit to Washington last month, Xinhua news agency reported. In a letter to Congress, Obama said h...
For greater transparency in business, regulators and corporates cannot escape public scrutiny of their working, stock markets watchdog Sebi said on Friday....
The BRICS Business Council is looking into low trade volume among the five emerging economies, while recent agreements in areas like customs coopration are attempts to lower trade barriers ...
Negative global indices, coupled with caution ahead of earnings announcements and profit booking, pulled the Indian equity markets lower on Friday....
At the stroke of 7 p.m. on Friday, the month-long wait to grab an iPhone 7 came to an end as Apple enthusiasts who pre-ordered iPhone 7 and 7 Plus devices swarmed Apple flagship and retail stores across the country to grab their handsets....
A day after the conclusion of the latest round of telecom spectrum auctions, top merchant bankers and research firms said Reliance Jio and Bharti Airtel are best placed today in terms of airwaves holdings and that the focus must now shift to grow the industry pie....
At least four workers were killed and one injured in a blast in a chimney at the state-run National Thermal Power Corp (NTPC) power station here on Friday morning, police said....
