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Freedom 251: Now pay cash on delivery as questions linger on
New Delhi, Feb 27: Facing an FIR and defamation suit amid deepening mystery and now senior government officials raising serious questions over "Freedom 251" smartphone, its makers on Friday announced "cash on delivery" (COD) facility for…
MUDRA Bank renamed as MUDRA (SIDBI) Bank
The Union Cabinet has approved the conversion of MUDRA Ltd into MUDRA (SIDBI) Bank as, a wholly owned subsidiary of SIDBI to carry out the following functions:
i) Refinance operations,
ii) Support services with focus on portal…
IMF chief urges G20 countries to continue reforms process
Shanghai, Feb 26: International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde on Friday urged G20 countries to continue structural reforms process in order to restore confidence in short-term recovery.
Growth is slowing down throughout the…
‘Freedom 251’ biggest scam of millennium: Congress MP
New Delhi, Feb 26: Congress MP Pramod Tiwari on Friday said the scheme of giving smartphones at Rs.251 was the "biggest scam of the millennium" during the BJP regime. He demanded the money which had been received by the company should be…
Economic Survey pegs growth at 7-7.5 percent for 2016-17
New Delhi, Feb 26: The Economic Survey for 2015-16 tabled in parliament on Friday pegged India's growth for the next fiscal at 7-7.5 percent. For the current fiscal, the survey estimated the GDP growth at 7.6 percent.
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Google launches ‘Accelerated Mobile Pages’ feature in India
New Delhi, Feb 25: With an aim to improve mobile web search, Google on Thursday rolled out its new open source initiative "Accelerated Mobile Pages" (AMP) for better and faster search experience on your smartphone.
The feature is great…
Pro-IS hacking group threatens Facebook, Twitter
Washington, Feb 25: Baffled by a severe crackdown on its social media accounts in recent past, a self-styled hacking division of terrorist group Islamic State (IS) has issued a video that threatens Facebook and Twitter CEOs with dire…
Railway Budget Highlights for 2016-17
The following are the highlights of the Railway Budget for 2016-17 presented by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu in the Lok Sabha on Thursday:
* IRCTC to begin marriage catering service in phased manner
* New R&D organisation to be…
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu begins presenting India’s Rail Budget for 2016-17
New Delhi, Feb 25: Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu began presenting his ministry's budget for the next fiscal year in the Lok Sabha on Thursday, promising to address the issues concerning all stakeholders -- citizens, employees and industry,…
IT hardware sector can generate 4 lakh jobs in five years: MAIT
New Delhi, Feb 25: The IT hardware sector has the potential to generate four lakhs jobs in five years if the government provides requisite tax impetus to the manufacturing of notebook and desktop personal computers in the upcoming Budget,…