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Twitter sends 140-character message to users on 10th birthday
New York, March 21: With 320 million users including celebrities such as Harry Styles, Katy Perry and Justin Bieber on its platform, the micro-blogging site Twitter on Monday wrote a 140-character thank you note to its users as it…
Online shopping to grow by 78 percent in 2016: Assocham-PwC
New Delhi, March 21: Average online purchases in India are expected to increase by 78 percent this year on the back of attractive deals and aggressive marketing of merchandise, industry chamber Assocham said on Sunday.
"Unfazed by…
India’s Foreign Exchange reserves touch $353.40 billion
Chennai, March 19: India's foreign exchange reserves went up by $2.54 billion to $353.40 billion on March 11, the RBI's weekly statistical statement showed.
According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the total reserves on March 11…
Cisco to invest $100 million to support digitisation in India
New Delhi, March 19: Global IT company Cisco on Friday announced a $100 million investment plan for India to support the next phase of digitisation in the country. The planned series of strategic investments include $40 million to fund…
Yahoo turns to Facebook for Tumblr ad-sale deal: Report
New York, March 19: Yahoo is reportedly in talks with Facebook about an advertising partnership that would allow the social networking site to sell ads on Tumblr. According to a report in The Information website, Yahoo is considering a deal…
Facebook introduces basketball game in its Messenger service
New York, March 19: Facebook has introduced a secret basketball mini-game into its Messenger service, a media report said on Saturday. The hoop shooting game can be unlocked by sending a basketball emoji to a friend or group in the latest…
Twitter’s 140-character limit to stay: CEO Jack Dorsey
New York, March 19: If you thought you will be able to convey more to your friends and policymakers on Twitter soon, hold on. According to the micro-blogging site, there is still time for you to tweet in 10,000 characters and its original…
Rs.6,044 crore allotted for Bengaluru infrastructure development
Bengaluru, March 19: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday allocated Rs.6,044 crore for Bengaluru infrastructure development in the budget for 2016-17.
"In the outlay of Rs.14,853 crore to the state urban development…
Google may sell its robotic subsidiary Boston Dynamics
New York, March 18: Google's parent company Alphabet Inc. may sell its robotics subsidiary Boston Dynamics as the Alphabet executives think that the robotics company is unlikely to generate substantial revenue and hard to work with.…
Cisco chairman calls on PM Modi
New Delhi, March 18: Global IT company Cisco's chairman John Chambers on Friday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, an official statement said.
"During the meeting, he explained to the prime minister the elements of Cisco's Country…