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Samsung’s Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 Edge smartphones create global buzz
Barcelona, Feb 22: Building the heat at the ongoing Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain, the leading Korean smartphone maker Samsung released its flagship smartphone Galaxy S7, its curved-screen companion Galaxy S7 Edge and Gear…
Facebook inserts ‘social’ in its virtual reality dreams
New York, Feb 22: In its bid to further explore immersive new virtual reality (VR) experiences that will help people connect and share, Facebook has created a social VR team focused entirely on exploring the future of social interaction in…
Nepal’s inflation hits seven-year high in January
Kathmandu, Feb 22: Nepal's inflation rate reached nearly seven-year high of 12.1 percent in January due to prolonged strikes in the Tarai region and disruption on trade routes in the southern parts of the country, the country's central bank…
Reliance Jio to launch 4G services this year: Mukesh Ambani
Mumbai, Feb 22: Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani said on Sunday that Reliance Jio will be ready to commercially launch its 4G telecom services in the second half of 2016, thereby offering high-speed mobile internet and voice…
Sensex trades flat in early session
Mumbai, Feb 22: A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), on Monday was trading flat at 32.45 points, or 0.14 percent up during the morning session.
The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National…
Microsoft wants you to retire pen and paper
New York, Feb 20: Looking for an alternative to pen and paper to scribble important notes on the go? US-based technology giant Microsoft heard you and has offered a tablet-based app recreating the analogue appeal of writing.
For those…
Now, talk to businesses directly on Twitter
New York, Feb 20: Micro-blogging website Twitter has launched new feature that is making it easier for businesses to directly receive messages from customers and address their problems.
"The social network would roll out new tools to…
Christine Lagarde gets second term as IMF chief
Washington, Feb 20: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday announced that it selected Christine Lagarde to serve as its leader for a second five-year term. Lagarde, the sole candidate nominated for the post of the IMF chief, will…
India, Nepal sign nine agreements
New Delhi, Feb 20: India and Nepal on Saturday signed nine agreements following delegation-level talks led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart K.P. Sharma Oli.
“India and Nepal exchange nine agreements for…
Saudi Arabia, Iraq sell more oil to India
Abu Dhabi, Feb 20: India's oil imports from Saudi Arabia and Iraq hit the highest in more than a decade in January as OPEC's top producers gained at the expense of Latin American crudes, a validation of the OPEC policy of maintaining output…