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Samsung launches Gear 2, Gear VR headset in India
New Delhi, Jan 21: South Korean electronic giant Samsung on Thursday launched Samsung Gear 2 -- a sleek and smart wearable and Gear virtual reality (VR) headset -- for the Indian comsumers that will enable them augment and personalise their…
US stocks fall as oil plunges; Dow Jones Industrial Average down by 1.56%
New York, Jan 21: US stocks slumped after wild swings as a further decline in oil prices continued to weigh on investor sentiment.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 249.28 points, or 1.56 percent, to 15,766.74. The S&P 500…
India-Africa collaboration in energy critical, says Pradhan
New Delhi, Jan 21: With the global economic situation currently at a critical phase, it is imperative that India and Africa forge deeper collaboration, particularly in the energy field, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on…
BSE Sensex surges 225 points in early trade
Mumbai, Jan 21: A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), on Thursday was trading 224.96 points or 0.93 percent up during the morning session.
The wider 50-scrip Nifty of the National Stock…
New IMF chief to be selected soon
Washington, Jan 21: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday kicked off the selection process for its next managing director to replace Christine Lagarde, whose term expires in July.
According to an IMF announcement, the fund…
Centre to amend Power Tariff Policy, to ensure 24/7 Power to All
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the proposal of the Ministry of Power for amendments in the Tariff Policy. For the first time a holistic view of the power sector has been taken and…
Production Performance of Oil & Natural Gas Sector in December 2015
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas has released a report over the production and performance of Oil and Natural Gases Sector in December 2015. The focused on three core aspects - Crude Oil Production, Natural Gas Production
and…
Nepal makes multi-billion-rupee development plan for Terai
Kathmandu, Jan 20: Shaken by the nearly five months long agitation of Madhesis in the Terai region, the Nepal government has prepared an NRS.5 billion development plan for the southern plains of the Himalayan republic.
Madhesis have been…
Sri Lanka to restart petroleum imports from Iran
Colombo, Jan 20: Sri Lanka on Wednesday said it will begin discussions on trade and petroleum sales with Iran next month as economic sanctions against Tehran have been lifted.
A high level delegation from Iran will arrive here in…
Twitter crashed due to ‘Bad Coding’
New York, Jan 20: Micro-blogging site Twitter crashed for its users all over the world on Tuesday due to an internal code change, a media report said.
Twitter experienced an issue "related to an internal code change" that caused its web…