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Google Maps to make navigation easy in Metros
New Delhi, March 16: In a bid to make navigation around big cities easy, search engine giant Google on Wednesday updated its Google Maps app that now shows a dedicated tab with information for cab services in addition to the existing…
Facebook keen on Asia despite India saying no to Free Basics: Top executive
New York, March 16: Despite India saying no to Free Basics and going for net neutrality, the social networking giant eyes big growth in Asia than any other parts of the world, a top Facebook executive told the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) on…
Reliance Defence, Thales sign deal for sonars, counter-mining
New Delhi, March 15: Anil Ambani-led Reliance Defence has signed an exclusive accord with the global aerospace, defence and transportation major Thales for making in India sonars for surface ships and submarines, as also mine warfare and…
Don’t hide taxable income as farm earnings: Arun Jaitley in Rajya Sabha
New Delhi, March 15: The government on Tuesday indicated that action could be taken against "prominent people" who are trying to conceal taxable income as agricultural earnings.
"Many prominent people are doing this. Please do not say it…
Oil marketing firms setting up 10,000 new LPG distributorships
New Delhi, March 14: India's state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) are in the process of setting up 10,000 new LPG, or cooking gas, distributorships in the country, parliament was informed on Monday.
"OMCs are in the process of…
Lok Sabha passes Appropriations Bill, Arun Jaitley assures solving banks stress
New Delhi, March 15: Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Appropriation Bill, completing the first phase of the budgetary exercise for 2016-17, with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley saying that his government will find a lasting solution to banks'…
Now, Facebook, Google and WhatsApp to fortify user data security
London, March 15: As Apple battles the US government over encryption to unlock an iPhone used by an attacker in a mass shooting in San Bernadino last year, top US companies Google, Facebook and Snapchat are expanding encryption of user data…
India’s annual retail inflation eases, wholesale in negative
New Delhi, March 14: India's annual retail inflation eased to 5.18 percent in February from 5.69 percent in the month before even as the 12-month wholesale inflation was in the negative for the 16th straight month, official data showed on…
Unconventional monetary policy is costly: RBI chief
New Delhi, March 12: The benefits of unconventional monetary policy are diminishing while the costs are increasing, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said here on Saturday.
"While the jury is still out on the effects of unconventional monetary…
Turn off notifications during ‘Live Video’ on Facebook soon
New York, March 12: Social media giant Facebook has announced it will soon roll out a feature that lets a user turn off disturbing notifications as they use "Live Video" feature on its platform.
Although the social media giant witnessed…