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With new brand launched, Xolo mulls to i...

With new brand launched, Xolo mulls to invest Rs 100 cr in next 18 months

Xolo, the sub-brand of the Lava International, is mulling to invest Rs 100 cr over next 18 months on development of its proprietary software, Hive, which is built on Google’s Android OS. The smartphone major has said they have invested Rs 100 so far and will invest the same in near future. Xolo... read more »

Lava in talks with states for mfg unit; ...

Lava in talks with states for mfg unit; to invest Rs 250 cr

Domestic handset maker Lava today said it is in discussions with various state governments to set up a new assembly unit that will entail an investment of about Rs 250 crore. Lava has one assembly unit in Noida that has a monthly capacity of making about half a million handsets. “We are in talks... read more »

Doha Bank looking at setting up subsidia...

Doha Bank looking at setting up subsidiary in India

Doha Bank, one of the largest commercial banks of Qatar, is looking at the possibility of setting up a subsidiary in India, an top official of the bank today said. “Our long-term view is to set up a full scale subsidiary for our Indian operations which is needed to enter more cities”, Doha Bank... read more »

Sonakshi Sinha to play RAW agent in R...

Sonakshi Sinha to play RAW agent in ‘Force 2’

Actress Sonakshi Sinha will star opposite John Abraham in upcoming action drama “Force 2” . The 28-year-old “Dabangg” actress is set to play a RAW agent in the Abinay Deo-directed film, which is a sequel to 2011 movie of the same name. “Yep yep! Told you I had news for you… Super... read more »

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IAF to procure equipment, platforms worth $150 bn

IAF to procure equipment, platforms worth $150 bn

New Delhi – The Indian Air Force will procure $150 billion worth of equipment and platforms in the next 15 years. Giving this bit of information, Air Marshal P.P. Reddy, director general,... read more »

BHEL Q2 net profit dips 64 percent

BHEL Q2 net profit dips 64 percent

New Delhi – State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) Wednesday declared a 64.2 percent fall in net profits for the quarter ended September... read more »

Gold prices gaining by Rs 60 to Rs 31,160 per ten grams

Gold prices gaining by Rs 60 to Rs 31,160 per ten grams

Snapping a seven-day long losing streak, gold prices rose by Rs 60 to Rs 31,160 per ten grams in the national capital on Wednesday on emergence of low level... read more »

Acer CEO resigns amid $446mln financial loss in Q3

Acer CEO resigns amid $446mln financial loss in Q3

London – Acer chairman and CEO J.T. Wang has announced his resignation, as the computer maker reported a net loss of 446 million dollars in Q3. Wang is... read more »

SBI raises lending rates by 0.20 per cent

SBI raises lending rates by 0.20 per cent

Home, auto and consumer loans are expected to become costlier with the country’s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) raising its lending rates by 0.20... read more »

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Police asks Kumar Vishwas’s wife, family members to leave A...

LUCKNOW: A posse of police swooped on party candidate Kumar Vishwas’s house late on Monday night, asking all family members who are not voters of Amethi to leave or else they will be... read more »

EC orders more security for May 7 election in UP

The Election Commission (EC) has ordered the deployment of more security personnel for the fifth phase of polling in 15 parliamentary constituencies... read more »

AAP’s Kumar Vishwas dares UP police to tell Priya...

Lucknow: In a sensational claim, the Aam Aadmi Party has alleged that the Amethi district administration late Monday night asked the family of Kumar Vishwas,... read more »

Narendra Modi pulls out caste card to counter ‘lo...

New Delhi: After promising to keep his poll pitch on ‘development and growth’, BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Tuesday... read more »

Raghuram Rajan says India’s growth rate will pick...

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan has expressed optimism on India’s growth rate going beyond the 5 per cent mark soon. “The... read more »

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Seabed search for missing Malaysian jet to widen

The seabed search for the missing Malaysia Airlines jet is set to widen as a sonar scan of the most likely crash site deep beneath the Indian Ocean nears completion without yielding a single clue,... read more »

Korea ferry accused get court-appointed lawyer

The captain and two crew of a South Korean ferry that sank last week have a state appointed attorney to represent them as they face charges of... read more »

Karachi: 4 including Inspector Shafiq Tanoli killed in ...

KARACHI: Four persons including a senior policeman Inspector Shafiq Tanoli were killed when a suicide blast occurred near old vegetable market Thursday... read more »

Bad policy caused the ferry disaster, not bad culture

Moments of great tragedy often elicit national soul-searching. So it is with last week’s South Korean ferry disaster, which has triggered an outpouring of... read more »

Nepal officials go to Everest to try to end crisis

With the Mount Everest climbing season increasingly in doubt, Nepalese tourism officials traveled to base camp Thursday to negotiate with Sherpas who want to... read more »

Ramalinga Raju-From riches to rags

His take home was in lakhs excluding taxes. That was when he was at the peak of his career as chairman of Satyam Computers and the brand ambassador of IT revolution in India and AP. But as... read more »

PM Modi writes in German daily, says India should be an engine for worldwide growth

India should be an engine for worldwide growth on the strengths of its democracy and a fresh push to revitalise the country’s economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. Since... read more »

Shiv Sena faces flak over ‘Muslims’ rights’ remark, complaint filed with...

Mumbai: A day after Shiv Sena MP and editor of party mouthpiece Saamna, Sanjay Raut, stirred controversy for his remarks that voting rights of Muslims should be revoked as the community has... read more »

Germanwings plane evacuated after bomb threat

Berlin: Germanwings says a plane headed for Milan was evacuated at Cologne-Bonn airport after German police received a bomb threat against the flight. The airline said the threat against... read more »

Egypt imposes life jail penalty for cross-border tunnel use

People who dig and use cross-border tunnels in Egypt could face a maximum penalty of life in jail, state news agency MENA said on Sunday, citing amendments to the penal code targeting activity in the... read more »