Oman’s exports amount RO 7.348bln in 2014
MUSCAT: Export Credit Guarantee Agency of Oman (ECGA) said that Oman’s exports calculated RO 7.348 billion in 2014, as compared ...
Year: 2015
First commercially viable graphene product: a light bulb scientist creates
LONDON: Graphene is arguably the most remarkable material ever discovered, and after years of experiments and research, scientists have finally ...
Singapore stocks open lower, STI down 7.65pts
SINGAPORE: Singapore stocks opened lower on Wednesday, with the Straits Times Index down 7.65 points or 0.22 per cent to ...
Water availability cut from 5,000cm/capita in 1950s to 1000cm in 2010: Water conservation stressed in seminar
LAHORE: The Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has organised a seminar titled ‘Water Conservation’ to mark the World ...
Ants in space grapple well with zero gravity, Astronauts
HONG KONG: The results of an experiment on the ISS to monitor how ants cope with zero-gravity have been published. ...
Bangladesh to open foreign currency accounts in July
DHAKA: Bangladesh has decided to open foreign currency accounts in july2015. A circular to this effect has been sent to ...
Australian stocks open weaker, S&P 200 sinks 17.3pts
SYDNEY: Australian shares lost ground in early trade as further commodity price declines pressured resources stocks, and after weaker leads ...
Micromax presents affordable 3G Android smart phones Bolt S300, Bolt D320 with 2 months free data from Vodafone
DELHI: Micromax has unveiled two affordable 3G Android smart phones Bolt S300 and Bolt D320 with entry-level specifications in India. ...
Convicted constable accuses Indian Customs officers of drug trade
NEW DELHI: Arrested constable in India, Dharmaraj Kalokhe, has accused that police and customs officers were also involved in the ...
Japan stocks weaker at start, Japan’s Nikkei slips 0.7%
TOKYO: Japan stocks extended their downward drive early Wednesday, with domestic data, foreign stock cues and the yen all playing ...
Google, Asus jointly introduces ‘computer on a stick’ for less than $100
WASHINGTON: Google and Asus are jointly introducing a ‘computer on a stick’ which can plug into a display to turn ...
Dubai court fines afghan visitor with Dh50,000 on smuggling charges
DUBAI: Dubai court has fined 24-year-old Afghan visitor with Dh50,000 for smuggling 62 capsules of heroin in his intestines when ...
Hong Kong stocks open 0.22pc higher, Hang Seng surges 54.31pts
HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks have opened 0.22 per cent higher after an official gauge of Chinese manufacturing activity rebounded ...
Bitly moves to shut down link shortening feature as 80% of bundles contained spam content
DELHI: Bitly URL-shortening service, has announced that it is shutting down its bundles feature for link shortening due to lack ...
30 top Russian banks lose $477mln in first two months of 2015
MOSCOW: Central Bank's data showed Russian 30 top banks lost $477 million (22.8 billion rubles) in first two months of 2015. ...
25% or $4b textile exported without converting into garments: Govt accused of withholding TUFS notifications
LAHORE: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) Chairman SM Tanveer has said that the federal government has withheld the notifications ...
Facebook new feature allows users to stay informed about events from pages in their event dashboards via Web, Facebook mobile apps
DELHI: Facebook has launched a feature aimed to solve the issue with the oft-mentioned drop in Facebook pages’ organic reach, ...
Russian Gazprom’s profit falls 70% to $3.3bln last year
MOSCOW: Russian Accounting Standards (RAS) has calculated the net profit of Russia's top natural gas producer, Gazprom fell 70 percent ...
Tokyo stocks tumble 0.44% lower at start, Nikkei 225 slips 85.42pts
TOKYO: Tokyo stocks fell 0.44 percent at the start Wednesday, tracking falls on Wall Street and as a closely watched ...
April Fools’ Day pranks: Google wants users to share reactions to visited websites on its mobile Chrome browser through Selfie
DELHI: Google now wants users to share reactions to the websites they visit on its mobile Chrome browser through a ...
