Year: 2015

DELHI: Bajaj Auto has announced to launch five new bikes in India in next few months. The company will soon ...

Afghan traders’ complaint police bribery, heavy taxes

KABUL: Afghan Manufacturers and factory owners in Kabul claimed that the Afghan National Police (ANP) paid bribes without this their ...

OnePlus launches 10,000 mAh Power Bank for Rs 1,100

DELHI: OnePlus has entered into the mobile accessories market with 10000mAh Power Bank which will be available for sale with ...

Central Bank of Russia slashes interest rate by 100 basis points to 14%

MOSCOW: Russian Central Bank authority slashed interest rate by 100 basis points to 14 percent from 15 percent which comes ...

Hype about ‘Google Glass’ leads to stop selling wearable gadget: Google X boss says

LONDON: Google Inc was wrong to let expectations about its Glass wearable gadget get overheated, the head of the Google ...

Xiaomi hits 30.8% market share: slaps Samsung, Apple in the 4G LTE device market in India

DELHI: Chinese Xiaomi surpassed global Smartphone giants Samsung and Apple in terms of market share to become India's top 4G ...

World’s biggest freight liner stops at Saudi port

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JEDDAH: The world’s biggest freight liner stopped at Jeddah Islamic Port in Saudi Arabia. Chairman of Saudi Ports Authority, Dr. ...

UAE RAK Ceramics’ profit hits Dh281.7m with $1b turnover

DUBAI: UAE’s RAK Ceramics reported that its net profit reached Dh281.7 million with $1 billion turnover in 2014. RAK Ceramics ...

Facebook Messenger adds ‘Payment app’ to send, receive money securely: Payments feature arrives for Android, iOS

NEW YORK: The social network added a feature to its chat service, giving users what it says is a convenient ...

China’s fiscal revenue slows in first two months

BEIJING: China’s fiscal revenue grew at its slowest speed in first two months of 2015 due to slowing economy and ...

Microsoft Windows 10 supporting 111 languages arrives in 190 countries this summer

LONDON: Microsoft confirmed that Windows 10 will launch this summer in 190 countries and 111 languages. The company isn’t dishing ...

Bangladesh next budget likely to face 26.74% deficit: Finance division

DHAKA: Bangladesh Finance Division said that country’s next fiscal budget is likely to face 26.74 percent deficit higher than the ...

Iran to expand trade ties with Turkey

TEHRAN: Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will visit Iran which is scheduled for second half of first month of ...

3 ISS crewmembers return to Earth after 167-day space mission

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LONDON: NASA captured some amazing photos of three International Space Station crewmembers returning to Earth after a 167-day space mission. ...

Facebook revises policy to help users better understand how it handles nudity, terrorist groups, other controversial behaviour on the world’s largest social network

NEW YORK: Facebook is taking steps to help users better understand how it handles nudity, terrorist groups and other controversial ...

Hong Kong stocks climb 0.91% at end, Hang Seng soars 218.59pts

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HONG KONG: Hong Kong stocks have climbed 0.91 per cent, tracking another rally in Shanghai on hopes of further measures ...

Aegirocassis Benmoulae discovered: Ancient creature haunted earth’s ocean 480 million years ago

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PARIS: Scientists have discovered the beautifully preserved fossils of a huge arthropod -- the group that includes crabs, scorpions, insects, ...

Dubai investments to float shares with 35 subsidiaries

DUBAI: Chief Executive, Khalid bin Kalban, said that Dubai investments will float shares with 35 subsidiaries from next year 2016. ...

One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 lands on PS4, PS3, PS Vista, PC

TOKYO: One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 will be available on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PS Vita, and the west ...

India to reduce penalty on customs duty by 10%

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