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Panel submits report
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A committee looking into US giant Walmart's lobbying activities to enter India submitted its report to Corporate Affairs Minister Sachin Pilot on May 18.Former Chief Justice of Punjab and Haryana High Court Mukul Mudgal who headed the panel submitted the report to Pilot at his residence.The conclusions of the panel could not be immediately ascertained. The panel, which was set up in January...
Hacker aims to protect ATMs   17 May, 2013
Valentin Boanta, sitting in his jail cell, proudly explains the device he has invented which, he says, could make the world's ATMs impregnable even to tech-savvy criminals like himself. Boanta, 33, is six months into a five-year sentence for supplying gadgets an organised crime gang used to conceal ATM skimmers, which can copy data from an unsuspecting ATM user's card so a clone can be...
FB, Twitter jump on Google glasses   17 May, 2013
Facebook and Twitter have launched applications for Google glasses as developers rushed to learn more about tailoring software for the Internet-linked eyewear, yet to hit the market."Built by Facebook, this app allows you to upload photos from Google Glass directly to your Facebook timeline," Erick Tseng, head of mobile products at the social network, said in a message posted from the...
Prices of life saving drugs set to fall soon   16 May, 2013
Prices of 348 medicines, including life saving drugs will be cheaper soon by up to 80 per cent as the new Drug Price Control Order has come into effect. Industry experts said the implementation of the new drug policy will lead to slashing of prices of many anti-cancer and anti-infective drugs by 50-80 per cent. According to the website of Department of Pharmaceuticals, the government has notified...
Free Windows 8 update soon   15 May, 2013
Microsoft has revealed that Windows 8.1 will be coming to consumers as a free download later this year.The announcement, by Tami Reller, Microsoft's Chief Marketing Officer, was first made at the JP Morgan Technology, Media & Telecom Conference in Boston on Tuesday before being confirmed by Microsoft in an official blog posting later that day.The update, formerly dubbed 'Windows...
Changing ghetto   15 May, 2013
India Inc steps up demand for cut in interest rates   14 May, 2013
Economy to see turnaround this fiscal: Montek   14 May, 2013
US man finds secret recipe of Coca Cola?   14 May, 2013
Investor wealth slides by Rs 1 lakh crore   13 May, 2013
App to find out cause of mood swings   08 May, 2013
Tech a look, guys   06 May, 2013
Hike in Reliance's voice call prices   06 May, 2013
Google's 'personalised' homepage soon   24 April, 2013
Price fall biggest in 30 years   22 April, 2013
Damp squib   22 April, 2013
Growing up   22 April, 2013
Dreamliner may fly again   20 April, 2013
Right click   13 April, 2013
Show and save   13 April, 2013
In touch with adventure   13 April, 2013
Do not add new 3G clients: SC to Airtel   11 April, 2013
Another chance   10 April, 2013
Tough road ahead for carmakers   10 April, 2013
PepsiCo inks deal with football project   08 April, 2013
Cash wash   05 April, 2013
Peace pact   05 April, 2013
Not a penny more   05 April, 2013
New Nexus 7 from July   03 April, 2013
A cent worth millions   03 April, 2013
A billion fine   02 April, 2013
Flying start   01 April, 2013
No safety in numbers   01 April, 2013
Fleece the consumer and go scot-free   28 March, 2013
FB's ad system now on newsfeed   27 March, 2013
Million dollar lady   23 March, 2013
Process of change   23 March, 2013
Tic-tax-toe   18 March, 2013
Race course   18 March, 2013
Lulu speaks 'Mall'ayalam   18 March, 2013
Call for change   13 February, 2012
Purchase power   18 March, 2013
SEBI seeks arrest of Sahara boss   16 March, 2013
Continental drift   21 February, 2012
Samsung Galaxy S4 unveiled   15 March, 2013
Pichai to head Android divn   14 March, 2013
Bonding within   07 February, 2012
Bank to basics   09 March, 2013
Dividend and disaster   09 March, 2013
Wake-up call   21 January, 2012
SBI identifies KFA properties for attachment   05 March, 2013
Budget jars with revenue reality   04 March, 2013
Ambanis spark reunion talk   30 December, 2011
Safe and sound   01 March, 2013
Midas touch   16 December, 2011
Hello to change   01 March, 2013
Wheels 'n' apps   17 December, 2011
On the fringe   01 March, 2013
Support groups   01 March, 2013
Future perfect   12 December, 2011
Yahoo to shut down seven products   02 March, 2013
More than a timekeeper   01 March, 2013
GDP growth seen at 6.1-6.7 per cent   27 February, 2013
BlackBerry’s Z10 costs Rs 43,490   26 February, 2013
Magic bullet   25 February, 2013
Sahara crossing   22 February, 2013
Tweet time   22 February, 2013
Hackers hit Apple   20 February, 2013
Art of business   20 February, 2013
Growing gaps   12 December, 2011
Rate hikes affected growth   26 November, 2011
Dues and woes   03 December, 2011
Occupational hazards   26 November, 2011
Director’s cut   28 November, 2011
Note knot   28 November, 2011
It’s not flying!   19 November, 2011
King-size life   19 November, 2011
Crude system   19 November, 2011
Space odyssey   18 November, 2011
There is a dearth of qualified persons   18 November, 2011
Do not give up your dreams   18 November, 2011
Old bytes, new hats   11 November, 2011
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