Vehicle telematics technology company Trak N Tell on Wednesday rolled out a vehicle security feature that instantly transforms users' smartphone into an alarm clock, alerting them about potential threats to their cars in real time and take corrective action. Called 'Watchman," the feature will be available on all Android smartphones on Trak N Tell a...
Budget carrier SpiceJet on Wednesday dubbed as "completely false and incorrect" media reports that its aircraft had entered the wrong bay at the Indira Gandhi international airport here a day earlier. On Tuesday morning, two aircraft of IndiGo and SpiceJet came face to face on the taxiway, which could have led to an accident. "Secti...
The Union cabinet on Wednesday gave post facto approval to India's ratification of the framework agreement of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) launched last year jointly by India and France at Paris on the sidelines of the 21st Conference of Parties on climate change. The ISA, headquartered in India with an interim secretaria...
The Centre should withdraw the new Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 notes over a period of time to cut down on cash in the economy, according to former Union Revenue Secretary, M.R. Sivaraman. "The cash-to-GDP ratio of 13 per cent is certainly not right. All these years nobody said anything against the RBI on the cash economy in the ...
Calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi "anti-people", the AAP on Wednesday asked him to take responsibility for the hardships that people are facing due to the demonetisation decision even after the expiry of the 50-day deadline. Addressing the media here, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Ashutosh said that over 100 people lost their lives, while hund...
The Centre should work towards bringing down the cash-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio to around 7 per cent from the current 13 per cent in three years, a retired top bureaucrat has said. Former Revenue Secretary M.R. Sivaraman also said the central government should make it clear that the new 500- and 2,000-rupee notes would...
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi again and demanded the release of a "white paper" on demonetisation to bring out the truth about the note ban. Daring Modi to reveal the actual amount of cash recovered since the announcement to scrap Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes, Gandhi said, "...
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved a scheme aimed at improving rural road connectivity in 44 worst Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected and adjoining districts in different states. Under the project -- Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism Affected Ar...
Hyderabad, Dec 28 (IANS) Posing as CBI officials, four unidentified persons looted 45 kg gold from Muthoot Finance in Hyderabad on Wednesday, the city police said. The con men escaped with gold ornaments valued at about Rs 12 crore after threatening the staff with weapons at the Ramachandrapuram office of the company on the outskirts here. A...
Amid the steady 4G adoption growth, 53 per cent of Indians bought their smartphones online while 39 per cent of smartphone owners still preferred retail stores to buy a new device in 2016, a Deloitte survey revealed on Wednesday. According to the 'Mobile Consumer Survey 2016', 4G adoption is expected to grow strongly over ...
