India faces low downside risk, global coronavirus impact is buying opportunity: JP Morgan currency chief
New York, Feb 21 (IANS) India’s financial market faces low downside risk from coronavirus’ impact on supply chains, will instead continue trading on domestic triggers …
China captures 46% of global 5G sales in 2019, disruption ahead
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Driven by Huawei, China remained the largest contributor to the global 5G market, capturing 46 per cent of the total …
Abhay Deol happy about global theatrical release of ‘Jungle Cry’
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) Abhay Deol-starrer “Jungle Cry”, a rugby film, is set to have an international theatrical release in countries including the US, …
India at 128th in global mobile broadband ranking: Ookla
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) India has been ranked 128th for mobile broadband and 66th for fixed broadband while mean download speeds on fixed broadband …
Medicover Global opens 250-bed hospital in Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad, Feb 19 (IANS) Medicover Global, a leading healthcare and diagnostic services provider from Europe, on Wednesday launched a 250-bed hospital in Andhra Pradesh’s Nellore …
HCL Technologies to set up global delivery centre in US
Noida, Feb 18 (IANS) IT major HCL Technologies (HCL) on Tuesday announced that it will open a global delivery centre (GDC) in Hartford, the capital …
Tesla’s Solar Roof is going global later this year: Musk
San Francisco, Feb 18 (IANS) Multi-billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk has revealed on Twitter that Tesla is planning to offer the Solar Roof internationally “later …
Coronavirus to impact global steel market for 2-3 yrs: Pradhan
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) The outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) infection will have its effect on the global steel market for the next two …
Reliance-backed ‘1917’ rakes in over 2100cr at global box-office
Mumbai, Feb 17 (IANS) Director Sam Mendes’ war drama “1917”, which has Reliance Entertainment and Amblin Partners among the banners associated with the film’s production, …
Harsimran invited to NBA global academy in Canberra
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Indias Harsimran Kaur has been invited to participate in a multi-week training camp from at The NBA Global Academy at …
Facebook cancels Global Marketing Summit over Coronavirus fears
San Francisco, Feb 15 (IANS) After the Mobile World Congress (MWC) Barcelona 2020 conference, Coronavirus has derailed Facebook’s Global Marketing Summit in San Francisco. Accroding …
Global consulting firms lead IIM-B campus hiring
Bengaluru, Feb 14 (IANS) Global consulting firms lead campus recruitment in premier business school Indian Institute of Management-Bangalore (IIM-B), the school said on Friday. “Prominent …
Coronavirus scare forces shutdown of global brands like Hilton in China
Hong Kong, Feb 13 (IANS) The novel Coronavirus epidemic is threatening a meltdown in the Chinese economy for sure with global brands bolting for the …
Jindal Global Law School to host int’l moot court contest
New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Aiming to promote values of environmental justice and sustainability, the Jindal Global Law School of O.P Jindal Global University in …
Coronavirus in China disrupts global tech sector: S&P
Chennai, Feb 13 (IANS) The coronavirus outbreak in China is disrupting the global technology sector (hardware, electronic manufacturing services providers and semiconductor companies), as operations …
Sensex adds 350 points amid firm global cues
Mumbai, Feb 12 (IANS) Signs of slowing coronavirus spread and Federal Reserve chairman’s optimistic view on US economy lifted that global markets on Wednesday. The …
Third of global phones sold in 2019 had hardware security embedded
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) One-Third of global smartphones sold in 2019 had security embedded in the hardware and the sales of such smartphones grew …
Coronavirus: Now, Nokia-maker HMD Global withdraws from MWC
New Delhi, Feb 12 (IANS) HMD Global, the maker of Nokia-branded smartphones, on Wednesday announced it was withdrawing from the Mobile World Congress (MWC) due …
India’s GS Lakshmi set to become 1st woman match referee at global event
Dubai, Feb 12 (IANS) India’s G.S. Lakshmi will become the first woman match referee to officiate at a global ICC event when the Women’s T20 …
Pakistani cinema goes global with ‘The Donkey King’
Islamabad, Feb 12 (IANS) The success of an animated comedy film, ‘The Donkey King,’ has attracted international attention to the movie industry of Pakistan, a …
WHO launches global research forum against coronavirus
Geneva, Feb 11 (IANS) A two-day global research and innovation forum led by the World Health Organization (WHO) was launched here Tuesday to mobilise international …
Global CO2 emissions flatlined in 2019: IEA
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Despite widespread expectations of another increase, global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions stopped growing in 2019, the International Energy Agency (IEA) …
Vh1 Global fest: Global stars root for desi fans & food
Pune, Feb 10 (IANS) Renowned artistes, rappers, music producers and deejays from across the globe are overjoyed with the warm welcome they received from India’s …
Global Q1 smartphone output may drop to 5-yr low for coronavirus
Seoul, Feb 10 (IANS) Global smartphone production in the first quarter of the year may drop to a five-year low due to the novel coronavirus …
Expect ecology, Global South at Kochi Biennale 2020
Bhubaneswar, Feb 9 (IANSlife) With Singaporean-Indian curator Shubigi Rao, taking over as curator of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2020, get set to see more research-based projects …
Siya, Harsimran, Sandhu invited for NBA global programme
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Indian cagers Siya Deodhar, Harsimran Kaur and Amaan Sandhu have been selected to represent NBA Academy India in the National …
Twitter is finally back after global outage
San Francisco, Feb 8 (IANS) Twitter, after experiencing a worldwide service disruption preventing users from sending tweets from the social networking platform’s app, website, or …
Coronavirus in China to disrupt global auto supply chain: S&P
Chennai, Feb 6 (IANS) Credit rating agency Standard and Poors (S&P) on Thursday said the measures to prevent the spread of new coronavirus in China …
CCS in list of top 100 global think tanks
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Centre for Civil Society (CCS) has featured in the list of top 100 global think tanks and is the …
Jindal Global Law School recruits 104 new faculty members
New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) The Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) of O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) in Sonipat, Haryana, has become one of the …
UN launches global program on sporting events security
United Nations, Feb 4 (IANS) The UN Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) launched a global program aiming to promote the security of sporting events and started …
Orchha to be turned into global tourist spot
Bhopal, Feb 3 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government plans to develop the ancient Ram Raja Temple in Orchha into a major pilgrimage and tourist attraction …
Select Indian govt bonds in global indices shortly: DEA Secy
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Select Indian sovereign bonds will be included in global indices shortly, as Finance Ministry is in fairly advanced stage to …
Quantum tech push may put India in global elite league
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Budget proposal to provide an outlay of Rs 8,000 crore for quantum computing may help make India the world’s …
Global furniture, footwear brands hit by custom duty hike
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) In bad news for global furniture and footwear brands like Swedish home furnishing multinational IKEA that aim to expand in …
WHO declares coronavirus global health emergency (2nd Ld)
Beijing, Jan 31 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the novel coronavirus outbreak, that has killed 213 people and infected nearly 10,000 others …
ORF ranked among top 30 global think tanks
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IANS) Observer Research Foundation (ORF) has been rated as among the top 30 think tanks in the world, ranked 27th globally …
China coronavirus: WHO declares global health emergency (Ld)
Beijing, Jan 31 (IANS) The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the new coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency after the death toll in China …
Global smartphone sales to grow 3% in 2020: Gartner
Egham (UK), Jan 28 (IANS) Global sales of smartphones to end users are set to reach 1.57 billion units in 2020, which is an increase …
‘1917’ crosses $200 million at global box-office
Los Angeles, Jan 28 (IANS) Reliance Entertainment and Amblin Partners war drama “1917”, directed by Oscar-winning director Sam Mendes has crossed over a whopping $200 …
PFC lists global notes of $750 mln on India INX
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) State-owned Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC) on Monday listed its global notes on India INX’s Global Securities Market (GSM), GIFT …