Australia’s competition regulator said on Monday it would investigate whether US online giants Facebook and Alphabet’s Google had disrupted the news media to the detriment of publishers and consumers. Like their rivals globally, Australia’s traditional media firms have been squeezed by online…
Following are the key findings of a report by the IOC disciplinary commission, headed by former Switzerland President and Federal Council member Samuel Schmid, that led to Russia being banned from the Pyeongchang Games on Tuesday. The commission based its findings on…
So as to support non-cash transactions which were stale for quite a while after new notes came back to banks, the Reserve Bank of India defended the Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on Wednesday. The central bank has changed the charge levels to…
Apple Inc succeeded on Tuesday in preventing Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi Inc from registering its “Mi Pad” tablet computer as an EU trademark because the name was too similar to Apple’s “iPad”. The European Union’s secondhighest court, the General Court, ruled that…
Russia has been banned from the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics after evidence emerged of widespread doping but some of its athletes will be allowed to compete under the tag of “Olympic Athlete of Russia”, the IOC said on Tuesday. The International Olympic…
Alongside the Honor 7X, Honor also globally launched Honor View 10 (V10) smartphone. The device is priced at EUR 499 (approx. Rs 38,000). The device will come to India on January 8. Honor says the V stands for View. The Honor V10 comes…
Union Minister Jayant Sinha yesterday said that Air India’s international and domestic operations would be sold together. The government has started the procedure for vital disinvestment of debt laden Air India as a major aspect of endeavors to resuscitate the national carrier….
iPhone maker Apple has agreed to pay Ireland $15.46 billion in back taxes by early 2018. According to Wall Street Journal, Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said on Monday that both sides agreed to the terms of an escrow fund for the…
Japanese automotive company Nissan on Friday said it was focused on working with the Indian government to fix a conflict about pending incentives to be given by the Tamil Nadu government. The automotive company has allegedly dragged the Indian government to international…
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) today launched petrol variant of its SUV XUV500 priced at Rs.15.49 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). The new trim would only be available with a 6-speed automatic transmission sourced from AISIN, Japan. The model is powered by its indigenously developed…
