New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) When Tim Cook took over as chief executive of Apple in August 2011, following Steve Jobs’ second departure from the company amid his deteriorating health, expectations were sky-high and doubts were equally strong.Cook was widely...
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) India and Chile have stepped up efforts to deepen bilateral economic ties, with both countries pushing ahead with negotiations for a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) aimed at expanding trade and investment opportunities, the Ministry...
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IANS) Higher education enrolment in India has risen steadily in a decade, growing 31.5 per cent from 3.42 crore students in 2014–15 to 4.50 crore in 2023–24, an official factsheet said on Sunday.The gross enrolment ratio...
Seoul, Aug 30 (IANS) The number of foreign medical tourists coming to South Korea topped 2 million last year amid growing global interest in the country's medical services, a report showed on Sunday.A total of 2.01 million foreigners visited South...
Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) bought equity worth Rs 30,918 crore this month (up to August 29), of which Rs 18,790 crore was through exchanges and Rs 12,128 crore was through 'primary market and others' category.This is...
Seoul, Aug 30 (IANS) South Korean individual investors purchased over $7 billion worth of US stocks over the past two months amid a correction in the local equity market, industry data showed on Sunday.Retail investors bought a net $7.04 billion...
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The government on Saturday emphasised that research undertaken by Textile Research Associations (TRAs) should increasingly be industry-driven, outcome-oriented and measurable, with greater focus on translating research into technologies, patents, prototypes, commercialisation opportunities, import substitution and...
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has discussed opportunities for Mondelēz International to further expand its production, sourcing, services and export footprint in India with the company's Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Luca Zaramella,...
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Public sector lenders LIC Housing Finance, Canara Bank and Union Bank of India on Saturday said they will challenge the National Company Law Tribunal's (NCLT) approval of Essel Group Chairman Subhash Chandra's repayment plan in...
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Rising militant violence in Pakistan's northern and southwestern regions is posing a growing security threat to China's economic interests and future projects under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), according to a report.A report by The...
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) seized 66,79,980 psychotropic tablets and arrested one person after intercepting a truck on the Chandigarh–Baddi interstate route during Operation Vajra 2.0, an official statement said on Saturday.The consignment of...
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan said on Saturday that educational institutions should go beyond imparting basic education and evolve into global centres of knowledge, research and innovation.The Vice President made the remarks while addressing Founders’...