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Google: How â€˜needle-freeâ€™ blood-drawing watch would work

Speculation that Googleâ€™s next piece of wearable technology will be a blood-drawing smartwatch that helps diabetics monitor blood-sugar levels is growing, after the tech giant filed a patent application for the device. The gadget described in the patent works by pricking the finger and drawing blood without using a needle.

Dec 9, 2015

Wipro opens new London centre for digital services, to up hiring

Wipro currently has a headcount of over 4,000 people in the United Kingdom.

Dec 9, 2015

Small car prices may fall significantly once GST becomes effective

Lower taxes will not only benefit small car buyers but also could bring down the prices of luxury cars.

Dec 9, 2015

Yahoo to hive off core business, drops plan to sell stake in Alibaba

Its stake in Alibaba is valued at about $30 billion.

Dec 9, 2015

Sensex sees sharp sell-off amid doubts over Parliament approval for GST bill

Congress accused the Modi government of following a 'political vendetta' against the Gandhi family.

Dec 9, 2015

IAG is our share tip of the week - 5 reasons to invest

Falling oil prices mean now is the perfect time to invest in airline holding company IAG.

Dec 9, 2015

Modi govt's move to unearth black money a joke: Mohandas Pai

"Black money is not waiting in foreign banks for you to go and get information and do...," he said.

Dec 9, 2015

ABG Shipyard delivers Rs 120-crore pollution-control vessel to Coast Guard

The vessel, designed by Rollys Royce, was the third and last in the series.

Dec 9, 2015

Bharti Airtel prepared to face competition from Reliance Jio: Sunil Mittal

"....when Jio is coming in, one has to take it up very seriously," said Mittal.

Dec 9, 2015

Australian computer forensics police raid home of suspected Bitcoin creator

The raids follow Wired magazine outing Craig Steven Wright as perhaps the one who released bitcoin's code in 2009

Dec 9, 2015

India is fourth biggest exporter of illicit capital; China leads, says report

With an average annual outflow of $51.03 billion, India is the fourth biggest exporter of illicit capital.

Dec 9, 2015

PF deposits may earn more interest this fiscal: Report

EPFO has kept the interest rate on PF deposits unchanged at 8.75 in the past two financial years.

Dec 9, 2015

Without GST we effectively divide our own country: Mahindra Group chairman

"In a fragile world, India's Brahmastra is its huge domestic market," he said.

Dec 9, 2015

Mexico: Brutal cartels fight over conflict-free gold revenues

Heroin traffickers linked to the abduction and disappearance of 43 students a year ago are battling over millions of dollars paid by Canadian mining giant Goldcorp to a village in Mexicos southern gold belt, leading to a wave of murders.

Dec 8, 2015