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A Third of BSE 500 Stocks Now Trade at Manmohan Era Levels

Stock prices of over 10% of companies in the index have now been reduced to half in the past 15 months.

Aug 31, 2015

Pentagon teams up with Apple and Boeing to develop wearable tech

US Defence Secretary Ash Carter awarded $75m (£48.7m) on 28 August, to help a consortium of high-tech firms and researchers develop electronic systems packed with sensors flexible enough to be worn by soldiers or moulded onto the skin of a plane.

Aug 29, 2015

Crude Oil Prices 'Unlikely to Repeat' Rally Witnessed During Jan-April This Year: Commerzbank

Prices went up to as high as $70 per barrel during those months, rebounding by 50% from a low of $46

Aug 28, 2015

McDonalds and Tyson Foods drop farm after video shows animal cruelty

McDonalds and Tyson Foods both severed ties with a Tennessee farm on 27 August, after an undercover video shot by animal rights activists was released that shows purported farm employees stabbing, clubbing and stomping on chickens.

Aug 28, 2015

Greenpeace activists drop massive banana peel on Amsterdam Shell Tech centre

The organisation called for a boycott of Shell in the Netherlands.

Aug 28, 2015

India: New Delhi reports highest number of dengue fever cases in five years

The Indian capital of New Dehli reported 477 cases of dengue fever in August, the highest number since 2010, bringing the total number of cases this year to more than 530, according to local health authorities.

Aug 28, 2015

Vodafone to Launch 4G Services by Dec 2015

Testing of 4G services has commenced

Aug 28, 2015

Income Tax Returns Filing 2015: Points to Check as August 31 Deadline Looms

Gifts above the value of Rs 50,000 received from persons other than relatives should also be declared.

Aug 28, 2015

Sensex Surges Over 400 Points, Nifty above 8K: 4 Key Developments

Sensex rose over 900 points since Monday's closing level of 25,741.

Aug 28, 2015

Air Travel May Become Costlier as Government Plans to Charge 2% Cess on Air Tickets

The government is also evaluating various proposals to relax norms for domestic carriers in operating international flights

Aug 27, 2015

Gold Demand in India to Rise to 4-Year High in Second Half of 2015

Gold demand is expected to pick up ahead of the wedding season in the second half of the year

Aug 27, 2015

Tokyo: Children dream up the future of cars

Children from all over the world gathered at Toyota’s annual Dream Car Art Contest at Tokyos bay side on 26 August, to share ideas and drawings on the future of cars.

Aug 27, 2015