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India Blackout Crisis: Power Supply Completely Restored

Power supply has been successfully restored in three electricity grids following massive power outage on Tuesday that affected half the population in India.

Aug 1, 2012

Mahindra Satyam Opens High at 10 Percent on Strong Q1 Earnings

Mahindra Satyam shares soared nearly 10 percent on Friday's opening trade, after the company reported a 56.4 per cent rise in quarterly profits that were strongly driven by new contracts and rupee depreciation.

Aug 3, 2012

Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Launch on Aug 29 Ahead of Apple iPhone 5 Debut

Smartphone major Samsung is all set to roll out its much-anticipated successor to the Galaxy Note at its Unpacked event in Berlin on Aug 29, the electronics giant confirmed.

Aug 3, 2012

RIM Considered Shifting to Android Before Deciding on BlackBerry 10

Canada-based Research In Motion Inc initially planned to adopt Android platform before deciding to stick with their BlackBerry 10 QNX based OS, which is the upcoming OS to enter BlackBerry devices.

Aug 6, 2012

Bharti Airtel Q1 Profit Down 37 Pct to ₹7.62 Billion

Bharti Airtel on Wednesday reported a 37 percent slump in quarterly profits, making it the tenth quarter in a row that the telecom major registered a profit decline amid prevailing competition despite outperforming smaller rivals in the subscriber market.

Aug 8, 2012

Over 51,000 Unregistered Telephone Numbers Disconnected for Making Unsolicited Calls

More than 51,000 unregistered telephone connections, which were being used by telemarketers till July 2012, have been disconnected by the government.

Aug 21, 2012

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Maruti Unrest: Sacked Employees may Pressurise Other Workers for Support, Says Bhargava

Manesar Maruti Suzuki India chairman RC Bhargava said that sacked employees of the leading car maker may try to instigate other workers in the company to either support their cause or completely boycott work in the Manesar facility, which reopened on Tuesday following a month's shutdown due to clashes that broke out between the workers and management in July.

Aug 21, 2012

Amazon's Kindle Store Now in India; e-Reader Available at Croma for ₹6,999

Kindle,the world's best selling ereader, is now available for purchase in India at Croma outlets.

Aug 22, 2012

Twitter Gets 12-Hour Deadline to Remove Unlawful Content

In the ongoing crackdown of hateful content in social networking sites, the Indian government on Wednesday directed Twitter to remove the unlawful and morphed material within 12 hours.

Aug 23, 2012

‘No Indians No Asians’ Job Ad Sparks Outrage in Tasmania

Australian supermarket chain Coles is in the center of a controversy after an advertisement for cleaners stating "Store requires no Indians and no Asians" was published online.

Aug 29, 2012

Telecoms Scale Down Mobile Connections to Three Months for Foreign Tourists

The government of India has asked the Telecom Service Providers not to provide mobile connections for more than three months to any foreign tourist.

Sep 3, 2012

Coalgate: CBI Swings into Action on 5 Companies; Files FIR

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday filed first information reports against five companies in connection with the alleged irregularities in the coal allocation and is set to conduct nationwide raids in ten cities.

Sep 4, 2012

Bold, Brazen, Futuristic Cars Built by Teens Succeed the Test Run

Teenagers can be a rowdy bunch while having fun, but they can be genuinely be creatively cool when challenged. This has been proven time and again by Shell's Eco-Marathon that showcases the youthful talents and vigour from across the globe can be focused for the greater good.

Sep 7, 2012

Deccan Chargers Up For Sale; Will Videocon Group Win the Bid?

Indian Premier League (IPL) team Deccan Chargers, the winner of the IPL second season, have been put on sale, following financial problems and undue pressure from banks and lenders.

Sep 7, 2012

Google on Petty Fight with Student over YouTube-MP3

Philip Matesanz, a young student from Germany, might not have dreamt in his wildest dreams when he launched a website three years ago that big tech giant Google Inc would haunt him, but he fears for the worst now as he has been asked to shut down his site or face the "legal consequences".

Sep 7, 2012