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Germany clamps down on Facebook's user data collection practices
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Bonn [Germany], Feb 7 (ANI): In a landmark regulation, Germany has restricted Facebook from combining user data from different, Facebook-owned sources like Whatsapp and Instagram in a bid to limit the social media giant's dominance in the German market for social networks.
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Equities close flat after volatile trading as RBI cuts repo rates
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 7 (ANI): Key benchmarks Sensex and Nifty witnessed a volatile session on Thursday but most of the shares ended little changed after the central bank cut interest rates in a bid to boost the slowing economy.
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Virginity tests now a punishable offence in Maharashtra
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Pune (Mumbai) [India] Feb 07 (ANI): In a bid to end forced "virginity test" on brides in the nomadic Kanjarbhat community, Minister of State (MoS) Home Ranjeet Patil assured that all the cases of the forced test will be dealt as a sexual assault and cases will be registered in the section re
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Country will not succeed till minorities will suffer : Tharoor
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Feb 07 (ANI): In a bid to woo minorities ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha election, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor here on Thursday said the country will not succeed till minorities in India will continue to suffer.
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RBI cuts repo rate by 25 basis points, first cut since Aug 2017
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai, Feb 7 (ANI): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reduced repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25 per cent on Thursday in a bid to boost lending and fuel growth before the general elections due to April.
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Shinco India launches 65-Inch 4K Smart TV at Rs. 59,990
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 6 (ANI): In a bid to cater to the ever-growing demand of technologically advanced smart TVs with big screen size, Shinco India launches its 65-inch affordable smart range 4K LED TV at Rs. 59,990.
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Trump advocates bipartisanship in State of the Union speech
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Feb 6 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (local time) called for bipartisanship in American politics in a bid to ease tension between Democrats and Republicans following the hostility that led to the longest government shutdown in history.
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Prashant Kishor offers to craft election strategies for Shiv Sena in Mahar
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 5 (ANI): In an apparent bid to placate Shiv Sena, poll strategist and JD(U) leader Prashant Kishor on Tuesday met Uddhav Thackeray, chief of the disgruntled NDA ally, in Mumbai and said he looked forward to the party joining hands with t
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Mozilla Firefox to mute auto-playing video by default
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
California [USA], February 5 (ANI): In a bid to deliver a quieter and less annoying experience to its users, Mozilla has announced that its Firefox browser will soon start automatically muting audio and videos that play by default on websites.
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NCLAT upholds JSW Steel's bid for Bhushan Power and Steel
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi, Feb 4 (ANI): The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) on Monday upheld JSW Steel's bid for Bhushan Power and Steel Limited, valued at Rs 19,700 crore.
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Now, women allowed to work in underground mines
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 4 (ANI): The Central Government on Monday decided to allow women to work in underground coal mines and also do night shifts in open cast or over ground mines, in a bid to bring about greater gender equality and generate more employment opportunities for women.
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Gujarat University bans petrol, diesel vehicles on campus to curb pollutio
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], Feb 4 (ANI): In its bid to make its campus pollution free and maintain the health of teachers and students, Parul University here has banned petrol and diesel vehicles inside the campus, and introduced bicycle as the only means of transport.
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