Leading e-tailer Flipkart’s fashion and lifestyle products’ subsidiary Myntra on Tuesday announced its acquisition of e-store Jabong from London-based Global Fashion Group for an unspecified amount to strengthen its position in the segment. Gurgaon-based Jabong is a major fashion multi-brand e-store with 1,500 global brands, sports labels, Indian ethnic and designer labels. “Post-acquisition, Myntra and […]

Moscow, July 26: Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro on August 5. Although the International Olympic Committee (IOC) did not veto the participation of his country’s contingent in the Games, the Kremlin said on Monday that Putin will not attend Rio Olympics 2016 […]

Star Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin’s match-winning seven-wicket haul in the first Test against the West Indies helped him regain the No.1 spot among bowlers in the latest International Cricket Council, ICC Test rankings  2016released here on Tuesday. The Chennai-born tweaker not only regained the top spot in the bowler ICC Test Rankings 2016 but also […]

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Gionee on Tuesday unveiled its much-awaited flagship smartphones Gionee M6 And M6 Plus. M6 is equipped with a front fingerprint scanner, privacy protection and malware destruction although it lacks the hardware encryption feature. While M6 is packed with 5000mAh battery, M6 Plus houses 6020mAh battery unit. M6 features a 5.5-inch full HD […]

Six sportspersons from Odisha who are to represent India in Rio Olympics 2016 will get Rs 10 lakh each as a special incentive, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced on Tuesday. Odisha Mining Corporation (OMC) would provide Rs 10 lakh to each player of Rio Olympics 2016 qualifiers, said a statement from the Chief Minister’s Office […]

North Sound (Antigua), July 25: The following is the scoreboard of the first Test India vs West Indies 2016 at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium here on Sunday. India First innings 566/8 declared West Indies Second innings 21/1 overnight West Indies 2nd innings (following on) Kraigg Brathwaite lbw b Ishant 2 Rajendra Chandrika c […]

Rio De Janeiro, July 25: The Olympic Village for the Rio Games was officially opened on Sunday and 3,600 apartments are ready to welcome athletes and officials from all over the world. The 47-year-old Basketball great Janeth Arcain, who is the mayor of the village, cut the ribbon together with Rio de Janeiro’s Mayor Eduardo […]

New Delhi, July 25: As the country moves to attract more people from around the globe for its initiatives like ‘Make in India,’ ‘Digital India’ and ‘Smart India’, the country has already become one of the fastest growing regions for software major Adobe across Asia-Pacific, especially in the Cloud-based IT services and research. The company’s […]

London, July 25: Diabetes may be due to the failure of a privileged few cells, rather than the behaviour of all cells, suggests new research. “This study is interesting as it suggests that failure of a handful of cells may lead to diabetes,” said co-lead researcher Guy Rutter from Imperial College London. Type-2 diabetes occurs when […]

New Delhi, July 25: Aimed at curbing call drops, 48,000 new telecom sites have been set up across the country by various operators as part of a 100-day plan which they committed to the government earlier. “They assured that the target for the 100-day programme, as committed to the (telecom) secretary, will be met. They indicated […]