Mango trees in Bihar are a sight to behold this year. The weather has also been favourable so far due to which the farmers are happy about their mango production this time. MANOJ PATHAK Muzaffarpur, March 19,2023: Mango trees in Bihar are a sight to behold this year....
1 kg of specialised Assam tea sold at record price of Rs 99,999
Last year, the the same was sold at Rs 75,000 per kilogram, the highest in the year, at the GTAC Guwahati: Setting a record, premium quality orthodox tea from a tea estate in eastern Assam's Dibrugarh was sold at Rs 99,999 per kg in the Guwahati Tea Auction Centre...
Tata Motors to hike car prices by up to Rs 25,000
Mumbai (IANS): Automobile major Tata Motors will increase prices of its passenger vehicles range by up to Rs 25,000 starting April 2019. The company said in a statement on Saturday that the prices will be hiked due to rising input costs and external economic...
Facebook interested in Blockchain-based authentication: Zuckerberg
San Francisco : You may soon login to Facebook with Blockchain-based authentication, CEO Mark Zuckerberg has indicated. In a public interview with Harvard Law professor Jonathan Zittrain late on Wednesday, Zuckerberg said he is "potentially interested" in putting the...
Amazon leads $700mn investment in electric truck startup
San Francisco : US online retail giant Amazon is leading a $700-million funding round for electric truck startup Rivian Automotive, Rivian has said. The latest funds will help produce its first all-electric vehicles -- the R1T pickup truck and the seven-seat R1S SUV,...
IRCTC partners with Magzter to provide unmatched online reading experience to passengers
New Delhi : IRCTC, the catering arm of the Indian Railways, has partnered with Magzter to provide unmatched online reading to its passengers while on the go. In a statement, the Indian Rail Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC), which manages the online e-ticket...
Tesla acquires battery technology group Maxwell for $218 mn
San Francisco : Electric car maker Tesla has acquired US-based energy storage company Maxwell Technologies in an all-stock deal valued at $218 million, a deal aimed at helping the electric automaker improve its batteries and lower costs as more competitors enter the...
Nissan abandons plans of X-Trail model in UK
London : Japanese carmaker Nissan confirmed it had abandoned plans to build the new model X-Trail in Sunderland, UK, Sky News reported on Sunday. According to a letter written by Nissan Europe chairman Gianluca de Ficchy to workers, the X-Trail will continue to be...
Commercial Cloud helps Microsoft log $32.5 bn in revenue
San Francisco : Riding on stupendous growth in its commercial Cloud services, Microsoft logged a revenue of $32.5 billion -- up 12 per cent from a year ago -- and a net income of $8.4 billion for the quarter ending on December 31. The commercial Cloud business...
IndiGo to start Delhi-Istanbul flight
New Delhi : Budget passenger carrier IndiGo will operate daily non-stop flights between Delhi and Istanbul effective March 20, with Airbus A321 aircraft. According to the company, Istanbul will become its 16th international destination. The airline has opened bookings...