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New Delhi, Dec 5: The Alibaba-backed digital payments and commerce platform Paytm is transferring its wallet business into the newly created entity for its planned payments bank. This is a mandatory step being followed by the company to fulfil the rules laid out by the Reserve Bank of India. Paytm , which is run by One 97 Communications, has two key businesses--payments business and commerce...

Udupi, Dec 5: A new book titled “Soliloquies – II” authored by Mathew C. Ninan, Principal of Little Rock Indian School, was released by Roy Philip, Managing Trustee of Priority One India, at Brahmavar in Udupi district, recently. This is a sequel to the author’s first book, “Soliloquies of a Principal”, published earlier, stated a press release issued here on Sunday.

London, Dec 5: A number of Hindu temples in the UK have decided to ban the new five-pound notes as it contains traces of animal fat. It was found last week that these notes contain tallow, which comes from beef or mutton fat, triggering anger among vegetarians and religious groups. Now the Bhaktivedanta Manor, one of the UK's largest Hare Krishna temples in Hertfordshire, southern England, posted...

New Delhi, Dec 3: Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor India has launched its iconic model GT-R in India, priced at Rs 1.99 crore (ex-showroom Delhi). The Nissan GT-R is the iconic supercar that embodies the pinnacle of Japanese firm's engineering prowess and driving performance. In its latest incarnation, the model comes with Nissan's latest design language and is replete with cutting-edge technology....

Mumbai, Dec 1: Amassing 52 million subscribers in less than three months, Reliance Jio chief Mukesh Ambani today announced extension of free voice and data offer for existing and new consumers till March 31. Reliance Jio, he said, is the fastest-growing technology company in the world. "In the first 3 months, Jio has grown faster than Facebook, WhatsApp or Skype," Ambani said. "Starting December 4...

New Delhi, Dec 1: A new variant of an Android malware called "Gooligan" is believed to have breached the security of over one million Google accounts. According to security firm Check Point Software Technologies, the malware roots Android devices and steals email addresses and authentication tokens stored on them. This can give attackers access to users' sensitive data from Gmail, Google Photos...

Mumbai, Dec 1: CoutLoot, an end-to-end fashion re-commerce platform, has been selected for Facebook's developer-focused "FbStart" programme, receiving access to $40,000 worth of credits and services from the social networking giant. Launched last year, "FbStart" helps developers grow their startups by leveraging valuable tools and services, worldwide events and opportunities to engage with the...

New York, Nov 30: A 1946 picture of Mahatma Gandhi with his Charkha (spinning wheel) in the foreground is among the 100 most influential images of all time, according to a compilation by Time magazine of "images that changed the world." The black and white photo of a bespectacled Gandhi taken by Margaret Bourke-White shows Gandhi sitting on a thin mattress on the floor, head bent down as he is...

New York, Nov 29: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leading an online poll of readers' choice for Time magazine's 'Person of the Year' in 2016 honour, which has contenders like US President-elect Donald Trump, the outgoing US leader Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin. For the fourth year in a row, Modi is among the contenders for Time's 'Person of the Year' honour, which the US...

London, Nov 29: Comparing yourself with Facebook friends is more likely to lead to feelings of depression than making social comparisons offline, a new research has claimed. Researchers from Lancaster University in the UK examined studies from 14 countries with 35,000 participants aged between 15 and 88. They found that the relationship between online social networking and depression may be very...