Uber is testing cash payments in India as the online taxi-hailing company seeks a stronger foothold in a country where many fewer people have credit cards than internet connections.
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New Delhi rejects license applications of taxi firms Uber, Ola
US-based ride-sharing company Uber and its local rival Ola's licence applications has been rejected by the Delhi government, according to Reuters.
India douses century-old coal fires as Modi seeks output boost
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is determined to move more than 100,000 people living near coalfields in eastern India to new homes, making it easier to douse underground fires that have burned for a century and mine huge reserves of premium coal.
Data shows Indian growth outstrips China's but economists doubtful
India's economy grew faster than China's in the quarter through March, data showed on Friday, but a sharp downward revision for the previous quarter fuelled doubts about the accuracy of a new method used to measure economic activity.
G7 finance ministers to address faltering global growth
Finance ministers from the world's largest developed economies meet in Germany this week against a backdrop of faltering global growth, scant inflationary pressures and a bond market in turmoil.
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Kimberly is out in this week's The Voice Season 8 ‘Live Top 6 Eliminations’ although Dirty Diana was an excellent performance. The battle among best of the best is getting tougher as the crowning of the champion is fast approaching.
The cheapest Lumia phone is set for a May arrival in India as per Microsoft's word. It could be the Lumia 540 or the Lumia 430 Dual Sim?
Xiaomi introduces Xiaomi Mi 4i with features such as 5-inch 1080 IPS screen, Sunlight Display, Android 5.0 OS, and many more. The device is set for release on April 20 in India with a price of just Rs. 12,999 ($205).
Ratan Tata, chairman emeritus of the holding company of India's Tata conglomerate, has acquired a stake in Xiaomi Technology [XTC.UL], a deal that is likely to bolster the Chinese phone maker's presence in the world's third-largest smartphone market.
When Afghan President Ashraf Ghani makes his first official visit to India next week, it will be a chance for New Delhi to regain ground lost to regional rivals Pakistan and China and push interests including trade routes and arms sales.
Leaders of Asian and African nations called on Wednesday for a new global order that is open to emerging economic powers and leaves the "obsolete ideas" of Bretton Woods institutions in the past.
HTC introduces the One M9+, One E9+, and Desire 326G in India. The devices will be sold beginning May. One M9+ will come out with a 5.2-inch QHD LCD screen, One E9+ with 5.5-inh Quad-HD display, and the Desire 326G with 4.5-inch qHD IPS LCD.
An image was leaked on a Chinese website that showed a Xiaomi Mi 4i device. Further, Xiaomi has launched the Mi Note Pro and the Mi Note Black Edition.
Gold buying in the world's top two gold consuming countries remained slow this week as premiums in China improved only slightly and those in India slipped as the global benchmark stabilised at $1,200 an ounce.
