September 16, 2021 04:00 IST
Wednesday’s relief package for the telecom sector has come close on the heels of bankers getting involved in seeking some respite for the industry, particularly Vodafone Idea.
Sat, Sep 18, 2021September 15, 2021 17:59 IST
The airline’s divestment is expected to give the successful bidder control of 4,400 domestic and 1,800 international landing and parking slots at domestic airports, and 900 slots at airports overseas.
Thu, Sep 16, 2021September 14, 2021 11:21 IST
A new exploit called 'FORCEDENTRY' has been discovered in Apple's iMessage service. How does it infect devices, and what should you do to protect yours?
Tue, Sep 14, 2021September 13, 2021 14:36 IST
Jet Airways 2.0 is the revived avatar of Naresh Goyal’s Jet Airways that has been grounded for more than two years.
Tue, Sep 14, 2021September 13, 2021 01:18 IST
As companies both in the internet and consumer electronics space attempt to harness the wearables technology, the next port of call could seemingly be augmented reality and virtual reality.
Mon, Sep 13, 2021September 12, 2021 01:14 IST
A year-long investigation into the Air India Express accident at Kozhikode airport in August last year has revealed non-adherence to the standard operating procedure by the pilot-in-command as the probable cause of the plane crash.
Sun, Sep 12, 2021September 11, 2021 14:28 IST
The move is being looked at as a step towards closing a loophole that allowed user chats to be outside the purview of encryption and could therefore be accessed by a third-party, affecting the user’s privacy.
Sat, Sep 11, 2021September 10, 2021 12:37 IST
The launch of JioPhone Next, a collaboration between Reliance Jio and Google, has been delayed. What is this phone, and why the delay?
Fri, Sep 10, 2021September 09, 2021 15:07 IST
The American company said it had accumulated losses of over $ 2 billion in the last 10 years, and that the phased closure of its two production units in Sanand, Gujarat, and Chennai, Tamil Nadu, would affect approximately 4,000 employees.
Fri, Sep 10, 2021September 09, 2021 14:53 IST
Amazon Pay has partnered with Kuvera to offer wealth management services to its customers. It follows Google Pay's deal with Equitas Small Finance Bank for fixed deposits.
Fri, Sep 10, 2021September 08, 2021 13:36 IST
PayPal is buying Paidy, a 'buy now, pay later' firm, for $2.7 billion. What is the BNPL payment option, which has become very popular? Is it prevalent in India?
Thu, Sep 09, 2021September 08, 2021 03:00 IST
NtechLab sees India as one of the priority markets for video surveillance and facial recognition technology.
Wed, Sep 08, 2021September 06, 2021 12:51 IST
While the move is being welcomed by child protection agencies, advocates of digital privacy, and industry peers, are raising red flags suggesting that the technology could have broad-based ramifications on user privacy.
Tue, Sep 07, 2021September 04, 2021 12:49 IST
All passengers who have been inoculated by a World Health Organization (WHO)-approved vaccine will be exempt from the 14-day quarantine rule upon arrival in Turkey.
Sat, Sep 04, 2021September 03, 2021 03:30 IST
South Korea on Tuesday became the first jurisdiction to legally ban the monopolies that Apple and Google hold over payments on in-app purchases.
Fri, Sep 03, 2021September 02, 2021 03:25 IST
A bet different to what Paytm, one of its biggest rivals in the payments gateway segment, seems to have taken as it gears up for its proposed $2.2 billion IPO.
Thu, Sep 02, 2021September 01, 2021 13:59 IST
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) administration has started issuing tourist visas to travellers, including Indian citizens.
Tue, Sep 07, 2021September 01, 2021 04:12 IST
BillDesk, which was founded in 2000 by former consultants M N Srinivasu, Ajay Kaushal, and Karthik Ganpathy, is among the largest payment gateway aggregators in the country, handling more than half of all online billing transactions, according to industry estimates.
Wed, Sep 01, 2021August 31, 2021 14:21 IST
According to estimates, BillDesk and Paytm together controlled a massive chunk of India’s payment gateway traffic. However, investors of BillDesk had been in the market to find a buyer for the last two years.
Wed, Sep 01, 2021August 31, 2021 04:12 IST
The most significant criticism from within the government is related to the perception of “overreach” by the Consumer Affairs Department — venturing into areas where other departments such as the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) and the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MeitY) are already working.
Tue, Aug 31, 2021August 30, 2021 12:45 IST
Singapore has established VTLs with Germany and Brunei Darussalam, allowing fully vaccinated passengers from these two places to arrive in Singapore for any travel purpose without quarantine requirements.
Sun, Sep 05, 2021August 28, 2021 04:10 IST
The systems seek to achieve a range of objectives: better identification of criminals, law enforcement use at railway stations, passenger check-ins at airports, biometric attendance at companies, and even student authentication mechanisms.
Sat, Aug 28, 2021August 27, 2021 12:18 IST
The DGCA has permitted the commercial operations of Boeing 737 Max planes in India. Why was the aircraft banned in March 2019, and what has happened since then? Which airlines operate the plane?
Sun, Aug 29, 2021August 27, 2021 03:25 IST
The national carrier, on its part, has approached the central government to get its dues of over Rs 500 crore cleared. The government owes Air India the money on account of VVIP travel, evacuation operations and other official travel.
Fri, Aug 27, 2021August 26, 2021 18:09 IST
The latest Boeing 737 model is equipped with a manoeuvring characteristics augmentation system (MCAS), which is responsible for pushing the aircraft’s nose down when it senses a high angle of attack that may lead to an aircraft stall.
Fri, Aug 27, 2021