General Motors Co is revamping its business in India and evaluating its product portfolio in the market, according to the US carmaker’s chief executive Mary Barra

Steve Jobs limited his kids’ access to technology

12 Sep 2014

Despite being an icon of the digital age, Steve Jobs harboured worries about the effect of the technology on children

Facebook posts reveal personality traits, but changes complicate interpretation

12 Sep 2014

A Kansas University study has found that people can accurately detect the personality traits of strangers through Facebook activity

Bajaj Finserv to float home finance firm as banking plans fail

11 Sep 2014

Indian Hotels pulls out of Taj Palace Marrakech in Morocco

11 Sep 2014

Google Inc acquires high-tech spoon maker Lift Labs

11 Sep 2014

Skoda launches new Yeti at Rs18.99 lakh

11 Sep 2014

Twitter taps debt markets for the first time to raise $1.5 billion

11 Sep 2014

Alstom paid bribes to win Delhi Metro contract, finds UK probe

11 Sep 2014

Legal filings published after the first London court hearing on Tuesday stated that the Alstom unit had disguised corrupt payments as consultancy agreements

Russian hackers leak millions of Gmail IDs and passwords: report

11 Sep 2014

Google, however, said the danger has been greatly exaggerated and that less than 2 per cent of the username and password combinations might have leaked

McDonald’s to double India operations as US sales slump

10 Sep 2014

JNPT gets CCEA nod for additional liquid bulk terminal

10 Sep 2014

Microsoft to acquire Minecraft maker Mojang: reports

10 Sep 2014

Apple bets its way into wearables with launch of Apple Watch

10 Sep 2014

Commentators say the Apple Watch could prove to be yet another disruptive innovation from the company and would alter forever the ubiquitous digital watch industry

Tata Steel to start work on ferro-alloys plant in March

10 Sep 2014

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