NEW YORK – Apple says that its app store has hit the 10 billion downloads mark. The milestone, announced on Apple Inc.’s website Saturday, arrives as the company’s hugely popular smart phone is likely to…
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ICICI Bank Q3 net profit up 77.5%
Mumbai: ICICI Bank posted net profit (consolidated) of Rs 2,039 crore for the third quarter ended December 31, 2010, up 77.5 per cent from Rs 1,149 crore in the corresponding quarter last fiscal. Total income…
Google co-founder Page takes over, targets Facebook
SAN FRANCISCO – Google Inc co-founder Larry Page will take over as CEO from Eric Schmidt, a surprise move to make the company more nimble at a time when competition heats up with fast-growing rivals…
Iran nuclear talks start, no sign of concessions
ISTANBUL – Iran gave no sign of making concessions to world powers trying to persuade it to rein in its nuclear programme at talks which began in Istanbul on Friday. Western countries believe Iran is…
Wipro IT chiefs quit; Q3 net meets f'cast
BANGALORE (Reuters) – Wipro Ltd surprised markets with the resignations of the joint-CEOs of its information technology business, after reporting profit growth rates which lagged rivals Infosys Technologies LTd and Tata Consultancy Services. India’s third-ranked…
US blacklists Pak Taliban commander Qari Hussain for “wanton acts of violence”
Washington, Jan 21, The United States has designated Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) leader Qari Hussain under its Executive Order 13224, which targets terrorists and their supporters. “This action will help stem the flow of finances…
Clinton to visit India in coming months for Strategic Dialogue
Washington, Jan 20 (PTI) US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel to India this spring, most likely in early April, for the next round of India-US Strategic Dialogue. She would be accompanied by a…
Big quake shakes Pakistan; tremors felt in Delhi
A powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.2 shook southwestern Pakistan on Wednesday, jolting residents of cities as far apart as New Delhi and Dubai, but doing little damage in the sparsely populated region. The quake was…
Swiss whistleblower hands bank data to WikiLeaks
A former Swiss private banker handed over data on hundreds of offshore bank account holders to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on Monday, saying he wanted to draw attention to financial abuses. Rudolf Elmer, 55, headed…
Copenhagen deal goes some way, has long way to go
Copenhagen: Two years of laborious negotiations on a climate agreement ended Friday with a political deal brokered by US President Barack Obama with China and other emerging powers but denounced by poor countries because it…