New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said his government has corrected past weaknesses of the economy, and urged industrialists to “invest boldly”, promising protection against wrong actions in genuine commercial failures. “I want to assure the banking and corporate world that we have been able to overcome weaknesses in ... Read More »

NEW DELHI: Realty shares were trading in the positive zone in Friday’s morning session. Shares of Indiabulls Real Estate Ltd. (up 2.45 per cent) , Phoenix MillsNSE 1.49 % Ltd. (up 2.26 per cent) , Oberoi RealtyNSE 2.95 % Ltd. (up 1.84 per cent) , Prestige Estates Projects Ltd. (up 1.78 per cent) , Godrej Properties ... Read More »

BENGALURU: Technology companies offering niche services to banks face a challenge as public sector lenders consolidate, with issues around shrinking revenue, reduced clients and heightened competition, industry experts have said. The country will be left with only 12 large public sector banks from 27 before, the government had announced earlier this year. ... Read More »

With a wealth of Rs 31,960 crore, Mumbai’s Mangal Prabhat Lodha and the family of Macrotech Developers retain the top spot as the country’s richest real estate developer. New Delhi’s Rajiv Singh of DLF secures the second spot with a wealth of Rs 25,080 crore, according to the GROHE Hurun ... Read More »

There is a level of comfort that comes with spending time among animals. They are, in the words of Winston Churchill, good for your insides. Making the decision to share your pets with others to bring them comfort and companionship isn’t a simple one. Here are some suggestions to help ... Read More »

Hospitals across England are using 21 separate electronic systems to record patient health care – risking patient safety, researchers suggest. A team at Imperial College say the systems cannot “talk” to each other, making cross-referencing difficult and potentially leading to “errors”. Of 121 million patient interactions, there were 11 million ... Read More »

Cannabidiol has become wildly popular since the passing of the Farm Bill of 2018. The new legislation has opened the door for the manufacture of tinctures, balms, capsules, and food products across the United States. Slowly but surely, this hemp plant extract is shedding its negative stigma, and sales are ... Read More »

MUMBAI: Real Estate developer NirlonNSE -1.16 % today signed a long-term leave and license agreement with J.P. Morgan, the global banking and financial services provider, for premium office space at Nirlon Knowledge Park (NKP) in Mumbai. “Moving to Nirlon Knowledge Park helps us consolidate most of our offices in Mumbai into one location,” said Kalpana ... Read More »

More than a year ago, future of the real estate market in India was believed to be promising following the implementation of Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016 (RERA).  The best part of this Act is that it envisages safety to the buyers and its implementation immediately led to ... Read More »

For our review of 2019, deputy editor Augusta Pownall picks out ten trends that have preoccupied the design and technology industries this year, from the circular economy to the continued rise of China and a focus on privacy. Surveillance and privacy Data is one of the most lucrative resources on the planet, but concern has mounted over protecting ... Read More »

The history of technology is littered with beautifully anachronistic tags that were deployed to capture the essence of a new technology. The happy truth is, as these technologies take root and start shaping consumer behavior around themselves, the tags they spawned get confined to the trashcan of history. Today, referring ... Read More »

It’s not like this wasn’t among the reasons everywhere suspected when Apple suddenly announced it was buying Intel’s modem business, but now the chipmaker has filed a brief in support of the FTC in an ongoing appeal by Qualcomm of a decision made in May. That decision found in favor of the ... Read More »