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Sensory consumerism

Japanese scientists have developed a 'smelling screen' that allows you to see as well as smell the coffee or food displayed on it. It works by feeding odours from vaporising gel pellets into four air streams, one in each corner of the screen.

Google overload badly needs a fix

I confess I am confused. What exactly is Google supposed to do?

ONGC may sell stakes to Shell

India’s largest exploration company, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), is in the process of selling stakes of some deep-water blocks to global energy giant Royal Dutch Shell. ONGC owns 56 deep-water blocks at present.

Investors should not ask about returns

No matter how much investors would like to know, for many financial products they should not be asking how much returns they will get.

Credit card issues are surging again

After witnessing continuous decline for the past four years, credit card issuance in India has shown a turnaround. Card issuance by banks and financial institution grew by 11% to 19.6 million in 2012-13 according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data.

Indian techie shakes up US broadcasters

It is not every day that US broadcasting giant ABC starts a service similar to a dime-size competitor it took to court earlier.

Security alert: virus threats loom large over hot mobiles

Studies indicate that around 50% users who access the internet on their mobile phones are lax about security. Over the last year, close to 72% corporate and individual users faced cyber attacks on their phones. Vivek Sinha reports. Smartphones vs smarter virus?

RBI heat on bank honchos after expose of money laundering

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has moved to hold senior banking officials directly accountable for violations of supervision lapses under their nose that lead to money laundering and other wrongdoings.

Cricket’s loss no gains for football, tennis, other sports

Indian cricket is finding itself in a tight spot right now but its position as the Number 1 sport in India is not under any threat. While other sports are becoming popular with some advertisers, no brand manager can afford to look away from cricketers. Himani Chandna Gurtoo reports. Hit wicket, but far from out

FinMin’s new amnesty scheme for service tax defaulters

Aimed at widening its revenue base from indirect tax collections, the finance ministry has implemented an amnesty scheme for service tax defaulters to pay their dues without any penalty.

Rs 20,000-crore deals in push for rural broadband

The government’s Rs. 20,000-crore project to provide high-speed broadband in 200,000 villages across India has finally taken off. Manoy Gairola reports.

Income Tax office slaps Rs. 577-cr tax demand notice on Infosys

Income Tax department has slapped a fresh Rs. 577-crore tax demand notice on Infosys for 2009-10 assessment year, adding to the tax woes of India's second largest IT firm.

Apple sells 50 billionth app

Nobody knows which was the first app to be downloaded from Apple’s iPhone App Store on 11 July 2008, but the total number of downloads passed 50 billion on Wednesday, signifying the rapid growth of a business created by the explosive spread of smartphones over the past five years.

India moves to resist EU fine on airline emissions

India remains opposed to the European Union’s emission norms for airlines even as European Commission said it may fine Air India and Jet Airways for not sharing emission data. A senior aviation ministry official said that the matter will be taken-up with the commission.

ITC Q4 net up 19% on robust sales growth

Diversified business conglomerate ITC today posted a 19.4% year-on-year rise in its net profit for three months from January till March 2013 to R1,927.98 crore, from Rs. 1,614.36 crore during the same period last year, driven by robust performance in cigarettes, FMCG and agriculture businesses.
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