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April 7, 2016 Stunning Jain manuscripts from the 13th century go online
Image credit: via www.jainpedia.org/ The Jain manuscripts currently in the British Library collections have a long history and were formerly held by two distinct institutions, the British Museum and the India Office Library. Built over a period of more than two-and-a-half centuries, from the earliest acquisitions of 1753 (in the British Museum’s Sloane and Harley collections), […]
COMPUTERS April 3, 2016 From China to India via Redmond
The five-star hotel in suburban Delhi is buzzing with activity. At the registration desk, a woman looks up from her smartphone to answer a query by one of the attendees. We are at Linc, Microsoft’s attempt at bringing China’s device manufacturers and India’s leading brands under the same roof, in a bid to give the […]
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April 1, 2016 Transcell Biologics raises funds from Indian Angel Network
Transcell Biologics was started in 2009 by Dr. Subhadra Dravida who has 16 years of experience in stem cell research. New Delhi: Indian Angel Network (IAN), a network of angel investors who invest in early-stage businesses, has invested an undisclosed amount in Hyderabad-based healthcare start-up Transcell Biologics in a round led by angel investor Sanjay […]
NEWS March 30, 2016 Inoperative EPF accounts to earn interest from 1 April
EPF accounts are deemed inoperative when there is no contribution for 36 months. Such accounts stopped earning interest from financial year 2011-12. Photo: Ramesh Pathania/Mint New Delhi: The government on Tuesday reversed a five-year-old decision and announced that inoperative employees provident fund (EPF) accounts will earn interest, a move that will cheer millions of workers. […]
ELECTRONICS 
March 28, 2016 Amazon India Festive Sale: The Big Offers From Day One
Amazon’s Great Indian Festive sale has begun. As expected, there’s something on offer for everyone. A large number of deals across all possible categories are now live. Here are a few quick tips to help you sail through all Amazon Great Indian Festive sale: 1) Some of the best deals would be available as Lightning […]
ELECTRONICS March 28, 2016 Five Things From CES 2016 That You May Actually Want to Buy
CES, the largest consumer electronics show in the world, kicked off with a sneak peek at what some companies will be exhibiting on the show floor this week. Even with a smaller sampling of exhibitors, there was a dizzying amount of tech to take in – everything from drones to laser-powered gizmos that promise to […]
ELECTRONICS March 28, 2016 lack Friday Deals: Our Picks for Shopping From India
Black Friday, which follows Thanksgiving, marks the beginning of the shopping season in the US, with most retail chains offering massive discounts to entice customers. While it may not have much of a cultural presence outside of the western hemisphere, anyone on the Internet can get in on the action, and grab some truly amazing […]
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March 26, 2016 SP Robotic raises Rs 2 crore from IAN, Chennai Angels
SP Robotic Works, a Chennai-based startup which provides robotic education to school students in the brand name called Kidobotikz, has raised Rs 2 crore from Indian Angel Network (IAN). Nagaraja Prakasam has led this round on behalf of IANand will also join the board of the company and Rajesh Navaneetham and MV Subramanian would also […]
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March 26, 2016 BigBasket raises $150 million from Abraaj Group
Flipkart expands reach of grocery delivery serviceOla shuts food and grocery delivery servicesGrocery delivery app PepperTap acquires JiffstoreTendulkar makes his first tech start-up investmentInvestment in an Indian start-up every 8 hours On-demand grocery delivery company BigBasket has announced it has raised $150 million from the Abraaj Group, International Finance Corporation, and Sands Capital. Existing investors […]
ALL DEALS March 25, 2016 Uber-Ola battle goes from the streets to court
Photo: Mint Bengaluru/New Delhi: The fight for market share between taxi aggregators Uber and Ola travelled from the streets to the courts on Tuesday when the former sought almost Rs. 50 crore in damages for losses it claimed to have suffered because of fraudulent practices adopted by its local rival. Ola denied the charges in […]
COMPUTERS March 22, 2016 Windows 10 Now a Mandatory Update – Here’s How You Can Stop It From Installing
If you’re running an older version of Windows, you might suddenly find Microsoft’s Windows 10 upgrade already downloaded on your machine. You never requested it, so why are you getting it? The automatic download is part of Microsoft’s aggressive push to get Windows 10 on as many devices as possible. Since last July, Microsoft has […]
NEWS March 21, 2016 Casio Smart Outdoor Watch to Be Available From March 25
Casio launched its first Android Wear smartwatch named the Casio Smart Outdoor Watch WSD-F10 at CES and promised it to release in March. The Japanese company is indeed keeping its promise and is making the Casio Smart Outdoor Watch available to buy starting March 25. Casio has confirmed that the Smart Outdoor Watch WSD-F10 will […]
