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December 16, 2018 Stranded In Airport For 7 Months, Syrian Man Is Granted Asylum In Canada
Hassan al-Kontar, 37, left his home in Syria for the United Arab Emirates in 2006. For seven months, Hassan al-Kontar was trapped in air-conditioned purgatory. Stranded in Terminal 2 at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, he slept under stairwells and lived off leftover chicken-and-rice dinners from AirAsia flights. He documented his daily life in video […]
NEWS December 16, 2016 Bluetooth 5 Officially Released, Will Come to Devices in a Few Months
HIGHLIGHTS Bluetooth is a ubiquitous wireless standard to connect electronics Bluetooth 5 features 2x speeds, 4x range over predecessors Devices featuring Bluetooth 5 should be out in the next 2 to 6 months Bluetooth is the quintessential wireless standard for electronics to communicate with each other across small distances in a power-efficient way. Everything from […]
ALL DEALS September 3, 2016 Romanian Hacker ‘Guccifer’ Sentenced to 52 Months in US Prison
Romanian Hacker ‘Guccifer’ Sentenced to 52 Months in US Prison HIGHLIGHTS Lazar breached Clinton’s private server at her home in New York He is believed to have hacked into email accounts of about 100 victims Victims include prominent political figures A Romanian hacker nicknamed “Guccifer” who helped expose the existence of a private email domain […]
ALL DEALS August 24, 2016 Fino Paytech Set to Launch Payments Bank in Next 6 Months
Having bagged a Rs. 250-crore investment from BPCL, the first by an oil marketer in a Payments Bank, Fino Paytech is looking for at least one more round of fund infusion through stake sale before it launches the bank in about 6 months. “We will have at least one more stake sale, after which we […]
ELECTRONICS August 12, 2016 LeEco Eyes FIBP Approval for Retail Stores in Next 2-3 Months
HIGHLIGHTS Last month, LeEco had filed an application with FIPB to open its stores. LeEco on Tuesday launched Le 1s (Eco) for Rs. 9,999 at the event. The company has partnered with ErosNow, YuppTv, etc. to stream content. Chinese electronics firm LeEco is hopeful of getting FIPB approval in two-three months to launch its own […]
NEWS June 15, 2016 LeEco Eyes FIBP approval for Retail shops in next 2-3 Months
HIGHLIGHTS final month, LeEco had filed an application with FIPB to open its shops. LeEco on Tuesday released Le 1s (Eco) for Rs. 9,999 at the event. The business enterprise has partnered with ErosNow, YuppTv, and so on. to flow content. chinese language electronics company LeEco is hopeful of getting FIPB approval in –three months […]
ELECTRONICS May 31, 2016 LeEco Eyes FIBP approval for Retail stores in next 2-three Months
HIGHLIGHTS final month, LeEco had filed an application with FIPB to open its stores. LeEco on Tuesday launched Le 1s (Eco) for Rs. nine,999 on the occasion. The employer has partnered with ErosNow, YuppTv, and many others. to move content material. chinese electronics firm LeEco is hopeful of having FIPB approval in two–3 months to […]
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March 10, 2016 redBus plans to expand global footprint in next three months
redBus joins homegrown consumer Internet start-ups such as Practo and Zomato that have gone global. Photo: Hemant Mishra/Mint Online bus ticketing platform redBus is planning to expand its global footprint by launching operations in at least four South and Southeast Asian countries in the next three months, a top company executive said. redBus, which was […]
ALL DEALS March 2, 2016 Freshdesk buys Framebench, its fourth acquisition in seven months
A file photo of Girish Mathrubootham, founder and chief executive, Freshdesk, who said that the acquisition of Framebench presents an opportunity to integrate collaborative capabilities. Photo: Mint Bengaluru: Freshdesk Inc., a start-up that provides customer support platforms for enterprises, has acquired Framebench Technologies Pvt. Ltd, a company which lets users collaborate on files (documents, images, […]
