US Congress should pass IMF reform to integrate rising powers like India: Rice

Last Updated: Saturday, April 25, 2015, 07:58

The US Congress should pass "quota reform" of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to better integrate the rising powers like India, National Security Advisor Susan Rice has said.

China has host of policies to halt GDP slide: Premier Li

Last Updated: Sunday, March 15, 2015, 16:55

China's economy is facing considerable pressure due to the slowdown but the government has a host of policies to halt the slide, Premier Li Keqiang today said as he tried to allay fears about flagging growth in the world's second largest economy.

US debt limit looms again: Jacob Lew warns on `brinksmanship`

Last Updated: Friday, March 6, 2015, 22:27

US Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew urged Congress Friday to avoid another disruptive battle over the country`s borrowing ability, which is scheduled to be capped in nine days.

Despite Lok Sabha nod, fate of Insurance Bill hangs in balance

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 4, 2015, 22:13

Fate of the Insurance Bill hangs in balance with the Congress expressing its opposition to the manner in which it was brought and approved by Lok Sabha and the government hinting at the possibility of a Joint Session to clear the key reform measure.

EU bets on 5G to catch up in mobile technology race

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 3, 2015, 20:16

The European Union is looking to sign agreements with China and Japan and the United States to cooperate on developing the next generation of mobile broadband as it seeks to help its companies catch up in the race to develop such technologies.

Microsoft unveils 'big screen' Lumia 640, Lumia 640XL

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 3, 2015, 18:43

Microsoft has unveiled two 'big screen' budget Windows Phones, the 5-inch Lumia 640 and the 5.7-inch Lumia 640XL at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015 in Barcelona.

Facebook's Zuckerberg seeks peace with telcos on Web-for-all push

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 3, 2015, 08:37

Regulators in the United States and Europe are pushing for measures such as open Internet rules to strike a new balance between the two industries.

Barack Obama sharply criticizes China's plans for new technology rules

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 3, 2015, 03:36

President Barack Obama on Monday sharply criticized China`s plans for new rules on U.S. tech companies, urging Beijing to change the policy if it wants to do business with the United States and saying he had raised it with President Xi Jinping.

Huawei unveils TalkBand B2 with bluetooh headset and health tracker

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 3, 2015, 00:36

Huawei has unveiled the second generation of its TalkBand products, Huawei TalkBand B2 which showcases a more business-like professional design, has smarter fitness tracking functionality with higher accuracy, and enhanced synchronization with the users mobile device.

Huawei unveils MediaPad X2, world's first Ultra-octa 64 bit LTE 4G Phablet

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 3, 2015, 00:27

Chinese technology firm Huawei has unveiled the world's first Ultra-octa 64 bit LTE 4G phablet, the MediaPad X2 at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2015 in Barcelona.

Samsung unveils Galaxy S6, S6 Edge to rival iPhone6

Last Updated: Monday, March 2, 2015, 15:12

Korean electronics giant Samsung has unveiled its much-awaited Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge smartphones and would begin selling them in India and other markets from April 10 to compete with rival iPhone6.

Phone firms look beyond the handset at top mobile fair

Last Updated: Saturday, February 28, 2015, 10:21

Phone makers will seek to seduce new buyers with even smarter Internet-connected watches and other wireless gadgets as they wrestle for dominance at the world`s biggest mobile fair starting Monday.