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New Delhi, Oct 10: Nissan Motor Co. 7201.TO +2.57% Wednesday introduced its first compact sport-utility vehicle in India to tap demand for such products and challenge existing players like Ford Motor Co. F +0.73% , Renault S.A. RNO.FR +3.70% and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. 500520.BY +1.05% The Japanese auto maker said it has received about 6,000 customer orders for the Terrano since the vehicle was...

Shillong, Oct 8: The discovery of a South American sucker-mouth armored catfish at the picturesque Umiam Lake near here has baffled not only local fishermen but scientists alike in Meghalaya. Native to the Amazons and South American rivers, the catfish was caught by a local fisherman on September 24 and since then he has kept it in a tub of water. The 500 gm captured specimen is the first...

London, Oct 3: Weapons, rare paintings, pottery as well as jewelled treasures that once belonged to Tipu Sultan, Deccan kingdoms, the Mughals and among other royals are included in Sotheby's first-ever auction of Imperial India here on October 9. "Art of Imperial India," an auction comprising 90 objects encompassing almost 500 years of every kind of decorative art produced in the region. "The sale...

Berlin, Sept 15: Samsung will launch two smart phones in India this month for less than Rs 15,000, intensifying competition in the mid-segment mobile market. The Korean company, which has a 49 per cent share in India's smart phone segment, will offer options in local languages to attract non-English speaking customers. "We will be launching two new smart phones priced for the mid-segment market...

Washington, Sep 12: A US regulatory body has put a stop to fake debt scams by two Florida-based companies who worked with a call centre in India and bilked millions of dollars from consumers. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said Tuesday the companies, through threatening debt collecting tactics, collected about $5 million from consumers who either did not owe the debt or owed a debt to someone...

San Francisco, Sept 4: Google said the next version of Android will be called "KitKat" in keeping with its penchant for giving tasty names to its software for powering mobile devices. "Since these devices make our lives so sweet, each Android version is named after a dessert," the California-based technology titan said yesterday in a blog post.chocolate "As everyone finds it difficult to stay away...

Vatican City, Aug 31: Pope Francis has broken protocol once again, appearing with a puzzled look on his face in a "selfie" photo taken with a group of teenagers visiting the Vatican. The picture appeared on the Facebook page of one of the youngsters, who used it as his profile picture, and was going viral on social media today. The picture comes in the same week that the Oxford English Dictionary...

Chennai, Aug 18: 29-hour countdown began for the crucial launch of India"s GSLV-D5, powered by indigenous cryogenic upper stage engine — which is being tested after a failed attempt over three years ago — and carrying communication satellite GSAT-14, from Sriharikota spaceport. The rocket carrying the 1,982-kg satellite would be launched at 4.50 pm tomorrow from the second launchpad at Indian...

Boston, Aug 18: In the world of cyber fraud, a fake fan on Instagram can be worth five times more than a stolen credit card number. As social media has become increasingly influential in shaping reputations, hackers have used their computer skills to create and sell false endorsements - such as "likes" and "followers" - that purport to come from users of Facebook, its photo-sharing app Instagram...

Melbourne, Aug 5: A 21-year-old Australian woman who was trying to buy Apple smartphones online was conned into paying $1,200 for two edible apples! The woman, who has not been named, had posted an ad on website Gumtree asking to buy two Apple smartphones. She was soon contacted by another woman who said she had "two Apples" for sale. They met at a McDonald"s restaurant where the woman handed over...