Taking advantage of the government’s demonetisation move that has pushed the country into digitisation mode, Bharti Airtel on Wednesday launched its Airtel Payments Bank. Becoming the first payments bank to go live in the country, the mobile service company said Airtel Payments Bank will be offering banking services on a pilot basis in Rajasthan, and would soon cover other parts of the country. Airtel Bank plans to expand its merchant network... 

US President Barack Obama presents comedian Ellen DeGeneres with the Presidential Medal of Freedom WASHINGTON: Basketball star Michael Jordan, actor Robert De Niro and music legend Bruce Springsteen were among the 21 people honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Tuesday. During a ceremony at the White House President Barack Obama gave out the awards — the nation’s highest civilian honor — for his last time to a diverse... 

Flipkart has announced that it has managed to sell one million Redmi 3S, Redmi 3S Prime smartphones in India. The smartphone was launched in the country in August this year, and was made available on Mi.com and Flipkart online. This milestone was tweeted by the e-commerce giant, and it even congratulated Mi India for the feat. Just to recap, the Redmi 3S was first launched in China in June this year, and was then brought to India in August with a... 

PM Modi has asked the public to participate in a survey where a number of questions have been posed on the NM App with regard to scrapping of old Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 currency notes. New Delhi: Amid opposition attack, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked the people to directly convey their views to him on demonetisation via his App. He asked the public to participate in a survey where a number of questions have been posed with regard to scrapping... 

The US and Japan are the biggest members of the massive trade deal BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA: A Pacific-wide trade deal would be “meaningless” without the United States, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Monday, as Donald Trump vowed to abandon the agreement on his first day in office. The future of the 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has been thrown into serious doubt after the US president-elect repeated a pledge to... 

The State Department on Monday issued an alert to US citizens about a heightened risk of terrorist attacks throughout Europe, particularly during the holiday season. “US citizens should exercise caution at holiday festivals, events, and outdoor markets,” it said in a statement, adding that there was credible information that Islamic State, al Qaeda and their affiliates continued to plan attacks in Europe. The department noted extremists... 

DAMASCUS, SYRIA: US President Barack Obama said he is “not optimistic” about Syria’s future, as the UN warned time is running out to avoid a humanitarian catastrophe in Aleppo which has been pounded by air strikes for nearly a week. More than 300,000 people have been killed in Syria since the conflict began Government forces launched a ferocious assault last Tuesday to recapture eastern Aleppo, killing 115 civilians so far. In fresh... 

Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said Xi Jinping had “fully affirmed our work” in a meeting LIMA, PERU: Hong Kong’s leader says Chinese President Xi Jinping has affirmed his handling of a political dispute in the Chinese-ruled territory in which two independent legislators were barred from taking their seats. Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying said Xi had “fully affirmed our work” in a meeting on the sidelines of the Asia... 

Chandigarh: India and Israel could work more towards ‘Make in India and Make with India’ together which can bring “magic to the world”, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin said on Sunday. Reuven Rivlin with PM Modi. The President further said he fell in love with the word ‘jugaad’ when he visited India, saying “jugaad is the way we invent and the way we work”. Rivlin was addressing the gathering in Chandigarh... 

Over the past decade China has displaced the US as the main trading partner in Latin America. LIMA, PERU: An expected US economic retreat from Latin America under Donald Trump is causing the region’s leaders to look halfway around the world, to China, for help weathering the possible financial headwinds. They’ll have the perfect opportunity to make their appeal this week when Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a Pacific Rim summit as...