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India orders fresh check of Volkswagen emissions
25 Sep 2015
After revelations that the German car maker manipulated emission test results in the US and Europe, the Indian government has asked its regulator to recheck its reported figures
Facebook rebrands Internet.org to 'Free Basics’, expands Indian operations
25 Sep 2015
Facebook has rebranded its controversial Internet.org to Free Basics in a bid to thwart criticism and expand operations
Facebook rebrands Internet.org to 'Free Basics’, expands Indian operations
25 Sep 2015
Facebook has rebranded its controversial Internet.org to Free Basics in a bid to thwart criticism and expand operations
Facebook rebrands Internet.org to 'Free Basics’, expands Indian operations
25 Sep 2015
Facebook has rebranded its controversial Internet.org to Free Basics in a bid to thwart criticism and expand operations
Fortis co-founder Shivinder Singh steps down to join spiritual organisation
24 Sep 2015
Singh (40) will join a spiritual organisation, Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB), based in Beas, near Amritsar and become non-executive vice-chairman of Fortis with effect from 1 January 2016
Fortis co-founder Shivinder Singh steps down to join spiritual organisation
24 Sep 2015
Singh (40) will join a spiritual organisation, Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB), based in Beas, near Amritsar and become non-executive vice-chairman of Fortis with effect from 1 January 2016
Facebook, Instagram to control 65% of social media budgets this year
24 Sep 2015
Facebook and Instagram will control around 65 per cent, or roughly $16.3 billion, of the $25 billion social-media budgets this year
Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn quits over `Dieselgate’
24 Sep 2015
Martin Winterkorn, CEO of German carmaker Volkswagen AG, resigned on Wednesday amidst accusations that the car maker rigged US emission tests - the biggest scandal in its 78-year history
Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn quits over `Dieselgate’
24 Sep 2015
Martin Winterkorn, CEO of German carmaker Volkswagen AG, resigned on Wednesday amidst accusations that the car maker rigged US emission tests - the biggest scandal in its 78-year history
Skype service restored after 15 hour outage
23 Sep 2015
Cyber security firm offers $1 mn bounty to hack iOS 9
23 Sep 2015
To win the money, hackers would have to use a web page or text message to remotely bypass the iOS 9 security and discretely install an application on the iPhone or iPad by 31 October
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