Indian government wants Apple, but not all officials are biting

NBI News | 2017-01-19

By Sanjeev Miglani and Rajesh Kumar Singh NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Some Indian officials have baulked at Apple’s demands for concessions before it assembles iPhones there, raising doubts about a spring deadline to launch a key project in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s campaign to lure...

LG G6 smartphone’s MWC 2017 launch date revealed

The Times of India | 2017-01-19

NEW DELHI: February 26 is surely be going to be an important day at the upcoming Mobile World Congress trade show. Motorola, Huawei and HMD Global (licence holder for Nokia smartphones) have already announced that they will be holding a pre-MWC 2017 event on February 26. Now, South Korean smartphone...

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ECB keeps stimulus on high even as economy picks up

The Roanoke Times | 2017-01-19

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — President Mario Draghi has some explaining to do — about why the European Central Bank is leaving its stimulus programs running nearly full blast while inflation and growth are picking up. Draghi is expected to use his news conference Thursday to underline the bank's...

China makes plans for stronger IPR protection

China Daily | 2017-01-19

BEIJING - China will encourage innovation through better protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) during the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020). A guideline has set targets to improve IPR rules and regulation in emerging fields, including internet plus, e-commerce and big data. Patents...

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To a new beginning: 7 health trends to look out for this year

Hindustan Times | 2017-01-19

The beginning of a New Year is a great opportunity for us to press the reset button. And this is especially true for those who are conscious about their health. So, before you tweak your lifestyle to meet your health and fitness goals, we reckon that you go through this list of health trends...

All that worry about sugar is working: children are now eating less of it

The Spectator | 2017-01-19

The trouble with reasonable voices — as current global politics are neatly illustrating for us — is that they tend to get drowned out by, well, the less measured ones. So you may have missed last week’s state of the nation report from the Children’s Food Trust, which is really about the state of our...

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Real Madrid King's Cup hopes hit by second successive defeat

The Times of India | 2017-01-19

BARCELONA: Real Madrid lost 2-1 at home to Celta Vigo in their Spanish King's Cup quarter-final first leg on Wednesday to slump to their second defeat in a row following a record winning streak. Spain striker Iago Aspas, the top-scoring Spaniard in La Liga, gave the visitors a shock lead in the 64th...

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