State-run Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) has reported an eight fold increase in net profit for the April-June quarter.

The company's net profit stood at Rs 1,216.3 crore, led by higher other income and lower finance cost. Net profit for the year-ago period was Rs 150.3 crore.

Tata Motors on Tuesday ended its four-year product launch drought, launching the Zest, a compact sedan priced at Rs 4.64 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). The car, the cheapest in its category, will compete against the Maruti Suzuki Dzire, the Honda Amaze, the Hyundai Xcent and the Tata Motors Indigo CS.

Tata Motors claims the Zest is loaded with 29 “segment-leading” features and will be available in nine variants across petrol and diesel engines. Tata Motors’ first new model launch after the Aria launch in 2010, the Zest sports a new 1.2-litre gasoline engine from the Revotron family. (DRIVING ZEST INTO MARKETS).

Hollywood star Robin Williams who was found dead from suspected suicide at his California residence last night was certainly one of the funniest men of his generation.

Actor Rekha attended the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. She came during the Zero Hour. Seated next to nominated member Anu Aga, she watched the proceedings for about half an hour and left just before the House adjourned for lunch.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday announced special Central assistance of Rs 8,000 crore for construction of four important surface communication projects in Jammu and Kashmir while writing off the State’s liability of Rs 60 crore towards Food Corporation of India.

Shares of Tata Motors soared over 8 per cent in morning trade after the company reported over 3-fold jump in consolidated net profit for the June quarter.

The auto major's scrip jumped 8.18 per cent to Rs 484.00 on the BSE.

On the NSE, the stock climbed 7.93 per cent to Rs 482.

Smartphones and tablets would be much more useful if they allowed us to multitask the way desktop and laptop computers do.

When I'm watching video, for instance, I have to pause it to read an email or text that comes in. When I'm composing a message to make plans, I have to leave the app to check the weather forecast. For the most part, I'm not able to do more than one thing at a time on a single screen.

Glaxosmithkline Pharma Ltd today reported 14.56 per cent decline in net profit to Rs 98.29 crore for the quarter ended June 30 as the company continued to be impacted by the revamped price control order.

The company had reported a net profit of Rs 115.04 crore during the same period last year.

State-run lender IDBI Bank Ltd said on Tuesday it is not being investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) over a Rs 950-crore loan to the now-grounded carrier Kingfisher Airlines Ltd.

The CBI has launched an initial probe over the Rs 950 crore alleged loan given by IDBI Bank to the airline, a spokeswoman for the agency said on Saturday.

We’re starting to understand what’s next for Windows. Considering the most recent leaks involving the Charms Bar, desktop improvements, and the like, it’s becoming plain that some of what Windows 8 emphasized and introduced will be scaled back in Microsoft’s next Windows build.

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