In India, the consumption of alcohol has increased from 2.4 litres in 2005 to 5.7 litres in 2016 with 4.2 litres being consumed by men and 1.5 litre by women.

Former French president Francois Hollande was quoted as saying that the Indian government proposed Anil Ambani's Reliance Defence as the partner for Dassault Aviation in the Rs 58,000 crore Rafale jet fighter deal.

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issues H-4 visas to immediate family members of H-1B visa holders, which mean spouses and children less than 21 years of age.

Ruchit Jain, Technical Analyst at Angel Broking, takes viewers through all the market action today. Benchmark indices finished with losses Friday after investors were jolted by a sudden mid-session plunge amid a massive sell-off in NBFC stocks. The BSE Sensex, which opened on a strong footing, suddenly tanked 1,127.58 points, or 3.03 per cent, to hit a low of 35,993.64 in afternoon trade, before staging an equally sharp recovery within minutes.

The law, signed by Trump last August, is designed to punish Russia for the 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine, its involvement in the Syrian civil war and for meddling in the 2016 US presidential election.

The irony is that the home-grown retailers are starved for cash and need capital and at the same time global giants are finding ways of investing in multi-brand physical retail companies.

The recent press renders of Nokia 7.1 Plus were leaked online, showing a display notch, Carl Zeiss optics and Android One badging, which has already been seen on earlier Nokia X-series smartphones.

Rana Kapoor to retire as Yes Bank MD and CEO by January 2019; Samara-Amazon bags Aditya Birla Group's retail chain; Gujarat Assembly increases MLAs' salary by at least Rs 45,000; and Alibaba's Jack Ma warns US-China trade war could drag for 20 years. Watch more in this episode of Business Wrap.

In July, China cut import tariffs on almost 1,500 consumer products ranging from cosmetics to home appliances as part of efforts to open up its economy, the world's second biggest.

Dimon said that India's world beating economic growth as well as critical reforms such as GST and the first step in bank mergers are advantages that far outweigh fears arising out of macroeconomic imbalances and a sliding currency

India may raise import duties on components used in mobile handsets, most of them imported from China, as one of the measures.

A company spokesperson said that they did not want to make a fuss about it and just shared the hilarious incident with everyone.

Income tax officials inspect books of Jet Airways in Mumbai, Delhi officesThe Income Tax Department on Wednesday swooped down on the premises of Jet Airways in Mumbai and Delhi to carry out an inspection of the books of the crisis-ridden airline for alleged falsification of accounts and siphoning of funds. As many as 50 tax officials are reported to have been pressed into action for the survey operation under Section 133A of the Income Tax Act at the Naresh Goyal-led airline's And...

On Wednesday, the Sensex extended losses for the third straight session, to end at a near two-month low as cautious investors pared their portfolios, ignoring positive global cues and recovery in rupee.

The DoT had reportedly barred Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp from the list of companies allowed to work with local companies in 5G technology-based trials due to \"security\" concerns.

In July, a government panel recommended that all \"critical personal data\" should be processed in India, and presented a draft bill that could affect how global firms store customer data.

The rupee opened higher at 72.71 against its record closing low of 72.98 Tuesday and touched a session high of 72.34 in day trade as crude oil prices eased globally.

Ahead of festive showdown, Flipkart pumps in Rs 3,463 crore to boost sales; RCom to exit telecom fully to focus on realty: Anil Ambani; Sebi eases rules to woo foreign funds; move aims to arrest rupee fall, stock market volatility; CCI imposes total penalty of Rs 38 crore on 18 sugar mills; PNB fraud: ED eyes Nirav Modi's Rs 4,000 crore worth of foreign assets. Watch more in this episode of Business Wrap.

Cautioning businesses in China to be ready for a long drawn trade war with US, Alibaba Group founder Jack Ma said the dispute could drag for 20 years, extending far beyond the presidency of Donald Trump.

With a transparent back variant and in-display fingerprint sensor, the Mi 8 Pro could be the global variant of Mi 8 Explorer, which is a high-end trim of the Mi 8. On the other hand, the Mi 8 Lite has been placed below Mi 8 SE as a lower mid-range offering.