Apple has unveiled iPad mini -- which is 23% thinner and 53% lighter than the third generation iPad -- just ahead of the festive season. It will be available from Friday, November 2 for a starting price of $329 (£269) but eager customers in the US and Europe can pre-order it starting October 26. Read more
India’s ailing carrier, Vijay Mallya-owned Kingfisher Airlines was forced to cancel its flights and impose a lockout on Monday, October 1 after facing employee unrest. But as the lockout continues and as its license is stripped by regulators, a complete shutdown of Kingfisher operations is likely, say reports. Read more
Mobile device sales in India will reach 251 million units in 2013, a rise of 13.5% over 2012 sales of 221 million units, according to research firm Gartner. Samsung is likely to capture a lion’s share of the burgeoning mobile market in the emerging economy. Read more
Following a three-year engineering project and employing 1,000 workers across design, product development and manufacturing divisions, Tata’s Jaguar Land Rover is launching the fourth-generation Range Rover in September. Read more
Complaints about UK doctors are at an all-time high with GPs, psychiatrists and surgeons attracting the highest rates of complaints, according to a report from the General Medical Council (GMC). Read more
One of India’s largest IT firms, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), is taking 60 UK students as interns at TCS this year. The initiative will help boost UK graduates’ employment prospects. Read more
Latest version of Apple’s smartphone -- iPhone 5 -- comes with iOS 6, a 4-inch Retina Display, taller screen, 4G support and is 20% lighter than iPhone 4S. It will be available in the UK from September 21 and customers can pre-order it from September 14, but it has not been scheduled to release in India yet. Read more
Infosys, the Indian IT services and outsourcing company, is acquiring a Switzerland-based IT consultancy firm Lodestone Holding AG for 330m Swiss Francs (£198m) in cash. The acquisition makes Infosys one of the major players in SAP consulting. Read more
Air India, India’s flag carrier airline, has become the first Indian airline and world’s fifth airline to take the delivery of a 787 Dreamliner. Read more
In a bid to boost trade relations between the UK and India, the British High Commissioner to India and a 25-member UK business delegation will visit Kerala for the business networking event called Emerging Kerala. Read more
