New Delhi, May 18 (ANI): The recent data theft by hackers from two Indian companies processing prepaid cards for several overseas banks, which led to a global fraud of 45 million dollars, has made India's 100 billion dollar IT industry a primary target of spam, phishing and viruses. The security breach has reopened the debate on IT security norms followed by Indian firms and the role played by 'ethical' hackers.

New Delhi, May 18 (ANI): The negative outlook affirmation by S and P for India's BBB- status is unfortunate, Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), has said.

Beijing, May 18 (Xinhua-ANI): U.S. stocks bounced back on Friday to end the week for a fourth straight gain, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S and P 500 closing at all-time highs.

Tokyo, May 17 (ANI): The meeting between H.E. Anand Sharma, Minister of Commerce and Industry of India and H.E. Toshimitsu Motegi, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan was held today in Tokyo considered the enhancement of the infrastructure in the region of the Chennai Bangalore Infrastructure Corridor(CBIC).

New Delhi, May 17 (ANI): The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has welcomed the decision taken by the Government to allow incorporation of 'call' and 'put' options in shareholders' agreement.

Tokyo, May 17 (ANI): Commerce, Industry and Textiles Minister Anand Sharma, addressing the "India Investment Roundtable" jointly organized by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) of Ministry of Commerce and Confederation of Indian Industry in Tokyo today, invited leading Japanese companies to invest in India and become partner in the growth story of India for mutual benefit.

Tokyo, May 17 (ANI): Commerce, Industry and Textiles Minister Anand Sharma, who is on a two-day visit to Tokyo for a comprehensive review of bilateral economic engagement with Japan, today called upon Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

New Delhi, May 17 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Friday sought the cooperation of industry, trade unions and state governments to help encourage enterprise and business sentiment in the country.

Bhopal, May 16 (ANI): The Madhya Pradesh Government's Cottage and Village Industry Department has bagged United Nations Public Service Award for year 2013.

Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), May 15 (ANI): Artists associated with India's circus industry have expressed their distress over a ban on the use of wild animals, claiming that half of the circus companies have shut their operations.

New Delhi, May 14 (ANI): Over 300 iconic leaders, including Reliance Industries owner Mukesh Ambani and Tata Group ex-chairman Ratan Tata, will take part in the fourth edition of the India Leadership Conclave 2013, which has been organised by the Network 7 Media Group and the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.

Washington, May 14 (ANI): Despite calls from public and health agencies for the food industry to voluntarily reduce sodium levels, a study has found that the processed food and fast food still have dangerously high salt levels.

Patna, May 13 (ANI): United States Ambassador to India Nancy Powell inaugurated the American Business Corner (ABC) in Patna on Monday and called for more collaborative projects between native industries and those in her country.

New York, May 13 (ANI): Music industry is reportedly buzzing about Beyonce being pregnant with her second child with husband Jay-Z.

Dhaka, May 13(ANI): Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus has appealed to foreign firms in Bangladesh to fix a common minimum wage for garment industry workers.

Dhaka, May 13 (ANI): After the world's worst garment industry disaster, the Bangladesh Government has decided to raise the income of garment factory workers.

New Delhi, May 13 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh will meet with heads of Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSE), including chiefs of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) and Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL), here on Monday to take stock of their capacity expansion and investment plans in the wake of slow industrial growth.

Washington, May 11 (ANI): Researchers have managed to give graphene magnetic properties - a breakthrough that opens the door to the development of graphene-based spintronic devices, that is, devices based on the spin or rotation of the electron, and could transform the electronics industry.

Beijing, May 11 (Xinhua-ANI): Rescuers on Friday evening worked miracles when they pulled alive a woman garment worker named Reshmi from piles of rubble of the collapsed eight-story building 17 days after the country's worst industrial disaster at Savar on the outskirts of capital Dhaka.

New Delhi, May 10 (ANI): Anurag Kashyap has revealed that Mahesh Bhatt lent him a helping hand and stopped him from quitting the film industry when he had lost all hopes.

Melbourne, May 8 (ANI): Patrons at Thebarton's Southwark Hotel in Adelaide were left shocked when a pair of lions arrived at the pub.

Sydney, May 7 (ANI): The Islamic-ruled Egyptian government has opened its arms to visitors who drink alcohol and wear bikinis in an effort to boost tourism numbers which has suffered a decline following a popular uprising which toppled the Hosni Mubarak government in 2011.

Washington, May 7 (ANI): Anyone who can spend a couple thousand dollars on a non-industry grade 3-D printer can literally make a plastic cloak overnight that masks small objects under specific wavelengths of light, a Duke University engineer has said.

Washington, May 7 (ANI): A new analysis has suggested that a roughly 3.5-mile high Martian mound that scientists suspect preserves evidence of a massive lake might actually have formed as a result of the Red Planet's famously dusty atmosphere.

New Delhi, May 6 (ANI): Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Chemicals and Fertilizers and Statistics and Programme Implementation Srikant Kumar Jena will give away the third national awards for Technology Innovation in Petrochemical and Downstream, Plastic Processing Industry tomorrow.