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15 August, 2017

SC rejects Sahara’s plea to put on hold Aamby Valley auction

NEW DELHI (TIP): In a setback to Subrata Roy, the Supreme Court on Aug 10 turned down his plea to halt the process for auction…

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15 August, 2017

Digital currency exchange Coinbase raises $100 million, hits $1 billion valuation

NEW YORK (TIP): Digital currency exchange Coinbase announced on its blog on Thursday that it has raised $100 million in so-called “Series D”…

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15 August, 2017

RCOM PLANS TO ISSUE SHARES TO LENDERS IN LIEU OF DEBT

NEW DELHI (TIP): Telecom operator Reliance Communications (RCom), which is reeling under debt of about Rs 45,000 crore, plans to issue shares…

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15 August, 2017

SOFTBANK PUTS $2.5 BN INTO FLIPKART’S WALLET

NEW DELHI (TIP): Flipkart has raised an estimated $2.5 billion from SoftBank Vision Fund, making the fund created by Japanese conglomerate SoftBank one of…

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15 August, 2017

Germany urges ‘restraint’ from North Korea, Trump

BELIN (TIP): Germany on August 9 urged North Korea and the United States to show "restraint" after apocalyptic threats from President Donald…

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15 August, 2017

UK ready to pay 40 billion euro Brexit divorce bill: Report

LONDON (TIP): Britain is open to paying up to 40 billion euros ($47.1 billion) towards a so-called Brexit divorce bill to the European…

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15 August, 2017

At least 56 dead as smugglers throw 300 African migrants into Yemen sea

DUBAI (TIP): At least 56 people have drowned over the past 24 hours, and dozens remain missing, after human traffickers forced 300…

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15 August, 2017

Turkey detains Russian IS suspect ‘planning attack on US base’

ISTANBUL (TIP): Turkish authorities have detained a Russian national and suspected Islamic State group militant for allegedly planning a drone attack on…

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15 August, 2017

UK to scrap ‘outdated’ landing cards for Indians, others

LONDON (TIP): Non-EU visitors including Indians arriving in the UK will soon be no longer required to fill the "outdated" landing cards as…

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