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31 October, 2021

JioPhone to drive next wave of smartphone revolution: Pichai

New Delhi (TIP): As Reliance Jio gets ready to launch its next handset soon in the festive season, Alphabet and…

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25 October, 2021

Singapore tribunal rejects Future’s plea to lift ban on Reliance deal

The Singapore-based arbitrator, SIAC, has rejected Future Retail’s plea to lift the interim stay on its Rs 24,713-crore deal with…

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25 October, 2021

RBI imposes penalty on Paytm Payments Bank, Western Union

New Delhi (TIP): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty on two payment system operators for…

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25 October, 2021

India smartphone market falls 5% in Q3

New Delhi (TIP): As smartphone vendors struggled with supply issues for low-end mobile handsets, the shipments in India fell 5…

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25 October, 2021

US budget deficit hits $2.77 trillion in 2021, 2nd highest on record

WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States budget deficit totaled $2.77 trillion for 2021, the second highest on record but an improvement…

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17 October, 2021

Reliance tops India Inc in World’s Best Employers list

Reliance Industries has topped Indian corporates in the World’s Best Employers rankings 2021 published by Forbes. Reliance was placed at…

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17 October, 2021

G20 FMs back tax deal, vow to keep up recovery

ASHINGTON (TIP): Finance leaders from the G20 major economies  endorsed a global deal to revamp corporate taxation and pledged to…

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16 October, 2021

Microsoft to shut down LinkedIn in China

Microsoft on Thursday, Oct  14,  said it will shut down career-oriented social network LinkedIn in China, citing a "challenging operating…

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16 October, 2021

Sensex crosses 61,000 mark for the first time

Extending its winning run to the sixth straight session, equity benchmark Sensex rallied 569 points to close at a new…

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10 October, 2021

Asian shares rise as Chinese markets return from break

HONG KONG (TIP): Asian shares rose on Friday, October 8,  as Chinese shares returned from a one week holiday upbeat,…

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10 October, 2021

Fitch cuts India’s growth forecast from 10% to 8.7%

New Delhi (TIP): Fitch Ratings has cut India’s economic growth forecast to 8.7% for the current fiscal but raised GDP…

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10 October, 2021

Tata Motors in talks to buy Ford’s Gujarat, Tamil Nadu units

Tata Motors is in early talks with Ford to buy the latter’s units in Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, according to…

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10 October, 2021

Reliance Retail to launch 7-Eleven stores in India

Adding to its burgeoning retail empire, billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Retail will bring 7-Eleven convenience stores to India, days after…

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2 October, 2021

Indian digital payments at record high: Sitharaman

India is better than most of the world in the adoption of Fintech or automated financial services. “India’s adoption rate…

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2 October, 2021

Crude nears USD 80/barrel

Petrol price on Tuesday was hiked by 20 paise per litre and diesel by 25 paise as international oil prices…

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2 October, 2021

Debt limit, bond yields and Delta hammer Wall Street

NEW YORK (TIP): It was a bad day for US stocks on Tuesday (Sept 28) as poor consumer confidence data,…

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2 October, 2021

Don’t fill old water bottles with petrol: UK begs drivers queuing at gas pumps

Britain's transport minister Grant Shapp requested drivers on Tuesday to avoid filling up old water bottles with fuel at petrol…

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2 October, 2021

SEBI clears framework for setting up gold and social stock exchange

SEBI’s Board on Tuesday cleared a proposal for setting up a gold exchange wherein the yellow metal will be traded…

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26 September, 2021

Banks can now sell fraud loans to ARCs

Mumbai (TIP): The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday, Sept 24,  allowed banks to sell fraud loan exposures to…

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26 September, 2021

Sensex scripts history, crosses 60,000 mark for first time; Nifty nears 18,000

Mumbai (TIP): The BSE Sensex made history on Friday, Sept 24,  by reaching the 60,000 mark for the first time…

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26 September, 2021

ADB slashes India’s GDP growth forecast

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has lowered India’s growth projections for the current financial year by a percentage point to…

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25 September, 2021

China declares all cryptocurrency transactions illegal

China’s central bank on Friday, Sept 24,  declared all transactions involving Bitcoin and other virtual currencies illegal, stepping up a…

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23 September, 2021

PM Modi meets CEOs of five top American Companies; encourages them to invest in India

September 23, 2021 TIP Special Correspondent WASHINGTON, DC (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday, September 23, met a group…

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18 September, 2021

Microsoft to buy back up to $60 bln in shares

Microsoft Corp said it will conduct an up to $60 billion share buyback program, raise its quarterly dividend by 11%,…

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18 September, 2021

Bad bank to resolve Rs 2 lakh cr stressed loans, says finance minister

New Delhi (TIP): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday, Sept 16,  announced a Rs 30,600 crore government guarantee for National…

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18 September, 2021

Sensex breaches 59,000-mark for first time

Market benchmark Sensex scaled the 59,000-mark for the first time on Thursday, Sept 16,  as investors remained in risk-on mode…

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18 September, 2021

UN pegs 7.2% growth for India in current year

India is expected to grow at 7.2% in 2021 but economic growth could decelerate next year, according to a United…

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18 September, 2021

Big-bang reforms in telecom sector: 4-year loan moratorium, 100% FDI

The Centre on September 15 approved the much-awaited relief package for the stressed telecom sector that includes a four-year moratorium…

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12 September, 2021

Inflows into MFs fall in Aug; SIPs, retail folios at peak

Mumbai (TIP): Even as the stock markets hit record highs, the mutual fund (MF) sector reported a decline in inflows…

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12 September, 2021

Ford to cease local production in India, shut down both plants

Ford Motor Co will stop manufacturing in India and take a hit of about $2 billion as it does not…

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