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23 September, 2016

Gujaratis dominate Forbes India rich list

Singapore, Sep 22 (PTI) Gujaratis seem to be among the most dominant communities when it comes to wealth creation, with…

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22 September, 2016

Business Chiefs, Lawmakers Back Cheaper UK Visa For Indians

London:  Over 50 leaders from the world of business and politics in Britain and India have backed a campaign for the…

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22 September, 2016

Reliance Defence Wins Rs 300 Cr Naval Warship Refit Order

Reliance Defence has won a contract for the refit of three naval warships at its facility at Pipavav in Gujarat,…

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22 September, 2016

Chinas outbound investment exceeds FDI in 2015: Report

Beijing, Sep 22 (PTI) For the first time, Chinas outbound investment has exceeded the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) it received,…

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22 September, 2016

Pakistan Stock Markets Plunge Fearing Indian Retaliation After Uri Attack

Pakistani stock markets witnessed a sharp decline on Thursday as reports of an imminent strike from India are speculated. The…

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17 September, 2016

Bayer signs deal worth close to $66 billion to buy Monsanto

Bayer won over Monsanto's management with a $128 per-share cash offer to acquire the global seed market leader, a person…

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17 September, 2016

Budget session likely to be advanced to January 24

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Budget session of Parliament may be advanced by a month and commence on January 24 and…

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17 September, 2016

Vijay Mallya can seek Emergency Certificate to return to India: MEA

NEW DELHI (TIP): Dismissing beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya's claim that he is unable to travel back as his passport has…

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17 September, 2016

Former Indian American CEO of Essex Holdings in Florida charged with $30 million fraud

Navin Shankar Subramaniam Xavier duped around 100 investors MIRAMAR, FL(TIP): The former Chief Executive Officer of Essex Holdings, Inc., Navin Shankar Subramaniam…

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16 September, 2016

Airtel, Vodafone, Idea not allowing portability: Reliance Jio to TRAI

NEW DELHI (TIP): Reliance Jio has sought the industry watchdog’s intervention over the three main telecom operators -- Airtel, Vodafone…

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16 September, 2016

Raymonds to downsize,cut close to 10,000 jobs in 3 years

CHENNAI (TIP): Apparel giant Raymonds to cut about 10,000 jobs in its manufacturing centres in the next three years, replacing…

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16 September, 2016

Moody’s places Reliance Communications’ Ba3 ratings under review for downgrade

COIMBATORE (TIP): Moody's Investors Service has placed under review for downgrade Reliance Communications' (RCOM) Ba3 corporate family rating and senior…

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16 September, 2016

Volvo, Audi, Merc bet high on electric and hybrid cars

NEW DELHI (TIP): With regulation on pollution from automobiles getting stringent world over, carmakers finally moving towards electrics, but not…

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16 September, 2016

Bhattacharya, Kochhar among most powerful women outside US

New York, Sep 13 - Indias top women bankers, SBI chief Arundhati Bhattacharya, ICICI head Chanda Kochhar and Axis Bank…

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16 September, 2016

India’s Telecom Industry set for a BIG change with JIO’s entry & RCom- Aircel Merger

Reliance Communications has finally announced its long-awaited merger with unlisted telecom operator Aircel. It is said to be one of…

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15 September, 2016

Mauritius hopes to remain major FDI source to India

Mauritius today expressed hope to remain one of the biggest investment routes to India post revision of the bilateral tax…

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15 September, 2016

Indian-American Entrepreneurs Awarded In US

Four prominent Indian Americans and three Americans have been awarded by a Houston-based chamber of commerce for their outstanding work…

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15 September, 2016

Microsoft’s Satya Nadella Believes Bots Will Change Customers’ Experience

Artificial Intelligence-powered bots will become the next interface, shaping our interactions with the applications and devices we rely on and…

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15 September, 2016

US lifts Myanmar trade sanctions

President Barack Obama announced that US economic sanctions against Myanmar will be lifted, and trade preferences reinstated to provide duty-free treatment for…

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11 September, 2016

A cafe that charges you more!!! for being RUDE (Trump to stay away)

LONDON: Pays to be polite! A Spanish cafe owner has put in place a novel policy to promote good manners…

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9 September, 2016

ANIL AMBANI NEARS TWO MEGA TELECOM DEALS

MUMBAI (TIP): Reliance Group chairman Anil Ambani is close to signing two, separate deals to deleverage the telecommunications business. The…

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9 September, 2016

ZUCKERBERG FOUNDATION TO INVEST IN INDIA’S BYJU’S

BENGALURU (TIP): The Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), founded by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, is making its…

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9 September, 2016

Saudi Arabia, Russia sign oil pact, may limit output in future

BEIJING (TIP): Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed on Monday to cooperate in world oil markets, saying they will not act…

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9 September, 2016

M&M TO PROVIDE 40K CARS TO OLA, EYES $400M BIZ

MUMBAI (TIP): Following in the footsteps of global automakers, Mahindra & Mahindra is partnering with Ola for providing as many…

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9 September, 2016

RAGHURAM RAJAN WARNS AGAINST LOW RATES WORLDWIDE

MUMBAI (TIP): Three years before the 2008 global financial crisis, an Indian economist named Raghuram G Rajan+ presciently warned a…

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9 September, 2016

US stocks flat ahead of expected Apple iPhone 7 launch

NEW YORK (TIP): US stocks were little changed early Wednesday ahead of Apple's expected launch+ of a new iPhone 7…

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7 September, 2016

India is the world’s fastest growing major economy

Gross domestic product growth dipped to 7.1% in the quarter ended June, a disappointing performance but one that still trumps…

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4 September, 2016

Enforcement Directorate attaches Vijay Mallya’s properties worth 6,630 crore

NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday attached RS 6,630 crore worth properties belonging to loans defaulter Vijay Mallya,…

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2 September, 2016

RELIANCE JIO LAUNCH SET TO JOLT INDIA’S TELECOM SECTOR

MUMBAI (TIP): Reliance Industries Ltd’s (RIL) telecom unit will start offering services from 5 September, but the commercial launch will…

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2 September, 2016

TAX DODGERS MUST COME CLEAN OR FACE ACTION, SAYS ARUN JAITLEY

MUMBAI: The Income Declaration Scheme (IDS), 2016, which closes on September 30, offers a chance to come clean, or else…

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