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12 April, 2016

Mainstream NYC Dance Company Unveils US-India Collaboration – “The Durga Project”

(New York, NY – March 14, 2016) Battery Dance, New York City's dance ambassador to the world, is proud to announce its 40th…

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8 April, 2016

WTO ruling on solar power: China supports India’s stand

NEW DELHI (TIP): China has voiced support for India's decision to file an appeal against a recent WTO ruling which…

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8 April, 2016

New app that alerts users about call drops

NEW DELHI (TIP): Seeking to cash in on the call drop menace, a Pune-based startup claims to have launched a…

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8 April, 2016

Now Reddit lets you block online bullies

NEW DELHI (TIP): Reddit has taken a stand against online harassment with the new block tool. To curb harassment on…

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8 April, 2016

INDIA COMMISSIONS FIRST SEMI HIGH-SPEED TRAIN

AGRA (TIP): Rishu Anand is a business consultant working in Delhi and, like many excited over the launch of Gatimaan…

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8 April, 2016

Cut in repo rate may lead to cheaper home, vehicle loans

NEW DELHI (TIP): The cut in repo rate, measures to enhance liquidity in the banking system and the new methodology…

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8 April, 2016

Govt plans pharma zones to reduce API imports

NEW DELHI (TIP): The government is considering setting up specified pharmaceutical zones to boost domestic manufacture of active pharmaceutical ingredients…

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8 April, 2016

Pfizer scraps $160 billion merger with Allergan

NEW YORK (TIP): US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer said Wednesday it was abandoning plans for a $160 billion merger with Allergan,…

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8 April, 2016

PM Modi launches ‘Stand up India’ to promote financial inclusion

NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Stand up India scheme to enable Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and…

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8 April, 2016

Corruption, Politics & Cover-ups | The Panama Outbreak

NEW YORK (TIP): The Panama Papers is a global investigation into the sprawling, secretive industry of offshore that the world's…

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7 April, 2016

Disclose assets by April 21, SC tells Mallya after Banks reject Banks reject his Rs 4,000 crore repayment offer

New Delhi, April 7 | The Supreme Court on Thursday directed beleaguered liquor baron Vijay Mallya to disclose to it all…

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1 April, 2016

China’s Nepal deal meant to tap Indian market

BEIJING (TIP): China is looking at its recent deal on cross-border railway with Nepal as a starting point to tap…

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1 April, 2016

Bank of Baroda’s innovative approach to success

PROFILE At a time when majority of foreign banks in USA are struggling to cope with federal regulations, Bank of…

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1 April, 2016

Google’s new Fiber Phone service allows unlimited domestic calling

SAN FRANCISCO (TIP): Google has unveiled a new landline telephone service aimed at helping consumers stay connected in the Internet…

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1 April, 2016

BANKERS UNHAPPY WITH MALLYA’S ‘SWEETENER’ DEAL OF RS 4,000 CRORE

MUMBAI (TIP): Embattled liquor baron Vijay Mallya’s proposed ‘sweetener’ deal of Rs 4,000 crore has not gone down well with…

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1 April, 2016

GOVERNMENT TO MONITOR UTILISATION OF FUNDS BY PSUS’ MONTHLY

MUMBAI (TIP): The government has decided to monitor the utilisation and management of capital expenditure by public sector units (PSUs)…

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1 April, 2016

CHINA MANUFACTURING EXPANDS FOR FIRST TIME IN 9 MONTHS

BEIJING (TIP): China's manufacturing activity expanded in March for the first time in nine months, official data showed on Friday.…

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1 April, 2016

JAITLEY SEES FY16 GDP GROWTH AT 7.6%

CANBERRA (TIP): Pegging India's GDP growth rate at 7.6 per cent for the fiscal 2015-16, finance minister Arun Jaitley today…

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1 April, 2016

RBI relaxes norms for firms raising foreign funds for infrastructure

MUMBAI (TIP): The Reserve Bank on Wednesday relaxed overseas borrowings norms to help companies raise funds for infrastructure projects in…

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29 March, 2016

Will retire from chairmanship of Sanofi India: Vijay Mallya

NEW DELHI (TIP): Beleaguered industrialist Vijay Mallya announced he will retire as chairman of Sanofi India and will not seek…

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29 March, 2016

STEEL LOANS WORTH 50K-CR MAY TURN BAD IN FEW MONTHS

MUMBAI (TIP): As banks close their books for the financial year, they are talking tough with stressed steelmakers and making…

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29 March, 2016

SEBI directed to Sell SAHARA Properties To Repay Investors | Supreme Court

The Supreme Court on Tuesday, March 29, allowed market regulator SEBI to go ahead with the sale of Sahara properties…

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25 March, 2016

City of New York Again Reaches All-Time High Job Totals

The City of New York today announced that based on an analysis of seasonally adjusted job numbers for February 2016…

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25 March, 2016

COMPROMISE ON MINIMUM WAGE HIKE TAKES SHAPE AHEAD OF BUDGET DEADLINE IN ALBANY

With the state budget due next week, the last remaining sticking point in negotiations is an increase in the state's…

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23 March, 2016

Indian-American Students Create App For On-Demand Tutors

HOUSTON:  Two Indian-American computer science students in the US have created an education app that helps college students connect with tutors…

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18 March, 2016

Non-performing assets of public sector banks in India a Staggering Rs 3 lakh crore: CBI chief

MUMBAI (TIP): "Something is indeed seriously wrong," Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Anil Sinha said, as he underlined…

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11 March, 2016

Indian American investor Sunil Sabharwal occupies key IMF position

WASHINGTON (TIP): Independent investor Sunil Sabharwal has become the first Indian-American to occupy a key administration post at the IMF,…

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11 March, 2016

Willful Defaulter Vijay Mallya flees

NEW DELHI (TIP): Liquor baron Vijay Mallya, who is facing legal proceedings for allegedly defaulting loans of over Rs 9,000…

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5 March, 2016

FORD, GM TO OPERATE INDIA FACTORIES ROUND THE CLOCK

MUMBAI (TIP): Three global automobile powerhouses either have started operating their India factories round the clock or are in the…

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5 March, 2016

MOODY’S CUTS CHINA OUTLOOK TO ‘NEGATIVE’

SHANGHAI (TIP): Moody's downgraded its outlook on Chinese government debt to "negative" from "stable" on March 2, citing uncertainty over authorities'…

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