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18 September, 2015

10 entities get RBI NOD for microfinancing

10 entities, including Ujjivan Financial Services and Equitas Holdings, on Wednesday got RBI’s approval to set up Small Finance Banks to…

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17 September, 2015

Hero Cycles acquires Firefox Bikes

New Delhi, 17th September 2015: Hero Cycles, world’s largest bicycle manufacturer by volume, today announced its acquisition of Firefox Bikes in an all-cash…

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17 September, 2015

Sun buys US-based InSite Vision for US$ 48 million

Sun Pharmaceutical has acquired InSite Vision, a US-based specialty ophthalmic product maker, in a $48 million (about Rs 320 crore)…

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17 September, 2015

Indian, Chinese firms sign 15 MoUs worth $590 million | China-India Economic and Trade Cooperation Conference

Ahmedabad: Mr Chen Yuehua, Guangdong's Deputy Director General of Department of Commerce, has announced that Indian and Chinese firms have…

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11 September, 2015

APPLE LAUNCHES IPHONE 6S, 6S PLUS WITH 3D TOUCH – Fails to Impress

NEW DELHI (TIP): Eight years after changing the way we use mobile phones with the first iPhone, Apple has once…

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11 September, 2015

Audi outsold by BMW, Mercedes in August amid China woes

BERLIN (TIP): Audi sold fewer cars in August than luxury rivals BMW and Mercedes-Benz as Volkswagen's flagship brand has been…

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11 September, 2015

SEBI ORDERS SATYAM’S RAJU, KIN TO RETURN RS 3,200 CRORE

MUMBAI: Market regulator Sebi on Thursday ordered B Ramalinga Raju and his family, the former promoters of fraud-ridden erstwhile Satyam…

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11 September, 2015

CRUNCH TIME AHEAD FOR EGYPT’S ECONOMY, INVESTMENT NEEDED

CAIRO (TIP): In a few short years, if everything goes according to plan, Egypt will have new megaprojects, special investment…

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11 September, 2015

Oil prices down ahead of US energy report

SINGAPORE (TIP): Oil prices eased in Asia on September 10 as dealers focused on an upcoming US energy report for…

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10 September, 2015

Indian American cyberbullying expert Sameer Hinduja receives $188,000 Grant from Facebook

Sameer Hinduja, an Indian-American cyberbullying expert has received a grant of $188,000 from Facebook to study cyberbullying and dating violence…

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8 September, 2015

India Inc raises Rs 17,000 crore through Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) route | Jan-July

During January-July 2015, Indian companies raised Rs 17,124 crore (US$ 2.54 billion) through Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) route for the…

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6 September, 2015

Indian American father-daughter Bankers team revolutionizes banking via mobile app

A mobile app launched by Indian American banker Jay Sidhu and his daughter Luvleen can revolutionise the global banking industry into…

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6 September, 2015

US BUSINESS MAGAZINE HONOURS INDIAN-AMERICAN WOMAN

An Indian-American woman has made it to the list of the top 30 female Business leaders in Austin Business Journal's "2015 Profiles in Power & Women of Influence",…

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6 September, 2015

Pulitzer Prize winner Indian American author Jhumpa Lahiri to be conferred top US award

U.S. President Barack Obama will award Indian-American Pulitzer Prize winning author Jhumpa Lahiri, the 2014 National Humanities Medal, which honors…

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6 September, 2015

RBI GOVERNOR RAJAN COMPLETES 2 YRS, PRESSURE MOUNTS TO CUT RATES

MUMBAI (TIP): As Governor Raghuram Rajan, known for his hawkish approach to inflation, completes tumultuous two years at RBI on…

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6 September, 2015

OIL PRICES RETREAT AS DEALERS EYE US DATA

SINGAPORE (TIP): Oil prices edged lower in cautious Asian trade on September 4  as investors await the release of a…

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6 September, 2015

German carmakers win US antitrust approval to buy Nokia maps

WASHINGTON (TIP): German carmakers BMW , Audi and Mercedes have won US antitrust approval to buy Nokia's maps business for…

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6 September, 2015

Cipla set to buy American business of Hetero Drugs for $550 million

MUMBAI (TIP): India's third-largest drug maker Cipla is buying the American business of Hyderabad-based Hetero Drugs as it seeks to…

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5 September, 2015

INDIA READY WITH INDIGENOUS MODEL TO PREDICT RAINFALL

MUMBAI (TIP): India is finally ready with an indigenous model to predict long range and seasonal rainfall. In the next…

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5 September, 2015

Long Beach International Film Festival from September 24th to 27th

LONG BEACH, NY (TIP): Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced, September 3, that the 2015 Long Beach International Film…

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3 September, 2015

Indian American engineer Ankur Bhatnagar’s startup skyTran gets investment from Eric Schmidt

skyTran, cofounded by Indian engineer Ankur Bhatnagar, a path-breaking transportation company headquartered in California, has received financial investment from Google chairman Eric Schmidt.…

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2 September, 2015

CHINA FALTERS, AND THE GLOBAL ECONOMY IS FORCED TO ADAPT

HONG KONG (TIP): The commodities giant BHP Billiton spent heavily for years, mining iron ore across Australia, digging for copper…

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28 August, 2015

Great Fall of China Needs Checks and Balances

The global financial markets are in turmoil because of developments in China. The economic growth of China is slowing down since…

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24 August, 2015

Is financial apocalypse around the corner?

There is a statue of a marauding bull on the Wall Street. But, alas, the fella seems to be having…

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21 August, 2015

GOVT MAY OFFLOAD 10% IN COAL INDIA THIS FISCAL

NEW DELHI (TIP): The government may sell 10 per cent stake in Coal India this fiscal itself through a public…

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19 August, 2015

Birla to buy two Lafarge India cement units

Birla Corp. Ltd on Monday said it had agreed to acquire two cement assets from the local arm of Lafarge…

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19 August, 2015

UAE to invest Rs 5 lakh crore in India

Abu Dhabi/Dubai: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has agreed to increase its investment in India to Rs 5 lakh crore (US$…

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19 August, 2015

Australia’s FAL Food and Beverages to enter India & export from India

Australia’s FAL Food and Beverages, which makes the Coco Joy, Juiced Up and Aqua Hero beverages, on Monday said it…

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19 August, 2015

RJio to bring out 4G handsets in Sept before its 4G beta launch

Reliance Jio is set to launch 4G-enabled handsets in the second week of September, ahead of the formal launch of…

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15 August, 2015

CHINA DEVALUES YUAN THIRD TIME IN A ROW, MARKETS ON THE EDGE

BEIJING/NEW DELHI (TIP): China set the reference rate for its currency more than one percent lower against the US dollar…

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