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20 May, 2016

DIDI CALLS FOR A THIRD FRONT, BUT NOT ALL ‘FRIENDS’ ARE INTERESTED

NEW DELHI (TIP): Soon after her emphatic return to power in West Bengal, CM Mamata Banerjee renewed talk of a…

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18 May, 2016

Apple Hires Samsung’s Rajiv Mishra

NEW DELHI – In a key development, U.S. tech giant Apple is all set to hire Rajiv Mishra, currently vice…

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16 May, 2016

SIT TO PROBE NAVAL WIFE-SWAPPING CASE

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Kerala Police to form a special investigation team (SIT) headed…

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13 May, 2016

155th Birth Anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore Celebrated at the Indian Consulate

NEW YORK CITY (TIP): The Consulate General of Indiain association with the Tagore Society of New York organized an event…

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22 April, 2016

Obama’s 3 nation tour to Saudi Arabia, Germany, UK to focus on fight against ISIS and Defense

WASHINGTON (TIP): President Obama embarked Wednesday, April 20, on a 3 nation tour of Saudi Arabia, Germany and the UK. It…

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15 April, 2016

Bangladesh celebrates Bengali New Year amid tight security

DHAKA (TIP): Bangladesh celebrated the Bengali New Year with tens of thousands of people joining the Pohela Boishakh festivities across…

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15 April, 2016

India, US commit to further ‘deepen our understanding of each other’s economies’

WASHINGTON (TIP): India's Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and U.S Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew met April 14 2016, for the…

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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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