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24 June, 2016

#Brexit Will Boost India-UK Ties says Priti Patel after Britain decided to quit EU

Britain's senior-most Indian-origin minister Priti Patel, who had campaigned vehemently in favour of Brexit, believes today's historic referendum result in…

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24 June, 2016

BREXIT EFFECT: GLOBAL MARKETS IN TURMOIL

SYDNEY (TIP): Carnage came to world markets on June 24 as major television networks said Britain had voted to leave…

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24 June, 2016

VW to take $10bn hit in emissions scam: Report

EMDEN, GERMANY (TIP): Volkswagen has agreed to take a series of steps with a total cost of about $10.2 billion…

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24 June, 2016

RCom, Aircel combined entity to have ‘Rs 25,000 crore business’

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Reliance Communications and Aircel merger is likely to be announced within 15 days, after months of…

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24 June, 2016

CHICAGO UNIVERSITY WELCOMES RAGHURAM RAJAN BACK TO ACADEMICS

WASHINGTON (TIP): Welcoming Raghuram Rajan back to academics, the prestigious University of Chicago has said the outgoing RBI Governor’s experience as head of India's top…

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24 June, 2016

Sling TV and DISH Announce Landmark Agreement with Zee

ENGLEWOOD, CO (TIP):  Sling TV and DISH have announced a long-term renewal agreement with Asia TV USA, Ltd., part of…

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24 June, 2016

Nuclear Suppliers Group Meeting Ends: No Decision on India’s Entry

NEW DELHI (TIP): In what may be interpreted as a diplomatic setback for India, the NSG meeting in Seoul ended…

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24 June, 2016

Akhilesh Yadav, three former CMs likely to lose NSG cover

NEW DELHI (TIP): At least four past and present chief ministers are likely to lose their NSG security cover with…

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19 June, 2016

SELLERS GAIN ON AMAZON AS IT CUTS OWN COMMISSIONS

BENGALURU (TIP): Amazon India has cut its own commissions by 25-30% in key categories such as mobiles, PCs, electronic devices,…

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19 June, 2016

Uber, Tata ink pact to create 20,000 micro entrepreneurs

MUMBAI: Uber Technologies Inc and the Tata Group on Thursday announced a partnership where the latter will provide a comprehensive…

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19 June, 2016

IMF says Brexit could further weaken eurozone ties

WASHINGTON (TIP): The International Monetary Fund warned Thursday that a British vote next week to break with the European Union…

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19 June, 2016

INDIA WITHIN WHISKER OF TRADE SURPLUS IN Q1 BUT #BREXIT RISK, #OIL PRICES

MUMBAI (TIP): India narrowly missed recording a surplus on its current account in the first quarter of 2016 - the…

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19 June, 2016

Sustainable Development Goals can accelerate action towards achieving gender equality: Lakshmi Puri

WASHINGTON (TIP): UN Women Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri spoke at the first-ever United State of Women Summit on 14…

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13 June, 2016

Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn for $26.2 billion

Microsoft today announced it will be acquiring LinkedIn in an all-cash deal worth $26.2 billion inclusive of LinkedIn’s net cash. The…

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12 June, 2016

Orlando Nightclub Attack: What We Know about the Worst U.S. Mass Shooting

Orlando, Florida (TIP): In the worst of mass shootings in the history of America, a lone wolf gunman killed 50…

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11 June, 2016

CBI forms SIT to speed up Mallya, Agusta probes

NEW DELHI (TIP): CBI has formed a Special Investigation Team under Gujarat-cadre 1984-batch IPS officer Rakesh Asthana - presently posted…

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11 June, 2016

South Korea sends military vessels to repel Chinese boats

SEOUL (TIP): South Korean military vessels have begun an operation to repel Chinese fishing boats illegally harvesting prized blue crabs…

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11 June, 2016

ISIS has a ‘kill list’ with 8,318 assassination targets, report says

LONDON (TIP): A pro-ISIS “hacking” group calling itself the United Cyber Caliphate distributed its latest “kill” list this week. The group claims the list includes…

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11 June, 2016

Honda recalls 784,000 vehicles in Japan over Takata air bags

TOKYO (TIP): Japanese automaker Honda is recalling 784,000 vehicles in Japan due to faulty Takata Corp air bag inflators for…

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11 June, 2016

Amazon commits $3 billion more for India

BENGALURU/MUMBAI (TIP): As the Seattle-based e-commerce juggernaut Amazon closes in on the pole position of the Indian e-commerce market, its…

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11 June, 2016

VODAFONE TO MERGE NEW ZEALAND UNIT WITH SKY NETWORK IN $2.4 BILLION DEAL

SYDNEY/WELLINGTON (TIP): Vodafone PLC said it was merging its New Zealand unit with the country’s biggest pay-TV firm, Sky Network…

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11 June, 2016

GOVERNMENT RULES OUT CAPPING OF AIRLINE FARES

NEW DELHI (TIP): Capping of airfares in the backdrop of passenger complaints of arbitrary tariff hikes was ruled out by…

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6 June, 2016

Flipkart Revises 30-Day Return Policy To 10 Days | eCommerce war stiffens

E-commerce website Flipkart has revised its returns policy and cut down their 30-days returns window to just 10-days. Also Read: FLIPKART…

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5 June, 2016

India internet market only bright spot globally: Mary Meeker Report

BENGALURU (TIP): Mary Meeker, a venture capitalist and internet guru, famous for her seminal predictions made annually through her info-packed…

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5 June, 2016

‘DON’T CARE ABOUT PRICES’: OPEC TO KEEP OIL GUSHING, FAILS TO AGREE ON CEILING

VIENNA (TIP): OPEC decided on June 2 to keep oil gushing after a moderate recovery in the crude eased the…

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5 June, 2016

Sahara properties to be auctioned at Rs 722 crore reserve price

NEW DELHI (TIP) : Tasked by markets regulator Sebi to sell land parcels of Sahara, HDFC Realty will e-auction on…

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5 June, 2016

SEBI MOOTS NEW NORMS FOR WAREHOUSES IN COMEX SPACE

MUMBAI (TIP): In an attempt to make the commodity derivatives trading safer for investors, Sebi has come out with a…

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5 June, 2016

Huge blaze at Tata Steel plant in UK

LONDON (TIP): A huge blaze involving thousands of litres of oil broke out at a Tata Steel plant in the…

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3 June, 2016

2 Indian-Origin Women in Forbes’ Self-Made American Women List

NEW YORK (TIP) | #WomenPower : Two Indian-origin women have featured on the Forbes' annual list of America's 60 wealthiest…

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31 May, 2016

India’s GDP jumps 7.9% in January – March 2016

#India retained its position as the world's fastest-growing economy, registering a #GDP rate of 7.9% for the January-March 2016 quarter,…

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