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Docomo Moves US Court With 1.2 Billion Suit Against Tatas! October 08, 2016 15:58

The Japanese telecom firm NTT DoCoMo has moved a US court to force its estranged Indian partner Tata Group to pay $1.2 billion awarded as damages by an international arbitration for breach of contract. While,…

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RBI cuts rapo rate by 25 bps to 6.25%! October 04, 2016 15:59

The Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel cut interest rates by a quarter point and all six of the monetary policy committee unanimously voted in favor of the rate cut. This is the first…

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Amazon Bets to be tagged as India's Top Web Retailer October 03, 2016 14:57

When Jeff Bezos put on a bandhgala jacket two years ago and posed for photographs in India, he had not just been promoting Amazon.com Inc.'s business in the country, but also putting the reputation on…

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India gears up to invest $2 billion in Sri Lanka! September 28, 2016 11:04

The Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that, India is planning to invest $2 billion in Sri Lanka in the next three-four years. Ms. Sitharaman was in Colombo to discuss the Economic and Technological…

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GST Exemption Limit fixed by Council, tax rates next month September 23, 2016 17:14

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council fixed the turnover-based exemption limit from such levies at Rs 20 lakh in the first set of decisions, while the limit is Rs 10 lakh in the north-east…

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India emerges as biggest importer of Scotch whisky! September 17, 2016 15:05

The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) announced that, India has emerged as one of the world’s fastest growing Scotch whisky import markets with value up 28 per cent to £43 million in the first six months…

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Donald Trump's investments in India to impact US foreign policy! September 16, 2016 13:09

A major US weekly said that, if the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump wins the elections and occupies the White House next January, Trump's investments in real estate overseas, including in Indian cities of Gurgaon…

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Impact of GST on customers! September 15, 2016 16:54

As India steps up for 'one nation, one tax', the ambitious goods and services tax (GST) is all set to be reality soon! The GST is expected to de-shackle India of its complex indirect tax…

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LinkedIn’s three-step strategy for India ensured high accessibility! September 14, 2016 17:27

LinkedIn, has made one of its first big post-Microsoft acquisition announcement for India. The company has announced three strategic initiatives that has been aimed at students, professionals and companies. To put things into perspective, LinkedIn…

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Powerful Indian women outside US in Fortune list September 13, 2016 18:58

India's top women bankers, SBI chief Arundhati Bhattacharya, ICICI head Chanda Kochhar and Axis Bank CEO Shikha Sharma, have been among the 50 most powerful women based outside the US, according to a list by…

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Mark Zuckerberg's Foundation invests $50 million in Bengaluru-based Byju's! September 09, 2016 16:00

The Facebook Founder Mark Zuckerberg's Foundation Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) is all set to invest around $50 million (Rs. 333 crores) in the India's leading education technology provider Byju's. It had raised $75 million from Sequoia…

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FM Arun Jaitley: No bank privatization, GST implementation on target September 08, 2016 13:31

The government will attempt to press ahead with implementation of the goods and services tax (GST) from April 1, 2017, pitching the proposed tax reform as a key priority for the government, Finance minister Arun…

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