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Emerging markets, India in the lead - Facebook November 24, 2016 06:50

“We (India) are leading the charter for the emerging markets for Facebook. We are part of Asia Pacific, which is the fastest growing region in the world in terms of Facebook revenue and India is…

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GST Council fixes 4-rate structure November 04, 2016 06:10

The GST council has come to a conclusion in having a four bands of tax rates ranging from 5 percent, 12 percent, 18 percent and 28 percent. Apart from this another category of tax ranging…

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Reliance Jio’s data traffic higher than other telcos: Credit Suisse October 22, 2016 11:18

Reliance Jio Infocomm, India’s newest telecom operator, has a marched over China Mobile and the UK’s Vodafone by becoming the largest network globally, in terms of data traffic carried in a little over a month…

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MakeMyTrip and Ibibo deals together for the largest travel group in Country !! October 19, 2016 07:43

Online travel firm MakeMyTrip will accompany rival ibibo in an equity deal that will create one of the leading travel groups in India. South Africa's Naspers and China's Tencent Holdings have been selling ibibo Group…

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Narendra Modi, Vladimir Putin set to sign energy deals ahead of BRICS! October 15, 2016 05:15

To deepen the partnership between Russia and India, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are all set to seal energy and defence deals ahead of BRICS summit in Goa. Putin will hold…

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Docomo Moves US Court With 1.2 Billion Suit Against Tatas! October 08, 2016 10:28

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 10:29

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 09:27

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 05:34

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 11:44

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 09:35

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 07:39

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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