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News
Power sector employees threaten strike over Electricity Amendment Bill
August 9, 2021Power sector employees have threatened to go on strike or no work protest on August 10...
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Movies & Documentaries
Reality television shows to take viewers to a whole new level – International Space Station
August 9, 2021Gone are the days of Salman Khan-hosted Big Boss and Keeping Up With The Kardashians, reality...
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Business
Economy-class ticket on Delhi-London flights available for Rs 1.03-1.47 L in Aug: Aviation Ministry
August 9, 2021An economy-class ticket on Delhi-London flight has been available for between Rs 1.03 lakh and Rs...
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Environment
Climate change will prove catastrophic for the world
August 9, 2021Failure to act on climate change will result in catastrophic consequences for the world, warns Alok...
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Cybersecurity
Shashi Tharoor hopes the Pegasus issue will be taken up by the IT parliamentary panel
August 9, 2021Despite the BJP members disrupting the committee’s meeting on July 28, the Chairman of the parliamentary...
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COVID19
Mixing Covishield and Covaxin yields better results: ICMR Study
August 8, 2021Combining Covishield and Covaxin elicited better immunogenicity than two doses of the same vaccine, reveals a...
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Industry
Challenge to develop Indian steel sector as more efficient, competitive: Union Minister
August 8, 2021The challenge is to develop the Indian steel sector as more efficient, competitive and to be...
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Tech Plunge
Femtech drives women empowerment and global market
August 8, 2021Femtech (female technology) is a budding fresh industry that has awakened the world to the growing...
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COVID19
J&J’s single-shot Covid vax gets approval in India. Know about its efficacy
August 7, 2021Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose Covid-19 vaccine has been approved for emergency use in India. The US-based...
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Industry
J&K locks projects worth Rs 23,000 crore under New Industrial Policy
August 7, 2021The J&K administration has locked projects worth Rs 23,000 crore in the union territory four months...
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Analysis
Yogi Adityanath compares social media to “belagaam ghora”
August 7, 2021Acknowledging the power of social media, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath urged the BJP’s IT...
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Auto
Mahindra and Mahindra likely to scale down production due to global chip shortage
August 7, 2021Impacted by the ongoing global chip shortage, Mahindra and Mahindra is looking at scaling down production....
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Business
Flipkart teams up with Himachal’s artisans, weavers on World Handloom’s Day
August 7, 2021Himachal Pradesh State Handicrafts and Handloom Corporation Ltd (HPSHHCL) have tied up with Flipkart to leverage...
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Banking
RBI keeps key interest rates unchanged
August 7, 2021In an effort to revive and sustain economic growth, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has...
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COVID19
Indian-American Congressman urges Biden administration to expand its global vaccine aid programme
August 7, 2021Indian-American Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi has urged the Biden administration to do more by expanding its global...
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Business
CII believes PM Modi’s USD 400 billion target in exports is attainable
August 7, 2021The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has described Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s target of USD 400...
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Social Media
New social media guidelines designed to protect consumer rights: MoS IT
August 7, 2021The new social media guidelines are designed to protect the rights of consumers, who are being...
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Business
India needs low-cost capital to fuel green energy projects: Amitabh Kant
August 7, 2021India needs low-cost capital to help domestic entrepreneurs execute global scale projects in areas like green...
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Business
NCLT paves way for bankruptcy proceedings against tea grower McLeod Russel
August 7, 2021Trouble mounts for McLeod Russel as National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) paves way for bankruptcy proceedings...
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Business
Tap opportunities in post-Covid world to take exports to USD 400 bn: PM Modi
August 7, 2021Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday called upon the industry and exporters to take advantage of...
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Auto
CarTrade mobilises Rs 900 cr from anchor investors ahead of IPO
August 7, 2021Online auto classified platform CarTrade Tech on Friday said it has raised Rs 900 crore from...
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Business
There’s nothing alarming about rise in MSME bad loans: RBI
August 6, 2021The Reserve Bank on Friday allayed the fears of lenders about the rising delinquency levels among...
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News
Will take coercive action against revenue officials if appeal filing process not streamlined: SC
August 6, 2021The Supreme Court on Friday took serious exception to the failure of finance department officials in...
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Startup & Entrepreneurship
Sonu Sood launches B2B travel tech platform Travel Union for rural entrepreneurs
August 6, 2021Bollywood actor-cum-philanthropist Sonu Sood on Friday launched a business-to-business travel technology platform, Travel Union, for rural...
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Business
Vodafone Idea shares bounce back; jump over 19 pc
August 6, 2021Shares of Vodafone Idea on Friday bounced back sharply after a four-day decline, jumping over 19...
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FDI
India receives USD 298.67 million FDI in textiles sector in 2020-21: Jardosh
August 6, 2021India has received USD 298.67 million foreign direct investment (FDI) in the textiles sector in FY21,...
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Banking
Actions against HDFC Bank, Mastercard driven by keenness to ensure compliance of norms: Das
August 6, 2021A keenness to ensure compliance to regulatory guidelines has led the RBI to initiate strong actions...
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Business
RBI Guv Das praises govt on retro tax move, post-pandemic fiscal response
August 6, 2021Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday welcomed the government’s decision to end retrospective taxation and...
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Business
USD 300-400 mn investment expected in latest oil, gas bid round
August 6, 2021India on Friday launched a new oil and gas exploration bid round, hoping to attract USD...
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Business
India’s trade deficit with China dips to USD 44 bn in 2020-21
August 6, 2021India’s trade deficit with China has declined from USD 53.57 billion in 2018-19 to USD 44.02...
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Business
IT Minister invites G20 nations for cooperation in digital inclusion, social empowerment
August 6, 2021IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has invited G20 countries for cooperation towards digital inclusion and social empowerment,...
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Funding News
Goodmeetings raises USD 1.7 million in pre-Series A round
August 6, 2021Goodmeetings, tech start-up, which helps businesses excel in remote sales, has raised USD 1.7 million fund...
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MSME
SIDBI launches Swavalamban Challenge Fund to promote entrepreneurship in India
August 6, 2021Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI), in partnership with Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, UK...
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Technology
Adidas launches new 4DFWD and 4DFWD Pulse shoes with data driven 3D performance technology
August 6, 2021Adidas running has introduced the latest iteration of its 4DFWD and 4DFWD Pulse, the next step...
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COVID19
Johnson & Johnson seeks DGCI nod for its single-dose COVID vaccine in India
August 6, 2021Global healthcare major Johnson & Johnson on Friday said it has applied for Emergency Use Authorization...
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Opinion
Pragmatism prevails with the withdrawal of retrospective tax
August 6, 2021The removal of the retrospective tax demand is a peace offering to Vodafone, the British parent....
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Business
ixigo acquires Hyderabad-based bus ticketing platform AbhiBus
August 6, 2021Le Travenues Technology Limited, the company that operates the AI based travel app ixigo, has purchased...
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Business
Hiring activity surpasses pre-COVID levels, 11% growth in July: Naukri JobSpeak
August 6, 2021Hiring activity in India has touched an all-time high in July 2021, indicating a strong revival...
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Funding News
Chiratae Ventures, India’s leading Tech VC closes oversubscribed largest Fund IV at $ 337 m
August 6, 2021Chiratae Ventures is backed by marquee global and Indian investors. Over half of Fund IV is...
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Economy
RBI to pump Rs 50,000 crore via G-SAP 2.0 in Aug
August 6, 2021The Reserve Bank of India on Friday said it will undertake a secondary market government securities...
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GDP
RBI retains real GDP growth projection at 9.5 pc for 2021-22
August 6, 2021The Reserve Bank on Friday retained the real GDP growth projection at 9.5 per cent for...
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Economy
RBI revises retail inflation estimate for FY22 to 5.7 pc
August 6, 2021The Reserve Bank of India on Friday raised the retail inflation projection for the current fiscal...
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Funding News
Tech startup Goodmeetings gets USD 1.7 mn in pre-Series A funding round
August 6, 2021Tech start-up Goodmeetings on Friday said it has raised USD 1.7 million (Rs 12 crore) fund...
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Business
In massive win for Amazon, Supreme Court upholds Singapore verdict against Future-Reliance deal
August 6, 2021In a massive win for Amazon, the Supreme Court on Friday held that Emergency Award passed...
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Auto
India very much keen on alternative fuel, sugar-based ethanol for cars
August 6, 2021With countries across the world fast adopting electric vehicles to cut back emissions and meet the...
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Business
PVR expects business to return to pre-COVID levels by end of FY22
August 6, 2021India’s leading multiplex chain operator, PVR expects business to return to pre-COVID level by the end...
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Business
Lionsgate Play launches a unique initiative ‘BingePass’
August 6, 2021It is raining offers and Lionsgate Play, the global content leader Starz’s OTT streaming service in...
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Business
SC to pronounce verdict on Amazon’s pleas against FRL-Reliance deal on Friday
August 5, 2021The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce on Friday the verdict on e-commerce giant Amazon’s pleas...
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Business
PM Modi to interact with heads of Indian Missions abroad
August 5, 2021Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with heads of Indian Missions abroad along with stakeholders of...
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Business
Covid 3rd wave may pull GDP growth down to 7 pc: economist Abhijit Banerjee
August 5, 2021Nobel laureate economist Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee on Thursday apprehended that the impending third wave of the...
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Business
Retro tax withdrawal bill aimed to instill investors’ confidence in India: CBDT chairman
August 5, 2021The move to do away with retrospective taxation is aimed at instilling foreign investors’ confidence in...
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Funding News
Soothe Healthcare Secures: 130 crore seed C funding from leading PE fund A91 Partners
August 5, 2021Soothe Healthcare, a leading homegrown personal hygiene products company, today announced that it raised Series-C round...
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Business
BlackSoil collaborates with Walton Street Capital to acquire real estate debt business
August 5, 2021BlackSoil and the former India-based management team of US real estate investment adviser Walton Street Capital...
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Business
Centre tables bill to scrap retro tax; paves way for refund to Cairn, Vodafone
August 5, 2021The Centre on Thursday tabled a bill in Lok Sabha proposing to withdraw the contentious retrospective...
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Funding News
Trimble launches USD 200 million venture fund
August 5, 2021Nasdaq-listed tech firm Trimble on Thursday announced the formation of Trimble Ventures that will set up...
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Funding News
Agritech firm FAARMS raises USD 2 mn for expansion
August 5, 2021Agritech startup Faarms has raised USD 2 million (around Rs 14 crore) as seed funding from...
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