Business & Politics

A country confined in Boxes

A country confined in Boxes

July 12, 2017

India's increasing population coupled with challenges such as disaster management, space crunch, urban migration, the inflow of refugees and an increasingly volatile political premise contradicts India's overstated definition of homes.

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Amazon’s billion dollar Indian investment

Amazon’s billion dollar Indian investment

July 12, 2017

Global e-commerce giant, Amazon has invested INR 3.41 billion in Amazon Wholesale India, the B2B wholesale arm of Amazon India, to expand market foothold and ward off major contender, Flipkart, according to documents filed with the Registrar of Companies (RoC).

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India at the G20 summit

India at the G20 summit

July 12, 2017

India’s presence at the G20 focused on security and climate, which have been emerging as important issues apart from trade and development that have been traditionally of importance to the G20 meets.

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Tourism Investors Meet 2017

Tourism Investors Meet 2017

July 10, 2017

Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) unveiled the third edition of ‘Tourism Investors Meet’ from July 5-6, at the Federation House, FICCI in New Delhi, looking at unravelling the investment potential in tourism infrastructure in India.

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IndiGo craves to fly global with Air India

IndiGo craves to fly global with Air India

July 7, 2017

As the Indian government announced its disinvesting plans for the national carrier, Air India; IndiGo was the only private airline that expressed its interest, however, the intentions were clarified only yesterday.

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Modi’s Des’Tea’nation: The Israel-India Strategic Connect

Modi’s Des’Tea’nation: The Israel-India Stra...

July 6, 2017

The three-day strategic visit to Israel witnessed signing of seven agreements related to space, water management and agriculture between the host nation and India, chaired by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that came to a halt wit...

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Azim Premji invests INR 7.03 Billion in Aditya Birla Capital

Azim Premji invests INR 7.03 Billion in Aditya Bir...

July 5, 2017

Wipro Chairman, Azim Premji picks up stake in Aditya Birla Capital, the financial services arm of the Aditya Birla Group for INR 7.03 billion. Aditya Birla Capital sold a 2.2 pc stake to PremjiInvest, the family investment arm of the Wipro business tycoon.

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Tryst with GST

Tryst with GST

July 3, 2017

India’s midnight tryst with GST has redefined one nation, one tax and one market to the extent of labelling it the biggest indirect tax reform in the history of the country, with increased emphasis on making uniform taxation a success story.

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India’s first mega textiles trade fair

India’s first mega textiles trade fair

July 1, 2017

India's first ever mega textiles trade fair - Textiles India 2017, was inaugurated by the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, at the Mahatma Mandir in Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

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Speculation over Tata Group acquiring Air India

Speculation over Tata Group acquiring Air India

June 29, 2017

One of India's biggest conglomerates, Tata Group's acquisition of India's flagship carrier Air India is now a nationwide speculation; however, the odds of reclaiming a debt-laden company on top of Tata's existing dire ventures looks more fictional than enterprising.

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