Ola raised a $500 million Series F round from new investors Baillie Gifford and Didi Kuaidi and existing investors DST Global, Falcon Edge Capital, SoftBank Telecom Corp and Tiger Global Management bringing the Bangalore, India-based startup’s total funding to more […]
NEW DELHI (TIP) : Nearly 150 Indians are on the radar of intelligence agencies for actively following Islamic State propaganda and engaging on social media with pro-IS elements, according to government sources. A majority of […]
New York: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani and Google’s India-born CEO Sundar Pichai are among over 50 global leaders, business chiefs and pop icons named as contenders by Time magazine for […]
Activision Blizzard accquiers Candy Crush maker King Digital Entertainment by paying $5.9 billion, combining a console gaming power with an established player in the fast-growing mobile gaming field. Activision, which owns the extraordinarily successful “Call […]
Private equity funds committed $2.8 billion to Indian real estate projects in the first nine months of 2015, global real estate consultancy firm Cushman & Wakefield and Global Real Estate Institute said in a report. […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): In its report submitted to the Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on November 19, the Seventh Central Pay Commission has recommended an overall increase of 23.55 per cent in pay, allowances, and […]
PATNA (TIP): Days after his party emerged as the single-largest entity in Bihar assembly trouncing the BJP-led NDA, the CBI has sought to put Lalu Prasad in the dock in a fodder scam case. The […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Apart from the GST bill, the most ambitious tax reform law, the Narendra Modi government is set to push three other crucial legislations to check corruption during the winter session of Parliament […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): NDA partner and Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Thursday spoke out on the Bihar election defeat for the first time since the verdict, saying the rival grand alliance benefitted from successfully […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Underworld don Chhota Rajan was on Nov 19 evening handed over to the Tihar jail authorities. Rajan will spend his first night in a high security cell inside jail number 2. Jail […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Hours before Nitish Kumar’s swearing-in as Bihar chief minister following an election that the BJP handsomely lost, party rebel Shatrughan Sinha, through a series of tweets, continued to taunt his party leadership, […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Hitting back over BJP leader Subramaniam Swamy’s allegation questioning his nationality, Rahul Gandhi today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “throwing mud” on him through his “cronies” and dared the government to […]
WASHINGTON (TIP): Astronomers using data from Nasa’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have detected hints of periodic changes in the brightness of a so-called “active” galaxy, whose emissions are powered by a supersized black hole. If […]
KOLKATA (TIP): If you are hassled using multiple passwords for accessing your accounts, you can breathe easy. Experts at IIT Kharagpur have come up with a solution that won’t tax your memory. Instead of a […]
MUMBAI (TIP): The Reserve Bank on Thursday said its prior approval will be required for acquisition of shares or voting rights in a private bank for increasing the aggregate holding to 5% or more, as […]
LOS ANGELES (TIP): German automaker Volkswagen, tainted by an emissions scandal, said it will present US authorities tomorrow with plans for bringing its vehicles outfitted with pollution-cheating software into compliance with regulations. “We’re hopeful we’ll […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): Exporters from labour-intensive, small and medium sectors can now avail bank loans at three per cent lower rates with the government on Wednesday approving the long-awaited interest subsidy scheme to boost exports. […]
NEW DELHI (TIP): The government on Nov 18 approved 10 per cent stake sale in the state-owned Coal India. This is expected to garner Rs 20,000 crore as part of government’s aim to raise Rs […]
BENGALURU (TIP): Axis Mutual Fund, an asset management subsidiary of Axis Bank with assets under management worth Rs 31,789 crore as of September 2015, has launched the Axis Children’s Gift Fund Scheme. The scheme, a […]
MUMBAI (TIP): Fair trade regulator Competition Commission of India (CCI) has imposed a penalty of Rs 258 crore on Jet Airways, IndiGo and SpiceJet for indulging in anti-competitive practices while fixing fuel surcharge (FSC). Of […]
MUMBAI (TIP): In spite of a lacklustre year for emerging markets so far in 2015, India continues to be a preferred investment destination for foreign investors, buoyed by its growth prospects. The MSCI emerging markets […]
KATHMANDU (TIP): Bindu Ghimire’s chemotherapy appointment is approaching, but supplies of the drugs the 61-year-old desperately needs are in short supply as a political crisis in her native Nepal deepens. Protests at the border with […]
UNITED NATIONS (TIP): The United Nations general assembly’s human rights committee on Wednesday criticized Myanmar for its treatment of the nation’s Muslim minority and urged the country to change its citizenship rules to make Rohingya […]
Tulsi Vivah, the ceremonial marriage of Tulsi plant with Lord Vishnu is on November 23, 2015. Tulasi Vivah also marks the beginning of holy wedding season of the Hindus. Let’s get into the ritualistic mood and […]
In India, Surya corresponds to the Greek Helios – he is the special god who dwelt in the body of the sun. Surya is described as the husband of dawn, as well as her son. He […]
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