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15 Jul 2016
BusinessShopClues acquires mobile payments company Momoe
ShopClues, an online marketplace, acquired Bengaluru-based startup Momoe in an attempt to build a payments business.
14 Jul 2016
IndiaHamid Ansari to lead India to ASEM Summit in Mongolia
Vice President Hamid Ansari left for Mongolia accompanied by an Indian delegation for the 11th Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit.
14 Jul 2016
SportsRenuka Yadav now part of hockey squad for Rio Olympics
Hockey India announced the names of India's women's 16-member squad for the Rio Olympics making Renuka Yadav, Chhattisgarh's first woman olympian.
13 Jul 2016
IndiaSwaraj: Evacuation plans from South Sudan underway
India is setting up a plan to evacuate its countrymen from South Sudan witnessing extreme violence because of the clashes between anti and pro government forces.
11 Jul 2016
BusinessNirma bags LafargeHolcim cement assets for $1.4 billion
Ahmedabad's detergent maker Nirma Limited has agreed to buy Lafarge India's 11 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) cement assets for Rs 9,300 crore ($1.4 billion).
11 Jul 2016
TechnologyChat app Line targets $1.14B raise in IPO
Japanese messaging-app operator Line Corp. announced pricing for its dual initial public offering in New York and Tokyo, raising $1.14 billion ( 115.5 billion yen ).
10 Jul 2016
BusinessVedanta announces business expansion in Africa
The Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta group is set to strengthen ties in Africa.
09 Jul 2016
WorldUK military to lift ban on women in combat roles
British PM David Cameron supported women serving in close combat units in the British forces.
08 Jul 2016
BusinessSwamy has an unlikely ally in Joseph Stiglitz
Taking India's GDP into consideration American economist and Nobel laureate, Joseph Stiglitz said that, ''India should focus on "rapid rate economic growth" and not get "overly obsessed with inflation," which can then turn into greater problems like joblessness.
07 Jul 2016
BusinessBoston's HourlyNerd gets added for another funding round
Boston-based start up HourlyNerd wants to be more than a online freelancer marketplace by providing a full-service platform for bigger companies.
06 Jul 2016
WorldEl Al flight gets fighter jet escort after bomb alert
Two Swiss Air Force jets assembled to escort an Israeli plane flying from New York to Tel Aviv after a bomb threat.
05 Jul 2016
DelhiArvind Kejriwal's interactive programme: 'Talk to AK'
On the footsteps of PM Modi, Kejriwal announced the launch of his interactive programme, 'Talk to AK.'
05 Jul 2016
BusinessJaypee group shares go up 38%
Jaypee group shares increased up to to 34% after the approval by Jaiprakash Associates for the sale of its cement business to UltraTech Cement.
04 Jul 2016
WorldPacific Ocean radiation nearing normal 5 years after Fukushima
According to a study released, radiation levels near the Pacific Ocean have returned to normal, five years after the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant discharged gases and liquids into the sea.
30 Jun 2016
Entertainment#SocialMediaDay
Mashable launched Social Media Day way back in 2010 as a way to acknowledge social media's impact on global communication.
29 Jun 2016
IndiaCentre firm on veto in judge selection rules
The finalization of the MoP for appointing judges is expected to get delayed with the Centre being firm on continuing a clause that empowers it to reject a Chief Justice-headed collegium's proposal.
28 Jun 2016
IndiaBengaluru's first woman cab driver found dead
Bharathi Veerath, the first woman cab driver in Bangalore, was found dead under mysterious circumstances in her rented house in Sanjay Nagar. The body was found hanging from a ceiling in a sitting position.
26 Jun 2016
PoliticsJ&K CM Mehbooba Mufti wins Anantnag bypoll
Out of 42,840 male voters and 41,227 female voters, around 29,084 used their franchise in Anantnag bypoll.
24 Jun 2016
WorldPowerful tornado hits China
A tornado hailstorm hit China's eastern Jiangsu Province which led to the destruction of buildings, causing 98 deaths.
16 Jun 2016
PoliticsBJP supports holding simultaneous Lok Sabha, state polls
The proposal for holding simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and State Assemblies got a fresh push from the BJP.
