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Ritika MallikJune 2, 2021Urban Company raises USD 255 mn, valuation crosses USD 2.1 bn
Home services marketplace Urban Company on Wednesday said it has raised USD 255 million (about Rs 1,857 crore) in funding…
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Ritika MallikJune 2, 2021Google claims new Indian IT rules not applicable to its search engine; Delhi HC seeks Centre’s stand
Google urged the court Wednesday to set aside a single judge order which applied the rules on the company while…
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Ritika MallikJune 1, 2021China’s central bank tries to stop surge in currency’s value
China’s central bank is trying to restrain the surging exchange rate of its currency, temporarily backtracking in efforts to make…
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Ritika MallikJune 1, 2021Daily COVID-19 count in India lowest in 54 days
India reported 1,27,510 fresh COVID-19 cases, the lowest in 54 days, while the daily positivity rate dropped to 6.62 per…
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Ritika MallikJune 1, 2021Goa’s COVID-19 positivity drops to 20 pc in one month
The COVID-19 positivity rate in Goa has now come down to 19 per cent as against 51 per cent a…
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Ritika MallikMay 31, 2021470 infra projects show cost overruns worth Rs 4.38 lakh crore
As many as 470 infrastructure projects, each worth Rs 150 crore or more, have been hit by cost overruns totalling…
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Ritika MallikMay 31, 2021Eight of top-10 most valued firms add over Rs 1.39 lakh cr in m-cap; Reliance Industries tops chart
Eight of the top-10 most valued companies together added Rs 1,39,566.52 crore in market valuation last week, with Reliance Industries,…
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Ritika MallikMay 31, 2021No slowdown in decision-making in tel mkt; telcos focused on demand-based capacities: Ericsson Ind
The second wave of COVID has not slowed down decision-making in the telecom market and operators are focused on managing…
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Ritika MallikMay 31, 2021India records single-day spike of 1.65 lakh COVID-19 cases, lowest in 46 days
India recorded a single-day rise of 1,65,553 new COVID-19 cases, the lowest in 46 days, taking the country’s infection tally…
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Ritika MallikMay 31, 2021Google, Facebook updating website to reflect new grievance officer appointed under IT rules
Large digital companies like Google and Facebook have begun updating their websites to reflect the appointment of the grievance officers…
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