india

India (official name: the Republic of India; Hindi: Bhārat Gaṇarājya) is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.

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Apple Could Start Online Sales In India Within Months
Apple Could Start Online Sales In India Within Months
August 28, 2019  |  Apple

Online sales of Apple products will roll out in India following new, more relaxed rules for foreign companies and the requirement to source 30 percent...

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India’s FreshToHome eCommerce Startup Lands $20M To Expand
India’s FreshToHome eCommerce Startup Lands $20M To Expand
August 27, 2019  |  Investments

India-based eCommerce startup FreshToHome has raised $20 million in a new financing round to expand into other areas of the country. The Series B round was...

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New Taxes Loom For Big Tech
New Taxes Loom For Big Tech
August 26, 2019  |  Regulation

Will Big Tech face bigger tax bills on an international stage? Beyond the debates on data privacy and compliance, marquee names in technology face greater...

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Xiaomi To Roll Out Consumer Lending In India
Xiaomi To Roll Out Consumer Lending In India
August 23, 2019  |  Loans

With an ambitious play into a booming financial services space that presents challenges that include fierce competition, China’s Xiaomi is reportedly gearing up to roll...

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Top News In Payments: Regulatory Pushback Spooks Libra Backers; Adyen Gains Traction With Mid-Market Firms
Top News In Payments: Regulatory Pushback Spooks Libra Backers; Adyen Gains Traction With Mid-Market Firms
August 23, 2019  |  News

  Regulatory Pushback Spooks Libra Backers An unnamed faction of the coalition of 28 organizations called on by Facebook to help bring Libra to fruition,...

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India Rules IDs Can’t Be Linked To Social Accounts
India Rules IDs Can’t Be Linked To Social Accounts
August 23, 2019  |  International

An Indian court has ruled that people in the country can’t link Aadhaar (unique identification) or any other government-issued identification with their social media accounts,...

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Report: YTD India FinTech Investments Top $722M
Report: YTD India FinTech Investments Top $722M
August 23, 2019  |  Fintech Investments

Alt lending, and, of course, digital payments, were top of mind for investors targeting India FinTechs these past few weeks. We take stock of two...

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Amazon Fresh Expands To India
Amazon Fresh Expands To India
August 22, 2019  |  Amazon Investments

Amazon announced on Thursday (Aug 22) that it’s bringing its online grocery business, Amazon Fresh, to India, according to a report by CNBC.  The news...

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Amazon Exec: India Should Loosen eCommerce Regs
Amazon Exec: India Should Loosen eCommerce Regs
August 22, 2019  |  Amazon

A senior Amazon executive believes India needs to do more to encourage eCommerce in the country. Amazon’s India head Amit Agarwal told Reuters that if...

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