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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Parent Co. Of Housing.com Buys Rental Firm FastFox
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April 01, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Elara Technologies, which owns Housing.com, PropTiger and Makaan, has acquired FastFox.com at a valuation of almost Rs 100 crore ($14,447,317), according to reports. This moves...

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Airbnb Invests Up To $200M In India’s OYO Hotels & Homes
Airbnb Invests Up To $200M In India’s OYO Hotels & Homes
April 01, 2019  |  Investments

Airbnb, the home sharing company, said Monday (April 1) it is investing in OYO Hotels & Homes, the India-based hotel booking company. According to a...

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Ripple, India’s Federal Bank Team On Cross-Border Payments
March 29, 2019  |  Blockchain

Federal Bank in India has partnered with blockchain payments company Ripple to facilitate cross-border payments, according to reports. Federal Bank confirmed the collaboration in an...

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March 29, 2019  |  Retail

BigBasket, India’s biggest online supermarket, is in the process of raising about $150 million in funding from investors including Alibaba. South Korean firm Mirae Asset...

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SoftBank Leads $413M Round For Delhivery’s Logistics Tech
March 26, 2019  |  B2B Payments

India-based logistics startup Delhivery has secured $413 million in new funding, reports in The Times of India said on Monday (March 25), with Japan’s SoftBank...

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Amazon To Roll Out Kiosks To Hawk Its Products In India
March 26, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon is gearing up to roll out kiosks in India that will enable consumers to purchase its hardware including its Kindle eBook reader, Echo, its...

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Indian Jeweler Modi Denied Bail In $2B Bank Fraud Case
March 20, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Nirav Modi, an Indian jeweler accused of bank fraud to the tune of $2 billion, was denied bail in London, reported Bloomberg. According to the...

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Indian Economists Meet With Central Bank About Slowdown
Indian Economists Meet With Central Bank About Slowdown
March 19, 2019  |  International

Indian economists met with the chief of the Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday (Mar. 19) to suggest a monetary policy boost, aiming to encourage...

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Wirecard Stocks Slump Over India Report Fears, Analysts Say Sell
Wirecard Stocks Slump Over India Report Fears, Analysts Say Sell
March 15, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

German payments company Wirecard’s shares dropped after an Indian business became a key issue in the company’s continuing problems, following a series of articles in...

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