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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Swiggy Gets $113M In Funding Round
Swiggy Gets $113M In Funding Round
February 19, 2020  |  Investments

India’s largest food delivery company, Swiggy, has raised $113 million in a Series I funding round, according to a report by TechCrunch. Get the Full...

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Chinese Investors’ $1.4B Into Indian Startups Prompts Questions
Chinese Investors’ $1.4B Into Indian Startups Prompts Questions
February 17, 2020  |  Investments

Venture capitalists in China are putting record levels of money into tech startups in India, raising questions about the ability of the geopolitical rivals to...

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India’s OYO: China Expansion Came At Great Cost
India’s OYO: China Expansion Came At Great Cost
February 17, 2020  |  Earnings

Losses widened this past year for OYO Homes & Hotels, as the SoftBank-backed company tried to expand into China, according to Reuters. Get the Full...

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New India Tax Prompts Pushback By Amazon And Flipkart
New India Tax Prompts Pushback By Amazon And Flipkart
February 14, 2020  |  International

Amazon and Flipkart are pushing back against a proposed Indian tax on the online eCommerce market, saying it will stymie growth in the industry, according...

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Facebook Teams With Surge For India VC Brand Incubator
Facebook Teams With Surge For India VC Brand Incubator
February 14, 2020  |  Startups

Facebook has connected with Sequoia Capital India’s Surge accelerator initiative to roll out the fourth version of the VC Brand Incubator program in India, Deal...

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Today In Payments: Puerto Rico Falls Prey To $4M Online Fraud; India’s Antitrust Investigation Into Amazon, Flipkart On Hold
Today In Payments: Puerto Rico Falls Prey To $4M Online Fraud; India’s Antitrust Investigation Into...
February 14, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, at least four Puerto Rico government agencies were targeted in a $4 million online scam, and India’s court hit pause on...

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Indian Social Commerce Site Simsim Raises $16M
Indian Social Commerce Site Simsim Raises $16M
February 14, 2020  |  Investments

Simsim, an Indian social commerce site, has raised over $16 million through seed and Series A and Series B rounds, according to a report. Get...

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India’s Antitrust Investigation Into Amazon, Flipkart On Hold
India’s Antitrust Investigation Into Amazon, Flipkart On Hold
February 14, 2020  |  Amazon

The Bengaluru court in India on Friday (Feb. 14) put an antitrust investigation into Amazon and Flipkart on hold for two months following a challenge...

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India’s New Social Media Rules Would Strip Anonymity — When Asked — From Accounts
India’s New Social Media Rules Would Strip Anonymity — When Asked — From Accounts
February 13, 2020  |  South Asia

Controversial new rules by the Indian government could force Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and YouTube to reveal users’ identities, shattering anonymity for over 400 million people,...

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