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Archive for May, 2015

Uber appoints Rent.com’s Amit Jain as India president

Sunday, May 31, 2015 21:44

Taxi-hailing smartphone app, Uber has appointed Amit Jain as its India head, a first-of-a-kind position created for any market by the San Francisco-based startup which is battling fierce competition from its bigger rival Ola locally.

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Microsoft Ventures in talks with VCs to mentor cos | Info Edge may not fund Zomato

Sunday, May 31, 2015 21:38

BENGALURU: Sharpening its focus on late-stage companies, Microsoft Ventures is talking to several venture capital firms to mentor their portfolio companies and help them tackle the problem of scale. "There are huge scaling problems that have never been addressed before," said Ravi Narayan, director at Microsoft Ventures, which started ...

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Snapdeal hits $3.5 billion sales run rate

Sunday, May 31, 2015 21:36

Online marketplace Snapdeal has hit a sales run rate of $3.5 billion this month, what is known as gross merchandise value (GMV) in e-commerce parlance, bringing it closer to the scale of Flipkart, the country's largest e-tailer.    ...

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Snapdeal hits $3.5 billion sales run rate

Sunday, May 31, 2015 21:36

Online marketplace Snapdeal has hit a sales run rate of $3.5 billion this month, what is known as gross merchandise value (GMV) in e-commerce parlance, bringing it closer to the scale of Flipkart, the country’s largest e-tailer....

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Govt plans exit exam for MBBS students to monitor quality of doctors

Sunday, May 31, 2015 21:34

The health ministry is planning an exit exam for MBBS students passing out of government as well as private medical colleges. The move comes in the wake of concerns over the quality of doctors being produced in the country.

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73% of Indian cops get no weekly off: Study

Sunday, May 31, 2015 21:09

If a police officer in your area doesn't work efficiently and has an offensive attitude, it is because he is overworked, a new study has said.

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Panchayat to decide on expelling Aruna rapist

Sunday, May 31, 2015 21:00

The Uttar Pradesh village where Sohanlal Bharta Valmiki lives will hold a panchayat this week to decide if he should be allowed to stay on.

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Rain relief in north India likely from today

Sunday, May 31, 2015 20:45

Meanwhile, the monsoon continues to be stalled over the Arabian Sea despite Kerala receiving scattered rains over the weekend.

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Energy companies seize initiative on climate change

Sunday, May 31, 2015 20:45

Shell, BP, Total, Statoil, Eni and BG band together to press for plan to fight global warming

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Energy companies seize initiative on climate change

Sunday, May 31, 2015 20:45

Shell, BP, Total, Statoil, Eni and BG band together to press for plan to fight global warming      

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