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Uber's plan to make rides safe for women in Pakistan

Uber’s plan to make rides safe for women in Pakistan

Saturday, March 5, 2016 7:20

Uber is teaching its drivers in Pakistan how not to sexually harass women, a spokeswoman said Friday, after the popular transport app launched in the conservative country where women are often hassled on public transport.

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India's B2B startups will be valued at $50 billion by 2025: Study

India’s B2B startups will be valued at $50 billion by 2025: Study

Saturday, March 5, 2016 7:18

Indian startups creating products and services for enterprises will generate revenue of $10 billion, and the companies would collectively be valued at $50 billion by 2025, says a study by Google India and venture capital firm Accel Partners

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Biker babe rides high!

Biker babe rides high!

Saturday, March 5, 2016 7:07

Chennai girl, Rehana Reya, who recently won an all-women biking race, says it was her passion for riding that helped her overcome all obstacles and follow her heart.

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5 sunscreen mistakes you're probably making

5 sunscreen mistakes you’re probably making

Saturday, March 5, 2016 7:07

Summer's well and truly here, which means that everyone's going sunscreen crazy.

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EPF tax revision likely after PM steps in | Bumps for taxpayers

Saturday, March 5, 2016 7:07

NEW DELHI: The government is all set to reconsider the budgetary proposal under which a part of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) withdrawal will be taxed with 60 percent corpus, considering several options to cushion the impact of the proposal on the salaried middle class, stated sources. A high-level ...

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IIT Bombay students develop eNose to sniff danger

IIT Bombay students develop eNose to sniff danger

Saturday, March 5, 2016 7:00

Deploying sniffer dogs to scour crowded buses and trains or a packed stadium for explosives first requires cordoning off the area which isn't a mean task. But now there's an easy way out, thanks to the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay.

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Zopper acquires cloud-based retail EasyPOS

Zopper acquires cloud-based retail EasyPOS

Saturday, March 5, 2016 6:53

Zopper, a hyper-local market place has acquired EasyPOS Solutions, a cloud based point of sale software system for billing, inventory, employee and loyalty management.

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Shah Rukh’s Son Aryan Does a Hand Stand on IO Hawk. Can’t be Missed

Saturday, March 5, 2016 6:19

A video of Shah Rukh Khan's 19-year-old son Aryan doing a hand stand (and balancing himself well) on IO Hawk is doing the rounds of social media. The closest Shah Rukh's IO Hawk stunt, which can match...

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Budget drops Rajiv’s name from many schemes

Saturday, March 5, 2016 6:11

Interestingly, BJP, the major party in National Democratic Alliance, hasn't replaced Rajiv Gandhi's name with names of its own political favourites.

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US visa fee hike: Tech companies hail India's plan to move World Trade Organization

US visa fee hike: Tech companies hail India’s plan to move World Trade Organization

Saturday, March 5, 2016 6:08

Software companies have welcomed India's move to file a complaint against the US with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over higher fees and curbs for work visas.

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