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Snapdeal sale around corner as Jasper okays Flipkart offer
27 Jul 2017
The buyout deal is almost through but the board wants to take a broader consensus from its major shareholders, including Ratan Tata and PremjiInvest, reports said
WhatsApp now has 1 billion daily active users
27 Jul 2017
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Flipkart agrees to $900-950-bn acquisition of Snapdeal
26 Jul 2017
The merger deal does not include FreeCharge and Vulcan Express - the two subsidiaries of Jasper Infotech that owns Snapdeal
HP launches two new Pavilion All-in-One PCs
26 Jul 2017
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Alphabet Q2 net at record $3.5bn despite Google's $2.7bn EU fine
25 Jul 2017
Google's parent Alphabet, which derives most of its revenues from Google ads, saw it rising 18.4 per cent to $22.67 billion during the April-June 2-017 quarter
Railways losing ground to airlines: report
25 Jul 2017
BMW denies cheating on diesel emissions
24 Jul 2017
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