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Gatimaan Express makes Delhi-Agra a 100-mn joyride
05 Apr 2016
Gatimaan Express, hailed as India’s first semi-high speed train, is likely to be introduced on eight other routes across the country soon
India’s first semi-high speed train to start regular runs from tomorrow
04 Apr 2016
India’s first semi-high speed train, christened Gatimaan Express, capable of running at a maximum speed of 160 km per hour will be flagged off tomorrow (5 April) from Delhi’s Hazarat Nizammuddin railway station
Tata’s new generation cars set 360 records in test
04 Apr 2016
Tata Motors says it has set 360 records involving three of its car models, as it sought to prove that its new generation cars were durable, superior in technology than peers, and capable of withstanding intense endurance tests
Australian govt clears Adani’s $7.7 bn Carmichael coal mining leases
04 Apr 2016
International NGO Greenpeace, said Australian environmental groups appear to be reconciled to the fact that Adani Group's $22-billion coal-mining lease project for Carmichael may finally be approved
BlackBerry 4Q revenue down more than expected
02 Apr 2016
Volvo revises India pricing of all its cars
02 Apr 2016
40 years of Apple: what a long, bumpy ride it’s been
01 Apr 2016
On 1 April 1976, two young friends – Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak – got together in a garage and put together their first personal computer kit, the Apple I. The rest, as they say, is history
Google pulling the plug on Wallet Card
01 Apr 2016
Pre-bookings open in India for Tesla Model 3
01 Apr 2016
The Model 3 pre-order page lets customers in India book a Tesla by paying $1,000 (roughly Rs66,000), which is refundable in case of a cancellation
VW India to recall 3,877 Vento cars over emissions issue
01 Apr 2016
Volkswagen said the problem of excessive CO emission was limited to the 1.5-litre diesel variant of the Vento sedan and was unrelated to the global emission test rigging scandal
Flipkart acquires payment firm PhonePe
01 Apr 2016
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
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Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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