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London deems Uber unfit to run cab service, cancels licence
23 Sep 2017
Thirty-two of the 154 allegations of rape or sexual assault by taxi drivers reported to police in London between February 2015 and February 2016, concerned Uber
Softbank in talks with Uber for $10 billion investment: report
15 Sep 2017
If Softbank makes full investments under the deal, it could get as much as 22 per cent stake in Uber, which would entail purchasing shares directly from the company as also existing shareholders
British MPs accuse Amazon, eBay of abetting online tax fraud
14 Sep 2017
According to HM Revenue and Customs’ estimates, taxpayers must have lost £1.5 billion from overseas sellers illegally selling goods into the UK without paying VAT
Festive discounts get even bigger as Paytm joins Flipkart, Amazon
13 Sep 2017
The three e-commerce majors are preparing to woo customers with cash-backs, discounts, freebies, fast delivery options and travel add-ons
Amazon unveils largest Indian fulfilment centre at Hyderabad
08 Sep 2017
The three-storey facility has 51 loading and unloading docks that can handle around 1,000 trucks per day , 69 km of fire hydrant piping, more than 500 km of five types of cables, over 15,000 fire sprinklers and a 1.6-km long conveyor belt to move packages
Wal-Mart to offer voice-activated shopping
23 Aug 2017
Flipkart to ride eBay to markets in nearly 200 countries
22 Aug 2017
Flipkart will be able to tap over 170 million active customers of eBay globally under an exclusive agreement, which allows them to jointly pursue cross-border trade opportunities
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Hariman Sharma lets apple travel to India’s warmer climes
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Apple, which was the preserve of the cooler Himalayan region in India, is now everywhere – in the East, the West and the South - thanks to one enterprising Himachal farmer, Hariman Sharma.
The cost of neglecting water transport
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Crypto Currencies Trying To Undermine Global Financial System
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US President Donald Trump, it seems, is the latest to join the frenzy for personal or corporate currency, with $TRUMP, or what they call a meme coin, giving a further boost to his crypto image.
As costs of saying final goodbyes rise UK families resort to crowdfunding to pay for funerals
By Axel Miller | 16 Jan 2025
The cost of saying a final goodbye to loved ones in the UK has reached a grim new high, leaving families grappling with unexpected financial burdens.
The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
By Cygnus | 28 Dec 2024
On 27th December 2024 India and the world lost one of their finest statespersons in a hundred years. Manmohan Singh, born on 26th September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan)
The remarkable Ratan Tata
By Kiron Kasbekar | 23 Oct 2024
One newspaper report of Ratan Tata’s passing away showed an old photo of him climbing into the cockpit of a Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter.
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By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
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