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Modi govt established new benchmarks for development: Amit Shah

On the second anniversary of the Modi govt, Shah added that the Centre also redefined the idea of governance and delivery




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Two years of Modi government @Facebook

The PM has had 179 million interactions in the last two years; his cabinet ministers too have taken a lot to the social media platform




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FDI in food processing may cross $1 billion in next 2 yrs: Harsimrat Kaur Badal

The government has announced 100% FDI in marketing of food products produced and processed in India in the Budget




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Congress questions the 'achievements' of two years of Modi govt

The political party asks, 'kiska saath, kiska vikaas?'




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Development only way to empower the poor, says Modi

He said the the government was caste- and religion-neutral




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Drought cripples farm sector

The sector is crippled by back-to-back droughts coupled with a record fall in farm prices




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Answering 20 tough questions in 5 minutes can help you meet PM Modi

Centre launches online quiz on government's achievements, the prize for which is a certificate and a chance to meet the PM




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Swachh Bharat, Digital India score poorly, top rating for Railways

Two-part survey by govt gives top ratings to reforms in railways, power and roads. Modi's pet schemes score poorly




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BJP has given 'decisive' govt: Amit Shah

Shah also said the Modi-led govt in the remaining three years will fulfill all the promises made in the run up to Lok Sabha polls




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2 years of Modi govt: Amitabh Bachchan to host segment on girl child campaign

Bachchan said he will host a segment called 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' for the show celebrating second anniversary of NDA govt




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PM Modi-led NDA government has failed on all counts: Raj Babbar

Babbar claimed that crop sowing area has shrunk to less than 120 lakh hectares from 125 lakh hectares in the last two years




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Team Modi talks of a 'new dawn' on second anniversary

Arun Jaitley said India's economy has picked up pace and achieved a growth rate of about 7.5% amid a global slowdown




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Congress terms Modi Govt 'anti-farmer, anti-women and anti-Dalit'

Attacking the Modi rule, the Congress party said that the NDA govt is acting like an event manager




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Avoiding reform

Two years in, major reforms seem off the table




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Amitabh Bachchan proud of hosting girl child segment at govt's second anniversary gala

At the event, celebrating two years of Modi govt, the actor stressed on the importance of protecting the girl child




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Modi govt's 3rd year to see many more crucial laws: Arun Jaitley

Jaitley said India, from policy paralysis, has transformed into the fastest growing global economy for two years in a row




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D-Street turns positive on PI Industries, UPL, Coromandel as revenues rise

PI Industries, UPL are better placed, given pick-up in global demand after a two-year downturn




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Indian-Americans' startup Riversand secures $10 million investment

Riversand is a SaaS Master Data Management and Product Information Management solution provider




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Airbus inks contract with Bengaluru-based startup for talent acquisition

Airbus has signed a contract with Bengaluru-based startup Traxof Technologies to automate the talent acquisition process for Airbus information management (IM) organisations in India and Europe. Traxof was a part of Airbus BizLabs startup acceleration programme Season 4. The startup was chosen after a rigorous boot camp and jury election, Airbus said in a statement on Monday. Traxofs cloud-based, automated desktop and mobile-based solution provides real-time visibility and monitoring of recruitment processes to support the planned ramp-up of IM resources, especially in India for Airbus digitalisation. The platform also allows the harmonisation of workflows of different stakeholders to optimise the process, it said. Traxof solves a real world problem that is shared by a wide range of our internal stakeholders with a simple off-the- shelf solution, chief information officer, Airbus India & South Asia, Carlo Nizam was quoted as saying. Founded in 2014, Traxof ...




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Field service automation start-up Zinier raises $90 million funding

The funding would help it to transform field service workforces with artificial intelligence-driven automation




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Venture Highway raises $78 mn to fund early-stage tech companies in India

With portfolio companies such as Meesho, Sharechat, Moglix, and Cars24, the early-stage investment firm has so far invested in 20 start-ups




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Uber sells its India food delivery business to Zomato in all-stock deal

The deal is applicable only in India and Uber Eats will continue to operate in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka




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Start-ups that burn investor money won't get second chance: Ratan Tata

Tata, who also invests in start-ups, also said old-age businesses will recede and the young founders of innovative companies are the future leaders of the Indian industry




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Novel coronavirus fear now spreads to the start-up ecosystem in India

Around half a dozen Chinese venture capital firms with active presence in India have postponed their trips to the subcontinent




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Fintech firm Instamojo buys GetMeAShop from Times Internet for $5 million

With this, GetMeAShop's 30 member-odd team has joined Instamojo, to work as part of the company's e-commerce business, MojoCommerce




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Early-round funding in startups almost doubles in 2 yrs; Chinese lead

The push is coming from the fact that there are far more established entrepreneurs in India today hitting the next venture button then five years ago




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Startups need to opt for IPO to tackle fund crunch: Kris Gopalakrishnan

Gopalakrishnan advised startups to take minimum funds from angel, friends and families. They have to create minimum viable product, and establish unit economics and profitable model, he underlined.




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Startups lap up Rs 70 cr investments in 'Seeding Kerala' summit

Bengaluru-based Sporthood, a startup for sports enthusiasts, got investment from SEA Fund, which made its fourth investment in Kerala out of its seven investment ventures.




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Non-profit tech: AI-based startups make it to Cisco, N/Core's third cohort

Each selected startup receives an innovation grant of Rs 15 Lakh




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Tech startup Tekion launches cloud-based automotive dealer management

The product connects key stakeholders of the industry enabling maximum level of operational efficiencies, collaboration, and personalized retail experiences




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HealthifyMe collaborates with online grocery players to tap wider markets

A pilot project in partnership with Swiggy to deliver healthy food launched in Gurgaon; mental wellness segment on anvil




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Quikr no longer a unicorn, Swedish investor pares valuation by 45%

Scandinavian firm refers to exaggerated revenue resulting from fraudulent transactions that rocked the company




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India third-largest fintech market in 2019, investments doubled to $3.7 bn

The vast majority of funds raised last year in India went into payments startups, while insur-techs raked in 13.7 per cent of the investments




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A formula for growth after the start-up stage

A new report suggests a five-part model for second-stage companies to consider if they want stable, long-term success




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UP govt drafting 'Startup Policy 2020', eyeing top 3 domestic ranking

Plans to harness 9 million MSMEs base to boost start-ups




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Sequoia India leads $16 mn funding round in healthtech start-up Qure.ai

Qure.ai will use the capital to drive geographical expansion, expand product portfolio in two more areas




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NMDC, IIT Hyderabad sign agreement to support deep-tech start-ups

NMDC will contribute Rs 10 crore for the five-year joint incubation programme and intends to support at least 15 start-ups




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Bounce raises fresh funding to fuel electric vehicle integration, expansion

This marks InnoVen Capital's third investment in Bounce, in a span of 18 months




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Indian start-up's remote technology helps Wuhan hospitals fight Coronavirus

BlinkIN, a Bengaluru-based intelligent visual-assistance firm helped service engineers from Germany remotely install air ventilation systems in two hospitals in Wuhan




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Fintech start-up Khatabook announces strategic partnership with MS Dhoni

The World Cup winning skipper will not only invest in Khatabook but also become its brand ambassador




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Startup Agnikul raises Rs 23.4 crore to put small satellites into space

Agnikul, operating out of National Centre for Combustion Research at IIT Chennai, is developing a satellite launch vehicle for payload capacity of up to 100 kgs




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Start-ups come up with tech-driven solutions to track coronavirus patients

Healthcare company Portea has developed a chatbot called Cobot-19 which will disseminate information related to coronavirus




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Travel start-ups hit a bumpy road amid restrictions due to coronavirus

They were riding on the promise of steady double-digit growth, but with travel restrictions and cancellations, their problems are mounting




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These techies are 3D printing ventilator splitters for Covid-19 patients

Their solution addresses the problem ventilator shortage in the country by splitting oxygen supply so that the machine can be used on two patients simultaneously




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Digital lenders use tech to improve SME loan repayments amid lockdown

These fintech firms are using past payment behaviour and current transactions to validate customers facing genuine difficulties




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Covid-19 crisis: Consumer internet start-ups brace for salary cuts, layoffs

Companies taking extreme steps to continue to stay afloat amid Covid-19 crisis




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Recko raises $6 mn in Series A funding; to use funds for expansion, hiring

The investment was led by Vertex Ventures SEA and India, and saw participation from existing investor Prime Venture Partners.




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Odisha start-ups seek relief package from CM to survive Covid-19 impact

The entities have requested the state government to act as guarantor for soft loans or facilitate collateral-free loans




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This lawyer's start-up is building a search engine for legal professionals

Legitquest's AI-based platform helps lawyers with issues, reasoning, decisions, arguments and facts of all Supreme Court judgments since 1950




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Online pharmacies on hiring mode as orders during Covid-19 lockdown

Most e-pharmacies are operating with minimal staff and are not able to fulfill customer orders