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WhatsApp to roll out payments feature in India this year
WhatsApp will roll out its payments service in India this year following a year-long pilot, its global chief Will Cathcart ......
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Airtel Africa profit more than doubles in first report since IPO
Airtel Africa Plc reported a quarterly pretax profit on Friday that more than doubled, as the telecoms company signed up ......
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Vedanta's billionaire Anil Agarwal sells Anglo American stake
Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal, the biggest shareholder in mining company Anglo American, said on Thursday he was divesting the nearly ......
Manufacturing
Reliance's talks with Aramco on refinery stake sale continue, says Saudi minister
Saudi Arabia’s Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said state-run Saudi Aramco’s talks with Reliance Industries to buy a minority stake in ......
Markets
Nifty, Sensex erase gains to close lower for sixth day
Indian shares failed to hold early gains and ended lower for a sixth straight session on Thursday, pressured by losses ......
Manufacturing
Indian auto parts makers warn of 1 mn job cuts if slowdown continues
India’s auto parts industry could be forced to slash a fifth of its 5 million or so workforce if the ......
Infrastructure
India to help power global solar installations to record high
New solar photovoltaic (PV) installations are set to reach a record high this year, driven by improving markets in Europe ......
Finance
India to raise big chunk of sovereign overseas debt via 30-year bonds
The Indian government plans to issue a significant portion of its proposed sovereign overseas borrowing via 30-year paper, a senior ......
Finance
SoftBank to commit $40 bn to second Vision Fund
Tech conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp will invest $40 billion in its forthcoming second Vision Fund, the Wall Street Journal reported ......
Finance
RBI to cut rates again in August as doves prevail: Poll
The Reserve Bank of India is set to cut interest rates in August for the fourth meeting in a row, ......