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Your Alexa Echo will now read out NYT’s ‘The Daily’ to you
New York Times’s ’The Daily’ will produce a news briefing on weekdays for the Amazon Echoto be sponsored by Audi and read by host Michael Barbaro
2 min read14 Jan 2019SVL launches funds focused on SMEs, affordable housing
The housing fund will initially focus on the country’s top eight cities, which are among India’s most active real estate markets, SVL said.
1 min read20 Nov 2018CBI vs CBI: Supreme Court seeks Alok Verma’s reply to vigilance commission’s inquiry report
SC says CVC’s report should be served to offices of AG, SG, tells CBI boss to submit response in a sealed cover by Monday
2 min read16 Nov 2018Myntra CEO clears air, says no reason to quit
Myntra CEO Ananth Narayanan on Friday denied reports he had resigned and said the online retailer will continue to run as a separate business
1 min read16 Nov 2018OnePlus beats Apple, Samsung in premium smartphone market
OnePlus has become India’s No.1 smartphone seller in the premium segment riding on the success of OnePlus 6. On the other hand, Apple’s newly launched iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max were unable to create much demand in the opening quarter due to its high pricing in the Indian market, according to IDC.
2 min read15 Nov 2018Sterling RP moves NCLT for possession of assets
Vishal Jain, the resolution professional for Sterling SEZ and Sterling International, has told the NCLT that it would be impossible to proceed with the resolution process without the assets
2 min read15 Nov 2018Indian Hotels looks to sell 10 properties to pare debt
Indian Hotels aims to reduce its consolidated debt by 30% in the next 18 months, mainly through asset monetization, says CEO Puneet Chhatwal
2 min read15 Nov 2018Royal Sundaram sells 40% stake to Belgium’s Ageas Insurance for ₹1,520 crore
Sundaram Finance, which holds 75.9% in Royal Sundaram, proposes to divest 25.9% shareholding in the stake sale process
2 min read15 Nov 2018KKR to raise $1.5-2 billion for first Asia infrastructure fund
The discussions for launching the Asia infrastructure fund are on and KKR and Co. will reach out to investors
2 min read15 Nov 2018Tata Power-backed firm to buy Jaypee’s Prayagraj Power from lenders
The sale of Prayagraj Power to Tata Power-backed Resurgent Power marks the first such transaction in the power generation space outside the insolvency framework
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