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1. Russia's Kaspersky expects 20% growth in India business in 2018
2. Mylan partnered Indian drug firms to keep R&D costs low
3. Tata Coffee consolidated net profit falls 62% to Rs 224 mn in March quarter
4. Tata Coffee today reported a 62 per cent fall in its consolidated net profit to Rs 22.40 crore in the quarter ended March.
5. Hyderabad's Aurobindo in race to buy Novartis' generic dermatology business
6. ---- Places a non-binding initial bid of $1.6 bn for the US assets
7. Cognizant net income down 6.64% in March quarter, revenue meets guidance
8. Insolvency: Ramdev's Patanjali makes over Rs 40-bn bid for Ruchi Soya
9. Vodafone retro tax: Delhi HC rejects Centre's plea against arbitrations
10. Binani Cement lenders to meet on Wednesday to mull UltraTech revised offer
11. How Aircel's Sivasankaran came to owe Tata group companies Rs 9 billion
12. RInfra- Astaldi SpA JV wins Rs 70 bn EPC order for Versova-Bandra sea link
13. Jaypee promoters submit over Rs 100 bn revival plan for Jaypee Infratech
14. MCX to launch crude oil, metals options; also gets nod for diamond futures
15. Pay your bills, avoid bankruptcy: A guide to working capital for startups
16. ONGC gas output up 6.3% in FY18, looks to double production by 2022
17. Reliance to invest Rs 600 bn in Jio this year, may borrow Rs 1 trn more
18. Will be surprised if ArcelorMittal is out of Essar Steel race: LN Mittal
19. Fat finger trade: Samsung Sec to file criminal complaints against employees
20. Walmart, Flipkart work on synergies; merger may result in common leadership
21. E-bidding: Govt to explore English auction system for disinvestment
22. Essar Steel resolution case: Arcelor, Numetal may get 7 days to pay dues
23. Manipal-TPG revises offer for Fortis, raises value to Rs 83.58 billion
24. Flipkart-Walmart deal: Big retail shrugs off impact of merger
25. $15-billion Flipkart-Walmart mega deal: Patience pays off for investors
26. Flipkart-Walmart deal: Billion-dollar gateway to Indian market for Google
27. Tyremakers in India line up aggressive capacity expansion plans
28. NCLT suggests IBBI to review insolvency code regulations to curb misuse
29. C Sivasankaran: A maverick prone to courting controversy and the CBI
30. EV cab service provider Lithium to raise $8 mn from IFC for expansion
31. Chai Point raises $20 mn in fresh funding from Paragon Partners, others
32. Most successful entrepreneurs are likely to be middle-aged, not young
33. See Pics: Ambanis host star-studded party after daughter Isha's engagement
34. J&K stone pelting: Chennai tourist dies; CM Mufti's 'head hangs in shame
35. The carbon footprint of tourism revealed (it's bigger than we thought)
36. Avengers: Infinity War' set to beat Jungle Book's box office record
37. Thunderstorm warning over North India: Delhi to escape dust storm? Updates
38. CJI Misra impeachment: Cong MPs withdraw plea challenging notice rejection
39. News digest: ICICI Bank profit, Flipkart-Walmart deal, Rupee falls and more
40. Karnataka Assembly polls: Constituency calculus of CM Siddaramaiah
41. CJI Dipak Misra impeachment: Five judges to hear Congress plea today
42. CJI Dipak Misra impeachment: Five-judge Bench to hear plea today
43. High-velocity dust storm hits Delhi, schools partially closed on Tuesday
44. Dust storm lashes Delhi-NCR on Monday, thunderstorm may hit today; updates
45. Water released to Tamil Nadu, Karnataka tells Supreme Court
46. Kathua rape accused against case transfer; victim's dad hails move; updates
47. AMU-Jinnah portrait row: Exams delayed, alumni body seeks probe; 10 updates
48. Kashmir shutdown: CRPF jawan hurt in grenade attack by militants; updates
49. Blackbuck case: Salman Khan bail plea hearing adjourned until July 17
50. SC to hear in July plea to restrain MPs making statements on judges removal
51. SC junks law brought by Akhilesh to allow ex-CMs to retain govt houses
52. Why Indian immigrants in UK are more favoured than Pakistanis, Bangladeshis
53. Centre plans PPP model for managing workers' social security funds
54. Marriage of two adults can't be annulled just because man is under 21: SC
55. How Kudumbashree paved way for MGNREGS to change lives of women in Kerala
56. News digest: Flipkart-Walmart deal, Essar Steel, smart TV market, and more
57. IMD issues thunderstorm alert in 13 states, 2 Union Territories; updates
58. Seven Indians abducted by armed men in Afghanistan's Baghlan, confirms govt
59. PNB scam: ED refuses to share details of Nirav and Mehul's seized assets
60. Jammu & Kashmir: 5 Hizbul terrorists killed in encounter; 5 protesters die
61. Cost-cutting measures: Banks close 2,000 ATMs in 10 months
62. Blackbuck poaching case: Salman Khan arrives in Jodhpur for court hearing
63. Yogi govt plans India's largest startup incubation hub in Lucknow
64. Mukesh Ambani's daughter Isha to tie knot with Anand Piramal in December
65. How to surf WiFi above the clouds? In-flight internet technology explained
66. Over 5 women raped every day in Delhi in first 3.5 months this year
67. Can terms of reference of Finance Commissions be changed? Yes, say experts
68. Facing political heat, Modi asks team to find number of new jobs created
69. Seven states, UTs write to President on finance panel terms of references
70. In a first, Odisha govt awards land rights to urban slum dwellers
71. Chhattisgarh to roll out e-way bill on June 1 for intrastate movement
72. A year after abolition following GST, govt seeks to bring back sugar cess
73. Power surplus Odisha buys from external sources to meet summer demand
74. PM reviews launch preparations for health scheme covering 100 mn households
75. Hyperloop Technologies proposes 700-800 km project for AP in three phases
76. Manmohan slams Modi for 'stifling dissent', says bank fraud has quadrupled
77. Rupee becomes Asia's worst-carry trade after $70 a bbl 'crude' shock
78. Finance ministry gears up for second round of PSB recapitalisation
79. Much optimism on gas demand; consumption to zoom in the near term
80. Jury is out on the impact of RBI's foreign portfolio investor measures
81. Sebi order on extending derivative trading: Key takeaways and challenges
82. Govt's move on fund transfer to states led to spike in bond yields
83. Govt finalises standards for vessels to ply on domestic water bodies
84. Govt may redefine 'cash flow' to aid ratings of infrastructure firms
85. India talent lures firms to expand their global in-house centres
86. Statsguru: Remittance flows to low- and middle-income regions surge
87. Odisha government, Tata Trusts sign pact to establish cancer hospital
88. Underpayment of GST by about 34%, firms get scrutiny notices for mismatch
89. Finance Ministers of 6 states to discuss 15th Finance Commission on Monday
90. No bias in RBI-led MPC to raise interest rates: Economic Affairs Secretary
91. Modi govt plans a way to stop future 'Nirav Modis' from fleeing the country
92. Outdated labour laws, low incentives hampering textile sector: Report
93. DoT, not Commerce Ministry, to decide on Idea's 100% FDI proposal: Prabhu
94. India's 7% projected growth rate for FY18 is 'amazingly fast', says ADB
95. More than one in three credit card are being approved in a day: CIBIL
96. Poultry price recovers on supply shortage as birds die of scorching heat
97. Finding gems among teachers to fix India's primary education system
98. Changing face of filing returns under GST
99. India asks ADB to invest in fintech, health startups to improve quality
100. Despite record allocation, 57% MGNREGS wage dues remained unpaid in April
101. ICICI Bank Q4 net profit halves to Rs 10.2 bn, bad loan provisions surge
102. Bank works under and abides by regulatory norms, says Chanda Kochhar
103. ICICI Bank Q4 profit dives 50%, bad loan provisions surge: Highlights
104. Nirav Modi fraud-hit PNB aims to grow its total business by 10.8%
105. Nirav Modi fraud-hit Punjab National Bank (PNB) aims to grow its total business by 10.8 per cent and close the current fiscal with to Rs 12 lakh crore on the back of increased focus on CASA mobilisation.
106. Rs 6.21-bn UCO Bank fraud: Enforcement Directorate files case under PMLA
107. PNB's bad-loan woes mount to over Rs 151 bn on back of Nirav Modi fraud
108. Court declares ICICI Bank's option contracts with garment exporter as void
109. India's private banks have been biggest winners from note ban: Here's how
110. Axis Bank ratings unaffected by sharp rise in non-performing assets: S&P
111. PSB slippages may widen after new rules
112. Banks' push for NPA recognition to hurt near-term profitability: Moody's
113. Punjab National Bank eyes 11% growth in total business to Rs 12 trillion
114. Credit underwriting norms tightened to curb frauds, says PNB
115. Bank will bounce back from fraud hit in 6 months, says PNB Chief
116. Shubash Khuntia appointed as Irdai chairman, succeeds TS Vijayan
117. Easier bond market rules for FPI cheer public-sector bank stocks
118. We will turn around with Rs 1 billion profit in 2018-19: C V R Rajendran
119. MFIs see slowdown in bank funding despite a fall in the cost of funds
120. With lower fertility rate, will south India lose out to north in finance?
121. First loss means worst is over for Axis Bank as shares surge: analysts
122. RBL Bank Q4 profit rises 37% to Rs 1.7 bn
123. BSE chairman among those named in CBI FIR for Rs 6-billion loan fraud
124. Yes Bank net profit jumps 29% in March quarter as loan book swells
125. Bandhan Bank March quarter profit rises 20% YoY to Rs 3.87 billion
126. SBI may integrate broking biz with SBI Caps as part of restructuring
127. Axis Bank posts first quarterly loss since listing in 1998 at Rs 21.8 bn
128. IDBI Bank fraud: CBI books two bank chiefs, ex-Aircel promoter Sivasankaran
129. PNB fraud: CBI finds major lapses, to file chargesheet next month
130. Bank credit grows 12% to Rs 85 trillion in fortnight ended April 13: RBI
131. Fraud-hit PNB to hire detective agencies to locate untraceable borrowers
132. Rising rates: Stay nimble; invest in shorter duration fixed deposits
133. Cop gets drunk on duty in dry Bihar, sent to jail
134. A policeman here has been  arrested and sent to jail for getting drunk while on duty in  dry Bihar, a senior police officer said today.
135. Nothing comes naturally to me: Alia Bhatt
136. She may personify spontaneity on screen but Alia Bhatt says acting is a "challenge" and she is "not naturally gifted" at it.
137. Sonam Kapoor, Anand Ahuja tie the knot in traditional day wedding
138. Bollywood star Sonam Kapoor today tied the knot with longtime beau Anand Ahuja, a Delhi-based businessman, in a traditional Anand Karaj ceremony that was attended by family members and close friends from the Hindi film industry.
139. Rajmah softens on subdued demand
140. Barring a slide in rajmah chitra prices on sluggish retailers' demand, other pulses held steady at the wholesale pulses market today.
141. 164 beggars picked up from Nashik, sent to rehab centres
142. Police picked up 164 beggars,  including women and children, from across the city and sent  them to different rehabilitation centres.
143. Tourist's killing could negatively impact tourism in Kashmir
144. A day after a tourist from Tamil Nadu died due to head injury suffered during stone-pelting here, Tourism department and stakeholders have expressed apprehensions that the incident could negatively impact the arrival of visitors to Kashmir.
145. Gold stays up on sustained buying by jewellers
146. Gold maintained its upward trend for the third day at the bullion market today, rising by Rs 50 to Rs 32,230 per 10 grams on increased buying by local jewellers even as the precious metal weakened overseas.
147. Assault on Dalit farmer: FIR against SHO in UP
148. On the directives of the state SC/ST Commission, an FIR has been registered against a senior police officer in connection with the alleged assault on a Dalit man, who was forced to drink urine by some upper caste people.
149. Women helpline, anti-romoeo squad, UP-100 to be clubbed
150. Gearing up to ensure timely response to women and minors in distress, the Uttar Pradesh Police has decided to integrate women helpline (1090), anti-romoeo squad and UP-100 services besides fast-tracking trial of cases under the POSCO Act.
151. Death of tourist in Kashmir completely condemnable: Sitharaman
152. Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said the death of a tourist who was targeted by stone-pelters in Kashmir was "completely condemnable" and not "very conducive" for tourism in the Valley.
153. PM Modi only says his 'Mann Ki Baat': Rahul
154. Gur strong on brisk buying, scarcity of stocks
155. Gur (jaggery) prices soared by Rs 200 per quintal at the wholesale market in the national capital today following paucity of stocks and brisk buying by stockists and retailers.
156. IMD issues 24-hr dust, thunderstorm warning in hill states
157. Kailash Mansarovar Yatra resumes via Nathu La: Swaraj
158. Acting pays bills, helps nurture other parts of artiste in me: Anjali Patil
159. Anjali Patil is a multilingual artiste - she understands Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam pretty well.
160. MFs log Rs 1.4 lakh cr inflow in Apr, push AUM to Rs 23.25 lakh cr
161. Investors have pumped Rs 1.4 lakh crore into mutual funds in April, driving the industry asset base to a staggering Rs 23.25 lakh crore, a surge of 9 per cent from the preceding month.
162. Centre approves medical college for Daman-Diu, Dadra & Nagar
163. The Centre has approved to set up  the first medical college for the Union Territories of Daman  and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli (DNH), an official said  today.
164. Data centre infra spends to grow marginally at 2.6% this yr
165. Data centre infrastructure  spending in the country will grow by a marginal 2.6 per cent  to USD 2.7 billion in 2018, a consultancy firm said today.
166. Cauvery: Centre in contempt for not framing water distribution scheme