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Electric vehicle makers seek exemption from GST

Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles wrote a letter to FinMin seeking an exemption

Delhi smog: Metro suspends all excavation, backfilling works for 5 days

Water is sprinkled regularly to avoid soil erosion and dust pollution

Toyota launches new Fortuner starting at Rs 25.92 lakh

Petrol variant of the SUV also launched in wake of environmental concerns surrounding diesel vehicles

Bitcoin start-up Unocoin's API to boost Indian cryptocurrency market

Unocoin recently raised $1.5 million to support its growth

Periscope: New US Prez to be elected this week

The US will vote to decide who will be the next President on Tuesday

Cyber attack bloodless war, internet safety priority: Ravi Shankar Prasad

He said that problems of virtual world affects real world, therefore, govt cooperation is essential

Jayalalithaa has completely recovered, says Apollo Hospitals chairman

Apollo Chairman Prathap C Reddy said, 'She can understand what is going on around her'

Suzuki opts for 2nd line in Gujarat plant

Maruti has a contract manufacturing agreement with Suzuki for the Gujarat factory, under which the Japanese major will sell products to Maruti on a no-profit-no-loss basis

GMR Energy completes 30% stake sale to Malaysian power utility Tenaga for $300 million

The portfolio comprises operating capacity of 2,300 MW and pipeline capacity of 2,330 MW

Thanks to ambiguous laws, online poker websites are flourishing in India

Action against online gambling is difficult as all gambling websites are hosted in countries, where the practice is legal

Andhra Pradesh raises capital subsidy for electronic industry

Firms setting up manufacturing units can now get back as much as 50% of capital investment after commercial operations

Silver lining for RIL shareholders in $1.5 billion penalty

Over the past decade, RIL has never announced lesser dividend to its shareholders even when faced with lower profits

Insurance may fall under 12% tax slab in GST, from 14% service tax currently

While industry demand of 5% slab may be denied, unlikely govt will impose 18% as insurance is a protection/savings product

Ratan Tata forms his 'A Team'

Veterans Prasad Menon, S Padmanabhan inducted; Mukund Rajan, Harish Bhat, Katragadda and Srinath also brought in

Skoda launches new Rapid at Rs 8.3 lakh to take on Ciaz, Verna

Petrol run Rapid comes in 3 variants, priced up to Rs 11.36 lakh; diesel one is priced between Rs 9.48 lakh to Rs 12.67 lakh

India hosts ICANN's 57th annual general meeting in Hyderabad

Ministry of Electronics and Communications is pursuing establishing a root server that handles domain name functions

Redington may see higher growth on non-IT business backed by iPhone 7 growth

The response for iPhone 7 and specifically iPhone 7 Plus has been far better than anticipated

Tata veteran Prasad Menon back at Bombay House as advisor

After Cyrus Mistry's exit, Menon has been brought in to help Tata put the new management structure in place

TCS signs MoU with University of New South Wales

This will enable them to work together in areas of common interest such as machine learning, virtual reality, data analytics, cloud computing

T-Hub, ICRISAT launch Accelerator Programme for agri-tech start-ups

Three-month programme helps start-ups scale up projects through real-time management and knowledge sharing; starts Feb 15, 2017