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2017 saw $26 bn of PE/VC investments in India, the highest in a decade

Here are some key findings of the report

From capital to good demand, here's what is driving venture debt in India

Venture debt firm invest only in start-ups which are backed by VCs and have raised Series-A and Series-B round of capital

In an IP battle over his signature red sole, Louboutin loses a round

The red colour could not be considered apart from the shape of the sole, Szpunar advised, and shapes are usually not protected under EU trade mark law

High tide for 300 dry ports: commerce ministry plans infra overhaul

Exercise will involve comparative assessment of laws governing ICDs, their funding patterns and subsidies, with international best practices

How driverless technology future threatens the iron laws of real estate

The link between property and transport has been perhaps the most durable in human history

ONGC-HPCL merger: A related-party transfusion with its own set of issues

The merger boosted govt coffers but ended the upstream oil major's status as a debt-free company

Why the govt's plan to use the northeast to reach out to Asean might fail

Neither the local population nor the candidates in the upcoming state polls find it salient enough to interest them

Microsoft says it's true: Cat videos, mails and tweets distract employees

A survey from Microsoft Corp is bolstering one theory about this disconnect

Meet Sachin Pilot, an architect of Congress victory in Rajasthan bye-polls

The party recently won two Lok Sabha and one Assembly bypolls, and the credit for these victories goes to Pilot

Kim Jong Un's luxury ski resort in N Korea steals Winter Olympic spotlight

North Korea on Monday scrapped a joint cultural performance at Mount Kumgang

IRS: It is unclear whether four measures of readership aid or muddle market

It is unclear whether the survey's four measures of readership aid or muddle the market

Key deals last week: Accel-Browserstack, Alibaba-Lightning Bolt, and more

There were 13 deals worth $115.62 million and 2 exits worth $158.54 million in the last seven days ended Jan 31, 2018

Budget 2018: Govt may raise equity investment limit for PF bodies

The government had, for the first time, allowed such funds, including the EPFO, to invest in the equity market in 2008.

Budget 2018: India's start-ups hope for a reprieve from angel tax

Start-ups raising money from angels often do so based on an idea and its potential

HDFC Capital Advisors is looking to invest $550 million by March

It has identified 15 residential projects of big realtors such as Godrej, Mahindra Lifespace

Health experts urge Facebook to turn off Messenger for kids as young as six

Facebook's new app for young children opens greater concerns

Why DBT on fertiliser subsidy could prove more chaotic than corrective

It won't necessarily help pare huge arrears payable to manufacturers; issues with availability and functioning of PoS machines persist

Why two factions of Tata Group are in a bidding war for Tata Teleservices

Two intra-group bids for ailing Tata Teleservices' assets highlight the explosive growth prospects embedded in the domestic fibre network business

Ashok Lavasa wears many hats: Author, teacher, and now at poll panel

Lavasa was directly responsible for allocations to various ministries and schemes, joking that he was one of the most disliked men in bureaucracy

Meet new CEC Om Prakash Rawat, the man who is referee of fair play

Those who have worked with Rawat, however, say that he was never close to any political party during his stints in the civil services, both at the state-level and the Centre