india

India (official name: the Republic of India; Hindi: Bhārat Gaṇarājya) is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia.

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Facebook To Buy Stake in India’s Meesho Marketplace

Facebook To Buy Stake in India’s Meesho Marketplace
Facebook To Buy Stake in India’s Meesho Marketplace
June 13, 2019  |  eCommerce

Social media company Facebook is going to buy a stake in Meesho, an Indian eCommerce startup that connects people re-selling a variety of items with...

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Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Malware Targets Oracle Servers; Bill Could Restrict Crypto Activity In India
Bitcoin Daily: Crypto Malware Targets Oracle Servers; Bill Could Restrict Crypto Activity In India
June 12, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Security researchers have revealed another cryptocurrency mining malware that has already installed itself on Oracle servers. According to The Next Web, the malware attacks Oracle...

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Senators Urge CFPB To Reconsider Debt Collection Overhaul
Senators Urge CFPB To Reconsider Debt Collection Overhaul
June 10, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

A group of senators is urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to reconsider a recently proposed overhaul of debt collection practices that among other things...

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Walmart, Wearables And The Murky Future For Marketplaces In India
Walmart, Wearables And The Murky Future For Marketplaces In India
June 07, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

While it might not look like much at first glance, an escalating legal spat between Walmart-owned, Indian eCommerce marketplace Flipkart and a small, relatively unknown...

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Amazon Invests $404M Into India Business
Amazon Invests $404M Into India Business
June 06, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon has started pumping money into its India business despite regulatory rules that mandate how companies can source goods for marketplaces, according to a news...

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India Lawsuit Against Flipkart Highlights Discounting Concerns
India Lawsuit Against Flipkart Highlights Discounting Concerns
June 05, 2019  |  South Asia

Walmart, it seems, has found itself drawn into a legal struggle between its recent acquisition Flipkart and GOQii — an Indian maker of smartwatchesque health...

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Paytm Eyes Insurance Marketplace Coverfox
Paytm Eyes Insurance Marketplace Coverfox
June 03, 2019  |  Cross-border Payments

Paytm, the Indian payments company backed by SoftBank, is reportedly in late-stage discussions to buy Coverfox, the Indian insurance marketplace. Get the Full Story Complete...

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BalanceHero Recorded More Than $100M In GMV Sales
BalanceHero Recorded More Than $100M In GMV Sales
May 29, 2019  |  Digital Payments

BalanceHero, the startup behind the popular Indian digital payments app True Balance, has roughly 60 million registered users and recorded $100 million in gross merchandise...

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