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“Start-up in politics… launched again and again”: PM Modi at Startup Mahakumbh takes a dig at Rahul Gandhi’s re-launches

OpIndia Staff - 20 March, 2024

Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi while addressing the ongoing Startup Mahakumbh event in Delhi.

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WeWork’s catastrophic collapse: Tech unicorn files for bankruptcy in US, Canada

ANI - 7 November, 2023

By August this year, WeWork had expressed "substantial doubt" about its ability to remain in business over the next year due to mounting losses and debt.

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‘Number of startups in the country increased 300 times in the 9 years of the Modi government’: Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh

OpIndia Staff - 11 June, 2023

Dr Jitendra Singh said, "The startup movement promoted by Modi is now reaching every part of the country."

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Nykaa’s Falguni Nayar is now five times richer than Paytm’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma with personal assets worth USD 4.9 billion

OpIndia Staff - 17 March, 2022

Falguni Nayar enters the Hurun Global Rich List 2022 as the richest new entrant from India with personal wealth amounting USD 4.9 Billion. India added 51 new billionaires in the list.

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Farm to market: How Agri-startups are working to empower small and medium farmers in India

Akshita Bhadauria - 25 March, 2021

Prime Minister Modi has emphasized the need to remove barriers for our farmers, create an open market for them, and encouraged investment in the agricultural sector by enhancing logistics and technology.

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Government extends relief to startups, simplifies the process of angel tax assessment

OpIndia Staff - 11 August, 2019

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has clarified that no verification will be done by an assessing officer if a startup has been recognised by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade.

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