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PM Narendra Modi's Independence Day speech: Seven key takeaways Modi said that for India to make its presence felt on the global stage, there was immediate need to channelise the talent of the youth. read more Hyundai cuts exports, launches Elite i20 starting at Rs 4.9 lakh The local unit of Seoulbased Hyundai Motor Company has stopped shipments from its Chennai plant to Europe, which will now be catered by the parent's plants. Economic turnaround in sight as growth expected to hit two year high Economy may be turning a corner, say economists, as they predict growth to have hit a 2-year high in Q1 with more green shoots on the horizon.

Editor's Pick Google's doodle features independent India's first stamp Celebrating India's 68th Independence Day, Google today posted a doodle on its homepage featuring independent India's first stamp. About 400 Flipkart employees with stock options become crorepatis in less than a decade In two years, Flipkart's valuation has grown 8 times. For company's founders, Esops are a conscious attempt at creating wealth for their employees. After sprinting for a decade, are the good times over for Cognizant? Cognizant's earnings surprised everyone. The company, for 2nd time ever in its two-decade history, cut its full-year rev growth forecast by 2.5%. PM Modi's mantra: No point in making rockets if you can't build toilets He appears eager for a role on the world stage, but indicates that this wont be possible where women are killed and raped, and where open defecation is rampant.

Most Popular This Week How Dinesh Agarwal built a Rs 200-crore firm IndiaMart from a seed capital of Rs 40,000 Middle class no longer backs AAP, party now banks on the underprivileged Twelve big-ticket infrastructure projects waiting for PM Narendra Modi's nod Indian-origin Manjul Bhargava wins Fields Medal for Mathematics After Flipkart, Mu Sigma may be next to hit $7 bn valuation

Story of The Week PM Modi's Independence Day speech at the Red Fort: Highlights 'This country has been built not by the rulers but by farmers, workers, mothers and sisters, youth, sages and saints, teachers, scientists and social workers.' read more

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Stock Round Up Sensex reclaims 26,000 levels; Nifty ends above 7750 Indian shares rose on Thursday to their highest close in nearly two-and-a-half weeks as blue-chips such as ICICI Bank Ltd gained.

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