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Amazon launches flight booking service in India

Amazon has partnered with Cleartrip to launch the flight booking service. Amazon would not levy any additional charges in case customers cancel the ticket. They would only have to pay the airline cancellation penalty.

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CEO of Amazon – Jeff Bezos

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Debit card swipes on PoS terminals rise 27% in March 2019 as per RBI data

Acc to the RBI data, in Mar 2019, the total number of financial transactions done by people using their debit cards increased by 15%. Also, the financial transactions done by the debit cards at POS terminals increased by 27% compared to Mar 2018.

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RBI aims for 34% rise in PoS terminals in the next 2 years.

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HDFC ERGO collaborates with IBM Services to co-create AI-based solutions

IBM and HDFC ERGO General Insurance Company announced a collaboration to co-create new Artificial Intelligence based solutions on IBM Cloud, that will redefine customer experience in India. It would help to better address customer queries.

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IBM is a New York based Multi-national company.

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Anil Kapoor felicitated by European Chambers of Commerce in India

Anil Kapoor was felicitated by the Council of European Chambers of Commerce in India for his continuous support in promoting the cause of children's rights. He has been working in collaboration with Plan India for promoting girls’ rights.

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Tomasz Kozlowski is the EU Ambassador to India.

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Sudirman Cup to kick start in China

Sudirman Cup will kick start in Nanning, China. It is a mixed team Badminton Championship held every two years. There are 12 teams that will take part in the tournament. Korea is the defending Champions as they defeated China in the 2017 edition.

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Thomas Cup & Uber Cup are also associated with Badminton.

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Indian short film wins Nespresso Talents award in Cannes

Achyutanand Dwivedi's film ‘Seed Mother’ won the 3rd prize in the international section of Nespresso Talents 2019. The 1st prize was won by New Zealand's Josh Morrice for ‘Subak’ & the 2nd prize went to Mexican filmmaker Marco Aurelio Celis' ‘Ruffo’.

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The 2019 Cannes Festival is the 72nd edition of the festival.

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Nuclear test ban body offers India observer status

The Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organisation (CTBTO) has offered India an ‘Observer‘ status & access to the International Monitoring System (IMS) data. IMS monitors the planet for nuclear explosions & shares findings with its member states.

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CTBTO is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

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HDFC Capital launches 'HeART' to mentor real estate technology companies

HDFC Capital Advisors launched an initiative called 'HDFC Affordable Real Estate & Technology Program. It aims to mentor, partner & invest in real estate technology companies that drive innovation & efficiencies within the affordable housing ecosystem.

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Chairman of HDFC Ltd - Deepak Parekh.

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Former South Asian Games swimming gold medallist MB Balakrishnan dies

Former South Asian Games swimming gold medallist MB Balakrishnan died in a road accident. He won a gold in the National Games in Guwahati in 2007 & rewrote the 50m backstroke national record in July 2010 at the Senior National Championships in New Delhi.

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He won the 100m & 200m backstroke events at South Asian Games.

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India's Forex reserves up by $1.3 billion to over $420 billion

Acc to the RBI's weekly statistical supplement, the overall forex reserves rose to $420.055 billion from $418.687 billion. India's forex reserves comprise FCA, gold reserves, SDRs & India's reserve position with the International Monetary Fund.

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FCA - Foreign Currency Assets
SDR - Special Drawing Rights