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Patanjali will shut the gate in Colgate, make Nestle's bird disappear: Baba Ramdev The Ayurveda-based company, which has been growing exponentially in the last four years, plans to venture into exports and e-commerce this year. read more VVIP chopper scam: Christian Michel - the man who flew away with Rs 330 crore Italian prosecutors had argued that Michel and Guido Hashke worked together to influence Indian officials to pick Agusta's choppers. No salary hike for freshers in IT space amid hiring blues Despite marginal salary hikes offered by Cognizant — followed by TCS — last year, experts say that the range of salaries still largely remains the same.

Editor's Pick 6 things you need to know about India's own GPS system ISRO has successfully launched India's seventh and last navigation satellite. With this, India does not have to depend on another nation for navigation. How technological developments can cut millions of jobs over next 20 years A Bank of America-Merrill Lynch report had earlier predicted that 47% of jobs in the US will be taken over by technology. Is your career safe? Global giants are shifting business away from Indian IT companies. Here's why Some customers feel that the cost benefit of Indian IT is starting to become less relevant and that top outsourcing vendors need to transform fast. Here's how Facebook is making sure Mark Zuckerberg stays in control forever During the past decade, more tech companies have adopted two classes of stock so that their founders can cement their voting power at the firms.

Most Popular This Week IPO update: Thyrocare Tech IPO sails through, subscribed 2.24 times Indra Nooyi, Satya Nadella, Bhavesh Patel among highest paid CEOs in world Amazon pips Snapdeal to become India's 2nd largest online marketplace after Flipkart Apple's 9-year iPhone juggernaut stops with first sales decline Make Narendra Modi's educational qualification public: Arvind Kejriwal

Story of The Week PN Vasudevan, MD, Equitas: The model millionaire In a world where everyone seeks a salary hike whatever the company's performance, Vasu surprised his board with request for a pay cut. read more

Money

Government gives in to pressure, EPF interest rate increased to 8.8% from 8.7% The backpedalling follows the uproar sparked by the finance ministry scaling down the 8.8% recommended by the CBT of the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). Experts differ on how to claim additional NPS tax benefit under Sec 80CCD (1b) The new tax return forms still don't provide any clarity on whether or not 'employee contributions' can be treated as 'self contribution'.

Stock Round Up Mapping the market: So, who gave Dalal Street these weekend blues US GDP data, BoJ's policy or ICICI Bank's earnings? You don't really know which of these triggers really gave the market the sinking feeling on Friday.

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