1st meet of NITI Aayog's panel on CSS to be postponed to April

Last Updated: Monday, March 23, 2015, 18:20

The first meeting of NITI Aayog's sub-group on Centrally Sponsored Schemes, scheduled for March 27, is likely to be pushed to next month as some Chief Ministers have expressed inability to attend it.

Syndicate Bank raises Rs 400 cr

Last Updated: Monday, March 23, 2015, 17:58

Syndicate Bank today said it has raised Rs 400 crore by issuing bonds.

Better India raises Rs 1 cr funding

Last Updated: Monday, March 16, 2015, 17:56

Bangalore-based The Better India, a news startup, today said it has raised Rs 1 crore from Intellecap Impact Investment Network (I3N or I-cube-N) and others including Myntra Co-founder Raveen Sastry.

Snapchat COO Emily White resigns

Last Updated: Saturday, March 14, 2015, 09:38

Snapchat, which allows its more than 100 million users to send messages that disappear in seconds, is considered one of Silicon Valley`s most highly valued startups.

USD 40 billion Silk Road fund no 'aid agency', says China

Last Updated: Thursday, March 12, 2015, 17:06

China today said its USD 40 billion Silk Road fund which will start investments soon is not an "aid agency" and will only finance projects with "reasonable returns", playing down expectations especially among small countries looking to obtain cheap funding for their ventures.

Singapore raises taxes on rich to fund rising social spending

Last Updated: Monday, February 23, 2015, 18:25

Singapore on Monday announced income tax rises for the top five percent of the population to fund rising social spending targeted at the poor and elderly in the rapidly ageing city-state.

Pinterest seeks $11 billion valuation with new funding

Last Updated: Thursday, February 19, 2015, 11:02

Pinterest Inc, a photo pin-up site, is in talks to raise $500 million in a round of funding that would more than double its valuation to $11 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.

ECB raises emergency funding cap to Greek banks to 68.3 billion euros: Source

Last Updated: Thursday, February 19, 2015, 02:43

The European Central Bank agreed on Wednesday to raise the emergency funding available to Greek banks to 68.3 billion euros ($78 billion), a slight increase on the previous limit, a person familiar with the ECB talks said.

Snapchat seeks new funding at up to $19 bln valuation: Report

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 18, 2015, 05:10

Snapchat is looking to raise as much as $500 million in a new funding round that would value the mobile messaging company at up to $19 billion, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing a person with knowledge of the matter.

Moody's says securitisation can resolve infra funding issues

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 4, 2015, 21:47

International rating agency Moody's has said securitisation is the key to solve the country's funding issues for the longer gestation sectors like housing, infrastructure and urbanisation projects.

Energy efficiency companies raise over $1 bn funds in 2014

Last Updated: Sunday, January 25, 2015, 11:52

Companies focused on energy efficiency solutions globally raised more than USD 1.2 billion last year with the major chunk coming from venture capital funding activities, says a report.

Deal4loans looking for $8-10 million venture funding

Last Updated: Sunday, January 18, 2015, 14:49

Deal4loans, an online loan information and application portal, is looking for venture funding of USD 8-10 million (about Rs 51-64 crore) to expand its business.