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By Sanchita Dash

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1. Amazon wants More! The global e-commerce giant is apparently in talks to acquire Kumar Mangalam Birla's retail store More. This could give it an edge over Walmart-Flipkart.

2. WhatsApp gets a strict warning from the Indian government. The government has asked whatsapp to set up a local corporate office in India which will be able to trace the origin of fake messages and also curb them.

3. It's a throwback Tuesday! According to reports, Maruti Suzuki's much loved car Maruti Zen is all set to make a comeback in 2019 with an exciting new design!

4. In acquisition news today, Flipkart has acquired Liv.ai, a speech recognition startup that will enable voice shopping. Meanwhile, Capital Float takes over personal finance management app Walnut for USD 30 million.

Here's the "news that entrepreneurs can use". Know what's trending in the Indian business world in 60 seconds.
Sanchita Dash

Entrepreneur Staff

Former Senior Correspondent, Entrepreneur India

In the business of news for 5 years now. Making my way across India thanks to my career. A media graduate from Symbiosis, Pune, I have earlier worked with Deccan Chronicle (South India's leading English daily), T-Hub (India's largest incubator) and Anthill Ventures (a speed-scaling platform). 

Stories, movies and PJs are my thing. 

If you hear 'The Office' opening score randomly, don't worry it's just my phone ringing. 

 

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