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Explore 12 countries with multiple capitals and discover how their cities balance culture, politics, and history. From Bolivia to South Africa, see why each capital tells a unique story.

Nauru: The Only Country in the World Without a Capital City – Here’s Why

Discover Nauru, the only country in the world without an official capital. Learn why Yaren serves as a de facto capital, explore its unique geography, history, and surprising facts about this tiny Pacific island nation.

Country doesn't need shortcut politics, it needs sustainable development: PM Modi

Addressing a gathering after launching and inaugurating various projects worth Rs 75,000 crore here, Modi said narrow approach towards development will provide only limited opportunities.

ICICI Bank launches mobile app development challenge

"Through 'ICICI Appathon' season II, we intend to collaborate with innovative technopreneurs. We believe that programmes like these will encourage young developers to create world class banking applications on mobile," its managing director and chief executive Chanda Kochhar said.

LIME: Season 8 semi finals-I

Watch semi-finals-I of LIME Season 8. Fifteen teams from across the country are here to compete. All teams must now perform a notch higher than the previous round.

Balrampur Chini Mills to buyback shares worth Rs 175 cr

In a BSE filing, the company said it will buyback one crore equity shares at a face value of Rs 1 each from the equity shareholders on a proportionate basis.

Was Narendra Modi forced to abort RBI's plan to calibrate ATMs?

People can't bank the cash in their hand, nor lay their hands on the cash in their bank. As yesteryear screen villain Ajit famously never said, "It's like living in liquid oxygen. The liquid is choking them and oxygen is not allowing them to choke."

Hero MotoCorp to invest up to Rs 205 cr in Ather Energy

"The board of directors of the company, in its meeting held on October 26, 2016, approved an investment of up to Rs 205 crore, in one or more tranches, for approximately 26-30 percent shareholding in Ather Energy Private Ltd," Hero MotoCorp said in a BSE filing.

India's GDP to grow 8%, agriculture 4% this fiscal: Meghwal

"In Asia, China was growing at 8 percent for the past 20 years. Now we have seen some decline. India is growing at 7 percent... This year we are hoping that our agricultural growth will be reaching more than 4 percent," the Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs said.

Air Costa gets license for pan-India operations

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has given licence to the Andhra Pradesh-based carrier for pan- India operations.

Tea exports dip nearly 5% in August

The exports were at USD 71.88 billion in August 2015, according to the data of the commerce ministry.

Airtel, Vodafone roll out e-KYC for instant SIM activation

While Airtel has rolled out the service at its stores in Delhi-NCR, Vodafone is launching the facility across India from August 24.

15 yr old entrepreneur launches 2nd venture for social change

After selling his first startup at the age of 13, Akshat Mittal has now developed a web platform - ChangeMyIndia.org - to bring social change in the country through collaborative citizen initiatives.

Maruti to launch LCV Super Carry in India next month

Initially, the vehicle will be sold in three cities Ahmedabad, Kolkata and Ludhiana - priced at Rs 4.03 lakh, Rs 4.11 lakh and Rs 4.01 lakh respectively, MSI said in a statement.

Watch: 10th edition of IIM-Lucknow National Leadership Awards

Lakshmipat Singhania IIM-Lucknow National Leadership Awards is an effort to honour exceptionary leaders who have made significant contributions to the betterment of our country in their respective fields.

RBI governor Rajan's departure has no impact on ratings: Fitch

Fitch also said the new Reserve Bank of India Governor would inherit a good opportunity to continue pursuing a policy of relatively low consumer price inflation and of strengthening banks' balance sheets.

MSME sector poised for rapid growth, job creation: Mishra

Poised for rapid growth and integration with major global value chains, MSEs will make considerable impact in realising Make in India vision. The sector has the potential to market its 'Made in India' brand globally," MSME Minister Mishra said while inaugurating the Cluster Development Programme here.

Acer, Asus bet big on gaming in India; launch premium devices

Taiwanese firm Asus, which launched devices priced between Rs 82,490 and about Rs 3.26 lakh, said it expects to sell about 36,000 units this year in the gaming category, which sees sales of about 84,000 units annually.

Watch: Young Turks' India Social Entrepreneur Award 2015

The India Social Entrepreneur of the year award in its 14th year has seen 154 applications from across the country but only four nominees made it to the final shortlist.

India Travelogue explores God's own country - Kerala

The team of India Travelogue travelled the length and breadth of Kerala which is also known as God's own country to explore the nature and its beauty.

PMI Conference: Redefining India one project at a time

Project Management Institute recently organised its 7th National Conference in Bangalore. The theme of the conference was architecting project management for redefining India indicating the pressing need for change in attitude for the betterment of the country.

Digitizing India: How social innovators are digitizing

This last episode of the Digitizing India series focuses on how social innovators of the country are using digitization to benefit the everyday citizen and bringing sustainable growth across the nation.

Digitizing India: How start-ups are digitising

This episode of Digitizing India is focusing on how start-ups in the country are digitizing.

The Winning Leap: Here's what is creating buzz among Gen Y

This episode of The Winning Leap is analysing an initiative that is sweeping the country and creating a tremendous amount of buzz amongst Generation Y.

Emerging India Awards: A look at the journey so far

Emerging India in association with ICICI Bank started as an endeavour to recognise and put the spotlight on the SME community in the country and to put forth the heroes of the Indian economy.