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Focused on safety and affordability, the Chinese firm aims to address gaps in general aviation with its certified piston and hybrid engines.

Falcon Aviation eyes liftoff with low-cost, airworthy aircraft engines

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Better-than-expected earnings in Greater China fuel optimism as Nike revamps its product lineup and retools its brand for growth.

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A handful of Indian tech startups are looking at going public in the next couple of years.

Indian unicorns to pile up for IPO in five years: Blume Ventures CFO Ashish Fafadia

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India has announced a slew of waivers in its push to increase the ownership of electric vehicles.

Hyundai and Kia Motors to buy stake in India's Ola Electric

Hyundai and Kia Motors to buy stake in India&#8217;s Ola Electric

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Ola to triple its bike-taxi reach in India

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India's online car rental space is heating up due to multiple factors that include a change in car ownership.

Ola enters Indian online car rental space as local youths stop buying cars

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Uber is looking to launch a shuttle bus service in India in a year.

Uber rides into bus lane in India, looking to launch local bus services

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Ola was last in the news one week ago for raising US$50 million from Chinese investors Sailing Capital and China-Eurasian Economic Cooperation Fund with the deal valuing the firm at US$4.3 billion.

Indian ride-hailer Ola in talks with Naspers, Temasek for fresh capital

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Increasingly, more India's biggest tech firms are raising capital from Chinese investment firms.

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