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Apple will build iPhones in India, widening its market there

by Reema Khrais
Mar 23, 2017
Smartphone assembly in Bangalore starts in a couple months.
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High-tech worker retention was difficult before Kansas shootings

by Peggy Lowe
Mar 9, 2017
Businesses and employees are stressed about the hate crime and Trump's travel ban.
Mira Mdivani, a business immigration attorney in Overland Park, Kansas, says she's been flooded with calls since President Donald Trump was elected.
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How India is coping with its cash crisis

by Kimberly Adams and Sally Herships
Dec 30, 2016
Today is the last day to deposit 500 and 1,000 rupee notes.
Customers lining up at a bank in India.
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India's currency chaos is stalling cash transactions

by Kai Ryssdal
Nov 16, 2016
The Indian government recently decided to get rid of a couple widely circulated bills, which has caused delays and confusion for millions of people and businesses.
Indians queue up outside the Bank of India branch to deposit and exchange 500 and 1000 currency notes in Mumbai on November 10, 2016. Long queues formed outside banks in India as they reopened for the first time since the government's shock decision to withdraw the two largest denomination notes from circulation.   
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India's history told through 50 lives

by Hayley Hershman
Sep 30, 2016
A new book looks at India's past and present.
A few of the notable figures from Khilnani's book are also featured on these posters above.
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On India's coast, fish is more than just dinner

by Kai Ryssdal
Aug 11, 2016
Samanth Subramanian explores the role of seafood in India's local economies.
Idian fishermen put out their nets in anticipation of a big catch on the glistening waters near a beach at Goa, renown for its seafood. 
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Gold's popularity in India

by Shilpa Kannan
Jul 14, 2016
Thousands of tons may be stashed away in places like businesses and vaults.
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Bromance and trade on the agenda as Indian prime minister visits US

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Jun 6, 2016
India's prime minister could take up a variety of economic issues during his visit to the U.S.
President Barack Obama meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the White House back in 2014.
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Apple and India looking to each other for growth

by Molly Wood
May 18, 2016
India still accounts for a small proportion of Apple sales, but the market is expanding rapidly. Indian officials would like Apple to do more high-tech production there.
Apple’s sales in India have been low, but CEO Tim Cook is looking to change that.
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Tim Cook visits India, tries to stem slower sales growth

by Sanjoy Majumder
May 17, 2016
iPhones are few and far between in India. Apple's boss is trying to change that.
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