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By Aastha Singal

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1. The week begins on a happy note for Indian job seekers. Global e-commerce giant Amazon has almost 1,300 openings in the country, which is 3 times as compared to China.

2. After venturing into e-commerce and banking services, Paytm eyes the OTT space. The Indian unicorn is in partnering talks with Star India's video-streaming service Hotstar.

3. Talking about Hotstar, the platform might soon have a new CEO. After a long while of he might, he might not, Myntra executive Ananth Narayanan is reportedly ready to move on from Flipkart.

4. Amid the reports of laying off 10 per cent of SpaceX workforce, Elon Musk has revealed new rocket prototype. The silver-looking rocket called 'Starship' was assembled for a test flight in Texas.

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Aastha Singal

Entrepreneur Staff

Former Features Writer

A business journalist looking to find happiness in the world of startups, investments, MSMEs and more. Officially started her career as a news reporter for News World India, Aastha had short stints with NDTV and NewsX. A true optimist seeking to make a difference, she is a comic junkie who'd rather watch a typical Bollywood masala than a Hollywood blockbuster. 

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