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By Aashika Jain Jun 8, 2018

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1. Reserve Bank of india has announced its first rate hike under the Modi government. Governor Urjit Patel said that the repo rate has been changed to 6.5 per cent during the second bimonthly policy meet of 2018-19

2. Microsoft's Seeing AI app for visually challenged people has a new upgrade! The talking app will now be able to identify Indian currency and narrate the denomination to the user.

3. Great news for bike lovers! Even while the launch is awaited for the BMW Motorrad's G 310 R, G 310 GS, the company is set to start the booking process.

4. Globally, Facebook has tied up with CNN, Fox News, and other news providers to start its own exclusive news shows. Can the same be seen in India soon? Share your view.

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

Aashika Jain

Entrepreneur Staff

Former Associate Editor, Entrepreneur India

Journalist in the making since 2006! My fastest fingers have worked for India's business news channel CNBC-TV18, global news wire Thomson Reuters, the digital arm of India’s biggest newspaper The Economic Times and Entrepreneur India as the Digital Head.

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