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By Sanchita Dash

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1. Priyanka Chopra is now a tech investor. Bollywood actress has recently invested in the dating app Bumble and a coding education company called Holberton School.

2. SoftBank chief to bring free solar power to India. Masayoshi Son has promised to supply free electricity to International Solar Alliance (ISA) member-countries soon.

3. Amazon Pay gets stronger. In a bid to take on Paytm and Google Pay, Amazon has invested INR 590 crore in its Indian digital payments arm.

4. Amid furor over her alleged involvement in scams where she favoured her family, Chanda Kochhar has now quit ICICI bank. Sandeep Bakshi will take over.

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Sanchita Dash

Entrepreneur Staff

Former Senior Correspondent, Entrepreneur India

In the business of news for 5 years now. Making my way across India thanks to my career. A media graduate from Symbiosis, Pune, I have earlier worked with Deccan Chronicle (South India's leading English daily), T-Hub (India's largest incubator) and Anthill Ventures (a speed-scaling platform). 

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