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  2. Dutch West India Company - Wikipedia

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    The Dutch West India Company or WIC ( Dutch: Westindische Compagnie) Dutch pronunciation: [ʋɛstˈɪndisə kɔmpɑˈɲi] was a chartered company of Dutch merchants as well as foreign investors, formally known as GWC ( Geoctrooieerde Westindische Compagnie; English: Chartered West India Company ). Among its founders were Reynier Pauw, Willem ...

  3. Thane - Wikipedia

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    It is situated in the north-eastern portion of the Salsette Island . Thane city is situated entirely within Thane taluka, one of the seven talukas of Thane district. It serves as the headquarters of the district. Thane city ranks as the 15th most populous city in India, with a population of 1,890,000 according to the 2011 census. [ 1]

  4. Charter of Freedoms and Exemptions - Wikipedia

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    The Charter of Freedoms and Exemptions, [2] sometimes referred to as the Charter of Privileges and Exemptions, [3] is a document written by the Dutch West India Company in an effort to settle its colony of New Netherland in North America through the establishment of feudal patroonships purchased and supplied by members of the West India Company.

  5. Ghodbunder Fort - Wikipedia

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    Ghodbunder Fort is a fort located in Ghodbunder Village, Thane, Maharashtra, India, on the hill just south of the Ulhas River. It was built by the Portuguese and then occupied by the Maratha Empire, before being used as the East India Company 's district headquarters. The place was called Ghodbunder because it was where the Portuguese used to ...

  6. Tata Consultancy Services - Wikipedia

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    Tata Consultancy Services Limited, originally known as Tata Computer Systems, was established in 1968 by Tata Sons Limited. [16] The company's initial contracts involved providing punched card services to its sister company TISCO (now Tata Steel), developing an Inter-Branch Reconciliation System for the Central Bank of India, [17] and offering bureau services to the Unit Trust of India.

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  8. West India Company - Wikipedia

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    Dutch West India Company aka GWC or WIC (1621–1792), Dutch chartered company, with jurisdiction over slave-trade in the Atlantic, Brazil, the Caribbean, and North America. French West India Company (1664–1674), French trading company, with a monopoly on the slave trade from Senegal. Swedish West India Company (1787–1805), Swedish ...

  9. Rail transport in India - Wikipedia

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    [12] [13] The Great Southern of India Railway Company was established with its headquarters in England in 1853. [14] The Thane viaducts, the first railway bridges, were built over the Thane creek when the Mumbai-Thane line was extended to Kalyan in May 1854.