Firms/companies
Singh brothers quit Fortis Board
09 Feb 2018
Late on Thursday, the Singh brothers – also the promoters of Ranbaxy Laboratories - stepped down from the Fortis board in connection with a case against Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo which they lost in the Delhi High Court
Vodafone India launches VoLTE in major markets
09 Feb 2018
Portions of CBI report in Aircel-Maxis case found in Chidambaram’s house?
09 Feb 2018
The CBI filed an FIR in the AircelMaxis case in 2011, alleging that the then telecom minister, Dayanidhi Maran, had arm-twisted C Sivasankaran into selling his company Aircel to the Maxis Group
JioTV to broadcast the Winter Olympic Games 2018
09 Feb 2018
CCI slaps Rs136-cr fine on Google for search manipulation
09 Feb 2018
A CCI investigation has found that Google's dominance in the algorithmic search market leads to its status as an unavoidable partner in the search advertisement partners
SC okays piecemeal Aamby Valley auction as Piramals, Mahindras show interest
08 Feb 2018
The official liquidator has described Aamby Valley an "ultra-exclusive chartered city" that includes timber chalets, modern villas, golf course, hospital, school and airport, among other amenities
Amazon will introduce two-hour delivery from Whole Foods stores to Prime members in select cities in US
08 Feb 2018
Bosch sets up ‘Agile Project House’, plans 10,000 Indian hires
08 Feb 2018
While the German auto parts supplier will go full ahead on electric mobility technologies in India, it does not see pure electric vehicles forming more than 10-18 per cent of the global total by 2030
Walmart offers to sweeten valuation for large stake in Flipkart
08 Feb 2018
Walmart Stores Inc is offering to double the valuation of Flipkart to about $20 billion for a large stake in the Indian ecommerce major, in its bid to take on Amazon in the online retail space
Google buys Chelsea Market building for $2 bn
07 Feb 2018
SpaceX to test launch Falcon Heavy rocket today
06 Feb 2018
Chemical used in McDonald’s fries can help ‘cure’ baldness
06 Feb 2018
Dimethylpolysiloxane, used in cooking McDonald’s french fries, could prove effective in regenerating hair in humans, but scientists warn that eating more fries won’t help!
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
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Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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