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‘Tycoon’ Mallya forced to live on £5,000 a week as assets frozen
15 Dec 2017
Twelve Indian banks and a financial institution have successfully filed an application in the high court to freeze nearly Rs10,000 cr of the UK assets of businessman Vijay Mallya
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ADB sees China’s GDP growing faster than India’s in 2017
13 Dec 2017
China’s economy is expected to grow faster at 6.8 per cent in 2017, although India’s growth will gain pace in 2018, according to the Manila-based ADB
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Toshiba, Western Digital settle legal dispute, announce new partnership
13 Dec 2017
Toshiba has managed to avoid being delisted after it raised ¥600 billion ($5.3 billion) last week by issuing new shares with 60 overseas investment funds
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Supreme Court nullifies NCLT order on Unitech takeover
13 Dec 2017
Unitech on Monday moved the Supreme Court against the NCLT order, which allowed the corporate affairs ministry to take over management of the company
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Mallya may face biased SC, trial by media in India: defence witness
12 Dec 2017
A law expert appearing on behalf of beleaguered businessman Vijay Mallya on Monday cast doubts on the Indian Supreme Court’s handling of the case, alleging that it gave preferential treatment to banks and was also swayed by “media trials”
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