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Australian regulator approves Rio Tinto's $3.9-bn Riversdale deal
22 Jan 2011
The offer that was tabled last month by Rio Tinto and unanimously recommended by Riversdale's board
RIL Q3 net zooms over 28 per cent to Rs5,135 crore
21 Jan 2011
Reliance Industries has reported a net profit of Rs14,910 crore ($3.3 billion) for the nine months ended 31 December 2010, following a strong recovery in refining margins
RIL Q3 net zooms over 28 per cent to Rs5,135 crore
21 Jan 2011
Reliance Industries has reported a net profit of Rs14,910 crore ($3.3 billion) for the nine months ended 31 December 2010, following a strong recovery in refining margins
Aditya Birla Group in talks to buy Columbian Chemicals for Rs4,100 crore
21 Jan 2011
Columbian, the world’s third-largest carbon black manufacturer, has a global market share of 9 per cent of the 12.7-million tonne global carbon black capacity
Aditya Birla Group in talks to buy Columbian Chemicals for Rs4,100 crore
21 Jan 2011
Columbian, the world’s third-largest carbon black manufacturer, has a global market share of 9 per cent of the 12.7-million tonne global carbon black capacity
Mahindra to debut at MotoGP world championship
21 Jan 2011
Mahindra to debut at MotoGP world championship
21 Jan 2011
Mahindra to debut at MotoGP world championship
21 Jan 2011
Joint CEOs quit, Kurien takes charge in Wipro re-jig
21 Jan 2011
Company veteran T K Kurien takes over as the CEO of Wipro's global IT business and executive director of the company on the resignation of joint chief executives Girish Paranjpe and Suresh Vaswani, who step down on 1 February
Larry Page is Google's new CEO, Schmidt executive chairman
21 Jan 2011
Page takes the reins at a time when Google is striking out in multiple directions with its small businesses, from its online video site YouTube to its large push in mobile advertising with Android
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