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Broadcom reported in $100-bn bid to buy out rival chipmaker Qualcomm
04 Nov 2017
Buying Qualcomm would transform Broadcom into the third-largest chipmaker behind Intel and Samsung, and make it the leader in chips used in the more than 1 billion smartphones sold each year
![RCom to end voice calls from 1 Dec; Trai asks carrier to allow porting till end-Dec RCom to end voice calls from 1 Dec; Trai asks carrier to allow porting till end-Dec](/companies/companies_a/ADA_Enterprises/images/men_talking_mobile_sm_domain-b.jpg)
RCom to end voice calls from 1 Dec; Trai asks carrier to allow porting till end-Dec
04 Nov 2017
With the Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications stopping all 2G and 3G voice call services in 17 telecom circles in the country from 1 December, Trai wants to smoothen the process for subscribers porting out to other service providers
![Torrent to acquire Unichem’s business in India for Rs3,600 crore Torrent to acquire Unichem’s business in India for Rs3,600 crore](/companies/companies_t/Torrent/images/unichem_laboratories_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Torrent to acquire Unichem’s business in India for Rs3,600 crore
04 Nov 2017
Unichem’s India business comprises a portfolio of more than 120 brands in India and Nepal, manufacturing plant at Sikkim and more than 3,000 employees
Starbucks to sell Tazo tea brand to Unilever
04 Nov 2017
![Infosys engages more engineers to clear GSTN glitches Infosys engages more engineers to clear GSTN glitches](/companies/companies_I/Infosys/images/gst_network_25_sep_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Infosys engages more engineers to clear GSTN glitches
04 Nov 2017
While traders blame Infosys for the GSTN imperfections, the IT major blames the government’s ever evolving policies and last-minute changes in rules for the glitches
Qualcomm brings fresh lawsuit against Apple
04 Nov 2017
Vedanta Q2 net vaults 41% to Rs2,036 cr
02 Nov 2017
Amazon launches Black Friday Deals Store online
02 Nov 2017
![No cock-and-bull on the road, but real life experiences No cock-and-bull on the road, but real life experiences](/companies/companies_m/Mahindra/images/indian_truck_sm_domain-b.jpg)
No cock-and-bull on the road, but real life experiences
02 Nov 2017
A unique social venture, launched by a former journalist and backed by Mahindra & Mahindra, works for the education of daughters of Indian truck drivers. Ramesh Kumar reports
![Blast at NTPC’s Raebareli plant leaves 20 dead, over 100 injured Blast at NTPC’s Raebareli plant leaves 20 dead, over 100 injured](/companies/companies_n/National_Thermal_Power/images/raebareli_plant_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Blast at NTPC’s Raebareli plant leaves 20 dead, over 100 injured
02 Nov 2017
A large number of NTPC workers and engineers as well as some senior officials were at the 500 MW power unit when the boiler pipe exploded
![Bullet Train? Trains on Mumbai-Ahmedabad route go half-empty Bullet Train? Trains on Mumbai-Ahmedabad route go half-empty](/companies/companies_I/Indian_Railways/images/indian_railway_01_nov_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Bullet Train? Trains on Mumbai-Ahmedabad route go half-empty
01 Nov 2017
A Right To Information query has revealed that over 40 per cent of seats on all the trains on this sector remained empty between July and September this year, causing a loss of Rs30 crore to Western Railway in just three months
![Novartis buys out cancer specialist AAA in $3.9 bn deal Novartis buys out cancer specialist AAA in $3.9 bn deal](/companies/companies_n/Novartis/images/novartis_31_aug_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Novartis buys out cancer specialist AAA in $3.9 bn deal
01 Nov 2017
The move would give Novartis a platform in radiopharmaceuticals and access to a new therapy for the kind of cancer that killed Apple founder Steve Jobs
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