Firms/companies
Microsoft plans to build quantum computing infrastructure
26 Sep 2017
Michael Freedman who leads Microsoft's theoretical research group, said qubit - a new form of matter called topological matter that stores matter globally – will form the basic unit of information in quantum computing, the counterpart to the bit in classical computing
SBI lowers minimum balance requirement to Rs3,000, cuts penalties
26 Sep 2017
The bank has also exempted pensioners, beneficiaries of social benefits from government and minors from the requirement of minimum balance in savings account
Renault unveals Captur, estimated to cost Rs11-15 lakh
25 Sep 2017
Production of the feature-rich Captur has started at the Renault-Nissan alliance plant in Oragadam, Chennai, and bookings are now open
Reliance Jio starts deliveries of JioPhones
25 Sep 2017
SBI Life Insurance IPO subscribed 3.58 times
23 Sep 2017
London deems Uber unfit to run cab service, cancels licence
23 Sep 2017
Thirty-two of the 154 allegations of rape or sexual assault by taxi drivers reported to police in London between February 2015 and February 2016, concerned Uber
SpiceJet’s Ajay Singh to take control of NDTV: report
22 Sep 2017
According to reports, Ajay Singh will have controlling stake in NDTV of around 40 per cent and the promoters Prannoy Roy and Radhika Roy will hold around 20 per cent in the company
Tata Motors in fray for Army’s Rs60,000-cr combat vehicle programme
22 Sep 2017
Global majors such as General Dynamics, Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems and Rheinmetall are also reported to be eyeing the deal as some of the critical technologies have to be acquired globally
Yes Bank trims workforce by 12% in digital push
22 Sep 2017
Yes Bank’s move to eliminate 2,500 jobs comes after private sector banking major HDFC Bank reduced its workforce by 6,096 during January-March 2017
Tata Sons gets investors’ nod to go private
21 Sep 2017
A resolution passed at the company’s AGM also sought to amend the memorandum of association to change its name to Tata Sons Pvt Ltd from Tata Sons Ltd
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
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
06 Mar 2023
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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