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Videocon Industries placed under bankruptcy proceedings
09 Jun 2018
Bankruptcy proceedings against Videocon Industries follow an insolvency petition filed by State Bank of India against the company in December last year, on directions from the Reserve Bank of India
Massive AI Twitter probe draws heat map of entrepreneurial personality
07 Jun 2018
A world-first study has found social media -- how language is used in Twitter -- is a reliable marker of economic vitality in a region
Tata Motors plans dedicated platform for electric passenger vehicles
06 Jun 2018
Tata Motors, which is planning to develop a 320-volt battery with a range of 300 plus km, has announced the appointment of Shailesh Chandra as head of the electric mobility business vertical
Tata Motors plans dedicated platform for electric passenger vehicles
06 Jun 2018
Tata Motors, which is planning to develop a 320-volt battery with a range of 300 plus km, has announced the appointment of Shailesh Chandra as head of the electric mobility business vertical
Walmart to take kirana stores into confidence ahead of Flipkart buy
06 Jun 2018
Walmart is planning to open its second fulfilment centre in India as part of its kirana store programme, called 'Mera Kirana', which tries to empower and train local kirana stores
Walmart to take kirana stores into confidence ahead of Flipkart buy
06 Jun 2018
Walmart is planning to open its second fulfilment centre in India as part of its kirana store programme, called 'Mera Kirana', which tries to empower and train local kirana stores
Walmart to take kirana stores into confidence ahead of Flipkart buy
06 Jun 2018
Walmart is planning to open its second fulfilment centre in India as part of its kirana store programme, called 'Mera Kirana', which tries to empower and train local kirana stores
Google to end controversial military contract after employee backlash
06 Jun 2018
Google is reported to be ending its controversial defence contract with the US Department of Defence amidst employee backlash that saw 12 employees quitting the company over the controversy and over 3,000 signing a letter in protest
Google to end controversial military contract after employee backlash
06 Jun 2018
Google is reported to be ending its controversial defence contract with the US Department of Defence amidst employee backlash that saw 12 employees quitting the company over the controversy and over 3,000 signing a letter in protest
Microsoft to acquire GitHub in a $7.5 billion deal
05 Jun 2018
Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella says by joining forces with GitHub, the company will strengthen its commitment to developer freedom, openness and innovation
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