Firms/companies
SBI staff count down 6,622 in fiscal first quarter
16 Aug 2017
While 7,247 employees exited the bank in the first quarter of FY18, CBI added about 625 personnel in the first quarter, reducing the total headcount to 2,73,181
Tata Power may hive off defence-related SED arm
14 Aug 2017
Liquidator publishes notice for auction of Aamby Valley
14 Aug 2017
Sahara's advocate Gautam Awasthi said the apex court has given the company time till 7 September to deposit the Rs1,500 crore by entering into a deal with Mauritius-based Royale Partners to invest $1.67 billion in Aamby Valley
Railways launches new services on several routes
12 Aug 2017
Flipkart becomes world’s third-most funded private firm
12 Aug 2017
India’s ecommerce leader Flipkart has become the third most-funded private company globally, after ride hailing platformsChina-based Didi Chuxing and US-based Uber
TVS Motor to soon roll out hybrid, electric two-wheelers
12 Aug 2017
TVS Motor Company will roll out hybrid and electric two-wheelers over the next few months while its fully electric vehicle will be in the market by February-march next year
SBI first-quarter net profit falls 20.4% to Rs2,006 cr
12 Aug 2017
Profit on the consolidated banks' accounts rose 435 per cent to Rs2,006 crore, from Rs374 crore net a year earlier, chairman Arundhati Bhattacharya told reporters
SC rejects Subrata plea to stay Aamby Valley auction
10 Aug 2017
Justice Mishra said the court will only stay the auctioning of Aamby Valley if and when the group deposisd Rs1,500 crore with the Securities and Exchange Board of India
SoftBank Vision Fund invests $2-2.5 bn in Flipkart
10 Aug 2017
While the company did not reveal the quantum of investment, Flipkart said this is the biggest-ever private investment in an Indian technology company, and will make the Vision Fund one of the largest shareholders in Flipkart
Toshiba results get auditor nod, may avert delisting for now
10 Aug 2017
While the 'qualified’ auditor's approval for results may help Toshiba remain listed, the company is yet to see any progress in talks to sell its chips unit, which will give it much-needed cash
Jet Airways appoints Vinay Dube as CEO
10 Aug 2017
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