Firms/companies
Flipkart COO Nitin Seth quits ahead of Snapdeal acquisition
31 May 2017
Nitin Seth's departure will further widen the ambit of chief executive officer Kalyan Krishnamurthy, who last week took over the HR function as in charge of all the key functions at Flipkart
Debt-laden Reliance Com seeking to sell its office space
30 May 2017
Reliance Communications has approached lenders and bond holders to defer loan repayments till at least 30 September so that it can finalize two deals in the pipeline
Govt looking to exit debt-laden Air India: FM
29 May 2017
Air India, which has a valuation of Rs20,000-25,000 crore, a 14 per cent share of the domestic market and an accumulated debt of Rs50,000 crore, makes an ideal target for divestment
Adani gets no relaxation in royalties on Australian coal mines
29 May 2017
Adani Enterprises will have to pay entire royalties on the coal it plans to mine from the Carmichael mine project in Queenslad
ITC Q4 net rises over 12% to Rs2,669 crore
27 May 2017
GM faces suit for alleged VW-type diesel emissions scam
26 May 2017
GM and its German supplier Bosch have been accused of rigging its heavy-duty trucks with Duramax engines to detect and pass emissions tests but to scale back those controls in real driving conditions - much like the Volkswagen scam
SBI picks 6 banks to manage Rs15,000-cr share sale
26 May 2017
Cash-strapped SBI also put up assets worth over Rs1,471 crore, including a Rs807-crore loan account of Kolkata-based Adhunik Power and Natural Resources Ltd and equity worth close to Rs200 crore
Worker injury rate at Tesla 31% higher than industry average: study
25 May 2017
Injuries of a serious nature requiring days off work or those that restricted work were almost double at Tesla Motors than the industry average in 2015
Infosys CEO Vishal Sikka's salary down 67% in 2016-17
25 May 2017
The cash component of Sikka's salary fell to Rs16.01 crore in 2016-17 from Rs48.73 crore in the previous year, while his total compensation stood 7 per cent lower at 45.41 crore
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