Firms/companies
Verizon creates car that beats traffic jams
23 Mar 2017
Amazon to intensify crackdown on counterfeits
22 Mar 2017
New reservation system offers berths on premium trains for wait-listed passengers
22 Mar 2017
The scheme aims to utilise vacant berths in many premier trains in all major routes — at no extra cost to passengers
Deposit Rs5,000 cr or face Aamby Valley auction, SC tells Sahara
22 Mar 2017
The Supreme Court has warned Sahara Group that it would direct auction of its prime Aamby Valley property if it failed to deposit Rs5,000 crore by 17 April
Cognizant axes 6,000 jobs in India, cuts variable pay
21 Mar 2017
Nasdaq-listed Cognizant, which had approximately 2.6 lakh employees as of end-December 2016, says the layoffs are part of the routine annual reviews to weed out non-performers
Bharatiya Mahila Bank tobe merged with SBI
21 Mar 2017
Unilever prepares to sell Flora, Bertolli and Stork brands for around £6 bn
20 Mar 2017
Kraft Heinz, which made and then withdrew an unsolicited $143-billion takeover bid for Unilever, may emerge as a possible buyer for the "spreads" business, which generates 4 per cent of Unilever’s entire revenue
Adani expects final nod for Australian mine project by June
20 Mar 2017
Construction of Adani Group's long-delayed Charmichael coalmine project in Queensland, northern Australia, is due to start some time in August
Posco India surrenders land acquired for 12-mt project
20 Mar 2017
Posco has clarified that surrendering the acquired land does not imply it would cancel the long-delayed project
Qualcomm upgrades Snapdragon to platform
18 Mar 2017
Fraud case: Google to fight Minnesota cops’ warrant for data
18 Mar 2017
Police searching for a suspect in a Minnesota wire fraud case have obtained a warrant for the records of anyone who searched Google for the victim's name, a broad-reaching request that Google said it plans to fight
Marico acquires 45% stake in Beardo
18 Mar 2017
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