Firms/companies
US asks Deutsche Bank to pay $14bn to settle mortgage probe
16 Sep 2016
Deutsche Bank has said it not accept any potential civil claims that are even approximately equal to the claimed amount
Welspun India faces two class-action lawsuits in US over mislabelling Egyptian cotton
15 Sep 2016
A group of US consumers has filed two class-action lawsuits against Welspun India Ltd for selling cheap cotton sheets and towels by labelling them as made from fine Egyptian cotton
Ashok Leyland to merge Hinduja Foundries
15 Sep 2016
IOC to invest up to Rs1.8 trillion across verticals over 6 years
15 Sep 2016
Indian Oil Corp is in talks with foreign entities to co-invest in its projects which include refinery expansions, new exploration blocks, and setting up a mega refinery in coastal Maharashtra
Volvo to launch range of hybrids, electric cars in India
15 Sep 2016
Volvo has launched India's first plug-in hybrid SUV in India with radar-equipped safety features, which include collision warning with full auto braking, adaptive cruise control with stop-go function and obstruction detection
RCom, Aircel to combine mobile business into 50:50 venture
14 Sep 2016
The deal will help Reliance Communication reduce its debt by Rs20,000 crore while Aircel's debt will fall by about Rs4,000 crore, the companies said
Airtel offers Jio PoIs for 15 million users
14 Sep 2016
Apple releases iOS 10 for compatible devices
14 Sep 2016
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