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Strong JLR, LCV sales triple Tata Motors Q4 net to Rs5,177 cr
31 May 2016
Tata Motors performance was driven by strong sales by luxury vehicle maker Jaguar Land Rover in the UK, Europe, North America, China and other overseas markets
SoftBank's investments in India may cross $10 billion
30 May 2016
SoftBank made a $350 million investment as part of its commitment to a $20-billion three-way joint venture with Bharti Enterprises and Taiwan's Foxconn Technology Group in India to generate 20 gigawatts of renewable energy
Sebi to sell 4,700 acres of Sahara land, raise Rs6,500 cr
30 May 2016
The properties that Sebi proposes to sell are spread across 14 states and consist of 60 different land parcels against Sahara’s total holdings of 33,633 acres
India rejects Apple proposal to sell refurbished iPhones
30 May 2016
Apple chief executive Tim Cook seems to have gained little from his India visit, as the government has rejected the company’s two key proposals – for selling refurbished iPhones and for waiving the 30 per cent local sourcing norm
New Talgo train hits 115 kph on trial run, further tests soon
30 May 2016
The Talgo is part of the Railways' strategy to induct faster trains, reached a speed of 110-115 km per hour on the Bareilly-Moradabad line in Uttar Pradesh
Soon, waitlisted passengers may get berths on ‘clone trains’
30 May 2016
Indian Railways plans to launch ‘clone trains’ on high-demand routes that will be run within an hour of a scheduled train’s departure to accommodate those on the waiting list
Sun Pharma gets US subpoena over drugs pricing
30 May 2016
The subpoena comes amid a wider probe by US regulators into steep increases in the prices of generic medicines in recent years
IOC net doubles to over Rs10,000 cr despite lower sales
28 May 2016
With a net profit of Rs10,399.03 crore for fiscal ended 31 March 2016, IOC is second only to Oil and Natural Gas Corp, which reported Rs16,004 crore net profit in 2015-16 fiscal
Tech Mahindra to buy British financial services BPO firm Target Group in a Rs1,178-cr deal
28 May 2016
The acquisition will catapult Tech Mahindra to the top three processors in the lending, savings and investment, and insurance sectors in the UK
Intel to acquire computer vision firm Itseez
28 May 2016
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