Firms/companies
US FDA rescinds approval for Sun Pharma's epilepsy drug Elepsia XR
26 Sep 2015
The US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has revoked an earlier approval to Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company Ltd to market its new drug for seizures
Switzerland bans sale of VW diesel models
26 Sep 2015
Indian probe could lead to criminal charges against VW
26 Sep 2015
If any wrongdoing in India is proved, the world's largest car-maker may have to face criminal proceedings, a fine and recall of vehicles
Nike shares up 9.3% as earnings beat estimates
26 Sep 2015
Renault opens bookings for new hatchback ‘Kwid’
25 Sep 2015
BlackBerry to release first Android handset, BlackBerry Priv
25 Sep 2015
BlackBerry is gearing up to release Venice, its new slider phone which has a physical QWERTY keyboard, using Android OS
Bajaj Auto to export quadricycle Qute to 16 countries
25 Sep 2015
The Qute is powered by an all new water-cooled DTSi, 4-valve engine that has a fuel efficiency of 36 kmpl and a maximum speed of 70 km per hour
Porche’s Mueller to replace Winterkorn at Volkswagen
25 Sep 2015
Matthias Mueller, CEO of Volkswagen's Porsche sports car division, has been widely tipped to succeed Martin Winterkorn, who quit on Wednesday over the company's emissions-cheating scandal
Honda sets new record with sale of 1 mn Activas in first five months
25 Sep 2015
The Activa had also become the largest-selling two-wheeler in the Indian market
India orders fresh check of Volkswagen emissions
25 Sep 2015
After revelations that the German car maker manipulated emission test results in the US and Europe, the Indian government has asked its regulator to recheck its reported figures
Facebook rebrands Internet.org to 'Free Basics’, expands Indian operations
25 Sep 2015
Facebook has rebranded its controversial Internet.org to Free Basics in a bid to thwart criticism and expand operations
Fortis co-founder Shivinder Singh steps down to join spiritual organisation
24 Sep 2015
Singh (40) will join a spiritual organisation, Radha Soami Satsang Beas (RSSB), based in Beas, near Amritsar and become non-executive vice-chairman of Fortis with effect from 1 January 2016
Facebook, Instagram to control 65% of social media budgets this year
24 Sep 2015
Facebook and Instagram will control around 65 per cent, or roughly $16.3 billion, of the $25 billion social-media budgets this year
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
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Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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