Firms/companies
Dell to expand in China
10 Sep 2015
Apple launches iPhone 6 after iPad Pro Apple TV launch
10 Sep 2015
Pre-orders for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will open across 130 countries starting 13 September and sale of the devices are due to start from 25 September
Maggi to be back on shelves by October: Nestle
10 Sep 2015
Nestle's popular two-minute noodle Maggi will be back on the shelves in the Indian market as early as next month, when testing is expected to be over
Toyota unveils fourth generation of Prius hybrid
09 Sep 2015
Apple to unveil iPhone 6s today
09 Sep 2015
EU approves GE's acquisition of Alstom’s power business
09 Sep 2015
GE will divest some of Alstom's turbine assets to Italian rival Ansaldo Energia in exchange or European regulatory approval
US clears Infosys of H-1B visa wrongdoing
09 Sep 2015
The US Labor Department has cleared Infosys Ltd of any wrongdoing and closed its investigation after American technology workers at Southern California Edison complained their jobs were wrongfully outsourced to foreigners working on H-1B visas
Moody’s lowers growth forecast for Asia Pacific
08 Sep 2015
Dell sees consolidation among PC makers
08 Sep 2015
Michael Dell vows to support startups in India
08 Sep 2015
Ruling out making investments in smartphones, Dell said only one or two firms were making profits in it and quite a few of them were losing substantial money
Jaiprakash Power sells 2 hydro-power units to JSW Energy for Rs9,700 cr
08 Sep 2015
With the sale of its two hydro power plants, JP Group has sold a fair chunk of its high earning assets comprising high-margin hydro power plants, in a bid to cut debt
Amazon to launch budget tablets for $50
08 Sep 2015
BSNL broadband speeds to go up from 512 Kbps to 2 Mbps from 1 October
07 Sep 2015
BSNL will upgrade broadband speeds to a minimum of 2 Mbps from 512 Kbps currently at no additional cost for all its broadband customers from 1 October 2015
Indian Patent Office rejects Pfizer's claim for arthritis drug patent
07 Sep 2015
The Indian Patent Office has rejected a patent application by pharma multinational Pfizer Inc for its rheumatoid arthritis drug `Tofacitinib’ for failing to prove its efficacy over its original version for which patent protection is ending
Diageo may have to write off loan to Mallya firm
07 Sep 2015
Diageo has said it may not be able to fully recover a loan of $135 million given to Vijay Mallya-affiliated Watson by Standard Chartered Bank where it had acted as a guarantor in case it is asked to pay up
Google to return to mainland China by fall
05 Sep 2015
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