Firms/companies
UK unions call off strike at Tata Steel, agree on new pension offer
20 Jun 2015
The call by the unions could avert the first major steel strike planned in the UK in more than 30 years
SBI launches online forex platform
19 Jun 2015
SC gives Sahara 18 months to repay Rs36,000-cr investor money
19 Jun 2015
The court asked Sahara to deposit the Rs36,000 crore in installments of Rs3,000 crore every two months, ie, in nine installments, from the date of release
BBC app to allow users to change channels with mind control
19 Jun 2015
The BBC is working on a mind-control powered remote that lets viewers select programmes on the iPlayer using their brainwaves
Google adds real-time trends to Google Trends
19 Jun 2015
Japan’s SoftBank teams up with Alibaba to sell its "human-like" robot Pepper
18 Jun 2015
The waist-high robot, which was already in use in stores, is capable of learning and expressing human emotions
Coffee giant Starbucks expands mobile ordering
18 Jun 2015
Botox-maker Allergan Plc to buy Kythera Biopharmaceuticals for $2.1 bn
18 Jun 2015
Botox-maker Allergan Plc yesterday struck a deal to buy Kythera Biopharmaceuticals Inc in a $2.1-billion cash-and-stock deal, in a bid to expand its portfolio of cosmetic treatments
ONGC Videsh seeks freedom to decide on investments of up to $1 bn
17 Jun 2015
The board of OVL currently has powers to decide on investment of up to Rs300 crore while a Navratna PSU gets to decide on investment projects of up to Rs3,000 crore
BSNL undertakes organisational, HR revamp
17 Jun 2015
ADB to increase annual lending to India to $4 bn
17 Jun 2015
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