Firms/companies
Nestle's Maggi under scanner over MSG and lead conent
19 May 2015
Maggi, which has been Nestle’s most popular product, is now under the scanner due to the content of mono-sodium glutamate and lead above permissible limits
Facebook mulls B2C version of WhatsApp
19 May 2015
Social networking giant Facebook is considering allowing interaction of businesses with users of WhatsApp via live chats and alerts
Intel Corp, Altera Corp resume buyout talks
19 May 2015
Tata Motors launches GenX Nano range
19 May 2015
GenX Nano is better looking, has a stronger body and a small boot, power steering, automatic transmission and fully loaded Bluetooth connectivity
BHP spin-off South32 makes modest debut in ASX
19 May 2015
India needs to open up further for capital account convertibility
18 May 2015
Sound policies, robust regulatory framework promoting a strong and efficient financial sector, and effective systems and procedures for controlling capital flows greatly enhance the move toward convertibility, said RBI executive director G Padmanabhan
Buffett increases stake in IBM
18 May 2015
Hackers target Starbucks app
16 May 2015
Google to add "Shop" button to Search
16 May 2015
Indian-origin 13-year old invents low-cost Braille printer
16 May 2015
Last year at 12, Shubham Banerjee became the youngest entrepreneur ever to receive venture funding after Intel Capital invested in his startup, Braigo Labs
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India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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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