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Voltas to move beyond A/Cs, re-enter areas it had quit
03 Feb 2015
Tata Strategic Management Group and Voltas are currently working on segments Voltas can enter, and in some cases, re-enter after having exited them inthe late '80s
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RIL in JV pact with SBI for payment bank
02 Feb 2015
Reliance seeks to leverage state-run State Bank of India’s nationwide network and risk management capabilities and RIL’s retail and telecom businesses for entering the banking space
Maruti logs 9.3% jump in January domestic sales
02 Feb 2015
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Sun Pharma buyout of Ranbaxy gets conditional US nod
31 Jan 2015
Fearing that the $4-billion deal would be anti-competitive, the FTC has stipulated that Sun sell its interest in a generic anti-bacterial medicine
Microsoft launches new Outlook app for iOS
30 Jan 2015
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Coal India’s Rs22,600-cr stake sale more than fully subscribed
30 Jan 2015
The Coal India share sale was more than fully subscribed, helping the government meet nearly half of the divestment target fixed for the current financial year.
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Google launches Gmail cash transfers in UK
30 Jan 2015
British Gmail users can now send money to each other using Google’s mail service, as the search giant has announced it is expanding the reach of Google Wallet’s integration with Gmail
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Shell announces $15-bn spending cuts as low oil prices bite
30 Jan 2015
The company said that it would defer spending in many areas, exit selective growth positions, and drive costs down in the supply chain
Boeing reports Q4 net profit of $1.47 billion
29 Jan 2015
![Airtel seeks to enter payment banking with Kotak Mahindra Airtel seeks to enter payment banking with Kotak Mahindra](/companies/companies_b/Bharti_Tele-Ventures/images/mobile_atm_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Airtel seeks to enter payment banking with Kotak Mahindra
29 Jan 2015
Bharti Airtel today said it will apply for a payment banking licence, in which Kotak Mahindra Bank hopes to pick up a 19.9-per cent stake
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