Firms/companies
Maruti Suzuki posts 20.8% rise in December sales
01 Jan 2015
Tata Motors’ Bolt to hit the street on 20 January
31 Dec 2014
Though the Bolt looks much similar to the company's Indica hatchback, it is way ahead of even the most recent Indica Vista, and is capable of putting up a strong fight against established competition - Maruti Suzuki Swift and Hyundai Grand i10
China blocks access to Gmail
30 Dec 2014
Tight-knit banking system could lead to total collapse, warns RBI
30 Dec 2014
RBI expects the level of banks’ bad loans to go down to 4 per cent by March 2016 from 4.5 per cent at the end of September 2014 under its baseline scenario, but under its "severe stress" scenario that ratio could rise to around 6.3 per cent
Bharti Airtel drops plan to charge internet calls, for now
29 Dec 2014
Bharti Airtel said since the telecom regulator is planning consultation process on issues relating to services offered by over the top content players, including VoIP, it has decided not to implement the proposed launch of VoIP packs
Debris of lost AirAsia flight possibly spotted as search area widens
29 Dec 2014
The plane crashed in the waters off east Belitung, off the east coast of Sumatra, is now believed to be somewhere at the bottom of the sea
ING Vyasa unions threaten strike against Kotak Bank merger
29 Dec 2014
KMB, which has no union, had written to all the ING Vysya Bank employees to allay concerns, but that “bypassed” the Vysya union, which fears it will lose control with the merger
AirAsia flight from Indonesia with 162 goes missing
29 Dec 2014
The mishap comes at the end of a disastrous year for the region's airlines, especially Malaysian Airlines, which lost two aircraft earlier this year
Microsoft restores Xbox gaming console, Sony calls on gamers to be patient after hack attack
27 Dec 2014
Microsoft CEO Nadella meets PM, seeks to partner ‘Digital India’
27 Dec 2014
During talks with communications and IT minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Nadella even pushed his ideas on building a secure government controlled digital infrastructure using Microsoft’s cloud services
Prasar Bharti to push its radio services online
27 Dec 2014
Can’t cut rates with every drop in inflation: RBI chief Rajan
27 Dec 2014
Rajan, who has kept the key policy rate at 8 per cent since January, said policy rates are not decided on the basis of daily movement of prices and that he would rather wait for a stable low-price scenario
Microsoft, Sony working to restore internet platforms
26 Dec 2014
The online gaming platforms of Xbox and PlayStation were disabled by attacks on Christmas Day, which made it difficult for users to log on, say reports
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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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