Firms/companies
Big Bazaar moves ahead with ‘virtual franchisee’ plan
14 Jan 2014
Big Bazaar, the retail chain owned by the Kishore Biyanis’ Future Group, is going full steam ahead with its ‘virtual franchisee’ programme under the Big Bazaar Direct label
HC orders closure of Adani units in Mundra SEZ for violating green norms
14 Jan 2014
The Gujarat High Court on Monday ordered the Adani Group to shut down 12 of the 21 units operating in its Mundra special economic zone (SEZ), one of the largest SEZs in the country
Tata seeks to rev up flagging Nano sales with power steering
14 Jan 2014
Tata Motors had launched a new variant of the Nano, the Nano Twist, which comes with power steering and an upgraded dashboard, with a price tag of Rs2.36 lakh
Jaguar Land Rover sales rise 19% to a record 425,006 vehicles in 2013
13 Jan 2014
JLR posted strong growth in all major regions and set new records in 38 markets, including Russia, Brazil, Korea and Canada in 2013
Sanofi unit Genzyme in alliance with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals to develop RNAi therapeutics
13 Jan 2014
No violation by Apple of Google patent in iPhone, rules US court
11 Jan 2014
A top US court has upheld an earlier ruling by the International Trade Commission that the iPhone maker did not violate any Google patent
Ministry denies nod for Vedanta’s Niyamgiri bauxite project
11 Jan 2014
Vedanta Resources has received a further setback to its bauxite mining project in the environmentally sensitive Niyamgiri Hills in Odisha, with the union ministry of environment and forests rejecting the mining proposal
HDFC to raise $300 million through ECB
11 Jan 2014
New Gmail feature draws ire of privacy advocates
10 Jan 2014
Exxon's Mobil brand to return to Australian petrol pumps four years after sale
10 Jan 2014
ExxonMobil’s Mobil petrol brand is returning to Australia, four years after the sale of its retail assets to retail chain 7-Eleven in 2010
IBM to invest $1 bn on Watson unit
09 Jan 2014
Novartis arm faces criminal case in Japan over exaggerated advertising
09 Jan 2014
Under Japanese law, anyone found guilty of exaggerated advertising can be punished with up to two years in prison or a fine of as much as ¥2 million
Future Retail not tying up with foreign supermarkets: Kishore Biyani
09 Jan 2014
Future Group managing director Kishore Biyani has scotched rumours that Future Retail Ltd, India’s largest retail company, is looking for a possible tie-up with a large foreign supermarket chain
Vodafone India launches developer platform
09 Jan 2014
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