Firms/companies
Toyota to launch hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles in US next year
08 Jan 2014
Toyota says the car will have a range of 480 km, can accelerate from standstill to 86 km, and refuel its hydrogen tank in three to five minute
Fire kills nine on Dehradun Express
08 Jan 2014
Telenor Group appoints Morten Karlsen Sorby as Uninor CEO
08 Jan 2014
Morten Sorby steps into the new role just as Uninor reached cash flow break even in December, just four years of operation
RBI panel suggests separate banks for low income groups
08 Jan 2014
The committee, headed by RBI deputy governor Nachiket Mor, suggested providing universal bank accounts to all Indians above the age of 18 years.
Intel shows wearable computer, Edison
07 Jan 2014
Audi introduces Rs1.29-cr RS 7 Sportback in India
07 Jan 2014
The RS 7 can sprint from 0 to 100 km (62.14 mph) in 3.9 seconds and has an option enabled top speed of 305 km/h
General Motors axes over 1,000 Brazilian jobs
06 Jan 2014
New price norms for RIL’s D6 gas not beyond review: SC
06 Jan 2014
The Supreme Court today observed that the matter of the government allowing RIL to hike prices of gas from its D6 block in the offshore Krishna-Godavari Basin is not final and is subject to review
Reliance Jio tries out TV services on 4G network
04 Jan 2014
TCS setting up world's biggest training centre at Thiruvananthapuram
04 Jan 2014
TCS is setting up the world’s largest corporate learning and development centre in Thiruvananthapuram, which will have a total capacity to train 15,000 professionals at one time
Infosys appoints B G Srinivas and U B Pravin Rao as presidents
04 Jan 2014
Infosys Technologies on Friday announced the appointment of B G Srinivas and U B Pravin Rao as presidents of the company with immediate effect
RIL to hike KG-D6 gas output
03 Jan 2014
Reversing its claims of falling output just days after the union cabinet allowed RIL to double the sale price of natural gas, the company today said it will add about 1-3 million standard cubic meters per day to gas production at its KG-D6 fields
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
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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Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
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