Firms/companies
Maersk to move containers on river Ganga
11 Feb 2019
Maersk, the world’s largest container shipping company, will move 16 containers on river Ganga (National Waterway-1) from Varanasi to Kolkata on Tuesday
Tata Motors reports Rs26,961-cr consolidated Q3 loss
07 Feb 2019
Tata Motors reported a massive Rs26,961 crore consolidated loss for the October-December 2018-19 quarter even as posted a net profit of Rs618 crore from domestic operations
RBI cuts repo rate by 25 bps to 6.25 per cent
07 Feb 2019
Backed by the fall in December headline inflation to an 18-month low of 2.19 per cent, the MPC meeting, the first for RBI governor Shaktikanta Das, also decided to lower India’s inflation projection for April-September to 3.2-3.4 per cent from the 3.8-4.2 per cent seen in December
Voda Idea logs second quarter of Rs5,000-cr loss courtesy Jio
07 Feb 2019
The introduction of ‘service validity vouchers’ which require customers to make a minimum recharge of Rs35 (28 days validity), led to a reduction of 35 million customers in the quarter, but helped increase the company’s average revenue per user by 1.5 per cent
Qatar Petroleum, ExxonMobil in $10-bn LNG export project
06 Feb 2019
The project, involving investment of more than $10 billion, will create thousands of jobs and produce 16 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas annually, offering reliable LNG supplies to global markets
IDBI Bank to become LIC IDBI Bank or LIC Bank
05 Feb 2019
New FDI rules could force Walmart to exit Flipkart: Morgan Stanley
05 Feb 2019
Effective 1 February, e-commerce platforms cannot sell their own products or brands that are directly or indirectly owned by them or make more than 25 per cent of their sales from private labels
Millions of SBI account details leaked: report
31 Jan 2019
Chanda Kochhar disappointed, hurt, shocked by ICICI Bank decision
31 Jan 2019
The former head of ICICI Bank expressed her disappointment over its decision to treat her resignation as “termination for cause”. But an enquiry report had criticised her and even the CBI filed an FIR against her and her husband
NCLT rejects Essar Steel’s plea to withdraw
30 Jan 2019
The National Company Law Tribunal has rejected a plea by the Ruias in the Essar Steel case, saying there is no illegality in the lenders accepting the proposal by ArcelorMittal
Zee Group rushes to assure crucial lenders
28 Jan 2019
With a major crisis looming over Zee Entertainment Enterprises, Subhas Chandra the media baron who controls the Essel Group, rushed to defend the group with crucial lenders
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