Firms/companies
Aurobindo to buy Sandoz’s dermatology business in US for $1 bn
07 Sep 2018
Aurobindo will pay $900 million for about 300 products, three manufacturing facilities in the US and Eon Labs Inc, a wholly owned unit of Sandoz Inc, besides performance-based payments of $100 million on products in the pipeline
Tata Motors launches Nexon Kraz on the model’s first anniversary
05 Sep 2018
Priced at Rs7.1 lakh for the petrol version and Rs8 lakh for the diesel version, Nexon Kraz is a more refined version of the most awarded compact SUV, which has set a new benchmark with 4-star rating for adult safety
BEL order book crosses Rs50,000 crore mark
05 Sep 2018
Mercedes-Benz enters electromobility with EQC Model X
05 Sep 2018
The fully-electric EQC Model X, with a range of 450 kilometers, poses a fresh challenge to Tesla’s Model S
Anil Agarwal all set to take Vedanta Resources private
04 Sep 2018
The move is aimed at acquiring a stake in Anglo American which will give the group access to diamonds, copper, platinum, coal, iron ore, nickel and manganese markets
M&M launches premium MPV Marazzo at Rs9.99 lakh
03 Sep 2018
The much-awaited premium utility vehicle from Mahindra is significantly cheaper than the Toyota Innova Crysta and even undercuts Maruti Suzuki Ertiga's top-end diesel trim
Wipro wins $1.6 bn, 10-year project from US-based Alight Solutions
03 Sep 2018
The contract, which will bring in revenues of $1.5-1.6 billion over the 10-year term on the contract, is the largest since Wipro won a more than $1.1 billion order from Canadian logistics firm ATCO
SBI hikes benchmark lending rate by 0.2%
01 Sep 2018
Uber Elevate to launch aerial taxi service in India
01 Sep 2018
Uber’s flying taxi can cruise at 240 to 320 km per hour, and soar up to 2,000 feet above, and may need to recharge after every 95 km, which may take five minutes to top up the batteries between flights
Idea-Vodafone merger gets NCLT approval
30 Aug 2018
While this clears the way for merger of India’s second and third-largest telecom service providers to form the largest telco in the country, the road ahead for the merged entity is not smooth
Google Tez is now Google Pay, to offer instant bank loans
29 Aug 2018
The development puts Google in direct conflict with Paytm, which is currently India’s largest digital payments company with 150 million app downloads reported
LIC to buy 14.9% in IDBI Bank initially as deal hits legal hurdle
29 Aug 2018
While an insurance company is not allowed to buy more than 15 per cent in another financial institution, the government has given a one-time exemption to LIC to raise its stake in IDBI Bank to 51 per cent
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