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Experts finally agree: MH370 crash was deliberate act by suicidal pilot
14 May 2018
During an Australian current affairs programme, a panel of experts agreed that Captain Zaharie Amad Shah deliberately crashed the Malaysia Airlines jet carrying 239 people in the Indian Ocean on that fateful day of 8 March 2014
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Air India deal for 111 jets under ED scrutiny
14 May 2018
The Enforcement Directorate has started scrutining alleged irregularities in the procurement of aircraft and the surrender of profit-making routes to private airlines
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Infosys independent director Ravi Venkatesan resigns
12 May 2018
Industry watchers did not find former former Microsoft India chairman, who joined the Infosys board in 2011, Ravi Venkatesan’s resignation surprising, seeing it as part of recently re-inducted co-founder Nandan Nilekani’s shake-up of the board
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Aurobindo and others in the race to buy Novartis portfolio of US assets
12 May 2018
If Aurobindo Pharma is successful in clinching the deal, it would be the largest acquisition of an overseas business by any Indian drug producer, after Lupin's 2015 acquisitions of Gavis Pharmaceuticals and Novel Laboratories for $880 million, in a cash-free and debt deal
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During disasters, active Twitter users likely to spread falsehoods
12 May 2018
On a more positive note, the study found that while Twitter users are likely to spread false news during disasters, Twitter and other media platforms move quickly to correct the misinformation
![Railways earmarks Rs5,000 cr to revamp stations before 2019 polls Railways earmarks Rs5,000 cr to revamp stations before 2019 polls](/companies/companies_I/Indian_Railways/images/revamp_stations_may_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Railways earmarks Rs5,000 cr to revamp stations before 2019 polls
11 May 2018
With the general elections coming up next year, the railways station development project would be a major milestone for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, considering the number of people who use the railways
![Eli Lilly to buy Armo BioSciences for $1.6 bn Eli Lilly to buy Armo BioSciences for $1.6 bn](/companies/companies_e/Eli_Lilly/images/armo_biosciences_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Eli Lilly to buy Armo BioSciences for $1.6 bn
11 May 2018
US pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Co yesterday struck a deal to buy Armo BioSciences Inc for about $1.6 billion in order to strengthen its immuno-oncology portfolio
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SoftBank still undecided on sale of Flipkart stake to Walmart
11 May 2018
Despite earlier statements treating the Flipkart-Walmart deal as final, SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son is now reported to be having second thoughts on selling his company's stake in the ecommerce firm
![Fortis Healthcare accepts investment offer of Rs. 1,800 cr from Hero-Burman Fortis Healthcare accepts investment offer of Rs. 1,800 cr from Hero-Burman](/companies/companies_f/fortis_healthcare/images/fortis_may_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Fortis Healthcare accepts investment offer of Rs. 1,800 cr from Hero-Burman
11 May 2018
It is unclear as to who will run the hospital chain, as neither Dabur nor the Hero group have any previous experience in managing hospitals, unlike rival hospital group or Manipal TPG, Radiant LifeCare or Malaysia's IHH, all of whom were in the fray for Fortis
Royal Enfield to set up plant in South East Asia
10 May 2018
SABIC plans to buy ONGC’s stake in OPaL
10 May 2018
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For $16 bn Walmart bags Flipkart
10 May 2018
The acquisition of the majority stake makes the $500-billion Walmart the largest shareholder of the Flipkart group and help it emerge the undisputed leader in ecommerce
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Vodafone to acquire Liberty Global's cable, broadband assets in Europe
09 May 2018
The acquisition will transform Vodafone from a mobile phone operator into a cable and broadband TV giant across Europe
![Indian banks win Rs10,000 cr lawsuit against Mallya in UK Indian banks win Rs10,000 cr lawsuit against Mallya in UK](/companies/companies_k/Kingfisher_Airlines/images/vijay_mallya_dec_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Indian banks win Rs10,000 cr lawsuit against Mallya in UK
09 May 2018
A UK judge has ruled that lenders can enforce an Indian court ruling related to alleged wilful default on about $1.4 billion in debt by Vijay Mallya, and also refused to overturn a worldwide order freezing Mallya’s assets
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