Firms/companies
Reliance Jio screams foul, demands public apology from COAI
24 Feb 2018
Following a COAI statement to the effect that the telecom regulator was favouring Jio, the Mukesh Ambani firm has issued a scathing rejoinder asking COAI and its chief Rajan Matthews to apologise or face action
Sebi tells HDFC Bank to probe leakage of results on WhatsApp
24 Feb 2018
The case relates to sensitive financial details of HDFC Bank getting leaked on WhatsApp before their official announcement, which SEBI said was “attributable to the inadequacy of the processes / controls / systems”
Sun Pharma Halol unit gets 3 adverse notices from US FDA: shares rise
24 Feb 2018
Although the strictures will impact Sun Pharmaceutical’s US business, the bourses took a positive view with the company’s shares actually rising, as the number of observations has come from the earlier nine to just three
After, PNB and BoB, Oriental Bank hit by Rs390-cr loan fraud
24 Feb 2018
The CBI registered a case against Dwarka Das Seth International Pvt Ltd, a Karol Bagh, New Delhi- based company engaged in manufacturing and trading in diamond, gold and silver jewellery nearly six months after OBC filed a complaint with the central agency
SpaceX Falcon blasts off again; all eyes on Tintin
23 Feb 2018
While the main aim of Elon Musk's latest space mission is to deliver the Spanish satellite PAZ into orbit, much of the attention is focused on 'Tintin A and B', the first step in SpaceX's mega-network for broadband internet
Another scam hits PNB: customers’ card data on sale for Rs320
23 Feb 2018
In a breach discovered by CloudSek Information Security, details of around 10,000 Punjab National Bank credit and debit card holders, including CVV numbers, were available on the dark web for a mere $4.90
Federal Bank buys 26% stake in Equirus Capital
23 Feb 2018
Scam-hit PNB to infuse Rs5,473-cr govt funds to boost capital
23 Feb 2018
Punjab National Bank is going ahead with a planned Rs5,473-crore capital-raising from the government through a preferential issue, even as the bank boasted that it has enough assets to meet any liability caused by the Rs11,300-crore fraud
UK, Netherlands lobby for Unilever HQ
22 Feb 2018
Sacked Google worker files discrimination, harassment case
22 Feb 2018
The sacking of Tim Chevalier allegedly for speaking out against discrimination has left some employees wondering if the company’s HR system is being gamed by staffers who want to stamp out diversity initiatives
Ford’s America president Raj Nair quits, reasons under shroud
22 Feb 2018
Raj Nair joined Ford in 1987 and rose through the automaker's manufacturing and engineering ranks to become head of global product development in 2015
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