Industry
2G scam: Dayanidhi Maran under scanner now
31 May 2011
The JPC is expected to summon Maran over alleged spectrum payoffs by Malaysia-based Maxis to the Maran family-owned Sun TV.
Schneider Electric to acquire 74-per cent stake in Luminous for €215 million
31 May 2011
The acquisition will provide Schneider a broad customer base of 3 million existing users and access to clients in sectors such as government and telecom
Germany to phase out nuclear power by 2022
30 May 2011
Europe’s largest economy, which depends on nuclear power for 25 per cent of its needs, will shut down eight plants immediately and phase out the rest by 2022.
HC reserves order on Kanimozhi's bail plea; sends Morani to jail
30 May 2011
The Delhi High Court today reserved its order on the bail plea of 2G scam-accused DMK MP Kanimozhi and Kalaignar TV MD Sharad Kumar while rejecting Cineyug Films director Karim Morani's application
2G scam: CAG chief explains loss calculation to JPC
30 May 2011
CAG chief Rai, who submitted his report to Parliament last November, was asked to brief the JPC hthe basis of how Rs1,76,000 crore was computed as the notional loss caused to the exchequer
ISD case: show why Ambanis not charged, CIC tells CBI
28 May 2011
The Central Information Commission, has directed the CBI to disclose its reasons for not including the names of top industrialist brothers Mukesh and Anil Ambani in its chargesheet in the 2006 international call (ISD) re-routing case
Inter-ministry group pitches strongly for FDI in retail
28 May 2011
Bolstered by the unabated food inflation, an inter-ministerial group (IMG) on Friday made a formal recommendation to allow foreign direct investment in multi-brand retail
Micromax launches Bling-2 handset
27 May 2011
Raymond Weil launches Nabucco Inverso
27 May 2011
Diesel, LPG price decision now expected on 9 June
27 May 2011
International crude prices are climbing down from previous highs, reducing the under-recovery of oil marketing companies due to subsidised prices
Total extends offer for SunPower by till 14 June
26 May 2011
Japan's Ricoh to shape up, axe 10,000 jobs
26 May 2011
NMDC to acquire 50 % of Australian iron ore miner Legacy
26 May 2011
Perth-based Legacy has interests in gold and manganese, besides iron ore and NMDC intends to use Legacy to further its commodity interests in Australia.
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