Telecom
Nokia to buy Siemens stake in NSN Networks for $2.21 bn
01 Jul 2013
Both Siemens and Nokia have been looking to exit the joint venture through a buyout or public offering
Nokia's low-cost smart phone Asha 210 priced at Rs5,000; pre-booking opens
29 Jun 2013
Though Nokia had, in April, unveiled the dual-SIM phone as the first phone in the world with a dedicated WhatsApp button, it has opted to introduce the handset with a Facebook button instead
India among countries interested in balloon project : Google’s Todd Rowe
28 Jun 2013
Google recently launched internet-enabled balloons into the stratosphere, floating 20km above the earth carrying internet signal antennas that would provide connectivity and act as a hub for users
Myanmar awards mobile network licences
28 Jun 2013
SC throws out PIL over US internet snooping
27 Jun 2013
Vodafone deploys portable tower in Uttarakhand
26 Jun 2013
Sprint shareholders vote for SoftBank’s $21.6-bn deal
26 Jun 2013
About 98 per cent of Sprint shareholders voted in favour of the $21.6-billion deal, which would give SoftBank 78 per cent ownership of the third-largest US telecommunications company
US pressures Russia, blasts China as Snowden flees again
25 Jun 2013
The US has revoked Snowden's passport, and he is thought to have spent the night in an airside hotel at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport.
Tokyo court rejects Apple’s patent plea against Samsung
25 Jun 2013
In its second recent loss against its S Korean rival, Apple Inc yesterday lost a patent infringement appeal in a Japanese court against Samsung Electronics
Telcos launch new plans to attract customers
25 Jun 2013
Israeli company enables simple mobiles to run smartphone apps
25 Jun 2013
An Israeli technology company has developed a method which allows old or outdated phones to run apps available only on smartphones
Hutchison Whampoa acquires Telefonica’s Irish business for €780 mn
25 Jun 2013
Through the acquisition Hutchison's subsidiary Three aims to become the number one operator in the Irish mobile market with it business plans to invest strongly in creating a state of the art network
Kerry pushes for investment treaty; defends snooping
24 Jun 2013
US secretary of state John Kerry set the tone for dialogue, saying that US investors are concerned over the lack of greater access to India's markets and Indian laws over intellectual property rights
SSTL to provide unlimited on-net calls
24 Jun 2013
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The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
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HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
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Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
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