Industry
Not given free hand on 2G auction, says Sibal
15 Nov 2012
The final result of the auction will be declared by department of telecommunications in the next couple of days after receiving comments from the inter-ministerial group that was handling auction process and design
Singapore logistics firm GLP expands into Brazil
15 Nov 2012
2G auction ends with only Rs9,400 cr garnered
15 Nov 2012
The net gain to the exchequer may be almost nil, as the government is due to refund the license fees paid by companies whose permits were cancelled by the Supreme Court
DLF divests to cut debt; will sell Aman Hotel
15 Nov 2012
Australia to rival Qatar in LNG exports by 2016
14 Nov 2012
Spectrum sale fetches government less than Rs10,000 crore
14 Nov 2012
The government was targeting Rs28,000 crore from the sale of 2G spectrum in the GSM band
Pay Pal launches in-store payments in Australia
14 Nov 2012
2G auction fizzles out with only Rs9,200 crore garnered
12 Nov 2012
‘Category A’ circles like Mumbai and Delhi have gone abegging with no bidders, thanks to the high reserve price
Areva exits Australia’s $1.2 billion 250 MW Solar Dawn Project
12 Nov 2012
Australian $1.2 billion 250 megawatt Solar Dawn Project will not take off after the consortium building Solar Dawn said that it no longer plans to develop the country’s largest solar energy project
Gold sales surge 30 per cent on demand for wedding jewellery
12 Nov 2012
Gold sales surged by around 30 per cent yesterday as demand for wedding jewellery attracted more buyers on the auspicious occasion of Dhanteras despite high prices.
German retailer Douglas Holding to recommend $2-bn takeover offer from Advent International
10 Nov 2012
Wikipedia to add video content
10 Nov 2012
Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia will feature video content which the launch a new HTML5-based video player this week, that will greatly facilitate video addition to the site's millions of text-based pages
News Corp buys out ESPN in ESPN Star Sports JV
08 Nov 2012
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation has completed the acquisition of ESPN’s 50-per cent stake in their sports broadcasting joint venture ESPN Star Sports
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