Industry
Twitter blocks neo-Nazi account in Germany
19 Oct 2012
Deccan Chargers move SC against boot from IPL
19 Oct 2012
Indian Premier League team Deccan Chargers has gone to the Supreme Court challenging a Bombay High Court order issued on Thursday refusing to set aside an order passed by an arbitrator that it would cease to be a member of the IPL, as decided by the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI).
No probe into Bharti Walmart, says government
19 Oct 2012
The government has denied ordering any specific probe into Wal-Mart Stores over accusations that the US-based retail chain violated foreign investment rules when it entered into a deal with Bharti Retail
Indian Hotels to make $1.86 billion bid for Orient Express
18 Oct 2012
Orient Express had rejected a 2007 attempt by Indians Hotel to acquire a significant stake in the company, denying any strategic fit between “a predominantly domestic Indian hotel chain and a global portfolio of luxury hotels”
Newsweek to end print edition and go online in New Year
18 Oct 2012
`This decision is not about the quality or the brand of journalism - that is as powerful as ever, but it is about the challenging economics of print publishing and distribution’
C H Robinson to sell payment processing unit T-Chek to Electronic Funds Source for $302.5 mn
18 Oct 2012
SC grills NPCIL about Kudankulam N-waste disposal
17 Oct 2012
The Supreme Court today sought to know when and where nuclear waste from the Kudankulam Nuclear Power plant would be disposed and what impact it would have on environment and people's health
Telecom Commission recommends fresh auction in 900 MHz spectrum band
17 Oct 2012
Besides the $24 billion cash burden reauctioning of 2G spectrum in the more efficient 900 MHz band will make equipment and other assets worth a total $4.7 billion obsolete
Karbonn mobiles launches Agnee 3G tablet
17 Oct 2012
Few takers for TAPI pipeline
17 Oct 2012
There seem to be few takers for building the $9 billion ‘peace pipeline’ across Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India (TAPI).
Cable & Wireless in talks to sell controlling stake in Macau's telecoms unit to Citic Telecom
17 Oct 2012
Penguin publisher Pearson buys EmbanetCompass for $650 mn
17 Oct 2012
EmbanetCompass is the largest provider of technology-enabled services to traditional non-profit post-secondary educational institutions
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