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Japan's Kirin buys controlling stake in Brazilian brewer for $2.56 billion
02 Aug 2011
Kirin, Japan's second largest brewer after Asahi Breweries, said it had bought all outstanding shares of Aleadri-Schinni, which holds a 50.45 per cent stake in Schincariol.
Cooper abandons takeover bid for Laird
02 Aug 2011
![Ore worth crores seized as Karnataka firms flout SC ban Ore worth crores seized as Karnataka firms flout SC ban](/industry/Mining/images/mine_operations_sm_domain-b.jpg)
Ore worth crores seized as Karnataka firms flout SC ban
01 Aug 2011
Authorities in Karnataka seized over 7,000 tonnes of iron ore worth over Rs4 crore in Bellary district over the weekend being illegally transported
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India resolves oil payments row with Iran
01 Aug 2011
Iran's national oil company said Sunday a festering $7 billion oil payments dispute with India had been resolved and that there would be no interruption of crude exports.
![Taiwan’s MediaTek to buy 10 % of Spice Digtal for Rs88.4 crore Taiwan’s MediaTek to buy 10 % of Spice Digtal for Rs88.4 crore](/industry/Semiconductors/images/spice_logo01_domain-n.jpg)
Taiwan’s MediaTek to buy 10 % of Spice Digtal for Rs88.4 crore
30 Jul 2011
The services provided by mobile VAS provider Spice Digital, a subsidiary of B K Modi's $2-billion Spice Global group, are used by around 30 million cell phone users in nearly 20 countries
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Supreme Court imposes ban on iron ore mining in Bellary
30 Jul 2011
In a landmark decision on Friday, the Supreme Court imposed a ban on iron ore mining in Karnataka's Bellary district citing environmental degradation caused by over exploitation
![India to pay for Iranian crude through Turkish bank India to pay for Iranian crude through Turkish bank](/industry/oil_gas/images/iran_flag_sm_domain-b.jpg)
India to pay for Iranian crude through Turkish bank
29 Jul 2011
India and Iran may resolve a niggling dispute over arrears for crude shipments that have accumulated over a seven month-long period, by clearing payments through a Turkish bank.
CBI Court dismisses Chandolia's bail plea
29 Jul 2011
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