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India’s mobile phone subscriber base swells 8.19 million in November to hit 917.33 million
11 Jan 2012
Foxconn again in limelight as 150 workers threaten mass suicide
11 Jan 2012
Foxconn, which churns out products for Nintendo, Apple, Acer, Nokia, Sony, Hewlett Packard and Dell, has a long history of workers jumping from the top of factory buildings due to harsh working conditions and meager wages.
Japan-funded JV to build township near Chennai
11 Jan 2012
Germany’s Linde to buy Air Products' European homecare unit for $750 mn
11 Jan 2012
With the acquisition, Linde will almost become among Europe’s top suppliers of home care respiratory products
India allows 100 per cent FDI in single brand retail
10 Jan 2012
For FDI beyond 51 per cent, investors will have to source at least 30 per cent of the total value of the products sold from small units in India
AkzoNobel to take 100 % control of Metlac Group
10 Jan 2012
Telecom scam: former union minister Sukh Ram gets bail
09 Jan 2012
The Supreme Court today granted interim bail to former union telecom minister Sukh Ram, convicted in the telephone scam of 1993
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