Industry
US energy firms MPLX and MarkWest to merge in $20-bn deal
14 Jul 2015
The combination of Marathon Petroleum-sponsored MPLX will create the fourth-largest US publicly traded limited partnership with a market capitalisation of $21 billion
Petroleum ministry to speed up implementation of bio-fuel programme
14 Jul 2015
The ministry of petroleum and natural gas has prepared a road map to accelerate the implementation of bio-fuel programme by increasing bio-fuel consumption in India, petroleum minister Dharmenra Pradhan said today
Doctors join call for sugar tax on drinks
13 Jul 2015
Total number of telephone connections in India cross record 1 billion mark
13 Jul 2015
For the first time, the total number of telephone connections in India crossed the record 1-billion mark
India wins three titles at Wimbledon
13 Jul 2015
Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis breezed through to a women's doubles win, before Leander Paez and Hingis won the mixed dolubles
Australian telcos vie for Netflix tie-up
13 Jul 2015
Australia’s top mobile operators are set to begin a bidding war over securing a deal with US streaming video giant Netflix Inc, as the company’s partnership with Australia’s No. 2 operator Singtel-Optus has come to an end
Global oil demand to slow in 2016: IEA
11 Jul 2015
Oil demand, which peaked in the first quarter at 1.8 mbpd, will continue to ease in 2015 and into 2016 as temporary support fades, warns a new report by the International Energy Agency
Ireland’s Horizon Pharma launches $3-bn hostile buyout bid for US rival Depomed
08 Jul 2015
The combined entity will have 13 marketed drugs, which nearly doubles Horizon’s current portfolio of seven,and is expected to result in 2015 net sales of over $950 million
Ola ropes in former Vodafone Group CEO Arun Sarin; Uber expands
07 Jul 2015
Ola, founded in January 2011 by IIT Bombay alumni Bhavish Aggarwal and Ankit Bhati, has operations in over 100 cities and its app is available on Android, iOS and Windows platforms
Ola ropes in former Vodafone Group CEO Arun Sarin; Uber expands
07 Jul 2015
Ola, founded in January 2011 by IIT Bombay alumni Bhavish Aggarwal and Ankit Bhati, has operations in over 100 cities and its app is available on Android, iOS and Windows platforms