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Microsoft acquiring Skype for $8.5 bn
10 May 2011
In its most aggressive acquisition move, Microsoft is acquiring internet phone firm Skype Technologies for around $8.5 billion
Essar Steel fails to get stay on RIL gas allocation
10 May 2011
Essar Steel had moved the Delhi high court against an order from the oil ministry to RIL to prioritise the ‘core’ sector in supplying gas from its block off the Andhra Pradesh coast.
Essar Steel fails to get stay on RIL gas allocation
10 May 2011
Essar Steel had moved the Delhi high court against an order from the oil ministry to RIL to prioritise the ‘core’ sector in supplying gas from its block off the Andhra Pradesh coast.
NTPC Q4 net up 38 per cent at Rs2,782 crore
10 May 2011
Mudra West bags BBC TopGear business
10 May 2011
Google to launch new music service: reports
10 May 2011
RBI details liquidity norms for banks
09 May 2011
RIL cuts gas supply to non-core users; tightens belt
09 May 2011
Reliance Industries today announced a reduction in natural gas supplies to non-core users like refineries and steel plants in order to meet demands of fertiliser and power plants
Apple replaces Google as the world’s most valuable brand
09 May 2011
Apple, which is now the world's second-largest company behind Exxon Mobil with a market cap of around $323.27 billion, saw its brand value increase by 84 per cent over the last 12 months
Apple replaces Google as the world’s most valuable brand
09 May 2011
Apple, which is now the world's second-largest company behind Exxon Mobil with a market cap of around $323.27 billion, saw its brand value increase by 84 per cent over the last 12 months
GM to expand capacity 80 %; go on hiring spree
09 May 2011
GM to expand capacity 80 %; go on hiring spree
09 May 2011
GM to expand capacity 80 %; go on hiring spree
09 May 2011
UIADI chief Nandan Nilekani picks up 1.17% in Dhanlaxmi Bank
09 May 2011
The Infosys co founder has acquired a stake of a little over 1 per cent in Kerala-based Dhanlaxmi Bank, through open market purchases
UIADI chief Nandan Nilekani picks up 1.17% in Dhanlaxmi Bank
09 May 2011
The Infosys co founder has acquired a stake of a little over 1 per cent in Kerala-based Dhanlaxmi Bank, through open market purchases
Jyothy launches open offer for Henkel India buyout
09 May 2011
Jyothy Laboratories today launched its open offer for a 20-per cent additional stake in Henkel India at Rs41.2 a share
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