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Monsanto fined $289 mn for causing cancer by Roundup weed killer
11 Aug 2018
A US jury has ordered chemical giant Monsanto to pay $289 million, including $250 million in punitive damages to a dying groundskeeper, saying the company did not even care to warn the poor man that its weed killer Roundup might cause cancer
SBI posts Rs4,876-cr net loss in June quarter
11 Aug 2018
With fresh slippages down to Rs9,984 crore during the quarter against Rs33,670 crore in the preceding quarter, and most of the provisioning requirement for legacy NPA accounts being largely taken care of, the bank expects to post a profit in the December and March quarters
SBI posts Rs4,876-cr net loss in June quarter
11 Aug 2018
With fresh slippages down to Rs9,984 crore during the quarter against Rs33,670 crore in the preceding quarter, and most of the provisioning requirement for legacy NPA accounts being largely taken care of, the bank expects to post a profit in the December and March quarters
Royal Enfield’s Q2 revenue zooms to a decade’s high of Rs2,548 crore
10 Aug 2018
Royal Enfield sold 225,286 motorcycles in Q1 FY19, up from 183,731 motorcycles sold in Q1 FY18, recording a 23 per cent growth
Tata Sons get RoC nod to go private
10 Aug 2018
Intel India trained 100,000 developers in AI
10 Aug 2018
Intel India trained 100,000 developers in AI
10 Aug 2018
Ikea opens first Indian store in Hyderabad
10 Aug 2018
Maersk, IBM creat blockchain for shipping
10 Aug 2018
Maersk, IBM creat blockchain for shipping
10 Aug 2018
HSBC brings European operations under French unit ahead of Brexit
09 Aug 2018
HSBC, Europe’s biggest bank, has shifted ownership and operational control of its Polish and Irish subsidiaries from its London-based entity to its French unit, as Brexit looms
RBI to transfer Rs50,000 cr surplus to govt
09 Aug 2018
RBI to transfer Rs50,000 cr surplus to govt
09 Aug 2018
RBI to transfer Rs50,000 cr surplus to govt
09 Aug 2018
With no buyers in sight, Centre mulling Rs11,000 cr bailout for Air India
08 Aug 2018
The civil aviation ministry is reported to be in discussions with the finance ministry for a Rs11,000-crore bailout package for Air India, aimed at cleaning up its balance sheet and making it more attractive for privatisation
With no buyers in sight, Centre mulling Rs11,000 cr bailout for Air India
08 Aug 2018
The civil aviation ministry is reported to be in discussions with the finance ministry for a Rs11,000-crore bailout package for Air India, aimed at cleaning up its balance sheet and making it more attractive for privatisation
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