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SoftBank to invest up to $100 bn in India’s solar power sector
15 Jun 2018
SoftBank had in 2015 announced a $20-billion joint venture with Bharti Enterprises and Taiwan’s Foxcon for solar projects in India and in April this year teamed up with China's GCL System Integration Technology Co Ltd for a $930 million Indian solar energy venture
US clears sale of 6 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters to India
13 Jun 2018
While the proposed sale won't alter the basic military balance in South Asia, the Apache helicopters equipped with Hellfire anti-armour and Stinger air-to-air missiles, would help Indian armed forces tackle ground-armoured threats
Adani outbids Patanjali with Rs6,000-cr offer for Ruchi Soya
13 Jun 2018
Gautam Adani group company Adani Wilmar has bid Rs6,000-crore for Ruchi Soya to emerge the highest bidder, trumping rival bidder Patanjali Ayurved’s Rs5,700-crore offer for the insolvent edible oil company
Adani outbids Patanjali with Rs6,000-cr offer for Ruchi Soya
13 Jun 2018
Gautam Adani group company Adani Wilmar has bid Rs6,000-crore for Ruchi Soya to emerge the highest bidder, trumping rival bidder Patanjali Ayurved’s Rs5,700-crore offer for the insolvent edible oil company
Adani outbids Patanjali with Rs6,000-cr offer for Ruchi Soya
13 Jun 2018
Gautam Adani group company Adani Wilmar has bid Rs6,000-crore for Ruchi Soya to emerge the highest bidder, trumping rival bidder Patanjali Ayurved’s Rs5,700-crore offer for the insolvent edible oil company
Air India may turn to the public to save divestment plan: report
11 Jun 2018
After an aborted divestment plan, the state-run airline is looking at various options, including a public float to sell most of the company’s equity to the larger public, even as it sought short-term fund infusion
Apple asks suppliers to cut deliveries by 20% after slow iPhone X sales
09 Jun 2018
Apple Inc has asked its parts suppliers to make about 20 per cent fewer components for the three new iPhones it plans to launch in the second half of 2018 compared to last year's plans for its iPhone X and iPhone 8 models
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