Firms/companies
JSW Steel eyes Rs30,000-cr acquisition of Bhushan Steel, defers Italian plans
01 Dec 2014
JSW Steel Ltd, the third-largest steel maker in India, has deferred plans to acquire Italian steelmaker Lucchini SpV and instead decided buy Bhushan Steel's Odisha unit and through it a stake in Orissa Sponge
JSW Steel eyes Rs30,000-cr acquisition of Bhushan Steel, defers Italian plans
01 Dec 2014
JSW Steel Ltd, the third-largest steel maker in India, has deferred plans to acquire Italian steelmaker Lucchini SpV and instead decided buy Bhushan Steel's Odisha unit and through it a stake in Orissa Sponge
Apple launches iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3
01 Dec 2014
Apple launches iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3
01 Dec 2014
WhatsApp could overtake Facebook
29 Nov 2014
Facebook is facing threat from instant messaging apps like WhatsApp and WeChat
Samsung continues to lead India tablet market
29 Nov 2014
Loop Mobile to close operations today
29 Nov 2014
Loop Mobile, Mumbai’s oldest telecom operator, will shut down its operations on Saturday midnight after two decades of operations
P&G explores sale of Wella hair care business worth around $7 bn
29 Nov 2014
The potential sale comes two weeks after P&G agreed to sell its Duracell battery unit to Warren Buffett's investment firm Berkshire Hathaway in a stock swap deal worth $3 billion
P&G explores sale of Wella hair care business worth around $7 bn
29 Nov 2014
The potential sale comes two weeks after P&G agreed to sell its Duracell battery unit to Warren Buffett's investment firm Berkshire Hathaway in a stock swap deal worth $3 billion
Facebook losing appeal with teens: Study
28 Nov 2014
Facebook is fast losing its appeal with teens who are increasingly spending less time on Facebook than on instant messaging apps
Facebook losing appeal with teens: Study
28 Nov 2014
Facebook is fast losing its appeal with teens who are increasingly spending less time on Facebook than on instant messaging apps
EU lawmakers vote to break up search engines
28 Nov 2014
Google, with a market share of over 90 per cent for internet search in some European countries, has faced an assault on its business from across the bloc
Ebola virus gives birth to a new vaccine
28 Nov 2014
Over the long term, GlaxoSmithKline's new vaccine is intended to protect against all Ebola outbreaks, and the drug maker hopes to produce one million doses a month of the vaccine by the end of 2015
Ebola virus gives birth to a new vaccine
28 Nov 2014
Over the long term, GlaxoSmithKline's new vaccine is intended to protect against all Ebola outbreaks, and the drug maker hopes to produce one million doses a month of the vaccine by the end of 2015
Cooper Tire to sell majority stake in Chinese JV to partner Chengshan
28 Nov 2014
US-based Cooper Tire & Rubber Co, the target of a failed takeover by India’s Apollo Tyres, yesterday agreed to sell its majority stake in Chinese joint venture to partner Chengshan Group, Gurgaon-based tyre make
Cooper Tire to sell majority stake in Chinese JV to partner Chengshan
28 Nov 2014
US-based Cooper Tire & Rubber Co, the target of a failed takeover by India’s Apollo Tyres, yesterday agreed to sell its majority stake in Chinese joint venture to partner Chengshan Group, Gurgaon-based tyre make
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