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United Bank seeks to block Mallya-Poddar bid to hike MCF stake
22 Aug 2014
If Sebi rescinds permission for the joint open offer on the basis of UBI’s complaint, it would result in a further setback for Mallya, whose UB Group has already been displaced as the largest shareholder in United Spirits and United Brewerie
United Bank seeks to block Mallya-Poddar bid to hike MCF stake
22 Aug 2014
If Sebi rescinds permission for the joint open offer on the basis of UBI’s complaint, it would result in a further setback for Mallya, whose UB Group has already been displaced as the largest shareholder in United Spirits and United Brewerie
Berkshire Hathaway fined $896,000 by DoJ
21 Aug 2014
The settlement is a blemish for Warren Buffet, whose old-fashioned wit and uncanny business sense had earned him the nickname The Oracle of Omaha
HP third-quarter profit down 29%per cent
21 Aug 2014
AT&T bringing GigaPower Internet to Cupertino
21 Aug 2014
Cairn India gets green nod to hike oil, gas output at Rajasthan block
21 Aug 2014
Cairn India expects its gas reserves in Barmer to be 3 trillion cubic feet, which is almost equal to Reliance Industries’ reserves in the Krishna-Godavari basin in India’s east coast
IFC launches $2.5-bn rupee bond programme
20 Aug 2014
Proceeds of the bond sale will be used for infrastructure investments in India over the next five years
Dena Bank, OBC branches in Mumbai under probe over FD fraud
20 Aug 2014
Close on the heels of the Syndicate Bank scam, the finance ministry has now ordered a forensic audit at two Mumbai branches of state-run Dena Bank and Oriental Bank of Commerce over misappropriation of FDs of a total Rs436 crore
Dena Bank, OBC branches in Mumbai under probe over FD fraud
20 Aug 2014
Close on the heels of the Syndicate Bank scam, the finance ministry has now ordered a forensic audit at two Mumbai branches of state-run Dena Bank and Oriental Bank of Commerce over misappropriation of FDs of a total Rs436 crore
BHP to spin off $14 bn of assets; to form new company
20 Aug 2014
The divestiture will comprise BHP’s less profitable aluminium, manganese, nickel silver and some coal operations
BHP to spin off $14 bn of assets; to form new company
20 Aug 2014
The divestiture will comprise BHP’s less profitable aluminium, manganese, nickel silver and some coal operations
JSW Steel acquires Welspun Maxsteel in Rs1,000-crore deal
19 Aug 2014
Welspun Maxsteel has a gas-based plant with an installed capacity of 900,000 tonnes per annum and a captive jetty and a captive railway siding
JSW Steel acquires Welspun Maxsteel in Rs1,000-crore deal
19 Aug 2014
Welspun Maxsteel has a gas-based plant with an installed capacity of 900,000 tonnes per annum and a captive jetty and a captive railway siding
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