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LIC to go all out to recover ‘sub-standard’ Unitech loan
12 Mar 2014
Unitech currently has debt of about Rs6,200 crore, including Rs200 crore owed to the Life Insurance Corporation of India
LIC to go all out to recover ‘sub-standard’ Unitech loan
12 Mar 2014
Unitech currently has debt of about Rs6,200 crore, including Rs200 crore owed to the Life Insurance Corporation of India
Maruti’s minority shareholders continue to oppose Suzuki plant
12 Mar 2014
The stand-off between Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL), the country’s largest carmaker, and its minority investors seems to be worsening despite MSIL’s recent peace overtures
IBM chief Virginia Rometty's bonus down to zero as revenues fall
11 Mar 2014
IBM chief Virginia Rometty's cash bonus was down to zero last year, due to a decline in IBM's 2013 revenue
GSK spends $1.05 bn to raise stake in Indian arm
11 Mar 2014
GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK) yesterday said that it has paid £625 million ($1.05 billion) to increase its stake in its Indian subsidiary GSK Pharmaceuticals to 75 per cent
GSK spends $1.05 bn to raise stake in Indian arm
11 Mar 2014
GlaxoSmithKline Plc (GSK) yesterday said that it has paid £625 million ($1.05 billion) to increase its stake in its Indian subsidiary GSK Pharmaceuticals to 75 per cent
Poor Britons offer to sell kidneys on Facebook
11 Mar 2014
An investigation by a UK newspaper has found that desperate Britons are turning to Facebook to advertise their organs for sale at up to £30,000
Sahara chief stuck in jail as SC puts off hearing
11 Mar 2014
The case list on the Supreme Court's website shows that the case, which was listed before a special bench of justices K S Radhakrishnan and J S Khehar, "stands deleted and the same is adjourned"
Coca-Cola chief’s pay package down by third
10 Mar 2014
Yahoo launches new homepage for India
10 Mar 2014
Nokia to launch Android phone Nokia X today
10 Mar 2014
India suspects Vodafone of passing user records to UK spy agency
10 Mar 2014
The issue assumes significance in light of a proposal by Vodafone India’s British parent to buy out the remaining minority stake in the Indian subsidiary for about Rs10,000 crore
DGH failed to properly assess RIL gas discoveries: CAG
10 Mar 2014
CAG says the petroleum ministry and Director General Hydrocarbons approved RIL's gas discoveries in the KG-D6 block, without a proper appraisal by the company
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