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ONGC Q2 net down 31 per cent at Rs5,897 crore
08 Nov 2012
Cipla slashes prices of three more cancer drugs
08 Nov 2012
Cipla has halved, and in some cases cut prices by more than 60 per cent, on the three anti-cancer drugs meant for the treatment of lung and pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, head and neck cancer, gastric cancer, bladder, colorectal and colon cancers
Tata Tele gets Delhi nod; ‘incumbents’ must pay Rs31,000 cr
08 Nov 2012
In a set of decisions that have wide ramifications for the telecom sector, the union cabinet today approved a levy of around Rs31,000 crore as one-time fee on spectrum held by established or ‘incumbent’ telecom companies to create a level playing field for new and old operators
ExxonMobil seeks to exit from $50-bn West Qurna-1 oilfield project in Iraq
08 Nov 2012
ExxonMobil has been locked in a protracted stand-off with the central government in Baghdad over the legality of oil deals granted by the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government
Cognizant beats Infosys in quarterly revenues
08 Nov 2012
Cognizant beats Infosys in quarterly revenues
08 Nov 2012
Ericsson slashes 1,550 jobs in Sweden to cut costs
08 Nov 2012
The planned job cuts will be across all job areas including sales, general and administration, research and development, supply and service deliver
Argentine court orders seizure of Chevron’s assets to enforce $19-bn Ecuadoran ruling
08 Nov 2012
An Argentine court has ordered to seize US oil giant Chevron Corp's assets in the country in order to carry out an Ecuadorean court ruling that awarded $19 billion to plaintiffs in an environmental damage lawsuit in the Amazon
Argentine court orders seizure of Chevron’s assets to enforce $19-bn Ecuadoran ruling
08 Nov 2012
An Argentine court has ordered to seize US oil giant Chevron Corp's assets in the country in order to carry out an Ecuadorean court ruling that awarded $19 billion to plaintiffs in an environmental damage lawsuit in the Amazon
TCS expects IT upturn in 2012-13
08 Nov 2012
Morgan Stanley set to sell India unit: report
07 Nov 2012
Gulf Oil acquires US specialty chemicals firm Houghton for $1.05 bn
07 Nov 2012
The acquisition of Houghton with its manufacturing plants around the world would be the largest-ever foreign acquisition by an Indian company this year
Gulf Oil acquires US specialty chemicals firm Houghton for $1.05 bn
07 Nov 2012
The acquisition of Houghton with its manufacturing plants around the world would be the largest-ever foreign acquisition by an Indian company this year
Gulf Oil acquires US specialty chemicals firm Houghton for $1.05 bn
07 Nov 2012
The acquisition of Houghton with its manufacturing plants around the world would be the largest-ever foreign acquisition by an Indian company this year
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