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Bharti shortlists banks for tower business IPO
25 Aug 2012
Bharti Airtel has reportedly shortlisted banks including Standard Chartered and JPMorgan to manage a $750-million share flotation for its telecom towersunit, Bharti Infratel
Maruti to send technical staff to Japan for training
25 Aug 2012
Under its skill development programme, 500 technicians, supervisors would initially go to Japan for training before the production commences at the company's new Rs4,000-crore plant at Hansal in Gujarat
Kodak to sell document imaging businesses, focus on commercial printing
24 Aug 2012
Though Kodak did not disclose how much it hopes to raise from the sale, it needs $700 million to pay its creditors and emerge from bankruptcy
ONGC ropes in Mitsui for gas business
24 Aug 2012
Supreme Court stays Calcutta High Court order in Singur land acquisition
24 Aug 2012
The Supreme Court today stayed a Calcutta High Court judgement, which had struck down the Singur Land Act that allowed the state government to reclaim 400 acres of land earlier given to Tata Motors
Cochin Shipyard plans IPO for expansion
23 Aug 2012
Mahindra Reva’s new manufacturing facility opens in Bangalore
23 Aug 2012
The new Mahindra Reva factory in Bangalore is capable of producing 30,000 cars a year and is scheduled to begin production from next month
Dell Q2 net dips 18 per cent to $732 million, revenues down 8 per cent at $14.48 billion
22 Aug 2012
Barclays to revamp African operations
22 Aug 2012
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