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Stryker weighs $15 bn bid for British medical device maker Smith & Nephew
24 Dec 2014
Stryker is one of the world's leading medical technology companies offering a diverse array of medical devices, including reconstructive implants, medical and surgical equipment, and neurotechnology and spine products
Sachin Tendulkar's Viber public chat hits 1 million followers
23 Dec 2014
India is the largest country for Viber - a mobile communications application offering free messaging and HD-quality calls - globally, with 33 million users
Modi intervenes to restart ailing FACT in 15 days
22 Dec 2014
A meeting of chemicals and fertilizers minister Ananth Kumar and petroleum and natural gas minister Dharmendra Pradhan with MPs from Kerala has set the stage for restarting production at the plant in about 15 days.
Panel moots coal linkages for power plants
22 Dec 2014
China’s Fosun International raises bid for Club Mediterranee to $1.15 bn
22 Dec 2014
Fosun, China’s largest privately held conglomerate, raised its bid offer to €24.60 per share, valuing the Paris-based company at €939 million ($1.15 billion), which is also the eighth offer Club Méd has received since May 2013
Madison Dearborn Partners in talks to buy majority stake in Walgreen’s infusion business for $1 bn
20 Dec 2014
Madison Dearborn Partners in talks to buy majority stake in Walgreen’s infusion business for $1 bn
20 Dec 2014
Power-hungry India suggests liability pool for nuclear damage: report
20 Dec 2014
The insurance pool is aimed at bailing out nuclear equipment suppliers from the liability of paying for damages in an accident under India’s nuclear liability law
Haryana orders probe into missing files in Vadra-DLF land deals
19 Dec 2014
The official notings about the setting up of a three-member panel, which gave a clean chit to Robert Vadra's firm Skylight Hospitality and senior IAS officer Ashok Khemka's action of cancelling the mutation of DLF-Skylight deal are missing from the main file
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