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Rio Tinto assumes control of Riversdale Mining
08 Apr 2011
Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto today acquired a majority interest in Riversdale Mining Limited, taking control of significant tier one coking coal projects
Indian drug-maker stops sales of 'lethal injection' drug to US
08 Apr 2011
International human rights and anti-capital punishment campaigners have been urging the Mumbai-based pharma firm to stop selling the drug to US states that used it to execute death-row prisoners
New drug resistant bugs worry health experts
08 Apr 2011
TEPCO pumps nitrogen into reactor to avert blast
07 Apr 2011
Three telecos served licence termination notices
07 Apr 2011
Aircel, D B Etisalat and Sistema Shyam Teleservices (SSTL) have been served license termination notices by the government for failure to roll-out services across eight circles
Tokyo Electric shares plunge to new low
06 Apr 2011
Marriott plans aggressive expansion in India
06 Apr 2011
Ambani less ‘candid’ than Tata during PAC grilling
06 Apr 2011
Anil Ambani pleaded that since the name of his company and some key officials figure in the chargesheet filed by the CBI on the scam, he would not like to say anything that could be used against him in court
Brent crude rules above $121 a barrel
05 Apr 2011
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