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PetroChina to acquire 50-% stake in gas assets of Canada's Encana for $5.46 billion
11 Feb 2011
The world's second-most valuable oil and gas company, yesterday said that it would acquire a 50-per cent stake in Canada’s biggest natural gas producer Encana
Apple overtakes Motorola and Sony Ericsson in sales
11 Feb 2011
Sony Ericsson and Motorola each had at least a dozen cell phones released last year, but Apple had only two actively selling models - the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4
Apple overtakes Motorola and Sony Ericsson in sales
11 Feb 2011
Sony Ericsson and Motorola each had at least a dozen cell phones released last year, but Apple had only two actively selling models - the iPhone 3GS and iPhone 4
Review committee to inquire into Devas deal
10 Feb 2011
Review committee to inquire into Devas deal
10 Feb 2011
Nokia may drop MeeGo as alliance sours
10 Feb 2011
2G scam: CBI report to SC due today, but probe far from over
10 Feb 2011
The Central Bureau of Investigation is due to give its status report on investigations into the 2G spectrum scam to the Supreme Court today
Government abetting safety violations by junk food majors through puppet panels: SC
10 Feb 2011
A bench comprising justices Dalveer Bhandari and A K Ganguly told the government that the inclusion of company representatives on supposedly independent panels was a clear breach of the mandate under Section 13(1) of the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006
JSW Energy in race for Australia’s Hancock Coal
09 Feb 2011
JSW Energy in race for Australia’s Hancock Coal
09 Feb 2011
USA’s Sprint unveils dual touchscreen phone Echo
09 Feb 2011
Telcos jittery as TRAI moots six-fold hike in spectrum prices
09 Feb 2011
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India today proposed to the government large increases in the price of second-generation (2G) spectrum that service providers use for mobile telephony
Cairn-Vedanta deal may collapse over ONGC concerns
09 Feb 2011
Petroleum minister Jaipal Reddy has ramped up the pressure on Cairn Energy, saying he would not approve the sale of a controlling stake in its Indian unit to Vedanta Resources unless the concerns of its local partner ONGC were addressed
Cairn-Vedanta deal may collapse over ONGC concerns
09 Feb 2011
Petroleum minister Jaipal Reddy has ramped up the pressure on Cairn Energy, saying he would not approve the sale of a controlling stake in its Indian unit to Vedanta Resources unless the concerns of its local partner ONGC were addressed
Cairn-Vedanta deal may collapse over ONGC concerns
09 Feb 2011
Petroleum minister Jaipal Reddy has ramped up the pressure on Cairn Energy, saying he would not approve the sale of a controlling stake in its Indian unit to Vedanta Resources unless the concerns of its local partner ONGC were addressed
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