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Sun Pharma to buy Glaxo’s Australian opiates business
03 Mar 2015
The deal comes as Sun wraps up the last leg of its $ 4-billion proposal to buy troubled generic drugs maker Ranbaxy in India
Ola acquires TaxiForSure
03 Mar 2015
Google acquires .app web domain for $25 mn
02 Mar 2015
HP to buy Wi-Fi equipment maker Aruba Networks in $2.4-bn deal
27 Feb 2015
This will be the largest acquisition in several years for Hewlett-Packard, as chief executive officer Meg Whitman had been focusing on cutting costs and returning the business to growth
RBS to cut back on investment banking operations
27 Feb 2015
Google acquires Red Hot Labs
25 Feb 2015
ABG Shipyard zooms on news of stake sale
25 Feb 2015
Irish govt spurns IAG’s €1.4-bn Aer Lingus bid
25 Feb 2015
Aer Lingus takeover uncertain as unions split
23 Feb 2015
P&G on course in pruning low-value brands
23 Feb 2015
After the brand consolidation, P&G would focus on nearly 65 best performing brands, and aim to improve their market share
FTC challenges merger of US Foods with Sysco
21 Feb 2015
Sony to spin off audio and video businesses; targets $4.2-bn profit in 3 years
19 Feb 2015
So far, the electronic giant’s restructuring has seen the sale of its personal computer business Viao and spin off of the television business last year and thousands of job cuts
Berkshire Hathaway exits Exxon Mobil
19 Feb 2015
Snapdeal snaps up online retailer Exclusively
18 Feb 2015
Snapdeal did not disclose the price, but said it expected the acquisition to strengthen its fashion business and help it reach $2 billion in gross merchandise value in the fashion category this year
Japan Post buys Australian logistics giant Toll for $5.1 bn
18 Feb 2015
Melbourne-based Toll operates a global transportation network comprising road, rail, sea, air, and warehousing in 55 countries with significant presence in the Asia-Pacific region
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Apple, which was the preserve of the cooler Himalayan region in India, is now everywhere – in the East, the West and the South - thanks to one enterprising Himachal farmer, Hariman Sharma.
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Crypto Currencies Trying To Undermine Global Financial System
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US President Donald Trump, it seems, is the latest to join the frenzy for personal or corporate currency, with $TRUMP, or what they call a meme coin, giving a further boost to his crypto image.
As costs of saying final goodbyes rise UK families resort to crowdfunding to pay for funerals
By Axel Miller | 16 Jan 2025
The cost of saying a final goodbye to loved ones in the UK has reached a grim new high, leaving families grappling with unexpected financial burdens.
The life and times of Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India
By Cygnus | 28 Dec 2024
On 27th December 2024 India and the world lost one of their finest statespersons in a hundred years. Manmohan Singh, born on 26th September 1932, in Gah, Punjab (now in Pakistan)
The remarkable Ratan Tata
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One newspaper report of Ratan Tata’s passing away showed an old photo of him climbing into the cockpit of a Lockheed Martin F-16 fighter.
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By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
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