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Dassault expands life sciences business with $5.8 billion Medidata deal
14 Jun 2019
French aerospace and defence major Dassault Systemes has been expanding its operations into digital transformation and life sciences industry beginning 2012

CCI gives conditional nod for Schneider’s acquisition of L&T unit
07 Jun 2019
CCI has approved Schneider Electric’s acquisition of the electrical and automation business of Larsen & Toubro Limited on condition that the acquirers reserve a part of L&T’s installed capacity to offer white labelling services to third party competitors
L&T raises equity holding in Mindtree to 28.90%
07 Jun 2019

OBC, Indian Bank and Corp Bank to combine in third PSB merger: report
06 Jun 2019
Once the merger goes through, the new entity will have combined deposits estimated at Rs6,60,000 crore and advances of Rs4,80,000 crore

International Paper to sell its India business to West Coast Paper
30 May 2019
Depending on the open offer, WCPM will acquire 51-60 per cent of APPM’s shares at Rs275 per share from IP for a total of around Rs660 crore

Fiat Chrysler proposes 50:50 merger with Renault
28 May 2019
The Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and Groupe Renault combination together with its Nissan and Mitsubishi partners would be the largest global OEM alliance, selling more than 15 million vehicles annually
CCI approves GSK-Pfizer consumer healthcare JV
24 May 2019

Tata to merge consumer business into Tata Consumer Products
16 May 2019
Tata Global Beverages and Tata Chemicals will combine their consumer product brands into a new focused entity called Tata Consumer Products Ltd, with annual turnover of Rs9,099 crore

Disney takes control of Hulu, to enter video streaming market
15 May 2019
With Hulu in hand, Walt Disney Co plans to enter global video streaming market that is currently dominated by companies such as Netflix Inc and Amazon

Billionaire Schwartz’s Onex Corp to buy Canada’s WestJet for $2.6 bn
15 May 2019
If Onex obtains shareholder and regulatory approvals, the deal would help Schwartz get his hands on an airline two decades after he missed out on buying Air Canada, WestJet’s bigger rival

EC refuses to clear Tata Steel-Thyssenkrupp joint venture
10 May 2019
Tata Steel said the two companies had proposed a comprehensive package of remedies covering all the areas of concern highlighted by the European Commission and that any additions to the remedy package would adversely affect the basic foundation of the proposed joint venture
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Hariman Sharma lets apple travel to India’s warmer climes
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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)

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By Kiron Kasbekar | 23 Oct 2024
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.

Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!

COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
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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