 | In a judgement that brought smiles on the face of thousands of traders, the Supreme Court Monday indefinitely suspended its order that spelt closure of commercial establishments operating from residential neighbourhoods, saying the legality of the... More |
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 | After months of pitched battle, British mobile telecom major Vodafone Monday formally said it is buying a 67-percent stake in India's fourth largest mobile firm Hutch-Essar for $11.1 billion and targeting a 25-percent market share in the country in... More |
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 | Angry activists protesting last week's Cauvery tribunal order Monday attacked the First Source call centre, a subsidiary of ICICI Bank, for continuing operations during the 12-hour Karnataka shutdown.
The pre-dawn attack by members of the... More |
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 | The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to former Birla business house employee R.S. Lodha on petitions by three members of Birla family challenging a Calcutta High Court order, which has rejected their claim of interests in the authentication... More |
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 | After a fierce four-way battle, British telecom major Vodafone plc has acquired the controlling stake in India's leading mobile telephony firm Hutch-Essar for $19.3 billion, an Essar group statement said Sunday.
The board of Hutchison Telecom... More |
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 | India's Aditya Vikram (AV) Birla Group's aluminium arm Hindalco Industries Ltd, Sunday announced its acquisition of US-based aluminium major Novelis Inc. for $6 billion in an all cash deal.
"This deal definitely gives a boost to Hindalco's... More |
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 | The number of suicides by debt-ridden farmers in Maharashtra's Vidarbha region has crossed the three-digit mark in the first 40 days of 2007 with 15 deaths reported during the last three days, including six Saturday.
While most of the 106... More |
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 | US auto concern the Chrysler Group will under a new restructuring programme cut 1,000 salaried jobs and lay off 10,000 workers on hourly rates, according to US reports.
Newspaper the Detroit News in its Friday addition said the 1,000 positions... More |
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 | The multi-billion battle to acquire Hutch-Essar, India's fourth largest mobile operator, gathered new momentum with four of the potential bidders submitting their bids.
According to sources Saturday, British mobile giant Vodafone, Anil... More |
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 | US Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez says India's traditional leadership role in the developing world was needed to advance stalled Doha round of world trade talks and get a "good agreement."
"India's leadership is required to get a WTO... More |
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