Firms/companies
Infosys Q3 net profit up 13.4% at Rs6,586 cr
16 Jan 2023
For the full fiscal Infosys raised revenue guidance to 16-16.5 per cent against the previously projected 15-16 per cent increase while retaining FY23 operating margin guidance at 21-22 per cent
Jio launches 5G in disaster-hit Uttarakhand
12 Jan 2023
Rising debt could undermine South Asia’s growth: RBI governor
10 Jan 2023
Multiple external shocks in the form of Covid related global supply chain disruptions, food and energy crisis following the war in Ukraine, and financial market volatility arising from the aggressive monetary policy tightening have exerted sustained price pressures in the South Asian economies, RBI governor Shaktikanta Das told a meeting of the International Monetary Fund
Non-resident claims on India increased by $34.3 billion to $389.6 billion in Q2 FY23: RBI
10 Jan 2023
Reliance to acquire Metro Cash & Carry India in € 500 m deal
07 Nov 2022
The deal includes 31 stores in 21 cities across India, as also land banks and other assets owned by Metro Cash & Carry in India
Musk fires almost all Twitter staff in India in global downsizing
07 Nov 2022
The US-based microblogging platform on Friday fired nearly 180 of its 230-odd employees in India, reports citing employee and other sources said
RIL appoints K V Kamath as an independent director
07 Nov 2022
Kamath will also serve as an independent director and non-executive chairman of Reliance Strategic Investments Limited (RSIL), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company engaged in the financial services business
CCI slaps Rs1,338-cr fine on Google for Android manipulations
01 Nov 2022
While imposing the Rs1,338 crore fine, CCI has put forward ten measures for Google, including that Android device makers shouldn’t be forced to pre-install its services and that Google shall not restrict users from uninstalling of its pre-installed apps
Tata Advanced Systems to build military aircraft
31 Oct 2022
Tata Advanced Systems will manufacture 40 of the 56 C-295 medium transport aircraft for Airbus Defence at a facility in Vadodara, Gujarat, becoming India’s first private company to make military aircraft
BP to buy US biogas producer Archaea for $4.1 bn
28 Oct 2022
The addition of Archaea’s production and pipeline has the potential to take BP’s biogas supply volumes to around 70,000 boe/d globally by 2030
Elon Musk finally acquires Twitter for $44 bn
28 Oct 2022
Elon Musk sold roughly $15.5 billion worth of shares in Tesla in two waves, in April and in August, to meet a court-imposed 28 October deadline to complete the Twitter deal and “free the bird”
World Bank’s role crucial in ensuring food, energy and climate finance: Nirmala Sitharaman
25 Oct 2022
RIL Q2 net almost static at Rs15,512 cr
25 Oct 2022
Reliance Industries’ standalone net profit declined by 25.1 per cent to Rs6,915 crore for the quarter ended 30 September 2022 even as Jio Platforms, a subsidiary of RIL, reported a 26.9 per cent increase in consolidated net profit at Rs4,729 crore
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