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CCI clears Walmart's USD 16 billion acquisition of Flipkart

New Delhi: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved US retail giant Walmart Inc's $16 billion acquisition of online marketplace Flipkart, beefing up the competition to Amazon.com Inc in ...

2018-08-09 04:23:22.0

Ding! Alibaba office app fuels worker backlash

Beijing: In the cramped former home of Jack Ma, founder of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba, about thirty young engineers sit elbow-to-elbow, working to attract the next million users for DingTalk...

2018-08-06 04:05:20.0

BMW to invest 1 billion euro in new car factory in Hungary

Debrecen: BMW will invest 1 billion euros ($1.17 bln) to build a new plant in Hungary at a time when a rise in protectionism is forcing carmakers to curb inter-continental exports and to refocus produ...

2018-08-01 03:05:01.0

4 Indian-origin persons in Fortune's 40 under 40 list of most influential people in business

New York: Four persons of India-origin, including three women, have been named by Fortune among 40 of the most influential and inspiring young people in business under the age of 40. Instagram...

2018-07-25 05:33:29.0

High GST may taper leasing industry growth

The estimated Rs 5500 crore capital good leasing sector growing at 15-20 per cent may get tapered due to high Goods and Services Tax (GST) along with few other issues."The GST rate of 28 per cent is h...

2017-08-16 10:20:53.0

Air India to add LA, Houston in its list of US destinations

Washington: Air India plans to expand its base in the US by adding Los Angeles and Houston into its roster, a day after launching the state-carrier's first direct flight from Delhi to Washington DC."W...

2017-07-08 06:37:36.0

Lockheed To Move Base To India To Make F-16 Planes With Tata

Paris : Lockheed Martin signed an agreement with India's Tata Advanced Systems on Monday to produce F-16 fighter planes in India, pressing ahead with a plan to shift its Texas plant to win billi...

2017-06-20 07:31:33.0

TCS, Infy accounted for only 8.8% of total H-1B visas: NASSCOM

New Delhi : IT industry body NASSCOM today came out in defence of its members TCS and Infosys, saying the two accounted for only 7,504 -- 8.8 per cent -- of the approved H-1B visas in 2014-15.The US h...

2017-04-25 05:35:57.0

Infosys Founder Narayana Murthy Criticises COO Salary Hike

Bengaluru : Infosys founder N.R. Narayana Murthy on Sunday termed the board-approved compensation hike for Chief Operating Officer U.B. Pravin Rao as "not proper" and said it will "erode the trust and...

2017-04-03 06:10:02.0

Narayana Murthy criticises Infosys COO's salary hike

2017-04-03 06:10:02.0

India imports petrol, diesel from China

New Delhi : India has perhaps for the first time imported petrol and diesel from China as the world's third largest oil consumer looks at diversifying its sources of fuel.India imported 18,000 tonnes ...

2017-03-16 06:37:47.0

Tata Steel, Wipro in world's most ethical companies' list

New Delhi: Two Indian companies, Tata Steel and Wipro, have been named in the list of world's most ethical companies by American think tank Ethisphere Institute.Ethisphere honours those companies who ...

2017-03-15 06:04:58.0

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