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Airtel Payments Bank gets RBI approval to start taking in new customers

The digital bank was earlier fined Rs. 5 crore and suspended from enrolling new customers after violating KYC norms. The RBI and UIDAI have given the company the green light to begin accepting new customers after Airtel made changes to its KYC policy.

Jul 12, 2018

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Eyeing international operations, Vistara purchases jets worth $1.3 billion

The Tata-Singapore Airlines company has purchased 13 Airbus and six Boeing flights as it eyes domestic expansion, international routes.

Jul 12, 2018

Railways to export six DMU train sets to Sri Lanka

India to manufacture trainsets at its Integral Coach Factory in Chennai in the deal worth Rs. 600 crore. The first train to hit Lankan rails in September, all six to run from next year.

Jul 11, 2018

The Air India-shaped hole in your pocket: Now cough up another Rs 2,100 crore

Air India has registered a drop in domestic market share to well below 10 percent. The airline has not increased the size of its fleet as much its rivals, especially the low-fare carriers.

Jul 11, 2018

Pfizer puts drug price hikes on hold after Trump warning

The pharmaceutical company was due to increase the price of several products but has deferred the plan to 2019 after Donald Trump threatened them with unspecified measures.

Jul 11, 2018

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DoT clears deck for Idea-Vodafone merger but with conditions

The merged entity will be the largest telecom company in India, dethroning Airtel after a period of 15 years

Jul 10, 2018

Brent leads crude prices higher as Norway oil workers get ready to strike

Strike in Norway will add to the worsening shortages globally after the US plans to reintroduce sanctions on Iran. OPEC and Russia agree to increase output to offset price surge.

Jul 10, 2018

Elon Musk's Tesla moves first to hike prices in China as trade war hits car makers

Tesla has hiked prices on its Model X and S cars by about 20 percent in China in response to a US-China trade war.

Jul 10, 2018

IT department sells $216 million of Vedanta shares

Cairn Energy said on Monday it would write down the value of its investment in Vedanta Ltd after Indian tax authorities sold $216 million worth of its shares in the Indian mining company in a dispute over retrospective tax dues.

Jul 10, 2018

E-commerce players all set to lock horns to dominate entertainment content in India

The industry experts argue that the investment in the content generation segment of the e-commerce is being done to take on Amazon India, which is aggressively strengthening its entertainment content with Prime Video.

Jul 9, 2018

Home Ministry raises objection against Industrial and Commercial Bank of China

The development comes days after the RBI gave green signal to the Bank of China to open its inaugural branch in India.

Jul 9, 2018

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ThyssenKrupp CEO Heinrich Hiesinger steps down amid criticism of Tata deal

The ouster of ThyssenKrupp CEO was the fourth by a German established company's CEO in as many months, after the chiefs of Deutsche Bank, Volkswagen and Beiersdorf resigned from their position.

Jul 7, 2018

Cryptocurrency finds a new home with Swiss stock exchange

The Swiss stock exchange has announced plans to roll out a new cryptocurrency exchange as it hails a 'new era for capital markets'.

Jul 6, 2018

Samsung posts over 5% operating profit in Q2 2018

Operating profit came down to 14.8 trillion won (South Korean currency), sales came to 58 trillion won, down 4.92 percent. The company hopes to improve next quarter with the launch of the Note 9, better demand for chips and display.

Jul 6, 2018

Uncertainty lies ahead in Nano's journey; only 1 unit manufactured in June

The Nano car was an ambitious project of Ratan Tata who had an objective of providing a safer and affordable alternative to small families commuting on two wheelers.

Jul 5, 2018