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UltraTech calls off Rs 5,400-crore deal to buy Jaiprakash Associates' cement units after Bombay HC rejects arrangement

The court ruled mining laws prevented transfer of mines granted other than through auction.

Feb 27, 2016

Automation erased 25% of new IT jobs in 2015: Report

The combined new job offers made by India's top five IT firms declined 38% in the Oct-Dec quarter, Centrum Broking said.

Feb 27, 2016

Boeing plans layoffs for airplane engineers

Boeing said in a memo to employees that the company is deciding whether to make voluntary layoffs available to those workers, according to the document.

Feb 27, 2016

Samsung wins appeal in patent dispute with Apple

The court also said Apple was liable for infringing one of Samsung's patents.

Feb 27, 2016

United Tech rejects Honeywell's $90.7 billion offer

The two companies sparred publicly about a deal that, if realized, would create one of the largest U.S. companies with almost $100 billion in annual sales.

Feb 27, 2016

Mark Zuckerberg: No place for migrant hate speech on Facebook

Facebooks Mark Zuckerberg said that he understood the need to stamp out hate speech against migrants on the worlds biggest social network, and that the networks privacy policies would be changed. The move follows a charm offensive in Germany, where the company he co-founded has faced criticism for months from politicians and regulators over its privacy practices and a slow response to anti-immigrant postings by neo-Nazi sympathisers.

Feb 26, 2016

Colors dethrones Star Plus to claim top slot among Hindi GECs after three weeks

The weekly ratings, measured by BARC India, have an impact on advertising decisions of broadcasters and companies.

Feb 26, 2016

Flipkart closes its groceries delivery app

Flipkart had launched the app as an experiment in October 2015.

Feb 26, 2016

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Sensex spurts on Economic Survey's optimistic projection for FY17

The Economic Survey's projection of a growth between 7 and 7.75 percent for FY2017 is in line with the advance estimate of 7.6 percent released last month.

Feb 26, 2016

Amazon India hires top managers to expand its business scope: Report

In a bid to compete with Flipkart and Snapdeal, the company has hired its top crop from diverse backgrounds in the last three months.

Feb 26, 2016

Patanjali beats Cadbury, Colgate to become India's top brand for fourth straight week

Patanjali Aurved is into FMCG business and is promoted by India's yoga guru Baba Ramdev.

Feb 26, 2016

Sharp, Foxconn CEOs plan to meet Friday in China: Source

Sources said, previously undisclosed liabilities were responsible for 11th hour delay.

Feb 26, 2016

Vijay Mallya steps down from Diageo-owned firm

In April 2015, the United Spirits board began a process to remove Mallya as its chairman due to alleged financial irregularities

Feb 26, 2016

Asia shares inch ahead as G20 talks, oil holds gains

German Finance Minister declared that the scope for monetary and fiscal policy was exhausted globally and called for more structural reform.

Feb 26, 2016

Budget 2016 expectations: Consumers want lower import duty on smartphones

Consumers expect the finance minister to cut customs and excise duties to make smartphones affordable.

Feb 25, 2016

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Business news

UltraTech calls off Rs 5,400-crore deal to buy Jaiprakash Associates' cement units after Bombay HC rejects arrangement

Automation erased 25% of new IT jobs in 2015: Report

Boeing plans layoffs for airplane engineers

Samsung wins appeal in patent dispute with Apple

United Tech rejects Honeywell's $90.7 billion offer

Mark Zuckerberg: No place for migrant hate speech on Facebook

Colors dethrones Star Plus to claim top slot among Hindi GECs after three weeks

Flipkart closes its groceries delivery app

Sensex spurts on Economic Survey's optimistic projection for FY17

Amazon India hires top managers to expand its business scope: Report

Patanjali beats Cadbury, Colgate to become India's top brand for fourth straight week

Sharp, Foxconn CEOs plan to meet Friday in China: Source

Vijay Mallya steps down from Diageo-owned firm

Asia shares inch ahead as G20 talks, oil holds gains

Budget 2016 expectations: Consumers want lower import duty on smartphones

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]