Companies

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo to Step Down, Jack Dorsey Takes Over on Interim Basis

Costolo will be replaced by co-founder Jack Dorsey on an interim basis.

Jun 12, 2015

Tata Sons Gets Rs 11,000 Crore Dividend Boost From TCS

The record dividend payment will help Tata Group chairman Cyrus Mistry to fulfil financial obligations in cash-strapped units.

Jun 11, 2015

Vijay Mallya Now Left with Just 0.06% Voting Rights in United Breweries

UTI-IAS has informed the liquor baron that it has acquired 3.97% voting rights in UBL.

Jun 11, 2015

400 Tax Officials Raid Chettinad Group Premises in Three States

The IT officials have conducted raids in 33 locations of the group in Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Mumbai.

Jun 11, 2015

Robot and Japanese master swordsman compete in armed challenge

A video posted to a social media website on Thursday (4 June) showed a sword challenge between a one-armed robot and Japanese master swordsman Isao Machii.

Jun 10, 2015

Vodafone Declares Winner of 'Recharge & Win A Bike' Offer

Vodafone had introduced the 'Recharge & Win a Bike' offer especially for its customers in Haryana.

Jun 10, 2015

PVR Cinemas to Buy DT Cinemas in an Expensive Deal

The acquisition is expected to help PVR to gain more presence in North India.

Jun 10, 2015

South Korea: Quarantine tent set up for suspected MERS patients

A quarantine tent was set up for suspected cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outside Seoul National University Hospital.

Jun 10, 2015

Brazil: Mercedes Benz workers protest 500 job cuts

Some 300 Brazilian metalworkers set up a camping site on Monday (8 June) to protest against Mercedes Benz after the carmaker terminated 500 contracts in May amid plummeting sales and production at the Sao Bernardo do Campo plant in Sao Paulo.

Jun 10, 2015

Mahindra Holidays Raises Stake in Holiday Club Resorts in Finland

Mahindra Holidays & Holiday Club Resorts together to become largest Vacation Ownership company based outside USA.

Jun 10, 2015

Air India Rolls Out Monsoon Discount Offer; Fares Start at ₹1,777

The offer will be valid for travel between 1 July and 30 September, 2015.

Jun 10, 2015

WHO: Total number of MERS cases rises to 1,244

South Koreas health ministry said on Tuesday (June 9) there were eight new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), bringing the total in the country to 95 with seven fatalities.

Jun 9, 2015

MK Sharma Replaces KV Kamath as Non-Executive Chairman of ICICI Bank

Sharma had worked as an independent Director on the Board of ICICI Bank for eight years from 2003 to 2011

Jun 9, 2015

Snapdeal to Challenge Paytm in Digital Bill Payments Space

The digital bill payments market is about ₹7.4-lakh crore annually.

Jun 9, 2015

Apple announces new streaming music service

Apple launched Apple Music on Monday (8 June), a $9.99-a-month streaming music service that may not differ dramatically from competitors but comes with Apples deep music roots, global brand and hundreds of millions of iTunes customers.

Jun 9, 2015