Thursday, Jul 09, 2020 | Last Update : 05:52 PM IST
107th Day Of Lockdown
Companies
Tata Sons in talks to buy out AirAsia India stake at steep discount
Tata Sons will likely tie up with other financial investors to acquire AirAsia’s 49% stake in the venture
09 Jul 2020 3:25 PM
Tata Steel sales fall by 23% in Apr-Jun quarter; output down by 28.49%
Tata Steel's India sales were at 2.92 MT, down from 3.96 MT in the year-ago period, while the production volume fell to 2.99 MT from 4.5 MT
09 Jul 2020 1:19 PM
DHL to lay off 2,200 UK workers at Jaguar Land Rover factories
DHL indicated that half of the job cuts are due to a decline in car production and half are the result of anticipated “efficeincy savings”
09 Jul 2020 11:26 AM
Pressure mounts on Johnson & Johnson to halt sales of baby powder globally
Johnson & Johnson said in May it would stop sales in the US and Canada, saying demand had fallen in wake of what it called “misinformation”
09 Jul 2020 11:03 AM
Gilead starts testing inhaled version of remdesivir for COVID-19
Gilead also plans to start additional clinical trials to evaluate remdesivir when used in combination with anti-inflammatory medicines
09 Jul 2020 9:10 AM
Court grants relief to Hindustan Unilever over 'Glow & Handsome' trademark
The company said its skin cream for men will be called ‘Glow & Handsome’, but Emami launched ‘Glow & Handsome’ digitally one week before
07 Jul 2020 2:57 PM
Infosys brings back 200 stranded employees, families from US
The company brought these people back from San Francisco via a special chartered flight that landed in Bengaluru
07 Jul 2020 11:48 AM
Vizag gas leak: Negligence led to LG Polymers gas leak, says government
The government said there had been a lack of adherence to safety protocols and timely emergency response measures at the plant
07 Jul 2020 9:38 AM
India reviewing around 50 investment proposals from Chinese firms
The official said about 40-50 applications involving funding from Chinese investors filed since rule change and are currently under review
07 Jul 2020 9:07 AM
Chipmaker SMIC set for a huge IPO as China looks to make semiconductor sector self-reliant
SMIC is China’s biggest contract manufacturer of chipsets, and the country's hope to make its tech firms non-dependent on US chipmakers.
06 Jul 2020 9:07 PM
Mercedes to recall 6,60,000 vehicles in China for oil leak
The announcement follows another recall that began last month of 4,653 imported Mercedes sedans that had incorrect child-safety lock labels
06 Jul 2020 10:21 AM
Reliance plans to up aviation fuel stations by 50%
Reliance Aviation has the highest market share in 20 per cent of the operating airports
06 Jul 2020 9:51 AM
Top-10 firms add Rs 1.37 lakh cr in m-cap; TCS, RIL major gainers
Reliance Industries Limited added Rs 28,464.11 crore to take its market valuation to Rs 11,33,168.55 crore
05 Jul 2020 10:49 AM
Uber takes cost-cutting drive, shuts Mumbai office
In May, Uber had said it is laying off about 600 employees as business has taken a major hit amid COVID-19 pandemic
05 Jul 2020 10:46 AM
Reliance Jio launches its own video conferencing app JioMeet to take on Zoom
The JioMeet video conferencing app is available across Android, iOS.Windows, macOS and web since Thursday evening.
04 Jul 2020 2:28 PM
Tesla denies reports of firing employees who chose to stay at home
The electric carmaker said that it had waived its attendance policy for several weeks after getting approval to reopen factories
03 Jul 2020 11:42 AM
Black Facebook employee files racial discrimination complaint
Facebook said in a statement it takes discrimination allegations seriously and investigates every case
03 Jul 2020 10:03 AM
GVK, son in CBI net for Rs 705 crore airport scandal
Central investigation agency searches GVK Group offices in Mumbai, Hyderabad
03 Jul 2020 9:44 AM
Intel to invest Rs 1,895 crore in Reliance's digital unit
Intel Capital is 12th company to join the list who have invested in Jio Platforms, taking total investment amount to Rs 1,17,588.45 crore
03 Jul 2020 8:53 AM
Hindustan Unilever rebrands 'Fair & Lovely' as 'Glow & Lovely' amid debate on colourism
The men's range of its products will be called 'Glow & Handsome', Hindustan Unilever Ltd said in a statement.
03 Jul 2020 4:01 AM
Columns
China’s pre-meditated aggression all around its neighbourhood is a matter of deep concern
The Mirwaiz and Geelani factions of the Hurriyat had no popular leaders in their ranks
In 1839, China declared war on drugs by impounding over 1,000 tons of opium from British dealers in Canton (modern Guangzhou)
When the disease spreads rapidly in places without urban healthcare, what will come is not difficult to imagine
