Thursday, 12 February 2015

NEWS WRAP - FEBRUARY 12, 2015

  • Anil Ambani led Reliance Group forays into defence manufacturing sector.
  • Mahindra & Mahindra to acquire  Pipavav Defence in Rs. 3000 crore deal.
  • SpiceJet announces 'Flash Sale', tickets starting from Rs. 599 for domestic flights & Rs. 3499 for international flights. 
  • Zomato invests Rs. 300 crore in online food business.
  • Volkswagen closes two India sales offices to cut costs.
  • E-tailers turn sponsors: Amazon to sponsor India Fashion Week.
  • Infosys makes its first start up investment , puts $15 million in Dreamworks spin-off.
Source: Economic Times

Wednesday, 11 February 2015

NEWS WRAP - FEBRUARY 11, 2015

  • Bookmyshow buys majority stake in Banglore based start-up Eventifier for $ 2 billion.
  • Supreme Court allows Doordarshan to show India-Pakistan World Cup match; stays Delhi High Court order.
  • Star India's wholly owned subsidiary Novi Digital Entertainment bags media rights for next three IPL seasons. 
  • Adani  Reality in partnership with US' Brahma Management to build a 150-acre township in Gurgaon.
  • Punjab National Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce raise Rs. 1500 crore to meet Basel III norms on capital adequacy.
  • MakeMyTrip's Amit Somani joins AngelPrime,a seed stage venture capital fund.
Source: Economic Times

Tuesday, 10 February 2015

NEWS WRAP - JANUARY 10, 2015

  • Government starts the sale process of  helicopter operator Pawan Hans; hires SBI Caps as its advisor.
  • Star India seeks Rs. 25 lakhs for a 10 second ad-slot during India-Pakistan ICC World Cup tie.
  • With FDI (Foreign Direct Investment) in Railway, Canada's transportation giant Bombardier eyes key projects worth $7-8 billion in India.
  • Amazon to start its own fashion labels to compete with rivals including Myntra & Jabong.
  • Facebook to launch free mobile net app for Reliance Communication users.
  • Government moves to Supreme Court for World Cup 2015 telecast rights for DD. 
Source: Economic Times

Monday, 9 February 2015

NEWS WRAP - FEBRUARY 9, 2015

  • Inox Wind bags 116 mw contract from Green Infra.
  • Damyant Singh appointed as the new Brand Director in Addidas India.
  • Jet Airways takes on Vistara offering more free miles on similar routes.
  • Ashiana Housing launches Rs. 200 crore via QIP to fund new projects.
  • Ravi Jaipuria's RJ Corp to acquire health startup iClinic to merge it with Diagno Labs. 
Source: Economic Times

Saturday, 7 February 2015

NEWS WRAP - FEBRUARY 7, 2015

  • Uber cabs to introduce new 'panic button' safety feature in India.
  • Aditya Birla Group sues Indian Express for Rs. 1000 crore alleging serious reputation damage.
  • Sumit D. Chowdhury exits as Reliance Jio Infocomm president.
  • SBI to partner with RIL to apply for payments bank license.
  • Jet Airways to clear Rs. 120 crore pilot salary arrears.
  • Companies set to back 20,000 megawatts of solar energy as a part of Government's Clean Energy Initiative. 
Source: Economic Times 

Friday, 6 February 2015

NEWS WRAP- FEBRUARY 6, 2015

  • Britannia to enter into new non- biscuit businesses; CEO Varun Berry to finalise the plan.
  • iGate's chief accounting officer Prasanth Idgunji quits.
  • Stringent penalties including imprisonment up to 10 years in the Companies Act, 2013 leads Statutory Auditors to ask companies to keep their records up to date. 
  • Alibaba enters India's e-commerce space with 25% stake in Paytm owner One97.
  • US President Barack Obama appoints Indian CEO Ajay Banga to a key managerial position.
  • Online mobile recharge platform Freecharge raises $ 80 million from Valiant Capital, Tybourne Capital and Sequoia.
Source: Economic Times

Thursday, 5 February 2015

NEWS WRAP - FEBRUARY 5, 2015

  • Twitter & Google strike a deal to show tweets in Search Results.
  • Manoj Kohli resigns from Board of  Bharti Airtel. 
  • Big Brand Houses including Shoppers Stop, Lifestyle International & Spencer's planning to sell their products on E-commerce sites like Amazon & Flipkart.
  • Indian Jewellery store Kalyan launches its first Goldback card in UAE.
  • Mahindra Group completes the acquisition of Accel Partners & Tiger Global backed BabyOye.
Source: Economic Times

Wednesday, 4 February 2015

NEWS WRAP - FEBRUARY 4, 2015

  • Now, no Certificate of Commencement required for private companies to commence business.
  • Petrol price cut by Rs. 2.42 per litre; Diesel by Rs. 2.25 per litre.
  • Electronic majors including Sony & Panasonic lift ban on online sale of their products with huge discounts.
  • Tata Group - AirAsia Joint Venture plan to launch red eye flights shall operate during midnight & early morning to bring down the air fares.
  • Micromax leads the mobile market in India beating Samsung.
  • Ex-Ford India MD Arvind Mathew replaces Chetan Maini as Reva's CEO.
Source: Economic Times

Tuesday, 3 February 2015

NEWS WRAP - FEBRUARY 3, 2015

  • Top executives from Google, Facebook, Twitter & Salesforce to be hired by Snapdeal.
  • Haldiram's leads Indian snack market with a revenue of Rs. 3,500 crore; beats the combined sales of McDonald's and Domino's.
  • HDFC Bank to raise Rs. 10,000 crore through a combined approach of Qualified Institutional Placements (QIPs) & American Depository Receipts (ADRs).
  • As a part of Jan Aushadhi Initiative low cost generic government drugs to be available from July 1.
  • Reliance Industries, Aditya Birla Group, Bharti Airtel & others seek RBI license to set up payment banks.
Source: Economic Times

Monday, 2 February 2015

NEWS WRAP - FEBRUARY 2, 2015

  • MRPL (Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Limited) buys Iraqi Basra oil to replace Iran oil.
  • Ashok K. Agrawal is the new General Manager of  Southern Railways.
  • Baby care products e-tailer raises $ 26 million funding from Valiant Capital.
  • Adani Power aims for all 6 coal mines reserved for power sector.
  • Healthcare entities including Manipal Hospitals & Narayana health go together to accelerate Health Tech start ups in India.
  • US based firm Rentrack to guide Indian filmmakers about accurate movie ticket sales.
  • CCI directs Price Waterhouse & Co. to monitor the divestment process of Sun-Ranbaxy drug brands.
Source: Economic Times