Friday, 12 June 2015

NEWS WRAP - JUNE 12, 2015

  • Flipkart appoints Ravi Garikipathi as entrepreneur in residence.
  • Tata Group launches an e-commerce portal named Mytatastore.com for its employees.
  • Ashish Rai quits The Leela to join Westin Mumbai.
  • Venture & growth capital firm Sequoia invests Rs. 100 crore in Ahmedabad based Pharmaceutical La Renon Helthcare.
Source: Economic Times

Thursday, 11 June 2015

NEWS WRAP - JUNE 11, 2015

  • Snapdeal appoints Anand Chandrasekar as the new product chief.
  • AIDS drugs now exempted from custom duty.
  • Fares Kilpady, vice president for SpiceJet's revenue management  resigns.
  • Government denies extension to SAIL chairman; Steel secretary given charge.
  • Hindustan Unilever to withdraw 'Knorr' Chinese instant noodles; awaits FSSAI approval.
Source: Economic Times

Wednesday, 10 June 2015

NEWS WRAP - JUNE 10, 2015

  • DLF enters into a definitive agreement to sell its DT Cinemas to PVR Cinemas for Rs. 500 crore.
  • RoomsTonite, the last minute hotel booking app partners with taxi app Uber in India.
  • Sanjay Aggrawal, former Kingfisher CEO funds Zen Rooms, a budget hotel booking site .
  • Airtel increases the price of data packs for pre-paid customers in Delhi.
Source: Economic Times

Monday, 8 June 2015

NEWS WRAP - JUNE 08, 2015

  • Taco Bells gives its first Indian franchisee to Burman Hospitality.
  • Anshu Jain resigns as co-chief executive of Deutsche Bank after struggle with regulatory woes; to be replaced by John Cryan.
  • Doordarshan to launch weekly news programme in Sanskrit.
  • Bombay Dyeing to sell its last textile manufacturing unit at Ranjangaon on a slump sale basis for Rs. 230 crore.
Source: Economic Times

Saturday, 6 June 2015

NEWS WRAP - JUNE 06, 2015

  • Union Home Ministry denies security clearances to Kalanidhi Maran backed Sun TV Network; channels may go off air.
  • Rajasthan Government enters into a pact with Essel  Group to set up solar parks in the state.
  • Pharma majors GlaxosmithKline & Sanofi India face penalties worth Rs. 60 crores and 3 crores respectively for indulging in unfair trade practice.
  • Bombay High court bars Mr. Diwan Arun Anand & Mr. M R Srivasanto take charge in Yes Bank as Independent Directors upto June 18.
  • Competition Commission closes case against IATA(International Air Transport Association) due to lack of evidence.
Source: Economic Times

Friday, 5 June 2015

NEWS WRAP - JUNE 05, 2015

  • Reliance Retail appoints Mr. Hemant Kumar Ruia as its  Chief Financial Officer.
  • With major controversy regarding health concerns over Nestle Maggi noodles along with a ban on the products in certain areas, production reduced to third & product withdrawn in Indian market for some time by the company. 
  • Sony to launch Android TV range next week.
  • Ginger Hotels appoint Mr. Rahul Pandit to act as their Chief Executive Officer.
  • Ministry of Defence lead Mishra Dhatu Nigam Limited, enters into a Research & Development agreement with the research arm of Steel Authority of India Limited(SAIL).
Source: Economic Times

Thursday, 4 June 2015

NEWS WRAP - JUNE 04, 2015

  • Airbus consolidates its defence and aerospace business in India naming Pierre de Barsset as its new prsident.
  • Star India enters into an production and distribution agreement with Dharma Productions worth Rs. 500 crore.
  • KEC International's proposed deal to sell its 381 telecom sites gets CCI (Competition Commission of India) approval. 
  • India signs a bio-tech pact with UK based Cambridge University.
Source: Economic Times

Wednesday, 3 June 2015

NEWS WRAP - JUNE 03, 2015

  • V L Rajesh named as food business head for ITC.
  • A special investment panel set in Infosys to oversee acquisitions.
  • State-owned BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electronics Limited) bags an order worth Rs. 18,000 crore in Telangana to set up a 400 MV plant.
  • Telecom minister Ravi Shankar Prasad announces free national roaming calls by BSNL from June 15 onwards.
Source: Economic Times

Tuesday, 2 June 2015

NEWS WRAP - JUNE 02, 2015

  • Vinayak Bahugana appointed as the MD & CEO for India's largest Asset Reconstruction Company Arcil (Asset Reconstruction Company of India). 
  • P K Mukherjee, a former Vedanta executive director hired by Essar Group.
  • Pawan Munjal to be the chairman for Hero Motorcorps after his father Brijmohan Lall Munjal steps down.
  • Emaar MGF's owner Shravan Gupta discloses an undeclared income worth Rs. 31 crore to ITSC (Income Tax Settlement Commission);seeks immunity over penalty.
Source: Economic Times

Monday, 1 June 2015

NEWS WRAP - JUNE 01, 2015

  • Wolfgang Prock Shauer appointed as the new CEO for GoAir.
  • Revised rate of Service Tax effective from today; to be charged at 14% instead of 12.36%.
  • Amul Milk prices hiked by Rs. 2 per litre in certain parts of Gujarat.
  • Yoga sessions introduced by Air India as a part of their new training structure.
  • Separate business unit to focus on Africa set by Mahindra & Mahindra.
Source: Economic Times