Pharmaceuticals maker Zydus Cadila said the USFDA has completed an inspection of its injectables manufacturing plant at Ahmedabad with zero observations. No observations is good news for pharma manufacturers as it indicates that the inspectors found everything to order. The inspection of the plant, located at an SEZ in the city, was conducted between May […]
People carrying pornographic or other indecent material on their phones can end up getting prison terms of up to three years under a new law proposed by the ministry of women and child development headed by Maneka Gandhi. Under the ‘Indecent Representation of Women Act’, anyone possessing printed content, drawings and films “which contains indecent […]
Bharti Airtel said users would soon be able to link their multiple Airtel accounts and get one single bill for all of them. Called ‘Airtel Home’, the scheme will also entitle the customer to a discount of “up to” 10% on the total amount. Airtel Home is currently available as a beta version for Airtel […]
Within weeks of starting the first ever long-term LNG supply from the US, India opened up yet another source of natural gas with the arrival of the first LNG shipment from Russia. Russia is currently, world’s largest crude oil & second largest gas producer in the world. While, lndia is world’s 3rd largest energy consumer […]
Fitch Ratings has downgraded the ‘viability rating’ of scam-hit Punjab National Bank by two notches to ‘b’ from ‘bb-‘, citing a sharp rise in loan defaults. However, the bank’s ‘default rating’ has been kept at BBB-, given the high probability that the government of India will lend support in case of such an eventuality. “The […]
Automobile wheel maker Steel Strips Wheels Ltd said it has got an order worth about Rs 2.9 cr to supply 9,500 truck wheels to the US. It said the order is from from a US-Truck & Trailer Aftermarket player. The products will supplied out of the company’s Chennai plant and will be shipped this month. […]
NLC India Ltd, formerly known as Neyveli Lignite Corporation Ltd, said it has been able to reduce the price of its power by another Rs 35 to 58 paise per unit from this year due to improved efficiency and lower taxes. This is in addition to the 45 to 75 paise already reduced due to the […]
Acharya Balkrishna, the owner of Patanjali Ayurved — one of India’s biggest consumer products companies — clarified that his company was not advocating a boycott of foreign ideas, concepts or even capital in the name of going Swadeshi. Speaking at the India Economic Conclave in Mumbai, Balkrishna even said his company was even open to […]
Mahindra & Mahindra reported flat utility vehicle sales in May despite unveiling the new XUV500, indicating that the success of competitors like Maruti Suzuki’s Brezza may be eating into M&M’s market share. Total UV sales remained flat in May at 19,295 units compared to 19,331 last year. In comparison, UV sales had jumped 11% to 20,371 […]
Maruti Suzuki reported one of its strongest auto sales performances in recent months for May, with total passenger vehicle sales up 24% at 1.615 lakh. Total vehicle sales in May were up 26% at 1.725 lakh, compared to a rise of 14% reported for April. The growth continued to be driven by the ‘compact’ category, […]
ICICI Bank said it did not ask its managing director, Chanda Kochhar, to go on leave nor has it appointed any search committee to find her successor. “She is on her annual leave which was planned in advance,” it said in response to media queries. The bank’s stock has been trading up by about 2.5% […]
Bajaj Auto posted a strong increase in auto sales for May, following on from a similar performance in April. Total auto sales for May were up 30% at 4.07 lakh unit versus 3.14 lakh last year, while motorcycle sales were up 24% at 3.43 lakh versus 2.77 lakh. Domestic sales of motorcycles were up 23% […]
Idea Cellular said its had completed the sale of its 9,900 towers to American Tower Corp’s India unit at an ‘enterprise valuation’ of Rs 4,000 cr. The exact amount that ATC will pay to the telecom operator for the towers is not clear. Enterprise valuation includes the money payable to creditors as well as shareholders. […]
India’s largest technology retail chain Reliance Digital said it signed an agreement to sell all Motorola products at its outlets. At present, Motorola is largely an online-focused brand. Motorola, which used to be a big brand in the country in the 1990s and 2000s, lost out to Korean players like Samsung and LG about 10-12 […]
Manpasand Beverages denied charges that it had denied data to its auditor Deloitte Haskins & Sells, but disclosed the resignation letter of the auditor that contained charges to the effect. The beverage maker is under a cloud after news of the resignation broke, and its stock has fallen from around Rs 430 on Friday to […]
Fortis Healthcare Ltd said it has decided to call for fresh bids for investing into the company for a controlling stake. The move follows a messy proposals and counter-proposals by the three main bidders — a team of promoters of Hero MotoCorp and Dabur, TPG-Manipal group and IHH Healthcare of Malaysia. Interestingly, the company had […]
Pharma major Strides Shasun denied rumors that its auditors had resigned. The rumors, coming close on the heels of a similar development at Manpasand Beverages, had impacted the company’s share price today morning. Shares of Strides Shasun fell to a low of Rs 397 compared to the close of Rs 423 yesterday, before making up […]
Pharma giant Zydus Cadila said it received final approval from the US Food and Drug Administration to sell a skin ointment and an ulcer tablet in the country. Ointment Nystatin is used to treat fungal skin infections and will be manufactured at the group’s Topical manufacturing facility at Ahmedabad. Capsule Omeprazoleand Sodium Bicarbonate is used […]
BSE, formerly known as Bombay Stock Exchange, said it has signed an agreement with the Indian unit of global logistics player Brink’s to provide storage for the upcoming gold and silver trading platform of the BSE. As part of the agreement, BSE will recognize some of Brink’s India’s vaulting in India as BSE storage and […]
Construction major Larsen & Toubro said one of its joint ventures won a Rs 3,191 cr contract to design and build electrical and mechanical systems for the upcoming line 6 of the Dhaka Metro rail system in Bangladesh. L&T has secured the order in JV with Marubeni Corporation (Japan) through a competitive bidding process. Line […]
