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  1. Verizon Wireless to buy Alltel

    thaindian.com » Thaindian News - Jun 6, 2008

    Verizon would buy rural mobile phone service provider Alltel Corp for $28.1 billion.The shares of Verizon Communications Inc, which owns 55 percent of Verizon Wireless, rose 6 percent after it said the deal would boost

    Also tagged: business, world, sci tech, world news, verizon, alltel, earnings, verizon wireless, vodafone, verizon communications, cash flow, alltel corp, verizon communications inc, mobile phone service, technology industry news

  2. Seagate: 1 billion drives served

    Seagate: 1 billion drives served

    engadget.com » Engadget - Apr 22, 2008

    Filed under: Storage Seagate claims it's the first company to hit the magical "one billion drives shipped" mark, and doesn't plan on slowing down any time soon. The company was founded in 1979, with its first drive

    Also tagged: milestone, hard drive, harddrive, seagate, record, 1billion

  3. Rising rupee hits Infosys profit in last fiscal

    thaindian.com » Thaindian News - Apr 15, 2008

    Bangalore, April 15 (IANS) Infosys Technologies Ltd suffered a loss of Rs.10 billion ($250 million) in net profit and Rs.20 billion in gross revenue for the last fiscal (2007-08) due to steep appreciation in rupee

    Also tagged: business, milestone, chief financial officer, net income, bangalore, fourth quarter, depreciation, net profit, volatility, forex market, infosys technologies ltd, dividend, global software, v balakrishnan, paise, rs 40

  4. Telecom exports to top Rs.100 bn by 2011

    thaindian.com » Thaindian News - Apr 11, 2008

    New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) India’s export of telecommunication equipments is expected to reach Rs.40 billion ($1 billion) by 2008-09 and Rs.100 billion by 2011-12 from the current Rs.18 billion, said Commerce and

    Also tagged: business, india, new delhi, telecom sector, kamal nath, bn, industry minister

  5. Hotel and Restaurant Association demands duty cut

    thaindian.com » Thaindian News - Apr 7, 2008

    Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) The Hotel and Restaurant Association (Western India) has demanded the Maharashtra state and central governments reduce value-added tax (VAT) and electricity duty. Association president Dinesh

    Also tagged: business, food and beverage, finance minister, gujarat, madhya pradesh, hotel rooms, dinesh, chhattisgarh, hindrance, tourism sector, neighbouring states, association president, central governments, rs 1, value added tax, maharashtra state

  6. Shivaji statue to be erected in sea off Mumbai

    thaindian.com » Thaindian News - Mar 28, 2008

    Mumbai, March 28 (IANS) Maharashtra Finance Minister Jayant Patil Friday announced in the state assembly that a magnificent statue of Maratha warrior Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj would be erected in the Arabian Sea off

    Also tagged: uncategorized, mumbai, pride, signature, proposal, finance minister, arabian sea, statue of liberty, bridge, maharashtra, 100 million, tourist attractions, state assembly, 10 years, rs 1, worli, maharaj

  7. Harry Potter author admits feeling suicidal after divorce

    thaindian.com » Thaindian News - Mar 23, 2008

    DPA London, March 23 (DPA) Harry-Potter author Joanne K Rowling said she had felt suicidal after her divorce from her first husband, the British paper Sunday Times reported Sunday. She had been suffering from

    Also tagged: world, harry potter, edinburgh, journalist, sunday times, apprentice, single mother, little bit, suicidal thoughts, joanne k rowling, medical help, london march, personal wealth, early 1990s

  8. Google completes DoubleClick deal after EU approval

    thaindian.com » Thaindian News - Mar 11, 2008

    DPA San Francisco/Brussels, March 12 (DPA) Google has said that it had completed its acquisition of internet advertising firm DoubleClick and would start detailed planning on integrating the two companies that could

    Also tagged: world, google, european commission, internet advertising, layoffs, banner ads, regulators, mergers, doubleclick, eric schmidt, privacy advocates, federal trade commission, headcount, black president, dominant position

  9. Global Vectra to acquire three helicopters

    thaindian.com » Thaindian News - Mar 11, 2008

    Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) Global Vectra Helicorp Ltd (GVHL), part of the UK-based Vectra Group, would invest $26 million (Rs.1.1 billion) to acquire two Bell 412 helicopters for offshore operations and one EC135

    Also tagged: business, helicopters, market share, south east asia, fraternity, march 11, vectra, chief executive officer, right time, rs 1, hospitality industry

  10. Fertiliser industry unimpressed over budget proposals

    thaindian.com » Thaindian News - Feb 29, 2008

    Chennai, Feb 29 (IANS) Though the union budget has announced a number of initiatives favouring farmers, including the loan waiver of Rs.600 billion ($15 billion), the fertiliser industry, one of the links in the

    Also tagged: business, finance minister, research and development, fertilizers, p chidambaram, union budget, industry leaders, urea, retail price, vice chairman, raw materials, shortfall, feb 29, rs 500, budget proposals

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