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South Korea's Lotte Confectionery buys Havmor Ice Cream for Rs 1,020 crore
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Clouds over fighter jet: How much did Rafale actually cost?
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At a time when the US’ Federal Communications Commission has decided to replace the net neutrality rules, the Indian government has vowed to keep cyberspace equal for everyone and not allow any firm to restrict people’s access to the web. Read more
Over my birthday dinner, the family pledged 10% wealth: Sunil Mittal
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An ordinance amending the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) has practically barred promoters of companies undergoing the resolution process from bidding for their own companies when they are auctioned as part of bankruptcy proceedings. Read more
South Korea's Lotte Confectionery buys Havmor Ice Cream for Rs 1,020 crore
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Sunil Bharti-led Bharti Group has pledged Rs 7,000 crore, which is 10 per cent of its family wealth, for philanthropy. A large chunk of this will be used to set up Satya Bharti University for Science and Technology, modelled on MIT, Stanford, and Berkeley. Read more
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