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How Indian Hotels is unlocking the potential of its non-hotel brands
To lend a sharper focus to the non-hotel brands, two years ago, the hospitality arm of the Tata group, regrouped them under an umbrella brand called Expressions
 "How Indian Hotels is unlocking the potential of its non-hotel brands")
Oil firms float fresh tender to procure 2.53 billion litres of ethanol
The new tender was floated because the first one for procurement of 5.11 billion litres of ethanol, issued in August last year, was vastly under-bid
 "Oil firms float fresh tender to procure 2.53 billion litres of ethanol")
Tata Capital Financial plans to raise Rs 5,000 crore through retail bonds
Rating agency ICRA has assigned 'AAA' rating to proposed offering of retail bonds
 "Tata Capital Financial plans to raise Rs 5,000 crore through retail bonds")
Hike in third-party motor insurance premiums not enough, say experts
With auto industry struggling, non-life insurance firms seeing muted growth
 "Hike in third-party motor insurance premiums not enough, say experts")
Lower crude regime likely to dampen capex plan of upstream companies
A sustained drop in crude oil prices will affect the capital expenditure plans of ONGC and OIL
 "Lower crude regime likely to dampen capex plan of upstream companies")
Hackers using Coronavirus chaos to trick people into downloading malware
In a situation where many employees work from home or access wi-fi networks that operate at enterprise-level security, devices such as routers can be hacked to plant a range of malware
 "Hackers using Coronavirus chaos to trick people into downloading malware")
Follow coronavirus prevention rules or face action, DGCA tells airlines
Two Iranian carriers were earlier suspended; regulator's ire directed at airlines that aren't making self-declaration forms available
 "Follow coronavirus prevention rules or face action, DGCA tells airlines")
From Fanta to Surf Excel, brands walk the emotional plank on Holi
Facebook looks at the power of social media in amplifying celebratory messages, Fanta (Coca-Cola India) invokes the joyous spirit, Fbb asks women to protest against harassment in the name of Holi
 "From Fanta to Surf Excel, brands walk the emotional plank on Holi")
Jack Ma's Alipay steps up competition with WeChat to win merchants
The move escalates the competition between Alipay and WeChat, the super app owned by Asia's second-largest company and Jack Ma's rival billionaire Pony Ma
 "Jack Ma's Alipay steps up competition with WeChat to win merchants")
Mukesh Ambani lost Asia wealth crown to Jack Ma in $5.8-billion rout
Jack Ma, the Alibaba Group Holding founder, who ceded the No. 1 ranking in mid-2018, is back on top with a $44.5 billion fortune, about $2.6 billion more than Ambani
 "Mukesh Ambani lost Asia wealth crown to Jack Ma in $5.8-billion rout")
Falling crude oil price brings good tidings for India's FMCG sector
Staples expected to get cheaper in coming 2 months
 "Falling crude oil price brings good tidings for India's FMCG sector")
Coronavirus impact: Govt keeps close tabs on drug supply, pricing
Govt keeping tabs on raw material stock, prices, and helping firms airlift APIs
 "Coronavirus impact: Govt keeps close tabs on drug supply, pricing")
Cairn Energy expects arbitration award in retro tax case by this summer
The company, which gave the country its biggest oil discovery, received a notice from the income tax department in January 2014, requesting information related to the group reorganisation done in 2006
 "Cairn Energy expects arbitration award in retro tax case by this summer")
ED slaps Rs 5 cr penalty on Shriram Transport Finance for issue of warrants
Firm asserts it did not contravene FEMA and is exploring all options, including contest
 "ED slaps Rs 5 cr penalty on Shriram Transport Finance for issue of warrants")
Sun TV sees ad revenue picking up in Q2 of FY21 on improved viewership
The Sun TV channel has seen its gross rating points (GRPs) rise to 1,600 in the Pongal festival in January, from less than 1,000 in June 2019
 "Sun TV sees ad revenue picking up in Q2 of FY21 on improved viewership")
Boeing employee in Everett factory tests positive for coronavirus
The employee in question works at the company's Everett factory near Seattle in the northwestern state of Washington, one of the areas most affected by the virus's outbreak in the US
 "Boeing employee in Everett factory tests positive for coronavirus")
Google restricts visits to offices to curb deadly coronavirus risk
Google was already among technology companies, including Facebook, Microsoft and Amazon that have given employees the option of working from home instead of going to the office
 "Google restricts visits to offices to curb deadly coronavirus risk")
IBM to Cognizant, global tech firms ink large leasing deals in Bengaluru
The lease deal has a tenure of five years and IBM will pay a rent of Rs 75 per sq ft or Rs 65 crore per year
 "IBM to Cognizant, global tech firms ink large leasing deals in Bengaluru")
HCL Technologies, Tech Mahindra may withstand coronavirus impact
Impact likely to be higher for Infosys and TCS who have higher dependency on discretionary spend, say experts
 "HCL Technologies, Tech Mahindra may withstand coronavirus impact")
Stewardship code aims greater investor, India Inc engagement. Will it work?
Stewardship responsibilities include engaging investee companies on matters ranging from corporate governance and financial performance to capital structure and strategy
 "Stewardship code aims greater investor, India Inc engagement. Will it work?")