Tata Steel has promoted T V Narendran, currently MD for India and South East Asia, as the company’s new CEO and Managing Director. The Board also reappointed Koushik Chatterjee as Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer for a period of 5 years with effect from November 9, 2017, when his present term expires on November […]
Dabur India, one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of natural FMCG products, reported a slight revenue decline for the second quarter, but net profit rose marginally. Dabur’s Sept quarter revenue was hit by a steep appreciation in the currencies of several of the countries where the company sells its wares, it said. Adjusted for currency […]
Bharti Infratel, the tower arm of Bharti Airtel, said it has decided to explore the possibility of buying out the stakes of Idea Cellular and Vodafone in rival tower company Indus. Bharti and Vodafone currently own about 42% each in Indus, while Idea holds about 11%. As a result, anyone who buys the stakes of […]
Bharti Infratel reported a 17% fall in its net profit for the three months ended September, due to a sharp decline in its finance-related revenue. On finance charges, there was a net inflow of 62 cr this quarter compared to an inflow of 306 cr last year. Net profit fell to Rs 638 cr from […]
Pharma major Lupin reported an 8% fall in Q2 revenue to Rs. 3,952 cr. Earnings before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) for the quarter fell by 13% to 927 cr. Net profit was also down by 31.3% at Rs 455 cr in in the September quarter. The profit was higher than the mean analyst […]
After Karbonn, Bharti Airtel has now tied up with Celkon to offer a full touchscreen 4G smartphone at an effective price of Rs 1,349 and an upfront cost of Rs 2,849. The partnership is part of Airtel’s ‘Mera Pehla Smartphone’ initiative. It had announced a similar offer in association with Karbonn two weeks ago. The […]
HCL Technologies, one of the top five Indian IT services companies, said it has tied up with Red Hat — the biggest open source software company — to offer Linux-based virtual infrastructure for companies. Under the product, clients will be able to lease cloud computing infrastructure from HCL that are more efficient that traditional cloud […]
Tata Consultancy Services, the country’s largest exporter of services, said it has successfully implemented a cloud transformation of Malaysia Airlines, making it the world’s first full-service airline to migrate fully to the cloud. Cloud transformation refers to the replacement of packaged software — which is installed at users’ computers — by a single copy or […]
AU Small Finance Bank reported net interest income of Rs. 220 crore in the second quarter ended September, up 12% on year. Total Income was Rs 508 crore, up 41% and PAT was Rs 68 crore for Q2FY18 as against Rs 62 crore in Q1FY18. “Q2 was the first full quarter of operations as a […]
AU Small Finance Bank and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) entered into an agreement to jointly lend to small businesses. Both will earmark a corpus of Rs 100 crore for lending under the ‘AU SIDBI Joint Financing Programme’ for FY18. The program will target micro, small and medium sized enterprises in the manufacturing […]
ITC Ltd said its performance during the second quarter was relatively subdued due to “severe pressure” on the cigarette industry and sluggish demand conditions prevailing in the FMCG industry. Operating conditions in the Agri Business and Hotels Segment also remained challenging, it said. On a comparable basis, Gross Sales Value’ stood at Rs 16,391.58 crores […]
Credit rating agency India Ratings has warned that the ongoing consolidation in the telecom industry caused by the entry of Reliance Jio will be painful for lenders and banks, but was good for the industry as whole. It said it had become difficult for smaller players to survive in the market after the entry of […]
Pharma giant Cipla said it received final approval to market a generic version of Genzyme’s kidney drug Renvela Tablets in the US. Renvela Tablets had US sales of approximately $1.85 billion for the 12-month period ending August 2017, according to IMS Health. The approval is for Sevelamer Carbonate Tablets, 800 mg, which is an AB-rated […]
Reliance Communications today said that it was ‘optimizing’ its 2G and 3G networks in the light of its decision to focus on 4G, but also dropped a hint it may use the towers and infrastructure to later launch its own, fully-owned 4G network. At present, it depends on Reliance Jio for delivering 4G services and […]
Indian IT companies will continue to struggle to maintain growth rates and their margins will continue to fall in line with the trend seen in the last few quarters, credit rating agency ICRA said. The rating agency predicted a sharp decline in revenue growth rate from about 17.1% per year in the last five years […]
Pharma Major Lupin said it received final approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market a generic version of Concordia Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s ADHD drug Kapvay. It had annual sales of approximately USD 66 million in the US. Clonidine Hydrochloride, the AB rated generic equivalent, is used for the treatment of attention […]
Continuing the trend of IT outsourcing companies topping up their digital practice with targeted acquisitions, Cognizant said it agreed to acquire Zone, a digital agency specializing in customer experience, digital strategy, technology and content creation. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2017, subject to satisfaction of certain closing conditions, it […]
Vodafone India unveiled a new pack priced at around Rs 69 that allows users to make unlimited calls for one week at just Rs 69. The scheme is among the most affordable voice plans in India for GSM users. The total cost works out to about Rs 250 per month. Unlike other schemes that are […]
Larsen & Toubro said its construction arm won orders worth Rs 3,551 crores. The first is a Rs 1,123 crore order from the government. The contract is for design and construction of smart trunk infrastructure with roads, storm water drains, water supply network, sewerage network, utility ducts for power and telecom, reuse water line, pedestrian […]
Reliance Communications, the telecom arm of the Anil Ambani Group, has got moving on its announced strategy of becoming a 4G-only operator by shedding its GSM and 3G operations. According to industry sources, the company has been re-allocating its staff to the 4G division and gradually switching off GSM cell sites. The GSM network could […]
