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Comcast lobs bid for Walt Disney
Comcast Corp, the biggest US cable operator, on Wednesday launched a surprise bid to buy Walt Disney Co for more than $54 billion, in a deal that would create the world’s largest media company by revenue. ...  | Read.. 
 
Bata says ta-ta, plans to shift headquarters out of city
City-based shoe-major Bata India Ltd is believed to be shifting its corporate headquarters to Gurgaon from Calcutta. It is e ...  | Read.. 
 
Return fears roil ICICI Bank share
Shares of ICICI Bank were smothered on bourses by concerns that its just-announced public offering of stocks will crimp retu ...  | Read.. 
 
MRPL to set up 500 petrol pumps
Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals (MRPL) has received the government’s approval to set up 500 petrol pumps under its own ...  | Read.. 
 
Zee to shop for $100m overseas
The board of Zee Telefilms has proposed raising $100 million through convertible bonds that could be listed on an internatio ...  | Read.. 
 
Philips’ senior general manager Suresh Sukumaran in Calcutta on Wednesday. A Telegraph picture.
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Philips turns to rural market
Consumer electronics major Philips India Limited has decided to shift its focus to the rural an..  | Read.. 
Bharti gets Bengal for a song
Bharti Tele-Ventures (BTVL) today paid the lowest-ever licence fee in Indian telecom history of..  | Read.. 
 
Insurance rules for finance firms relaxed
The Reserve Bank of India has allowed non-banking finance companies (NBFCs) registered with it ..  | Read.. 
 
Ranbaxy pill for diabetes in US
Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd announced today the launch of Riomet (Metformin HCl oral solution) 500..  | Read.. 
 
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