Google is selling Motorola Mobility's TV set-top business for $2.35 billion, lightening the load that the Internet search leader took on earlier this year when it completed the biggest acquisition in its history. ...
10:10 AM, Dec 20, 2012
The controversial Land Acquisition Bill is set for further delay as its consideration was on Monday deferred by the Lok Sabha till the next session bowing to the wishes of Opposition members. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath said the Bill would be taken up for consideration as the first measure in the budget session. ...
08:04 PM, Dec 18, 2012
Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom had agreed to sell his photo-sharing company to Twitter but then called off the deal. ...
06:01 AM, Dec 17, 2012
The Land Acquisition Bill, which seeks to strengthen landowners' rights during acquisition for development, will be introduced in Parliament next week, Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh indicated on Friday hoping a smooth passage for the controversial measure. ...
08:18 PM, Dec 14, 2012
Even as the Cabinet cleared the contentious Land Acquisition Bill on Thursday, claiming to protect land rights from private developers, at Manipur's Loktak Lake, it is the government that is evicting the locals. ...
06:42 PM, Dec 14, 2012
The Union Cabinet on Thursday cleared the Land Acquisition Bill. According to the decision the consent of as many as 80 per cent of the landowners is required in case of private acquisition. ...
07:47 PM, Dec 13, 2012
The Union Cabinet is likely to take up the much awaited Land Acquisition Bill for consideration at its meeting on Thursday. Minister of State for Rural Development Lalchand Kataria said the bill has provision for return of the unutilised land. Land Acquisition Act, 1894 has no provision for return of the unutilised land. ...
02:40 AM, Dec 13, 2012
One of the Internet's most prolific acquirers, Google has struck more than 160 deals to acquire companies and assets since 2010. ...
09:47 AM, Dec 08, 2012
Yahoo did not disclose the financial terms but the OnTheAir team would be joining Yahoo's mobile group. ...
07:59 AM, Dec 05, 2012
If Facebook buys WhatsApp it will be its second major acquisition after Instagram. ...
06:33 PM, Dec 03, 2012
Google has acquired a start-up co-founded by two Canadians of Indian origin, Aditya Bali and Jay Shah. ...
01:52 PM, Dec 01, 2012
Times Internet will continue to hold a minority stake in Timesofmoney and also have a board seat. ...
12:26 PM, Nov 27, 2012
The release triggered reports about Google moving into wireless communications on several websites. ...
12:01 PM, Nov 27, 2012
Washignton: Networking equipment company Cisco Systems Inc said it will buy privately held cloud networking company Meraki for $1.2 billion in cash as part of its cloud and networking strategy. Cisco said the acquisition of Meraki, which was founded in 2006 by members of MIT's Laboratory for Computer Science, is expected to close in the second quarter of Cisco's 2013 fiscal year and is subject to regulatory approval. Cisco's second...
09:52 AM, Nov 19, 2012
Birbhum: Anti-land acquisition protests at Loba in Birbhum are proving to be a test for the Mamata Banerjee government's hands-off policy. 30 villagers were injured in clashes with the police last Monday. Loba village in Birbhum turned into a battle ground. Over three thousand villagers clashed with police. 30 were injured. The trigger was the mining equipment and the context was the acquisition of 3350 acres of land for an...
07:23 AM, Nov 12, 2012
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has publicly apologised for the clash between police and villagers at Loba village in Birbhum district on Tuesday. However, she denied it had anything to do with land acquisition and said the police had shown patience in dealing with the situation. Giving her first reaction on Tuesdays clash in which 27 policemen and six villagers were injured in a pitched battle, Banerjee told...
07:07 PM, Nov 07, 2012
New Delhi: Hinduja group firm Gulf Oil Corporation Ltd on Wednesday said it is fully acquiring US-based Houghton International Inc for $ 1.045 billion (about over Rs 5,685 crore) through a UK-based subsidiary. "An agreement was signed for the acquisition by its wholly-owned subsidiary in the UK on November 6, 2012, with the sellers, a US-based private equity fund," the company said in a filing to the BSE. The $...
10:45 AM, Nov 07, 2012
New Delhi: Fresh changes have been made in the draft Land Acquisition Bill under which the level of consent of landowners for acquiring land for private purpose has been made stiffer following a suggestion from UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi. The percentage of land owners, whose consent is a must for acquiring land for private purpose, has been raised from 67 per cent to 80 in the proposed bill. Disclosing the...
09:41 PM, Oct 29, 2012
New Delhi: The Defence Acquisition Council is set to meet on Monday where a decision is expected on replacing the military's ageing Cheetah and Chetak helicopters of the Indian Air Force. The meet comes amidst allegations of bribery which threaten to torpedo the VVIP helicopter deal. Italian defence major Finmeccanica stands to lose thousands of crores in Indian orders if it is proved that its subsidiary AgustaWestland did give bribe...
10:10 AM, Oct 29, 2012
New Delhi: Groups of farmers have begun protests outside the residence of Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh. The farmers are protesting against the draft Land Acquisition Bill that was cleared for Parliament by the government last week. The farmers were holding placards and shouting slogans demanding justice. They demanded an 'economic bill that will do justice to the farmers'. The new bill, meant to protect the rights of farmers, allows...
10:18 AM, Oct 19, 2012
