Infrastructure major Larsen and Toubro (L&T) on Monday said it has received another significant contract order for Chennai Metro Rail Project. According to the company's project classification, the value of a significant order ranges between Rs 1,000 crore to Rs 2,500 crore. "L&T Construction awarded another Significant contract for Chennai Metro Rail Project (CMRL)," L&T [...]
Tata Motors on Monday said its subsidiary and Ford India have inked a pact with the Gujarat government to acquire FIPL's Sanand vehicle manufacturing plant. Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Ltd (TPEML) -- a subsidiary of Tata Motors -- and Ford India Pvt Ltd (FIPL) have today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Gujarat [...]
Diageo-controlled liquor maker United Spirits Ltd (USL) has announced the sale and franchising of over 30 popular brands to Singapore-based Inbrew Beverages for an estimated consideration of Rs 820 crore. The company has signed a sale and franchise agreement for select popular brands with Inbrew, a joint statement said. "USL and Inbrew have executed definitive [...]
Diversified entity ITC on Saturday said it has acquired a 10.07 per cent stake in Blupin Technologies Pvt Ltd, the company behind direct-to-consumer (D2C) brand, Mylo. The FMCG major in April had announced the acquisition of a 10.07 per cent stake in Blupin Technologies Pvt Ltd, for up to Rs 39.34 crore. "The Company has [...]
Online ticketing and entertainment platform BookMyShow on Friday said that it is witnessing a rush of users with easing of Covid-related curbs as it recorded the highest-ever ticket booking of 2.9 crore on its platform in April this year. The company said that its Transaction Video on-Demand (TVOD) streaming platform also recorded the highest transaction [...]
Adani Defence & Aerospace has entered into definitive agreements for acquiring 50 per cent equity stake in agricultural drone startup General Aeronautics for an undisclosed amount. Bengaluru-based General Aeronautics specialises in developing robotic drones to offer tech-enabled crop protection services, crop health monitoring, precision farming and yield monitoring services using artificial intelligence and data analytics. [...]
Drug major Sun Pharma on Friday said its subsidiary has acquired the Uractiv portfolio from Fiterman Pharma in Romania. The company's unit - SC Terapia SA, Romania - has acquired the Uractiv portfolio, which comprises food supplements, including minerals, vitamins and adjuvants; cosmetics and medical devices used for maintaining urinary tract health. The Mumbai-based drugmaker, [...]
The war between Ruia and Ukraine has severely disrupted the global economy. Due to this, the countries importing oil and natural gas are at the receiving end because of their energy import dependency. India is under stress because of the energy import constraints and western sanctions against Russia. India is deficient in oil and natural [...]
Future Retail Ltd (FRL) has denied Amazon's allegations that the debt-ridden firm's independent directors facilitated a "fraudulent stratagem" in transferring 835 stores to the Reliance group, saying the e-commerce major has been making "baseless" and "irrelevant" claims. "At the outset, we deny all allegations made in the said media report by Amazon on the Company," [...]
Torrent Pharmaceuticals on Thursday said it has inked a pact to acquire four brands from Dr Reddy's Laboratories. The Ahmedabad-based drug firm has entered into an agreement with Dr Reddy's Laboratories to acquire four of its brands -- Styptovit-E, Finast, Finast-T and Dynapress, Torrent Pharma said in a statement. Financial details were not disclosed. Styptovit-E, a [...]