Dr Reddy’s gets served with class action lawsuit

Pharma major Dr Reddy’s Laboratories said it has been served with a class action lawsuit, originally announced in August, related to public disclosures made about regulatory action against the company. “Further to our intimation dated August 28, 2017 with regard to US Securities Class Action Lawsuit, we would like to inform you that the US […]

L&T gets Rs 3,572 cr worth of orders from BIAL, JSW Steel, Saudi Electricity

Larsen & Toubro, India’s largest construction company, said it won new orders worth Rs 3,572 crore. One of the biggest was a Rs 1,358 crore contract at the Kempegowda International Airport for the construction of a new South Parallel runway, apron and associated works on EPC basis from Bangalore International Airport Limited. The project Scope […]

Uber to deploy Mahindra electric cars in India

Mahindra & Mahindra said Uber, the taxi company, will deploy ‘hundreds of electric cars’ from the company in Delhi and Hyderabad. The partnership will gradually be expanded to other cities, it said. Mahindra’s electric vehicles on the Uber platform will include the ezoPlus hatch and the eVerito sedan. “As part of this collaboration, both the […]

Goldman Sachs, Fidelity, Kotak MF invest in Edelweiss QIP

Edelweiss Financial Services said it raised Rs 1,527.75 crore by selling its shares to institutional investors through the Qualified Institutions Placement (QIP) route, the first time it has raised funds by selling shares after the IPO ten years ago. The QIP opened on November 15, 2017 and closed on November 20, 20 17. It sold […]

Siemens Q2 sales hit by GST, profitability improves, orders up 10%

Electrical goods maker Siemens Ltd reported an improvement in its profit margins, but underlying sales growth decelerated to 1.8% due to GST-related impact. The company usually posts 8%-15% growth in revenue. Net profit also showed a decline as last year, the company had exceptional income related to the sale of a unit. Revenue, on a […]

Zydus Cadila gets USFDA nod to launch generic version of billion-dollar drug Cialis eventually

The United States Food and Drug Administration has given Zydus Cadila approval to launch a generic version of the billion-dollar erectile dysfunction drug Cialis when patents expire. The patents are expected to expire in September next year. Cialis and Viagra are the most popular erectile dysfuntion drugs in the world. Cialis, created by Eli Lilly, […]

SEBI allows Bank of India conduct QIP to meet minimum shareholding requirement

The Securities & Exchange Board of India, the regulator for traded securities such as stocks, has given an exemption to Bank of India to conduct a qualified institutional placement or QIP of Rs 3,000 cr. The bank is technically ineligible for conducting a QIP — which is not considered a ‘public offering’ — as it […]

Ramco Systems wins multi-million dollar ERP deal from Philippines

Cloud-based software vendor Ramco Systems’ said it won a multi-million dollar order from Philippines-based logistics and money transfer company LBC Express, a year after getting its first order from the company. The first order was to deploy a cloud-based HR management system, while the latest order is in the nature of ERP deployment to manage […]

Wipro lights get support for CISCO’s remote control technology

Wipro Lighting said it has signed up with CISCO to incorporate the latter’s Internet technology-based control systems. With this, said the Bangalore-based company, some of its products can be controlled by and linked to a single, converged IP network based on Cisco’s Digital Building Solutions technology. The technology enables large buildings to save on power […]

Infibeam CCAvenue launches pan-India billing service on BBPS

E-commerce solutions provider Infibeam said its unit Avenues India, which operates the payment service CCAvenue, has entered the bill payment service with the launch of a new service BillAvenue. The service has been built atop the Bharat Bill Payment System created by the National Payments Corporation of India, which also created the UPI money transfer […]

Cipla gets US approval for cancer drug, Glenmark for oral contraceptive

Two Indian pharmaceutical companies, Cipla and Glenmark, said they received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for new drugs. While Cipla got the nod for a drug used to treat a type of blood cancer, Glenmark was approved to sell an oral contraceptive. Cipla got approval to sell a generic version of Otsuka […]

Strides Shasun says Eris deal to help reprioritize business, lower debt

Pharma major Strides Shasun said it agreed to sell its India branded generics business to Eris LifeSciences Limited for Rs 500 cr in cash. “This transaction is the outcome of the company’s portfolio reprioritization, to focus more sharply on larger regulated markets,” it said. The India branded generics business being divested by Strides had sales […]

RCom sends legal notice to rivals for spreading rumors

Anil Ambani Group’s Reliance Communication said it has sent ‘cease and desist’ notices to its rivals trying to win over its enterprise customers by creating fear about the company shutting down. The development comes in the wake of announcements by the company that it was gradually shutting down its GSM and 3G network to focus […]

TCS sets up new delivery center in Hyderabad for US-based Zebra Technologies

Tata Consultancy Services, India’s biggest foreign exchange generator, said it has set up a Global Development Center in Hyderabad to cater to Zebra Technologies, a billion-dollar US corporation that specializes in tracking technologies such as bar codes and RFID. The new center will provide “operational efficiencies and an enhanced customer experience” for the client, TCS […]