MRF Q1 net up 80 %
MRF has reported 4.8 per cent growth in its total income from operations (net) to Rs.3,353.01 crore in the first quarter ended December 31, 2014, up from Rs.3,200.57 crore in the same period in the previous year. The net profit has risen by 80 per cent to Rs.323.51 crore from Rs.179.89 crore. Net... read more »
Flipkart targets sales worth $8 b in 2015
Leading online market place Flipkart is looking at sales worth $8-billion in the current year. The company has announced its ambitious plan at a Town Hall organised in a college auditorium in the city on Wednesday. The company is also targeting to sell one billion goods on its platform annually... read more »
SBI reports Q3 net profit of Rs 2,910 crore
State Bank of India (SBI) on Friday reported over 30 per cent jump in net profit at Rs 2,910 crore for the third quarter ended December 2014 on the back of stronger other income despite higher provisioning for bad loans. The bank had reported a net profit of Rs 2,234.34 crore in the year-ago... read more »
China’s first female astronaut gives birth
China’s first female astronaut has begun training for her next mission after giving birth to her first child. The China Daily newspaper on Friday quoted Liu Yang as confirming the birth at an award ceremony this week but gave no further details. It quoted her saying she was already in training... read more »
