Supreme Court orders demolition of Supertech twin towers in Noida

Ordering the demolition of the 40-storey residential towers of Supertech in Noida, the Supreme Court on August 31 condemned the “dubious dealings” entered into by builders and authorities in metros across the country in brazen violation of the laws while showing scant concern about either the safety of the environment or the welfare of residents. … Read more

Rakesh Jhunjunwala to invest in Syska LED Lights

Rakesh Jhunjunwala’s Rare Enterprises and its partners have signed a term sheet to invest in Syska LED Lights Pvt Ltd, promoted by the Uttamchandani family. In accordance with the terms of the signed term sheet, about 15% of the funds have been deployed already. It is expected that the transaction should conclude in the next … Read more

The rare side of Godrej Industries next boss Nadir Godrej

RPG Enterprises Chairman Harsh Goenka shared a video in which Nadir Godrej, MD of Godrej Industries, is seen reciting a moving poem for brother Adi Godrej marking his retirement as Godrej Industries Chairman. 79-year-old industrialist Adi Godrej will step down as chairman of Godrej Industries Ltd (GIL) after more than four decades, with effect from … Read more

Ola picks banks for $1 billion IPO, may file papers in Oct: Report

Ride-hailing startup Ola has selected banks including Citigroup Inc. and Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd. to manage its Mumbai initial public offering that could raise about $1 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The company, backed by SoftBank Group Corp. and Tiger Global Management, has also picked Morgan Stanley for the listing, said the … Read more

freshworks ipo: SaaS startup Freshworks files for US IPO with losses shrinking

Freshworks Inc., one of the country’s best-known software product startups, has kickstarted the process for an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States, buoyed by a surge in customer signups and revenue in recent months. On Friday, the San Mateo-based startup, which was founded in Chennai, filed its application with the US Securities and … Read more

Pharmaceutical firms turn focus to inhalation products for Covid-19

After injectables and oral solid drugs, now pharmaceutical firms are focusing on coming up with re-purposed inhalation products for Covid-19. While drug major Lupin is working on a remdesivir powder for inhalation, Mumbai-based Glenmark has tied up with a Canadian Biotech firm for Nitric Oxide nasal spray that reduces Sars-CoV-2 viral load and thus transmission. … Read more

Steve Jobs’ most magical feat took a decade to reveal itself

When Steve Jobs resigned as Apple CEO in August 2011, it marked the end of an epic 15-year burst of creative and commercial energy. Jobs’ successor, Tim Cook, was a skilled operator with no evidence of product vision. Even the most bullish Apple fans would not have imagined what’s happened since Cook took over. See … Read more