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India rejects Google Street View plans

  New Delhi / Bloomberg India’s Home Ministry has rejected Google’s plan to include photography of the country’s roads, tourist attractions, rivers and mountains in its free Street View mapping service. A panel consisting of security agencies and defense forces concluded Alphabet Inc.’s Google could not offer the 360-degree imagery to users due to security concerns, said a government official ...

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Dr Reddy’s to buy eight products for $350mn

  New Delhi / Tribune News Service Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd, India’s second-largest drug maker, on Saturday said that it will acquire a portfolio of eight abbreviated new drug applications (ANDA) in the US from Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd and an affiliate of Allergan plc for $350 million. The company said it will buy this portfolio on a cash free, ...

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Pak awards $395mn 4G licence to Telenor

  Karachi / AFP Pakistan awarded a $395 million 4G licence to Norwegian telecom giant Telenor, as it seeks to capitalise on a booming domestic mobile market some two years since broadband Internet arrived in the country. In 2014, Pakistan auctioned its first 4G broadband licence to China’s Zong for $210 million, along with 3G licenses to Zong, the UAE’s ...

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