Cooper Tire scraps $2.5-billion merger deal with Apollo Tyres

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 18:36

US-based Cooper Tire & Rubber Co Monday terminated its troubled USD 2.5-billion merger agreement with India's Apollo Tyres.

Apollo Tyres shares gain nearly 8% on bourses

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 18:55

Shares of Apollo Tyres on Tuesday soared nearly 8 percent amid hopes it will get a better deal to acquire US-based Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.

Apollo 8 astronaut marks 1968 Christmas Eve broadcast to earth

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 09:50

A US astronaut who was aboard the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon is marking the mission`s 45th anniversary in front of a piece of the actual spacecraft.

Apollo 8 astronaut marks 1968 broadcast to earth

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 01:43

A US astronaut who was aboard the first manned spacecraft to orbit the moon is marking the mission`s 45th anniversary in front of a piece of the actual spacecraft.

Andrew Lloyd Webber had feared London theatre collapse

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 19:35

Famous musical director Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber had warned over a decade ago that the Apollo Theatre in the heart of the British capital was in a "shocking" condition.

Did lightning cause London Apollo Theatre ceiling collapse?

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 07:00

Emergency services said nearly 90 people were injured when part of the ceiling collapsed during a performance at a packed London theatre, bringing the city`s West End entertainment district to a standstill.

Apollo claims victory over Cooper in acquisition spat

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 14:23

Homegrown tyre major Apollo Tyres Tuesday said Delaware Supreme Court has ruled in its favour in its ongoing spat with US-based Cooper Tire over their proposed USD 2.5-billion merger agreement.

Apollo Tyres up nearly 9% on buzz Cooper Tire losing court bid

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 12:29

Shares of Apollo Tyres today surged nearly 9 percent amid reports that US-based Cooper Tire & Rubber Co has lost its court bid to force the Indian tyremaker to complete their proposed merger.

Cooper Tire loses court bid to rescue Apollo merger

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 11:30

Under the terms of the merger Apollo can walk away from the deal on December 31.

Conjoined Tanzanian twins to be separated on December 16

Last Updated: Friday, December 13, 2013, 18:53

A "rarest of rare" surgery to separate nine-month-old conjoined Tanzanian twins will be performed at a private hospital near here on December 16.

Apollo Tyres launches Vredestein brand in India

Last Updated: Thursday, December 5, 2013, 22:12

Apollo Tyres Thursday launched its premium European brand Vredestein to cater to high-end cars and SUVs in India.

How fast moon dust piles up measured for first time

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 19:04

Neil Armstrong had no idea what nuisance the lunar soil beneath his feet would prove to be after taking the first step on moon more than 40 years back.