Virgin Galactic shows off mothership aircraft The space tourism race marked a milestone Monday as British mogul Sir Richard Branson and American aerospace designer Burt Rutan waved to a crowd from inside the cabin of an exotic jet that will carry a passenger spaceship to launch altitude. 31 Jul 2008
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TTSL to launch Virgin Mobile in India Tata Teleservices (TTSL), India's second largest CDMA operator with 22 million customers, will be launching Virgin Mobile, a unit of British communications group Virgin Media, in India. 05 Mar 2008
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Cerberus drops out of race for Northern Rock: Report U.S. private equity firm Cerberus has dropped out of the race for beleaguered British mortgage bank Northern Rock, the Times newspaper reported. 12 Dec 2007
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Virgin team picked to bail out Northern Rock A consortium led by Richard Branson's Virgin Group has been picked as the preferred bidder to rescue Northern Rock and plans to repay 11 billion pounds ($22.6 billion) quickly to the Bank of England. 26 Nov 2007
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Flowers, Virgin front-runners in Northern Rock buy Richard Branson's Virgin Group and U.S. buyout firm J.C. Flowers are the two front-runners to buy ailing British bank Northern Rock, people familiar with situation said on Sunday, but shareholders are unlikely to get much from either. 26 Nov 2007
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India unwelcoming to investors, says Virgin's Branson Richard Branson, British billionaire and chairman of the Virgin Group, criticised India on Monday for not making foreign business welcome, saying it was one of the world's most closely protected countries. 20 Nov 2007
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Marks & Spencer to set up JV in India Britain's biggest clothing retailer, Marks & Spencer Group Plc., is planning to set up a joint venture in India. 20 Nov 2007
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Virgin Atlantic 747 to test biofuel in early 2008 British billionaire Richard Branson said on Monday his Virgin Group hopes to produce clean biofuels by around the start of the next decade and early next year will test a jet plane on renewable fuel. 17 Oct 2007
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Essar chief to help fund The Elders Shashi Ruia, chairman of Essar Group, has joined the ranks of Virgin Group boss Richard Branson and British singer and anti-apartheid campaigner Peter Gabriel to fund a group of global leaders that would work together under the name of 'The Elders' to advance the causes of peace and global justice. 25 Jul 2007
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Branson commits $ 3 billion to fight global warming Billionaire Virgin Group Chairman Richard Branson on Thursday committed an estimated $ 3 billion over the next 10 years, or all of the profits from his airline and rail businesses, to combating global warming. 22 Sep 2006
