Harish Palaniappan's

Icicidirect.com is an online trading website.. that is what most people know or think.

But icicidirect.com has well updated Market News, research reports, stock performance charts, live share prices from both Bombay(BSE) and NewDelhi(NSE) stock exchanges.

And all that is available for general public, not just subscribers.
It is a web portal... other than being an online trading website.

You can go to www.icicidirect.com
General public can use any tab/link other than the Login link which is for subscribers who have trading accounts with icicidirect.com

For example, you can learn about the company TATA TEA, by this navigation:

icicidirect.com > click on 'Research' link > click on 'my research' link in that page >
click on alphabet 'T' > and then on stock name TATTEA.

You will see information (this page) on the company right from its incorporation to what is news from the company today.

Excellent resource. Though the content is meant and targeted for investors or share traders, much of it can educate you on a lot of your favourite companies, like information on when they started, what is their growth, etc., and the content from this /other pages can collectively educate you on a considerable part of the entire business of the company itself.