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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway in Talks to Buy Stake in Kotak Mahindra Bank, Shares Surge to 9-Year High
As per RBI guidelines, Uday Kotak needs to dilute his stake to below 20 percent by December 2018. Kotak Mahindra Bank declined to comment for the story. A response from Berkshire Hathaway is awaited.
OPEC to Consider Views of PM Modi Seriously Before Cutting Production: Saudi Oil Minister
President Donald Trump in a tweet had hoped that OPEC will keep oil flowing and not take decisions that would lead to higher oil prices.
Fitch Projects Rupee to Weaken to 75 Against US Dollar by 2019 End
In its Global Economic Outlook, Fitch said it expects inflation to edge up mildly in the coming months, on normalising food prices and higher import prices stemming from the depreciation of the rupee.
IndiGo Appoints Ronojoy Dutta as Principal Consultant
The Gurugram-based largest domestic budget carrier by market share, does not have a full-time chief executive since the exit of then incumbent Aditya Ghosh, who parted ways with the carrier in April.
India's 2019 Wheat Output Could Fall from Record on Scanty Rains
A drop in output could lift local wheat prices and force the world's second-biggest producer to reduce import taxes on the grain to augment supply.
Market Rises for Sixth Straight Day; FMCG Shows the Way
The overall subdued trend on the domestic bourses was a result of weakening rupee, which depreciated by a massive 73 paise to 70.31 (intra-day) against the US dollar as concerns related to higher crude oil impacting India's current account deficit resurfa...
Debt-ridden Jet Airways Cancels 14 Flights as Pilots Report 'Sick' Over Non-payment of Salaries: Sources
The loss-making private carrier has been defaulting on salary disbursement to its senior management along with pilots and engineer since August due to severe cash crunch.
WhatsApp Chief Writes to RBI, Seeks Nod to Expand Payment Services to All Users
The messaging app, which has drawn fire from the government over spread of fake messages on its platform, continues to wait for a regulatory clearance to launch full-fledged payments operations in India.
Rupee Rises 27 Paise to End at 4-month High, Extends Gain for 4th Day
The rupee had vaulted 77 paise to a three-month high of 69.85 per US dollar on Thursday. Traders said sustained foreign fund inflows, easing crude oil prices and a smart recovery in domestic equity markets also aided the domestic currency.
Renault-Nissan Crisis Meeting Fails to Name Interim Boss
The two companies and Nissan-controlled Mitsubishi Motors "emphatically reiterated" their commitment to the alliance, as executives met in Amsterdam for the first time since Ghosn's Nov 19 arrest over misconduct allegations.
'No Need to Get Politically Hot Headed, Growth During UPA Regime Pretty Decent': FinMin Adviser
Defending the revision in GDP growth rates for most of the 10-year UPA rule, Sanjeev Sanyal, Principal Economic Adviser in the Ministry of Finance, said the basis for the revision was use of internationally accepted standards.
UAE Downplays Fuel Shortage Concern, Says it Has Strongly Stood With India to Cover Deficit
Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said Prime Minister Narendra Modi will raise the issue of volatility in global oil prices at the G20 Summit in Argentina.
India Rejects US Charge of Subsidising Cotton Beyond WTO Limits
The US has alleged that India was providing substantial market price support for cotton well in excess of India's WTO spending limits.
Kotak, L&T, NBCC, 2 Others Show Interest to Take Over Bankrupt Jaypee Infratech
Jaypee Infratech's Interim Resolution Professional (IRP) Anuj Jain had in October began a fresh initiative to revive Jaypee Infratech on NCLT's direction after lenders rejected over Rs 7,000 crore bid of Suraksha group.
Critical RBI Board Meeting Comes to an End After Nine Hours
It wasn't immediately clear whether it had come to any conclusions in a dispute with the government over easing liquidity for the financial sector and increasing credit to small businesses.
Hasmukh Adhia to Retire on November 30, UIDAI’s Ajay Bhushan Pandey Likely to Take Over as Revenue Secy
Adhia’s retirement date was confirmed on Saturday by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who also thanked the former for his contribution in bringing reforms such as the GST.