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DHFL reports $29 million loss in June quarter; company under financial stress

One of India's biggest housing finance companies, DHFL posted a net loss of 2.06 billion rupees during the quarter compared with a profit of 4.35 billion rupees.

Oct 18, 2019

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Air India divestment: Permission to retrench staff may clinch deal in second bid

The Modi government may get second time lucky with the offer made sweeter with 100% stake sale and permission to retrench staff under voluntary retirement scheme norms

Oct 17, 2019

Social media scare prompts HDFC Bank to clarify on deposit insurance programme

Photograph of a passbook page affirming that deposits are insured for up to Rs 1 lakh as per a 2017 RBI circular circulated on social media causing panic amid continuing stress in India's banking sector.

Oct 17, 2019

Market today: Sensex rises over 100 points, Nifty nears 11,480

The broader NSE Nifty traded 6 points higher at 11,470.05, while the benchmark BSE Sensex opened at 38,647.44, higher from its previous close of 38,598.99.

Oct 17, 2019

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Saudi Aramco expected to give green light to its blockbuster IPO soon

The share offer is the centrepiece of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 strategy that aims at revamping its economy through diversification under the leadership of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Oct 16, 2019

Can India defy US pressure and continue trade ties with Venezuela, Russia?

Finance Minister Sitharaman says India cannot sacrifice 'economic strength' and strategic interests to comply with US sanctions.

Oct 16, 2019

India's Nayara supplying fuel to Rosneft in exchange for Venezuelan oil: Report

The United States in January prohibited US-dollar transactions for oil sales from Venezuela's PDVSA or its units.

Oct 16, 2019

Friendship with Gardi could prove most damaging of all Naresh Goyal's dealings

Dubai-based Gardi is being probed along with Goyals for various alleged violations; ED is looking into likely offences under foreign exchange regulations by Gardi.

Oct 15, 2019

Will likely spectrum price cut help telcos avoid plight of aviation sector?

Telcos have been urging the government to cut 5G spectrum base price ahead of the proposed auction; the sector has been facing financial stress caused by high operating costs and low profitability amid intense competition.

Oct 15, 2019

When will economic slowdown end? World Bank predicts 2nd year of fall in growth

World Bank cut India's GDP growth estimate to 6% for the 2019-20 financial year against 6.9% it achieved in FY19 amid broad-based deceleration of different sectors in the earlier quarters of the year.

Oct 13, 2019

More than 5 lakh jobs expected to be lost due to slump in real estate industry

Several projects are stuck across the country and buyers are waiting for new developers to take interest and complete them.

Oct 13, 2019

Raghuram Rajan's take on how worrying the economic situation is as growth slows

Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan says that uncertainty over economic vision is causing deep distress in the economy whose growth forecast has been slashed multiple times this fisc.

Oct 12, 2019

Backlash over Reliance Jio's decision to charge voice calls

Will Reliance Jio's 30-minute offer of free talk time calm upset customers?

Reliance Jio announced new scheme two days after its decision to charge 6 paise per minute on interconnect calls following huge customer backlash; social media posts remind Mukesh Ambani of his promise to never charge voice calls and #BoycottJio and #ILoveJio hashtags trend on Twitter.

Oct 12, 2019

India may restrict imports of palm oil, other goods from Malaysia after Kashmir comment

India's government was angered after Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said last month at the United Nations that India had "invaded and occupied" Jammu and Kashmir.

Oct 12, 2019

Fuel price set to spike as tension rises after Iran oil tanker hit in Red Sea

Iran suspects Saudi rocket attacks behind the fire that breaks out on the tanker laden with one million barrels of oil in the Red Sea off Jeddah; reports suggest the attack was in retaliation to Yemeni Houthi's drone strikes on Saudi Aramco oil installations.

Oct 11, 2019