ONGC to buy 15% stake in Russia’s 2nd biggest oil field
State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) on Friday agreed to buy 15 per cent stake in Russia’s second biggest oil field of Vankor from Rosneft for USD 1.268 billion, its fourth biggest acquisition ever. ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of the state explorer, signed an agreement to buy 15 per... read more »
Coal scam: former Coal Secretary granted bail
Former Coal Secretary H C Gupta and four others, including a senior public servant, were on Friday granted bail by a Special Court in a coal block allocation scam case. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar granted the relief to Gupta, serving public servant K S Kropha, who was a former Joint Director... read more »
Pressure for rate cut mounts as Raghuram Rajan completes second year as RBI...
Known for his hawkish outlook, Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan completes two successful years in office today. Bringing the retail inflation down to 3.8 per cent in July from 9.8 per cent in September 2013, Governor Rajan now faces the challenge for rate cuts with the finance ministry... read more »
Ratan Tata invests undisclosed amount in startup Holachef
Chairman emeritus of Tata Sons Ratan Tata has made a personal investment of an undisclosed amount in the online marketplace for chefs Holachef. Launched in September 2014 by Saurabh Saxena and Anil Gelra, Holachef has seen substantial growth in Mumbai and Pune, the company said in a... read more »
