Mukesh Ambani, Reliance Industries on Tuesday, announced an agreement to divest its interest in certain acreage, producing wells and related assets in the western portion of its Eagle Ford shale position for a consideration of $100 Million.

Engineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Tuesday said its construction arm has bagged contracts worth Rs 43.53 billion in its power transmission and distribution business in both domestic and international markets.

L&T Construction has bagged an order from Sonelgaz group for the turnkey construction of a 220/60 kV Air Insulated Substation in Draa Errich in Algeria, the company said in a statement issued here.

NEW DELHI: Commercial vehicle maker Ashok Leyland today said it will increase prices of its entire product portfolio by a minimum of 2 per cent from next month to partially offset the impact of rising input costs.

The company would be increasing prices of its entire range of vehicles by a minimum of 2 per cent, the Hinduja group flagship firm said in a statement.

NEW DELHI: Markets regulator Sebi will discuss a slew of measures at its board meeting tomorrow for strengthening the algo trading framework, amending norms for companies undergoing bankruptcy proceedings and increasing regulatory oversight on auditors.

A number of other important matters will also be discussed, such as amendments to rules on angel funds, mutual funds, buyback of shares, takeovers, registrars and bankers to issues as well as suspension and revocation of trading, senior officials said.

India s largest lender State Bank of India (SBI) has appointed consultants to find out the viability of the merger between two operating units of the SBI Card. “SBI Card JV Board approved the appointment of consultants for conducting a study to examine the viability of considering and exploring the possibility of merging JV entities i.e. SBI Business Process Management Services Pvt Ltd (SBIBPMSL) with frontend Company i.e SBI Cards & Payment Service Pvt Ltd (SBICPSL),” SBI said in a letter to stock exchanges.

When the sole dissenter on a stock that has 50 buy recommendations ratchets up his bearish call with a “buyer beware” warning on the whole industry, you sit up. When the stock in question is ICICI Bank Ltd., which on Monday had to downsize an initial share sale of its securities business amid lackluster demand, you take notice.

Bengaluru: Infosys Ltd, under chairman Nandan Nilekani, appears to have drawn lessons from the ugly public spat with its first non-founder chief executive to draw a contract with current CEO Salil Parekh that leaves little scope for potential disagreements or legal trouble.

This development underlines the new board’s decision to keep at bay all potential conflicting issues raised in the past, including a few tetchy issues in former CEO Vishal Sikka’s employment contract .

Bengaluru/New Delhi: Amazon India, which has doubled down on building out its digital payments business in the country, plans to continue investing heavily in the business and introducing more local innovations for Indian customers over the coming quarters, even as it grapples with new know-your-customer (KYC) regulations from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), which have slowed down growth of new users.

The benchmark Sensex extended yesterday’s gains by rising over 200 points in early trade, tracking firm global cues on reports of trade negotiations between the US and China, easing fears of a trade war.

Investor sentiment was buoyed after the government announced borrowing of 2.88 lakh crore in the April-September period of 2018-19, lower than 3.72 lakh crore it had borrowed in the first half of the current fiscal, and introduce bonds linked to CPI or retail inflation.

Microsoft Corporation has announced the formal opening of Microsoft Garage in Hyderabad. The Garage is a platform for the company’s employees that supports experimentation and encourages problem-solving in new and innovative ways. The Garage facility at the Microsoft India Development Center in Hyderabad will focus on future technologies such as artificial intelligence and IoT among others, and has started engaging with the local community. Besides, the company will soon be opening another Garage in Bengaluru.

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