BENGALURU, July 25 (Reuters) – Prosus NV (PRX.AS), an investor in Indian educational technology startup Byju’s, said on Tuesday that the troubled company’s directors “regularly disregarded advice” despite repeated efforts by the Dutch-listed technology firm’s former director. Prosus, which this year slashed its valuation of Byju’s to $5.1 billion from …
Read More »Land spinoff holds up India’s $232 million BEML sale – sources
NEW DELHI, July 25 (Reuters) – The privatization of India’s BEML (BEML.NS) is held up due to delays in final approvals from the local state government to complete the transfer of land to a spun-off unit, said two sources. The Indian government is looking to sell 26% out of the …
Read More »India’s Paytm says quarterly revenue rises 39% as loan demand soars
BENGALURU, July 22 (Reuters) – Indian digital payments firm Paytm (PAYT.NS) reported a 39% rise in quarterly revenue, helped by soaring demand for loans. One 97 Communications Ltd (PAYT.NS), parent of India’s no. 2 digital payments app by market share, reported late Friday that revenue rose 39% year-on-year to 23.42 …
Read More »India rejects BYD’s $1 bln factory proposal -Economic Times
NEW DELHI, July 22 (Reuters) – India has rejected Chinese automaker BYD Co’s (002594.SZ) proposal to set up a $1 billion factory in India in partnership with Hyderabad-based Megha Engineering and Infrastructure Ltd, the Economic Times reported on Saturday. Reuters reported this month that BYD had submitted a $1 billion …
Read More »India’s Reliance misses profit view as oil-to-chemicals business drags
BENGALURU, July 21 (Reuters) – Reliance Industries (RELI.NS), India’s most valuable company, reported a wider-than-expected drop in first-quarter profit on Friday, as its flagship oil-to-chemicals (O2C) business was hurt by weak demand and a steep fall in refining margins. Reliance’s O2C business is still its main growth engine that powers …
Read More »India regulator permits Go First to resume flying with conditions
NEW DELHI, July 21 (Reuters) – India’s aviation regulator on Friday gave its nod to Go Airlines (India) to resume operations if it can meet certain conditions, including getting interim funding and approval of its flight schedule, an order viewed by Reuters showed . The cash-strapped airline stopped flying operations …
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