HDFC Bank Ltd has conducted a probe into allegations of improper lending practices and conflicts of interests in its vehicle-financing operation involving the unit’s former head, according to people familiar with the matter. India’s most valuable lender by market capitalization decided against proceeding with an earlier proposal to extend the employment of Ashok Khanna, an … Read more
That will revive stressed banks and finance companies as an alternative to the traditional practice of merging failed institutions with stronger ones. A bill which proposed the corporation in 2017, was withdrawn following criticism of a clause that sought to share cost of revival with depositors. “The traditional approach has been to merge a failed … Read more
Due to weak demand from carmakers as well as from the replacement market amid low consumer sentiment due to the pandemic, rating agency ICRA said on Friday. “The industry has been affected by the pandemic and continuing lockdowns, directly impacting the economic environment and consumer sentiment,” the agency said in a statement. “Exceptions are mission-critical … Read more
Asian Paints acquired a modular kitchen business in 2013, then a bathroom fittings business in the next year. With Covid striking, the company forayed into hand and surface sanitisers in May and has now announced the launch of floor and toilet cleaners. Is India’s largest decorative paints company innovating through its foray into growth-oriented consumer … Read more
In what could be a big thing for mobile processors, Qualcomm today announced the Snapdragon 865+ chipset. While the chipset doesn’t make big changes to existing technologies, it is the first time a mobile chipset is capable of over 3GHz frequencies. It’s important advertisement for Advanced RISC Machine (ARM), which creates the architectures for almost … Read more
The famed investor’s conglomerate held 245 million shares in the tech titan at last count, making it Apple’s second-largest shareholder with about 5.5% ownership of the company’s public stock. Apple stock has jumped 24% this year to close at an all-time high of $374 on Monday, meaning Berkshire has scored an $18 billion gain on … Read more
The ongoing covid-19 crisis has deeply impacted the Indian startup ecosystem with close to 12% startups stating shutdowns, according to a survey jointly conducted by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and Indian Angel Network (IAN). The nationwide survey on the ‘Impact of covid-19 on Indian start-ups’, conducted across 250 startups, said … Read more
