Top headlines: Govt may sell Hind Copper; L&T set to board the bullet train

From looking at the strategic sale of Hind Copper to L&T likely winning the tender for the bullet train, here the top business headlines this morning

Govt may look at strategic sale of Hind Copper to meet disinvestment target

The Union government may look at the strategic sale of Hindustan Copper Limited, even as it has asked about eight public sector firms to go for share buybacks, in a bid to meet the ambitious disinvestment target of Rs 2.1 trillion for 2020-21. NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar is set to chair a meeting on October 27 to discuss the possibility of strategic disinvestment of Hindustan Copper, according to a document reviewed by Business Standard. Read More

L&T set to win one of the largest