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Govt shortlists four mid-sized state-run banks for privatisation: Report

The four banks on the shortlist are Bank of Maharashtra , Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank and the Central Bank of India

Cable One to buy telecom firm Hargray Communications in $2.2 bn deal

Cable One said the deal would help the company expand its presence into the Southeastern US markets

S.Africa's Eskom to spin off transmission business by end-2021: CEO

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced a plan to divide the cash-strapped utility into three units in 2019, but the process has stalled and nationwide blackouts have continued

AB InBev takes Constellation to US court over Corona brand name

Constellation has used the name for its Corona Hard Seltzer, a sparkling water with alcohol and flavouring, one of several seltzer drinks that have become very popular in the United States

Nigeria's Okonjo-Iweala makes history as head of WTO

As director-general, a position that wields limited formal power, Okonjo-Iweala, 66, will need to broker international trade talks in the face of persistent U.S.-China conflict

Iran says it will snap IAEA inspections if nuclear deal terms not met

The Biden administration aims to return the United States to the nuclear deal, which his predecessor Donald Trump abandoned in 2018

UK auditing Indian vaccine site amid scramble for shots: Report

The inspection comes as countries around the world scramble to secure vaccine supplies amid supply disruptions

Ford dissolves its 7.6% stake in Velodyne Lidar: Regulatory filing

Velodyne Lidar is a maker of sensors used in self-driving cars

Sterling hits 3-year high as vaccinations fuel hopes for end of lockdown

The currency has been a key gainer against a struggling greenback this month as the aggressive rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination programme in the UK raised hopes that its economy will recover

Pan-European consortium seeks big pharma partner for Covid-19 shot

The consortium hopes to start a mid-stage trial this month and move to late-stage testing in May

No-nonsense Nigerian woman to be named boss in double first for WTO

A self-declared "doer" with a track record of taking on seemingly intractable problems, Okonjo-Iweala will have her work cut out for her at the trade body

Platinum prices surge to six-year high on brighter demand outlook

Market participants also await minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee meeting at the end of January, due on Wednesday

Jaguar Land Rover to go 100% electric by 2039: Tata Motors

The firm joins a global race to roll out clean-energy vehicles

France fines Google 1.1 million euros over hotel rankings practices

Google Ireland and Google France have agreed to pay the fine after a probe found that Google's hotel rankings could be misleading for consumers

Oil hits 13-months highs on fears of tensions in the Middle East

Oil prices have rallied over recent weeks also as supplies tighten

Asian shares hit record highs on hopes of recovery; oil prices rise

Japan's Nikkei climbed 1.9 per cent, reclaiming the 30,000 point level for the first time in over three decades

Volkswagen CEO Diess says 'not afraid' of an Apple electric car

Germany's Volkswagen is not concerned by any Apple plans for a passenger vehicle that could include the iPhone maker's battery technology, its chief executive Herbert Diess said

Nissan says 'not in talks with Apple' over autonomous car project

Concerns about becoming a mere contract manufacturer for Apple were also a factor in this month's collapse in early stage talks

Bitcoin pulls back from brink of $50,000, crypo dropped more than 5%

Bitcoin fell as much as 5.6% to $45,914 and rival cryptocurrency ethereum dropped more than 8% to $1,655

SolarWinds hack was 'largest and most sophisticated' ever - Microsoft prez

The hackers got access to emails at the U.S. Treasury, Justice and Commerce departments and other agencies