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Omidyar Network plans more exits from Indian firms in next 18 months

Omidyar Network India has invested inthe segments of consumer internet and mobiles, education, financial inclusion, governance and citizen engagement, and property rights

Surge in fuel demand revives global investors' interest in retail outlets

Surge in fuel demand is renewing interest from global players in retailing, but price controls could hurt their expansion

Newsmaker: Newly appointed PM Mahinda Rajapaksa tightens grip on Sri Lanka

Newly appointed Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa had earlier argured that being in debt was bad only when one didn't have the capacity to repay it

Viral Acharya: The elusive outlier in the middle of the govt-RBI spat

Acharya has been a strong proponent of cleaning up bad debt on banks' books and is an active supporter of the PCA framework for weaker public sector banks

The Jeff Bezos way of investing in 'little humans to make them big humans'

Jackie Bezos "goes to work every day" at the Bezos Family Foundation, focusing on childhood development programs and research -- all with one big purpose

Real estate investment platforms, JVs raise $6 bn to date for India: JLL

The industrial and warehousing segment, 12 per cent of the total capital raised by investment platform funds, is expected to witness a big shift

TPG Growth leads $42-million equity investment in Ess Kay Fincorp

Traditional underwriting methods in India exclude a majority of creditworthy individuals and small and medium enterprises

Skyscraper farms, solution to world's rising food demand, set to go global

The problem has always been reproducing the effect of natural rain, soil and sunshine at a cost that makes the crop competitive with traditional agriculture

Arvind to pivot away from yarns biz to ready-made garment segment

As garment manufacturers move out of China, the world's fourth largest manufacturer and exporter of denims sees an opportunity to boost growth down the line

China's king of internet fluff 'ByteDance' wants to conquer the world

Bytedance, which owns Tik Tok and Musical.ly, recently secured $3 bn in new funding from SoftBank and others and has found a rare measure of success by doing things a little differently

Iron ore struggles to clamber out of the pits on restricted e-auction

Restrictions on participation in e-auctions and the ban on mining in Goa are weighing down the industry

No end to Jet Airways' free fall: Will the airline go Kingfisher's way?

Jet has been in restructuring mode for the past 5 years with no signs of a turnaround

Raman Singh vs Karuna Shukla: Atal proteges lock horns in Rajnandgaon

Shukla, niece of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, is contesting against Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh from Rajnandgaon

As Khashoggi issue escalates, Softbank might have to refuse Saudi money

The brutal killing of Jamal Khashoggi has set off a debate over refusing Saudi investment money

CBI vs CBI: Why row involving Alok Verma raises more questions than answers

All CBI directors have a fixed two-year term. Verma's term will end in January 2019

Its own business model, not RBI curb, caps Bandhan Bank's growth prospects

In the days ahead, the biggest challenge for Bandhan will be to find the right way to dilute promoter share

As NBFCs turn off tap, realty funds see deal proposal spurt but remain wary

Given the demand for funds and tight lidquidity, PE funds are charging 150 to 200 basis points more in the new deals

Kotak Mahindra Bank's net profit up 21.3% yoy to Rs 17.47 bn in Q2

Gross NPAs, fell to 1.91 per cent for the September quarter, against 2.14 per cent in the year-ago quarter

Trade deficit in oil up 67% in H1 of FY19 due to drop in petro exports

According to the latest estimates by the petroleum ministry, India imported $67 billion while it exported $20.4 billion

On 2nd anniversary of fracas with Tatas, Cyrus Mistry floats a VC firm

Ashish Iyer, Senior Partner, and previously Global Leader, Strategy Practice at the Boston Consulting Group will head the firm