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Two independent directors of Future Enterprises resign

New Delhi, Apr 4 (PTI) Debt-ridden Future Enterprises Ltd (FEL) on Monday said two independent directors -- Anand Chndrasekaran and Malini Chopra -- have resigned from the board of the company. Both of them cited an increase of workload as among the reasons for their resignations, which is effective from Monday, the firm said in [...]

Cineline India re-enters film exhibition business with MovieMax brand

New Delhi, Apr 4 (PTI) Cineline India Ltd, part of Kanakia Group, on Monday announced its return to the film exhibition business with the launch of nine theatres across Maharashtra under the MovieMax brand. The company, which had been present in this business since 1997 under the brand name of Cinemax, recently re-branded itself as [...]

New ride hailing app allows passengers, cab drivers to negotiate fare online

Kolkata, Apr 4 (PTI) A new ride hailing app was launched in Kolkata on Monday which allows passengers and cab drivers to negotiate fare online before finalising the trip for city or outstation trips. inDriver, a California headquartered ride-hailing platform, on Monday announced the start of its services in the city with more than 4000 [...]

CCI approves deal involving stake purchase in Hero FinCorp

New Delhi, Apr 4 (PTI) Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Monday approved purchase of stake in Hero FinCorp Ltd by a Singapore-based company, which is an affiliate of Apollo Global Management. AHVF II Holdings Singapore II Pte. Ltd will buy certain compulsorily convertible preference shares of Hero FinCorp Ltd. In a release on Monday, [...]

HDFC Bank, HDFC to merge in $40 bn deal to create lending behemoth

Mumbai, Apr 4 (PTI) India's most valuable lender HDFC Bank on Monday agreed to take over the country's largest mortgage lender in a USD 40 billion deal, creating a financial services titan in the largest transaction in the nation's corporate history. Once the deal is effective, HDFC Bank will be 100 per cent owned by [...]