Top headlines: Tata to go solo for Air India EOI; Retail loans to rise

From Tatas likely to go solo for Air India EoI to Bharti Infratel getting nod to change its name to Indus Towers, here are top headlines this morning

Tatas to go solo for Air India EoI, plan to co-opt Singapore Airlines later

Salt-to-steel conglomerate Tata Sons is likely to submit an expression of interest (EoI) for state-owned carrier Air India, the deadline for which ends on December 14. Singapore Airlines (SIA), with which Tata Sons operates full-service airline Vistara, will not be part of the bid in the initial stages, people aware of the development said. Read More

Centre may not procure Pfizer-BioNTech Covid vaccine over high cost

As the Centre starts provisioning for one of the largest Covid-19 immunisation drives in the world, the Pfizer-BioNTech