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• Reliance says not involved in any cash payment arrangement to Venezuela's PDVSA for oil Reliance Industries denied involvement in any arrangements that lead to cash payments for oil supplies to Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA via third parties, and said it is not in violation of any U.S. sanctions, according to a statement from India's giant oil refining company on Saturday.
• SpiceJet to give hiring preference to employees of Jet Airways - Chairman SpiceJet said on Friday it will prioritize hiring employees of Jet Airways who are losing their jobs after the crisis-hit Indian airline halted all flight operations indefinitely this week.
• Reliance Industries sees telecom, retail driving growth Reliance Industries, operator of the world's biggest refining complex, posted a record net profit on Thursday as strong growth in retail and telecom businesses offset the impact of 17-quarter low refining margins.
• Mahindra signs deal with Ford Motor to make midsize SUVs in India Automaker Mahindra and Mahindra signed a deal with Ford's Indian unit to jointly develop midsize sports utility vehicles in India, the company said on Thursday.
GLOBAL TOP NEWS • U.S. to announce end to sanctions waivers for Iran oil imports -source The United States is expected to announce that all importers of Iranian oil will have to end their imports shortly or be subject to U.S. sanctions, a source familiar with the situation told Reuters.
• Bombs in Sri Lanka kill more than 200 at churches, hotels on Easter More than 200 people were killed and at least 450 injured in bomb blasts that ripped through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, the first major attack on the Indian Ocean island since the end of a civil war 10 years ago.